New SAP support programme paves way to the cloud
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"By continuing to expand the SAP support programme via SAP ONE Support, we can reduce complexity and provide the flexibility and simplicity of SAP Cloud, which is tailored to the individual needs of our customers," comments Gerhard Oswald, member of the Board of Management of SAP AG and Head of the Board Division Scale, Quality & Support. "It will now be even easier for our customers to combine applications and services in the public cloud with managed services in the private cloud and on-premise technology to deliver better and faster results.".
The tool records specific process steps, while the user operates the SAP R/3 4.6C application we use. Here's how. Together with the user of a department, a transaction is triggered in the ERP system. The recording of the process takes place simultaneously in the background. It can then be displayed as often as you like in the "see it mode" of the ondemand software. An extension is the playback in the "Try It" or "Do It" mode. In this case, the tool moves the end user to the appropriate input fields of the mask during the SAP session with the cursor. It does not matter whether the user works in a test environment or in the production system for self-training. The Do It variant shows the ERP user in a small window, where the next step in the SAP application has to be taken. In this form of knowledge transfer, the specialist user works independently according to the workflow scheme configured in the SAP system. The advantage: After a basic instruction, the other intensive support is almost completely eliminated. If there are changes in the process flow, the recorded film can be adjusted in the right place. After republishing the sequence, it will be available to ERP users. In our company, we have stored and published the complete instructions on the intranet. All SAP users can view the films recorded in XML format. If the employee has appropriate permissions, he or she will be guided through the transactions. If he has any questions, he has an online help. If it is not enough, the records can also be published as a Word file. For 18 different reports in the SAP module for project control, Word documents in a volume of about 100 pages are generated automatically by the ondemand tool. These files are available with full table of contents, page formatting, screen screens and, if necessary, reports (in Excel format). In about four weeks we recorded all SAP modules using the Personal Navigator and documented them as described. The offer can be revised and extended at any time. After a rollout, users often want more advanced functions that go beyond the standard runs. The tool is also suitable for documenting these. For a later integration test, the records shall be used to compile the documentation.
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Companies in any industry, where SAP solutions have been installed for more than 2 years, can face the low level of customer satisfaction: Problems are solved slowly, user relationships, configurations are not strictly required, no understanding of how VAT is formed in the chain of business processes. We offer SAP system support according to ITIL, which is orientated to the customer's business requirements and reduces the number of critical malfunctions. This approach makes the interrelationship between users, supported elements and incidents more user-friendly and clear.
In complex projects, the maintainer of a particular order is a SDE - Service Delivery Executive. Its mission is to process customer enquiries, to create a team of specialists responsible for your company's system, and to report regularly on the status of your tickets.
"Shortcut for SAP Systems" makes many SAP support tasks much easier.
For SAP S4/HANA Cloud applications, we have been offering build-in support since this year's SAPPHIRE and are now expanding the range of services.
We are happy to take on this task and provide you with more than just support - we work with the greatest possible efficiency and provide solutions! A quick feedback and a timely handling of all support requests ensure a professional troubleshooting of your processes.