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IBM Software for SAP Solutions

Name: IBM Software for SAP Solutions
ISBN: 0738440086

by Yaro Dunchych, Peter Bahrs, Khirallah Birkler, Bernd Eberhardt, Navneet Goyal, James Hunter, Derek Jennings, Joe Kaczmarek, Michel Laaroussi, Michael Love, Stefan Momma, Nick Norris, Martin Oberhofer, Manfred Oevers, Paul Pacholski, Andrew Stalnecker, Jorg Stolzenberg, Pierre Valiquette

November 2014

Intermediate to advanced

340 pages

12h 51m

English

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Preface
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Chapter 1. Why IBM software matters in SAP solutions
1.1 Overview1.2 Critical success factors for an SAP-centric transformation1.2.1 Deploying a system of engagement for SAP1.2.2 Balancing SAP with an application-independent, industry-leading integration platform solution1.2.3 Establishing governance for architectural decisions1.2.4 Avoiding custom coding1.3 Combined value of IBM and SAP software1.3.1 Reduced business and IT risk1.3.2 Accelerated SAP integration into a heterogeneous enterprise1.3.3 Business agility1.3.4 Cost reduction
Chapter 2. IBM Reference Architecture for SAP
2.1 Overview2.2 Architecture goals2.2.1 Use standard, non-customized SAP applications2.2.2 Reuse pre-built SAP integration2.2.3 Use best-in-class technologies when extending beyond the SAP domain2.2.4 Use open, well-established standards2.2.5 Use pre-built software capabilities provided by IBM2.3 IBM Reference Architecture for SAP overview2.3.1 Systems of engagement, interaction, and record2.3.2 Services view2.3.3 Application integration: Inner ring and outer ring architecture2.3.4 Enterprise integration services2.3.5 Process optimization2.3.6 User interface2.3.7 Master data management2.3.8 Enterprise content management2.3.9 Business analytics2.3.10 DevOps for SAP
Chapter 3. Enterprise integration services for SAP
3.1 Introduction to enterprise integration services for SAP applications3.2 Architecture goals3.2.1 Align enterprise integration services with SAP implementation methodology3.2.2 Use best-in-class technologies for custom integration development3.2.3 Minimize costs of integration for non-strategic systems3.2.4 Loosely-coupled applications3.2.5 Use open, well-established standards3.3 Scenarios and patterns for ongoing integration with SAP3.3.1 Identifying integration scenarios3.3.2 Common integration patterns3.4 Architecture overview of ongoing integration with SAP3.5 Architecture components of ongoing integration with SAP3.5.1 Enterprise Service Bus3.5.2 Extract, transform, and load3.5.3 Service governance3.5.4 Reliable File Transfer3.5.5 Process services3.5.6 Logging and error handling3.5.7 Integration workload placement guidelines: ESB versus ETL3.6 Initial data load3.7 References
Chapter 4. Process optimization for SAP
4.1 SAP solutions as a system of engagement4.2 Architecture overview4.3 SAP active business performance optimization architecture4.4 IBM Smarter Process for SAP capabilities4.4.1 SAP Solution Manager integration4.4.2 SAP Guided Workflow4.4.3 Process orchestration, integration, and event management4.4.4 Process discovery and monitoring4.4.5 Iterative business blueprinting4.4.6 Decision automation4.4.7 Process automation4.5 IBM Smarter Process for SAP products and solutions4.6 How IBM Smarter Process for SAP creates sustained business value4.7 IBM Smarter Process for SAP usage scenarios4.7.1 IBM Smarter Process for SAP in the phases of an SAP project4.7.2 Post-implementation value augmentation4.8 Conclusion4.8.1 Capability and value summary4.8.2 IBM Smarter Process for SAP Affinity Analysis and Business Value Assessment Workshop4.9 Other IBM Software Group publications, assets, and tools4.10 IBM Global Business Services SAP assets and tools4.11 References
Chapter 5. Mobile access for SAP
5.1 IBM MobileFirst overview5.2 Spectrum of mobile app development approaches5.3 IBM MobileFirst for SAP architectures5.3.1 Architecture goals for SAP mobile enablement in a heterogeneous enterprise5.3.2 IBM MobileFirst for SAP architecture overview5.3.3 Fast-track SAP mobile enablement with IBM Worklight and SAP NetWeaver Gateway5.3.4 IBM MobileFirst integration with SAP with no moving parts5.3.5 Accelerated mobile integration with SAP using IBM WebSphere Cast Iron5.3.6 Full featured mobile integration with SAP using IBM Integration Bus5.3.7 Access to existing SAP Fiori Apps using IBM MaaS3605.4 Optional components driving enhanced features in mobile architectures5.4.1 Enhancing mobile architectures by adding IBM API Management capabilities5.4.2 Enhancing mobile architectures by adding IBM mobile analytics and quality assurance capabilities5.4.3 Enhancing mobile architectures by adding secure offline capabilities5.5 Lessons learned from actual projects5.5.1 Direct connectivity from mobile applications to SAP is rarely used5.5.2 Late decision on native versus hybrid apps5.5.3 Adding mobile business analytics features dynamically5.5.4 Separation of security domains5.6 References
Chapter 6. Portal integration with SAP
6.1 Overview of integrating IBM WebSphere Portal with SAP applications6.2 Architecture overview6.3 Types of use cases6.3.1 Casual use cases6.3.2 Detailed use cases6.4 WebSphere Portal integration with SAP app use cases6.4.1 Federated portal6.4.2 Integrating with the web application bridge feature6.4.3 Integrating with IBM WebSphere Portal Integrator for SAP6.4.4 Integrating with Web Services for Remote Portlets (WSRP)6.5 Service-level integration6.5.1 Direct integration with SAP applications using SAP Java connector6.5.2 Integrating with an enterprise service bus to connect to SAP applications6.5.3 Integrating with SAP NetWeaver Gateway6.6 Architecture guidelines6.7 Summary6.8 References

