IBM BPM integration with SAP Solution Manager - Capability & Benefits

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IBM BPM Integration with SAP Solution ManagerCapability Overview and Benefits

August 2013

Logan VadiveluBPM Technical Leader and SAP SME

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Agenda

IBM BPM Integration Capability for SAP Solution Manager

What is it ?

Why ? (Benefits)

How it Works ?

IBM BPM for SAP


Agenda


What is it ?

Why ? (Benefits)

How it Works ?

IBM BPM for SAP


Core IBM BPM for SAP Capabilities

Apply the right mix of process innovation capabilities based on:– Process characteristics– The level of optimization desired– Current process innovation maturity

Business Optimization Potential

Reduce blueprinting time, cost and risk

Improve process reliability, flexibility, visibility and control

Improve process efficiency and reduce business

complexity

Iterative Business

Blueprinting

Process Integration and Orchestration

Process Automation

Process Discovery and

Monitoring

Decision Automation

Guided Workflow

Mine SAP Business Events to discover actual processes and act in real time to business challenges

Use an iterative, experiential-based approach to accelerate traditional SAP blueprinting with SAP Solution Manager

Interactively guide end users through SAP screens to improve productivity, visibility and consistency

Optimize process steps to improve cycle time, manageability and visibility of key processes

Dramatically reduce the cycle time of high volume processes by reducing/removing human interaction

Automate complex decision making to reduce bottlenecks and improve business outcomes

Innovation Transformation

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IBM BPM V8 Integrates Seamlessly with SAP

FIFinancial

Accounting

COControlling

PSProjectSystem

WFWorkflo

wIS

IndustrySolutions

HRHuman

Resources

MMMaterials

Mgmt.

SDSales &

Distribution

PPProductionPlanning

QMQualityMgmt.

PMPlant

Maintenance

SMServiceMgmt.

ECEnterpriseControlling

AAAsset

Accounting

SAPApplications

Upload processes to Solution Manager

Download processes from Solution Manager

Orchestrate SAP Services

Retrieve Enterprise Service Definitions

Monitor SAP Business Events

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IBM BPM Integration with SAP Solution Manager

CAPABILITY HIGHLIGHTS

Import SAP blueprint project and processes from Solution Managerto IBM BPM (Process Designer / Process Center)

Modify and Validate Process App with SAP implementation information in IBM BPM

Export Processes to Blueprint Project in SAP Solution Manager

Update Process App According to Blueprint Project in SAP Solution Manager

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Agenda


What is it ?

Why ? (Benefits)

How it Works ?

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IBM BPM Integration with SAP Solution ManagerBENEFITSScenario 1 – New SAP Implementation (Top-down) IBM BPM helps achieve ‘Process-driven SAP’ for closer alignment between

‘business strategy’, ‘business processes’ and ‘SAP configuration of transactions flow’

– Collaborative modeling of business blueprint using IBM BPM modeling tools (Process Designer, Blueworks Live) to create business models, simulate, analyze and optimize for ‘right business fit’

– Synchronize business processes created in IBM BPM with SAP Solution Manager to ‘drive’ SAP modules configuration.

– Enables to turn business strategy into ‘executable’ processes that drive SAP transactions flows

– SAP Solution Manager users can subsequently access, add, and customize business blueprints and synchronize back with ‘Process models’ in IBM BPM

Consistent, Optimized execution of SAP via processes for – achieve ‘Global Process Template’ for standardized SAP implementation across the

enterprise– increased productivity, lower TCO & improved ROI (through reduced SAP customization

and faster response to business change requests)– business and regulatory compliance via process and business policy / rules– real-time visibility to manage business and respond to changes quickly and consistently

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IBM BPM Integration with SAP Solution ManagerBENEFITSScenario 2 – Existing SAP system / Upgrade (Bottom-up) IBM BPM helps leverage business blueprints in SAP SolMan to generate process

models to achieve ‘Process-driven SAP’– Synchronize business blueprint created in SAP Solution Manager with IBM BPM Process

Repository to generate process models and analyze, optimize collaboratively for ‘right business fit’

– Business users can use either IBM BPM or SAP SolMan subsequently to update process models ot business blueprints and keep them synchronized

– Helps use processes ‘drive’ SAP transaction flows using rules and process logic to meet different business requirements for closer alignment between ‘business strategy’, ‘business processes’ and ‘SAP configuration of transactions flow’

Consistent, Optimized execution of SAP via processes for – achieve ‘Global Process Template’ for standardized SAP implementation across the

enterprise– increased productivity, lower TCO & improved ROI (through reduced SAP customization

and faster response to business change requests)– business and regulatory compliance via process and business policy / rules– real-time visibility to manage business and respond to changes quickly and consistently

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Agenda


What is it ?

Why ? (Benefits)

How it Works ?

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Lev 3

Lev 2

Lev 1

Lev 0

Transactions

Activity, (Sub-)process, Service

Process Step

ProcessBusiness Process

Business Scenario

Process ApplicationProject

Business Process HiearchyIBM Process DesignerSAP Solution Manager

Transactions

Transformation Rules in BPM-SAP Synchronization

Tag

Proj. Documentation & Gen. Documentation

Links in Documentation

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Business Process Definition

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SAP Solution Manager Properties

Modify SAP Solution Manage attributes

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Links to SAP Process Documentation

IBM BPMProcess Designer

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Use Cases: Import Process App

SAP Blueprint project in SAP

Solution Manager

IBM BPM SAP Solution Manager

Create SolManProject

Change processmodel Add new Processes

to BPH

Change Implementation

Content

Build BPH

Export changes

Update Process App

Process App in

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Import ProcessApp

Can be repeated multiple times

Project, Processes and Process Steps aretransferred to create a Process App in

IBM Business Process Manager Documents and transactions linked to

these elements are also transferred

Connect

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Use Cases: Export Changes

SAP Blueprint project in SAP

Solution Manager

IBM BPM SAP Solution Manager

Create SolManProject

Change processmodel Add new Processes

to BPH

Change Implementation

Content

Build BPH

Export changes

Update Process App

Process App in

IBM BPM

Import Process App

Can be repeated multiple times

Connect

Changes to Processes and Process Steps are transferred. The BPH in SAP is changed to reflect the Process Designer model.

New transactions linked to Processes and Process Steps are also transferred

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