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In 2008 SAP introduced a service offering SAP Business Process Analysis. This offering is similar to a health check for business processes and tries to identify inefficiencies and ineffectiveness in these business processes. In ~90% of the analysis reports SAP identified significant potential for improving the existing SAP implementation, i.e. the large majority of customers are not yet using their SAP Business Suite to the full extent. With the help of Business Process Analytics in SAP Solution Manager, other customers have achieved great improvements in the following areas.

Since 2010 SAP provides the functionality of Business Process Analytics in SAP Solution Manager in order to identify and analyze process inefficiencies (see SCN blog about Business Process Analytics). With SAP Solution Manager 7.1 support package 5 new features (such as advanced and value benchmarking) have been shipped for Business Process Analytics (see SCN blog about new features).

For utilizing Business Process Analytics to its full extent SAP also developed a systematic 9-step Business Process Improvement methodology on how to analyze root causes, define action items and control the achieved progress. Some customer testimonials can be found at the corresponding SCN blog.

The problem oriented approach of Business Process Analytics and its key figures for improving business processes nicely complements your existing business reporting solution (SAP BW or SAP BusinessObjects) which you use for keeping a status quo and making strategic business decisions. For a more detailed description please refer to the SCN blog Traditional business KPI approach vs Business Process Monitoring.

The technical implementation of Business Process Analytics is very fast and typically takes a matter of days as more than 1355 key figures are shipped out-of-the-box. The complete list of key figures can be found here in the KPI catalog.

The worlds current situation is unpredictable. During this time of uncertainty, managing your Working Capital and safeguarding your liquidity and cash flow is crucial for all enterprises at this time. Besides that, to maintain business continuity and make the right business decisions in times like these, you need transparency into all your business processes and where the biggest inefficiencies and leakages are at the moment. Business Process Improvement can help you to address these matters. Find out how by watching these videos: 

1. Improve Your Working Capital and Cash Flow with Business Process Improvement
2. Improve Material Flow and Value Chain Using Process Flow Insight 

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News and Frequently Asked Questions
Business Process Improvement New Process Progress Key Figures: BPImp New process progress key figures and visualization in business process analytics. Business Process Improvement for SAP solutions at SAP TechED: SAP TechED in Barcelona  Wiki of Business Process Analytics New Business Process Analytics Features Frequently Asked Questions

Media
Media Center Learn how to use the tools of Business Process Improvement in Solution Manager 7.2 by following a guided demonstration. Media Center Navigate to:
YouTube Business Process Improvement for SAP Solutions Dashboards in Business Process Improvement Dependency Diagrams in Business Process Improvement Process Management in Business Process Improvement Improve Your Working Capital and Cash Flow with Business Process Improvement Improve Material Flow and Value Chain Using Process Flow Insights Business Process Improvement - Runtime Analysis for Period-End Closing Tasks

Demo

The tools of Business Process Improvement can be experienced by using the SAP Internet Demo System. The access is provided on this page: SAP Internet Demo System Login to the demo system by navigating to the area "System Access" and clicking the button "SAP Solution Manager Launchpad". Select a user you want to work with in the table below and login. After logging in, navigate to the "Business Process Improvement" category.

KPI Catalog
The KPI Catalog enables you to browse through key figure content that SAP ships out-of-the-box. The catalog uses SAPUI5 front end technology and hence can be accessed by any device with any kind of screen resolution from anywhere in the world with internet connection. SAP KPI Catalog For more information, read the blog of Volker von Gloeden.

Blog

Discover our Blog! Latest Articles New key figures with ST-A/PI 01U, e.g. SuccessFactors recruiting Since May 7 2020 a new ST-A/PI release 01U is available for download. With this plug-in 40 new key figures have been shipped for Business Process Analytics and Business Process Monitoring in SAP Solution Manager and around 140 existing key figures were updated. The plug-in contains (besides others) SuccessFactors The ... New key figures with ST-A/PI 01T support package 3, e.g. additional process progress key figures Since November 29 2019 a new support package 3 for ST-A/PI release 01T is available for download. With this plug-in nine new key figures have been shipped for Business Process Analytics and Business Process Monitoring in SAP Solution Manager and around 110 existing key figures were updated. The plug-in contains ... New key figures with ST-A/PI 01T support package 2, e.g. new category of process progress key figures Since June 14 2019 a new support package 2 for ST-A/PI release 01T is available for download. With this plug-in around 24 new key figures have been shipped for Business Process Analytics and Business Process Monitoring in SAP Solution Manager and more than 180 existing key figures were updated. The ... New key figures for BPMon & Analytics – new key figures for Project Systems (PS) Since December 03 2018 a new support package 1 for ST-A/PI release 01T is available for download. With this plug-in around 35 new key figures have been shipped for Business Process Analytics and Business Process Monitoring in SAP Solution Manager and around 160 existing key figures were updated. The plug-in ... New key figures for BPMon & Analytics – new usage key figures in SD, LE, MM, PP, PM Since May 11 2018 a new ST-A/PI release 01T is available for download. With this plug-in around 30 new key figures have been shipped for Business Process Analytics and Business Process Monitoring in SAP Solution Manager and around 180 existing key figures were updated. The plug-in contains (besides others) Finance ...