Chapter 7. Master data management for SAP
7.1 Master data management introduction7.2 Why master data management is important for SAP applications7.3 Overview of IBM Master Data Management capabilities7.4 Architecture goals7.5 Architecture overview7.6 IBM InfoSphere MDM for SAP applications7.7 Architecture patterns7.7.1 Master Data Integration7.7.2 Master data distribution7.7.3 MDM hub patterns and MDM implementation styles7.7.4 Selecting MDM hub and MDM implementation styles for environments with SAP applications7.8 References
Chapter 8. Enterprise Content Management for SAP
8.1 Enterprise content management business goals8.1.1 Information lifecycle management: More than just archiving8.1.2 Information lifecycle governance applied to SAP systems8.1.3 IBM proposes a base structure of an integrated ECM solution8.2 ECM for SAP use cases and solution architecture8.2.1 SAP archiving standards8.2.2 SAP archiving use cases8.2.3 Architecture of IBM Content Collector for SAP Applications8.2.4 IBM Datacap Taskmaster Capture8.2.5 IBM Content Navigator8.3 Business process enhancements through ECM for SAP solutions8.3.1 Objectives of a document-oriented workflow management8.3.2 SAP-centric versus ECM-centric process management8.3.3 Components of an ECM for SAP Solution8.3.4 Capturing solution components8.3.5 ECM SAP solution architecture8.4 Data governance: Managing growth and compliance8.4.1 Business drivers8.4.2 SAP infrastructure for data archiving8.4.3 Data archiving and the choice of IBM ECM content repositories8.4.4 SAP ArchiveLink-based data archiving8.4.5 Data archiving using SAP ILM8.4.6 Comparison of SAP ArchiveLink and ILM-based data archiving8.4.7 Adding the value of IBM middleware and storage solutions for SAP data archiving purposes8.5 References
Chapter 9. IBM Business Analytics infrastructure for SAP
9.1 IBM Business Analytics infrastructure for SAP value proposition9.1.1 Architecture overview9.2 IBM Business Analytics integration architectures9.2.1 IBM Enterprise Data Warehouse products9.2.2 IBM InfoSphere DataStage9.2.3 IBM InfoSphere Data Replication9.3 Detailed review of IBM Business Analytics integration architectures for SAP9.3.1 Data export from SAP Business Suite into an IBM enterprise data warehouse9.3.2 Data export from SAP BW into an IBM EDW9.3.3 Operational analytics with Cognos Business Intelligence directly accessing SAP solutions9.3.4 Managing business performance with SAP and IBM Cognos TM19.3.5 Predictive analytics with SAP9.4 Conclusion9.5 References
Chapter 10. DevOps for SAP
10.1 IBM DevOps for SAP overview10.1.1 IBM DevOps for SAP key capabilities10.2 Application lifecycle management for SAP10.2.1 IBM Rational Connector for SAP Solution Manager10.2.2 Requirements management10.2.3 Blueprint push from SAP Solution Manager10.2.4 Project planning and execution10.2.5 Change, defect, and incident management10.2.6 Quality management10.2.7 Impact analysis10.3 Collaborative development for SAP10.3.1 Improve SAP developer and team productivity10.3.2 Real-time visibility into SAP Agile delivery and maintenance projects10.3.3 Accelerate agile development adoption and results10.4 Continuous testing for SAP10.4.1 Functional testing10.4.2 Integration testing and service virtualization10.4.3 Performance testing10.5 Continuous release and deployment for SAP10.6 Continuous business planning for SAP10.6.1 Enterprise architecture10.7 Summary10.8 References
