TYPES OF SAP PROJECTS IN REAL TIME & TESTING METHODS IN 2022

 TYPES OF SAP PROJECTS IN REAL TIME & TESTING METHODS IN 2022:

5 TYPES OF SAP PROJECTS

Note: As per SAP consultants point of view

1. SAP Implementation Project

2. SAP Support Project

3. SAP Roll-Out Project

4. SAP Up gradation Project

5.Migration Projects

1. SAP Implementation Project

Company  wants to implement  SAP  Module( Ex :HCM/MM/PM/SD/FI/CO etc) for the first time. In implementation projects consultant from various modules do configuration based on company requirements. Role of consultants are configuration, integration of  several modules, Data migration  from Legacy system to SAP system, prepare interfaces/RFC’s to interact with sap/3rd party systems,testings, document preparation, end user training etc Methodology suggests by SAP for implementation is ASAP.

There are 5 stages in the ASAP methodology

1. Project Initial Preparation

2.Business Blueprint – Preparation of AS-IS and TO BE documents , MoM , workshops….

3.Realization  – complete configuration settings in backend

4.Final Preparation-  Unit testing, integration testing, UAT and end user training

5.Golive And Support : data migrations

Project time based on small project:12-18M, EMP-30-100 (Implementation Project done by abc IT company).

stages explain in below link:

https://sapguidanceconsultant.blogspot.com/2021/07/sap-pm-implementation-stages.html

2. SAP Support Project

After implementation of SAP modules customer/business need assistance of consultants in their  day to day business operations using SAP software. The end user raise their concerns, issues, errors etc  through a ticket handling tool. A ticket handing tool is must for a support project ,it helps to track the status of tickets. Basically there is no phases in it. Roles of a consultant  Accept /Acknowledge the tickets, analysis the issue, document it ,solve, provide solutions to  client, Get confirmation from the user & close the ticket.

>Change request and service request is the main roles in support projects.

>There is a different tools to update the tickets like SM7, USD or ticket tools and so on.

>Project time based on small project:1-10Y, EMP- 5-20 (Support Project done by abc IT company).

3. SAP Roll-Out Project

Company  has upgraded/implemented  SAP HR  & wants to rollout country specific changes in different countries. same company implemented in different countries. 

Project time based on small project:3-1Y, EMP- 15-30 (Roll-out Project done by abc IT company).

4. SAP Up gradation Project

Customers are moving from the older versions to new versions. It is called as SAP Up gradation Project.

Example : Company migrating from older versions(same architecture) like 4.5,4.6b, 4.6c to ECC 5.0 /  ECC 6.0 . SAP HR EHP3 to SAP HR EHP 5

Project time based on small project:3-1Y, EMP- 15-30 (Roll-out Project done by abc IT company).

