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First of all, SAP Cloud ALM leverages the general benefits of cloud solutions:
But the value of holistic IT management is even bigger in cloud-centric landscapes:
An interactive table supported solutions is available in the SAP Help Portal. SAP Cloud ALM started with the focus on SaaS offerings of SAP, but now also covers on-premise solutions. This is the foundation for proper ALM of hybrid solutions.
No. SAP Cloud ALM is part of SAP Enterprise Support. The usage rights are included in the SAP Cloud Service subscription and in SAP Enterprise Support. You can learn more about the usage rights of SAP Cloud ALM here.
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SAP Cloud ALM for operations empowers customers to understand the health of SAP business solutions:
Provides full stack monitoring and alerting covering business processes, integration, users, applications, and the health of cloud services and systems
Acts as collaboration platform between LOB and IT
Allows to conduct root cause analysis on technical as well as on business process level
SAP Cloud ALM for operations enables customers to increase operations efficiency by automating corrective actions as well as regular operations tasks
SAP Cloud ALM for operations helps to predict anomalies in business process and application operations by event correlation and learning out of the collected data (AIOps)
SAP Cloud ALM for operations provides transparency regarding availability of business services including business downtimes, business events and business SLA's
Business Process Monitoring
Integration & Exception Monitoring
Real User Monitoring
Synthetic User Monitoring
Job & Automation Monitoring
Health Monitoring
Supports health checks for customer built cloud services and on-prem systems including trends and usage metrics
Business Service Management
Intelligent Event Processing
Operations Automation
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The Business Process Monitoring app in SAP Cloud ALM for operations supports the detect-to-correct lifecycle of SAP Cloud solutions along the end-to-end processes of the Intelligent Suite.
Business process monitoring aims to provide transparency about the end-to-end process health based on predefined key performance indicators (KPIs). It enables both line-of-business users and IT users to directly identify business process disruptions across the entire system landscape, and to react to anomalies before critical situations arise.
The objective of this app is to ensure smooth business operations without disruptions, and to increase the quality and performance of the business process execution.
For further details see the overview presentation.
The following end-to-end processes based of the Intelligent Suite are supported:
Business Process Monitoring (BPMon), as part of SAP Cloud ALM for operations, provides transparency over the end-to-end processes of the entire Intelligent Suite.
BPMon monitors the processes' health and detects anomalies during process execution and enables both LOB and IT users to directly identify process disruptions and react to them:
This ensures smooth business operations without disruptions and increases the business process execution quality and performance.
To configure the integration of SAP SuccessFactors into the Business Process Monitoring app in SAP Cloud ALM, you need to fulfill the following prerequisites
You can create the HTTP endpoint in the Landscape Management app by following these steps:
* If the data center is not available or you don't know it, please refer to the HXM Cloud Operations Portal -> Reference URLs -> BizX Production URLs.
In the below table you can find all Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) which are offered by Business Process Monitoring in SAP Cloud ALM for Operations out of the box.
The following End-to-End Processes:
in the following SAP solutions are supported:
Process | Key Performance Indicator (KPI) | SAP Solution |
---|---|---|
Lead to Cash | Sales Document Item Creation to Invoice Creation |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Lead to Cash | Sales Documents Created |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Lead to Cash | Sales Document Items Created |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Lead to Cash | Sales Documents with Delivery Block |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Lead to Cash | Sales Documents with Credit Block |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Lead to Cash | Sales Documents Open and Overdue to Delivery |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Lead to Cash | Open Sales Documents |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Lead to Cash | Incomplete Sales Documents |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Lead to Cash | Missing Fields in Incomplete Sales Document Items |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Lead to Cash | Rejected Sales Document Items |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Lead to Cash | Sales Documents with Billing Block |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Lead to Cash | Sales Document Items Overdue for Billing |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Lead to Cash | Cancelling Sales Invoices |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Lead to Cash | Distinct Errors During Billing Due Runs |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Lead to Cash | Outbound Deliveries Overdue for Goods Issue |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Lead to Cash | Outbound Delivery Items Overdue for Goods Issue Posting |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Lead to Cash | Outbound Deliveries Created |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Lead to Cash | Deliveries Overdue for Billing |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Lead to Cash |
Delivery Items Overdue for Billing |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Lead to Cash | Deliveries Overdue for Picking |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Lead to Cash | Throughput of Outbound Goods Movements |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Lead to Cash | Distinct Errors During Delivery Due Processing (Sales) |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Lead to Cash |