Chapter 11. Systems security for SAP
11.1 SAP systems and IBM security management integration overview11.1.1 Key capabilities: Logical components of security reference architecture11.1.2 Mapping logical security architecture components to IBM and SAP software11.2 SAP systems security and IBM security management integration scenarios11.2.1 Key solution components11.2.2 Generic components and concepts of a security architecture11.3 Identity system scenarios11.3.1 Identity management scenario11.3.2 Identity feed scenario11.3.3 User provisioning scenario11.4 Authentication system scenarios11.4.1 Access management scenario11.4.2 Single sign-on scenario11.4.3 Identity propagation scenario11.5 Authorization system scenario11.6 Audit system scenarios11.6.1 Security monitoring and analytics scenario11.6.2 Source code analysis scenario11.7 Identity management products and solutions11.7.1 IBM Security Identity Manager11.7.2 IBM Security Directory Integrator11.7.3 IBM Security Directory Server11.8 Access management products and solutions11.8.1 IBM Security Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign-On11.8.2 IBM Security Access Manager for Web11.8.3 IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager11.9 Audit products and solutions11.9.1 IBM InfoSphere Guardium11.9.2 IBM Security QRadar Log Manager11.9.3 IBM Security QRadar Risk Manager11.9.4 IBM Security QRadar SIEM11.9.5 IBM Security AppScan11.10 References
Chapter 12. Systems management for SAP
12.1 Architectural goals12.1.1 Enable optimal availability and usability of complex business systems12.1.2 Provide visibility to unplanned business process outages12.1.3 Enable historical view of business process availability12.2 Business process availability management overview12.2.1 Complex IT solutions require multiple levels of systems management12.2.2 Multiple systems management tools exist for each layer of solution12.2.3 Systems management considerations12.3 Systems management reference architecture for SAP-centric solutions12.3.1 Application architecture12.3.2 Infrastructure architecture12.3.3 Systems management architecture12.4 Business process availability management for SAP-centric solutions12.4.1 Business process availability management architecture12.4.2 Business Process DLA overview12.5 Summary12.6 References
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Systems management for SAP

Availability, supportability, and maintainability of systems of record should always be a primary concern for organizations. The criticality of the types of business processes typically enabled by an enterprise SAP transformation, however, makes these concerns paramount, forcing a key architectural decision point (DP) early in project planning. Typical questions organizations have to ask themselves include the following queries:

•How will systems management be addressed?

•Will SAP be considered as its own category and ...

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