list of versions

Release till 2020

• SAP R/1 System RF: 1973
• SAP R/2 Mainframe System: 1979
• SAP R/3 Enterprise Edition 1.0 A: July 1992
• SAP R/3 Enterprise Edition 2.0B (SAP R/3 2.0B): July 1993
• SAP R/3 Enterprise Edition 3.1l (SAP R/3 3.1I): 11 May 1998
• SAP R/3 Enterprise Edition 4.0B (SAP R/3 4.0B): 6 April 1998
• SAP R/3 Enterprise Edition 4.3
• SAP R/3 Enterprise Edition 4.5B (SAP R/3 4.5B): 29 March 1999
• SAP R/3 Enterprise Edition 4.6B (SAP R/3 4.6B): 6 December 1999
• SAP R/3 Enterprise Edition 4.6C (SAP R/3 4.6C): 3 April 2000
• SAP R/3 Enterprise Edition 4.6F
• SAP R/3 ENTERPRISE 4.7X110: 15 July 2002
• SAP R/3 ENTERPRISE 4.7X200: 22 September 2003
• SAP ERP Central Component (ECC) 5.0: 21 June 2004
• SAP ERP Central Component (ECC) 6.0: 24 October 2005
  • SAP enhancement package 1 for SAP ERP 6.0 (EHP1 FOR SAP ERP 6.0): 21 December 2006
  • SAP enhancement package 2 for SAP ERP 6.0 (EHP2 FOR SAP ERP 6.0): 27 July 2007
  • SAP enhancement package 3 for SAP ERP 6.0 (EHP3 FOR SAP ERP 6.0): 7 December 2007
  • SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0 (EHP4 FOR SAP ERP 6.0): 21 November 2008
  • SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0 on SAP enhancement package for SAP NetWeaver 7.0 (EHP4 FOR SAP ERP 6.0 / NW7.01): 21 November 2008
  • SAP enhancement package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0 (EHP5 FOR SAP ERP 6.0): 12 July 2010
  • SAP enhancement package 6 for SAP ERP 6.0 (EHP6 FOR SAP ERP 6.0): 24 August 2011
  • SAP enhancement package 7 for SAP ERP 6.0 (EHP7 FOR SAP ERP 6.0): 13 August 2013
  • SAP Fiori 1.0 for SAP ERP (UI FOR EHP7 FOR SAP ERP 6.0): 29 November 2013
  • SAP enhancement package 8 for SAP ERP 6.0 (EHP8 FOR SAP ERP 6.0): 20 January 2016
• SAP S/4HANA
• SAP S/4HANA 1511: November 2015 
• SAP S/4HANA 1610: 31 October 2016 
• SAP S/4HANA 1709: 15 September 2017
• SAP S/4HANA 1809: 21 September 2018
• SAP S/4HANA 1909: 20 September 2019
• SAP S/4HANA 2020: 7 October 2020
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5. SAP Migration Project

Customers are moving from the older versions to new versions. It is called as SAP Migration Project.

Example : Company migrating from older versions(different architecture extra features can be added) like ECC 6.0 to S/4 HANA

Project time based on small project:3-1Y, EMP- 15-30 (Roll-out Project done by abc IT company).

TESTING METHODS IN SAP PROJECTS:

1.Development Unit Testing This is done by developer .Unit test is executed in development system. This tests alone pieces of functionality.

For example, you have configured the absence quotas,special absences(maternity leave or military leaves) , custom pcrs or FMLA in development system, you dont know whether the output is coming correct or not , for that you have to login another client in same development system , do the copy from client by using transaction code SCC1 ,here you have to give your transport request and execute , whatever you have configured in main system all objects are copied to testing client, Now hire the employee , run the time eval and test the output .

2. Security Testing Security testing ensures the SAP security roles and authorization roles provided based on the requirements.  Test IDs will be created  of  different job roles and used to both confirm what a user can do and what a user cannot do.  The tester  will perform both Positive and Negative testing of the of job  roles that are assigned to user test ids.

3. Integration Testing In a multiple plat form environment integration testing is mandatory .All  integrated areas need to test by a tester. It  is  testing of SAP transactions (for example , Hr is integrated with Sales and distribution(creation of order and raise a invoice for billable resources, HR is integrated with Controlling or Project system, you need to test all accordingly.

4.Parallel Testing During parallel  testing all the existing data in the legacy system will transfer to SAP system & perform same process in both systems. A successful Parallel test shows identical results when both the legacy system and new system results are compared. Tester will run the programs / transaction repeatedly  in both system , resolve issues with the help of other team if any issues, continue perform tests till gets the  identical results in both. Example : Parallel payroll  process. Run payrolls in SAP & legacy system for 2-3 months & analyze the payroll results   

5.User Acceptance Testing(UAT) User Acceptance testing is conducted in by a group of business end users to validate that the new developed SAP system meets all requirements. During User acceptance testing the system end users separately execute test cases & find out the results are as expected. The test team will guide the UAT team in their testing activities. UAT will ensure that the system is acceptable from the users perspective, performing as per the requirement & if the users are satisfied they provide a sign off.