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(SAP ActiveAttention/SAP MaxAttention/ SAP ActiveEmbedded) Business Process Improvement in a nutshell Overview Business Process Improvement Top five Business Process Improvement value cases Savings and Benefit Calculation Your current focus is on Automation or the SAP S/4HANA Preparation? Then the following pre-packaged services can help to address your problems: Business Process Automation Check: Increase the degree of automation in business processes to reduce process and overhead costs. SAP S/4HANA Preparation: Data Quality Pre-Check: Migrate only transactional data and master/configuration data. Typical service flow (Click the arrows for more information):

SAP Enterprise Support
Business Process Improvement Value Map – SAP Enterprise Support  SAP Readiness Check für S/4HANA SAP CQC Business Process Improvement SAP EarlyWatch Alert Report with Business Key Figures chapter

Success Stories and Feedback
Success Stories Success Story - Andritz ENEA Success Story Success Story - Swarovski Success Story - Hilti White Paper - BPImp at Bayer MaterialScience White Paper - BPImp for Enterprise Support Customer Feedback Customer Feedback Customer Feedback - Bayer MaterialScience  Customer testimonials on Business Process Analytics

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How To
Getting Started	Getting started with Business Process Improvement Getting started with Business Process Improvement in SAP Solution Manager 7.2 SP11

SAP Solution Manager 7.2
Business Process Analytics	Setup and Usage Business Process Analytics (Unified Analytics) in SAP Solution Manager 7.2 SP11 Business Process Analytics Usage in SAP Solution Manager 7.2 SP03-SP09 Troubleshooting	Blog Business Process Analytics
Virtual Characteristics	Setup Setup of Virtual Characteristics in SAP Solution Manager 7.2 SP11	Blog Virtual Characteristics
Business Process Dashboards	Setup and Usage Business Process Operations Dashboards in SAP Solution Manager 7.2 SP11 Usage of Business Process Dashboards Troubleshooting	Blog Business Process Dashboards
Dependency Diagrams	Setup and Usage Dependency Diagrams in SAP Solution Manager 7.2 SP11 Usage of Dependency Diagrams Troubleshooting	Blog Dependency Diagrams
Progress Management Board	Setup and Usage Progress Management Boards in SAP Solution Manager 7.2 SP11 Usage of Progress Management Board Troubleshooting	Blog Progress Management Board
Automation Rate Cockpit	Setup and Usage Automation Rate Cockpits in SAP Solution Manager 7.2 SP11
Administration	Setup Business Process Improvement Administration in SAP Solution Manager 7.2 SP11
Authorizations	Authorization Concept in SAP Solution Manager 7.2 SP11

Upgrade Solution Manager
Upgrade Solution Manager	Overview of SAP Notes that are required to upgrade your SAP Solution Manager SAP Upgrade Note

SAP Solution Manager 7.1
Business Process Analytics	Setup Guide Business Process Analytics - Solution Manager 7.1 SP05+.pdf Best Practice Business Process Analytics Configuration	Troubleshooting
Business Process Dashboards	Setup Guide Business Process Dashboards - Solution Manager 7.1 SP05-SP08.pdf Business Process Dashboards - Solution Manager 7.1 (Step by step) Best Practice Management Dashboards on top of BP Analytics	Troubleshooting
Progress Management Board	Setup Guide Progress Management Board - Solution Manager 7.1 SP15+.pdf	Troubleshooting

Technical Details
Twin Cubes	Setup Guide TwinCubes - Solution Manager 7.1 SP12+.pdf	Troubleshooting
MAI Collector	For more information on MAI Collector please contact your SAP contact person. For more information on MAI Collector Troubleshooting please click the link on the right.	Troubleshooting
Customer Exit	Setup Guide Customer Exit with ABAP OO in ST-A/PI 01T SP0