ARIS for SAP® Solutions

Cheat sheet

General information Folder level (e.g. Value-added Chain Diagram) Nonstructural elements (in FADs)
To detail the business blueprint, customers add nonstructural elements, so-called satellites, such as data, risks,
ARIS for SAP Solutions offers a complete solution resources or organizational elements. Modeled in a Function Allocation Diagram (FAD), these satellites reduce
for SAP projects. Customers use it to blueprint SAP visual complexity of the process models.
processes and transfer them directly to SAP Solution Documents Executables
Manager via a bidirectional interface.
Process steps can be enriched with different types Process steps are typically performed by SAP
Customers can jumpstart blueprinting by importing Scenario level (e.g. Value-added Chain Diagram) of documents, such as general, project, training or executables, such as Fiori apps or standard
best-practice content or discovered processes from test documents. The SAP modeling wizards guide transactions. All executable originals are stored
their current SAP landscape. in selecting the documents to be assigned and in the executable library. The SAP modeling
specifying the correct document type attribute. wizards ensure that all mandatory executable
Testing, training, rollout and process mining add value
attributes are specified.
to best support the entire SAP solutions lifecycle.
Process step level (Function Allocation Diagram) End-user roles
SAP ® blueprint structure Process level
(e.g. E-Business Process Model Notation) Process steps are carried out by end-user roles.
The process structure represents the blueprint’s core: For example the role “Internal sales representative“
folders, scenarios and processes. At the lowest level, can be linked to the organizational unit “Regional
process steps define the business structure and the sales”.
process flow—either as Event-driven Process Chain
(EPC) or Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN). Application system type
This structure in ARIS is mapped with SAP Solution Each process step is linked to a corresponding
Manager via SAP model type attributes—supported by SAP Application System Type defined in the
the SAP model wizards. SAP component attribute.

SAP process steps Discovery of actual process execution and system usage
Re-documentation of reality and revealing process variants
A dedicated SAP function symbol visualizes and work arounds with Process Mining
SAP-relevant process steps in EPCs.
Gain transparency on strategic migration goals
A BPMN task type associated with SAP-based Jump-start with reference content
process steps can be specified, e.g. a user task. Gather feedback and Design of SAP compliant
requirements from LoB end-to-end to-be processes
Discover
Improve your SAP solution based Link SAP functions to various artifacts,
SAP process steps (shadow function) on process mining insights like executables (transactions, Fiori apps),
Each SAP object is identified by a unique SAP Measure as you run, discover process
end-user roles or documents
Run Prepare
ID attribute. In ARIS, copies of SAP functions variants and analyze process compliance Synchronization with
are automatically assigned to the shadow SAP® Solution Manager
function symbol—i.e., with identical attributes—
and are ignored from the synchronization. This
Company-wide communication
ARIS Support S/4HANA® migration

ensures the mandatory uniqueness of SAP IDs Deploy

Deploy Explore
Explore Impact analysis of to-be-processes
of im plemented processes
in SAP Solution Manager. Governance of process approvals
ARIS as a single source of truth
Daily and process-driven Define requirements and learning plans
All process steps are organized in the Process Step support of end-users
Realize based on Fit-Gap-Analyses
Library (PSL). Each process step must refer to a master Obtain process approval from LoB
step in the PSL (n:1 relationship). This is conveniently Collaborative process improvement
Agile management of to-be-design
guaranteed by using the SAP modeling wizards in ARIS. Start executables (e. g. Fiori Apps) requirements with ARIS and SAP ChaRM
Process-oriented SAP test management
from ARIS or open ARIS process guide
PSL items may contain nonstructural elements, such as Test path capturing
documents and test cases. Integration with SAP® Test Suite
End user-friendly and process-oriented training
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