Overdue Sales Schedule Line Items |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Lead to Cash | Sales Invoices Not Posted to Accounting |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Lead to Cash | Overdue Open Items in Accounts Receivable (Customer Items) |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Lead to Cash | Sales Invoice Line Items Created |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Lead to Cash | Sales Invoices Posted |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Lead to Cash | Financial Postings |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Lead to Cash | Financial Line Items Posted |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Lead to Cash | Exceptions During Payment Runs |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Lead to Cash | Payment Runs per Company Code |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Lead to Cash |
Open Items in General Ledger Accounts (FI-GL) |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Lead to Cash | Customer Projects with Overdue "To Bill" Revenue | SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition |
Lead to Cash | Customer Projects with "To Write Off" Amount | SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition |
Lead to Cash | Customer Projects with "To Postpone" Amount | SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition |
Source to Pay | Purchase Order Items Created |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Source to Pay | Open and Overdue Purchase Requisition Items |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Source to Pay | Purchase Requisition Items Created |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Source to Pay | Purchase Orders Created |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Source to Pay | Open and Overdue Purchase Order Items |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Source to Pay | Blocked Purchase Order Items |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Source to Pay | Purchase Order Items Created After Invoice |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Source to Pay | Throughput of Inbound Goods Movements |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Source to Pay | Inbound Deliveries Created |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Source to Pay | Inbound Deliveries Overdue for Goods Receipt |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Source to Pay | Inbound Delivery Items Overdue for Goods Receipt Posting |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Source to Pay | Supplier Invoice Items Blocked for Payment |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Source to Pay | Supplier Invoices Created |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Source to Pay | Overdue Open Vendor Items in Accounts Payable |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Design to Operate | Production Orders Overdue for Final Confirmation |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Design to Operate | Production Orders Overdue for Delivery Completion |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Design to Operate | Production Orders Overdue for (Technical) Closure |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Design to Operate | Overdue Production Orders Assigned to a Sales Document |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Design to Operate | Process Orders Overdue for Release |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Design to Operate | Process Orders Overdue for Final Confirmation |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Design to Operate | Process Orders Overdue for Delivery Completion |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Design to Operate | Process Orders Overdue for (Technical) Closure |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Design to Operate | Overdue Process Orders Assigned to Sales |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Design to Operate | Production Orders Overdue for Release |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Design to Operate | Planned Orders with Opening Date in the Past |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Design to Operate | Failed Goods Movements During Production Order Confirmation |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Design to Operate | Failed Goods Movements During Process Order Confirmation |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Design to Operate | Process Orders Created |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Design to Operate | Production Orders Created |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Design to Operate | Plant Maintenance Orders or Customer Service Orders Created |
SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Edition SAP Business Suite |
Recruit to Retire |
Job Requisitions Created |
SAP SuccessFactors |
Recruit to Retire |
Job Requisitions with Applications |
SAP SuccessFactors |
Recruit to Retire |
Job Requisitions Without Applications |
SAP SuccessFactors |
Recruit to Retire |
Job Requisitions Closed |
SAP SuccessFactors |
Recruit to Retire |
Job Requisition to Hiring (Time to Hire) |
SAP SuccessFactors |
Recruit to Retire |
Candidates Created |
SAP SuccessFactors |
Recruit to Retire |
Job Applications Modified |
SAP SuccessFactors |
Recruit to Retire |
Job Applications in Status "Applied" |
SAP SuccessFactors |
Recruit to Retire |
Job Applications in Status "Not Applied" |
SAP SuccessFactors |
Recruit to Retire |
Job Offers Created |
SAP SuccessFactors |
Recruit to Retire |
Job Offers Pending |
SAP SuccessFactors |
Recruit to Retire |
Job Letters Created |
SAP SuccessFactors |
Recruit to Retire |
Job Letters Pending |
SAP SuccessFactors |
Recruit to Retire |
Send Date of Offer Letter to Candidate Response |
SAP SuccessFactors |
Recruit to Retire |
Contracts Created |
SAP SuccessFactors |
Recruit to Retire |
Contracts Created to Employee Start Date |
SAP SuccessFactors |