SAP EcoHub on Application Lifecycle Management
ALM describes the administration and control of business applications throughout their entire lifecycle cycle. ALM consists of requirements management, system design, software development, configuration management, technical and business process operations, as well as optimization. The central application lifecycle management platform SAP Solution Manager integrates a set of tools for planning and executing IT projects and to operate the resulting IT solutions in a holistic approach.
Requirements
Documentation of solution including custom code
In the requirements phase, requirements are collected that your application must fulfill and even more important that need to be documented properly. SAP solution Manager works with SAP Quality Center by HP to enable you to gather requirements.
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Design
Innovation Management
In the design phase you develop the blueprint for the application or solution that you are developing by selecting processes and scenarios you would like to implement. Some of the solutions that SAP provides in this process are listed here.
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Build and Test
Solution Configuration and Test Management
In the build phase you start the actual configuration of your solution both from a business and technical perspective. For example customizing tasks are typically executed during tze build phase. Once the configuration is complete you transfer into the Test Phase to ensure quality of your solution setup. Testing is a rather critical step before you head off for production but carefully planned will smoothen the transition.
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Deploy
Solution Configuration and Test Management
The subsequent phase is the Deploy Phase which is when you take your application to production. In SAP terms this implies also to trigger all transports into the production system and properly import them.
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Operate
Solution Configuration and Test Management
After all these preparation steps you are able to run your application or solution in the Operate Phase. During the Operate phase many of the monitoring tools are used to check the proper behavior of your solution. If errors occur they will be alerted to the inboxes of the related admins to analyze the root cause and provide remedies. Errors might be reported from end users as well and can be handled by means of a service desk infrastructure.
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Optimize
Maintainance of SAP Solutions, Improvements of Solutions and Upgrade
Finally your end users might not be satisfied with the functionality offered by the solution. They will require additional features which you can only make available through an upgrade or more conveniently ba means of implementing an SAP enhancement package.
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Additional Information on ALM
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The ALM journey at Australia Post
Join SAP Mentor Tony de Thomasis as he describes the process and considerable benefits of embracing Application Life-Cycle Management at Australia Post.
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