Achieving High Performance through

Automation Tools for SAP

Achieving high performance through automation

Automation of repetitive work tasks
helps increase quality while reducing
effort. This simple goalbetter quality with less effortdrives almost
every IT initiative.
Accenture automation tools complement SAP-provided tools by automating tasks that are repetitive and timeconsuming. Our automation tools not
only reduce implementation and support-effort time, but also improve the
quality of deliverables. Additionally, our
automation tools incorporate leading
industry practices. These easy-to-use
tools require minimum configuration.
Accenture uses these automation tools
to deliver development and application
maintenance projects more effectively
and efficiently.

Based on industry best practices, the

Accenture SAP Automation Blueprint
was developed to provide our project
teams with clear guidance on which
activities should be automated through
tooling. Accenture automation tools
for SAP have been developed to help
projects achieve a high level of quality
and productivity in the delivery of SAP
Systems Integration and Application
Maintenance engagements.

The following pages introduce some

commonly used Accenture automation tools and highlight proven client
benefits, including:
Predictability
Reduced effort
Stream-lined project development

Accenture Automation Tools for SAP

Tool

Description

Page

Development
Accenture Code Review Tool
for SAP
Accenture Data Manager
for SAP

The global standard automated code-quality inspection tool for

SAP at Accenture
Configuration-driven data transformation and loading tool

Accenture Customization Accelerator

Tool for SAP

Analysis tool to facilitate impact assessment of SAP version upgrades on 4

custom developments

Accenture SAP BI Asset Integration

Workbench

Productivity improvement tool that greatly improves the speeds of SAP

BI required tasks

Accenture Language Translation Tool

for SAP

Automates language translation activities for SAP implementation

rollouts and support

Productivity improvement tool for SAP Security development

and support tasks
Suite of SAP Basis tools for automation activities related to
SAP systems administration
Analysis tool for assessing Security impact due to SAP
version upgrades
Analysis tool to jump start SAP Archiving projects

Tech Arch
Accenture Security Workbench
for SAP
Accenture Basis Workbench for SAP
Accenture Security Upgrade
Analysis Tool for SAP
Accenture Data Archiving Tool
for SAP
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Accenture Code Review Tool for SAP

The Accenture Code Review
Tool for SAP checks compliance
of custom ABAP programs to
Accentures best practices for
development and security.

Features

Value/Benefits

Provides advanced hard-coding

checks

Provides more than 90 quality

checks in addition to SAP Code
Inspector checks
Enhances security by checking
loopholes in programs

Helps achieve 100 percent adherence to quality standards based on

Accenture delivery methods

Promotes adherence to project

naming standards

Enables team to monitor quality

of code

Checks data selection and processing

logic for performance optimization

Increases end-user satisfaction with

reduced performance issues

Supports reviews of Reports,

Includes, Subroutine Pools, Function
Modules, Classes and BSP objects

Aligns development with ABAP

programming leading practices

I really liked the ACRTS tool and

want to incorporate into our
QA process. It is an extension
to the standard code Inspector,
extended check, and gives an
in-depth analysis of the code.
Development Manager at
Large Consumer Products
Company

Maintains history of all reviews

as logs

Eliminates chances of human error

Serves as effective reporting tool

for project control activities
Supports both the build and maintain phases of the systems lifecycle

ACRTS Engine
SAP Code Inspector
Object Set

Selection
Screen

Programs
Function
groups
Classes and
interfaces

Code
Review by
File Upload

DDIC objects
Other TADIR
objects

Additional Checks

Check Variant
Syntax
Performance
Bypassing buffer
WHERE clause
Table attributes
Nested loops

Performance
Where inside nested loop
Selects used with (ALL)
Read w/o binary joint
Negative select condition

Configuration

Category XY

Include Objects, ranges

Include Checkboxes
Include Radio Button
More Local variables

Multilingual Report
Quality Certificate
Log History
Reports

As illustrated, the Accenture Code Review Tool for SAP includes more than 90 quality checks, which
help achieve quality standards based on Accenture delivery methods.

Note: Quality Inspector Tool should be used instead of ACRTS for SAP version less than 4.7

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Accenture Data Manager Tool for SAP

The Accenture Data Manager
Tool for SAP is a configurationdriven conversion accelerator
with multiple data migration
options. It also includes a dataverification and monitoring tool.

Value/Benefits

Features

Reduced conversion efforts because

of pre-configured templates

Conversion Accelerator
Preconfigured templates for
standard conversions

Ease-of-use because of intuitive

design of the tool
Drives out manual error-prone
processes
Provides self-sufficiency to manage
data efficiently
Monitoring and control execution
to ensure the quality of data being
uploaded
Broader coverage: Useful for implementation and support phase

Multiple Data Migration Options

Conversion possible using all
standard method in SAP, csv, tab
limited, Excel and XML files
Ability to control execution at every
stage to ensure data integrity
Data VerificationData can be
verified using simple report and
logging mechanism
Data can be monitored at each
stage of data migration

Accenture Data Manager Tool for SAP in action

Conversion

Upload

Standard Conversion

Standard Upload (SAP)

Direct Mapping
IDoc
Value Mapping
BAPI/RFC

Accentures Data Manager

Tool for SAP reduces the
conversion effort because we
can configure the rules vs.
having to program or code the
solution. The monitoring and
reporting is a big plus also,
as we immediately know how
successful our mock conversion
efforts are.

Default Values
LSMW
Complex
The Accenture Data Manager Tool for SAP decreases typical
conversion team effort while supporting multiple protocols.

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- Accenture Senior Manager

Sachin Saraf

Accenture Customization Accelerator Tool for SAP

The Accenture Customization
Accelerator Tool for SAP
assesses the complexity of the
current SAP system and helps
to plan a technical upgrade to
a higher SAP version. Accenture
provides this tool-based service
via an on-demand model.

Features

Value/Benefits

Effort estimation for various

upgrade related activities

Addresses the assessment of custom

developments
Compliments and enhances SAPprovided upgrade tools
Significantly reduces time and effort
to analyze system

Determines all custom developments

which would become unstable due
to change in ABAP syntax in the
new version
Identifies obsolete custom
developments
Helps determine the impact of
upgrade in the user community

Clone candidate check based defect

reporting
Does not require a target system to
conduct the analysis, thus significantly reducing the infrastructure
and labor costs

The tool has been used to deliver

various types of assessments,
including R/3, CRM and SRM.
The tool has been used to
deliver more than 260 upgrade
assessments for Accentures
160-plus global clients.
On average, the Accenture
Customization Accelerator Tool
has helped customers save 30
percent in planning and analysis
effort for technical upgrade
projects.

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Accenture SAP BI Asset Integration Workbench

The Accenture SAP BI Asset
Integration Workbench is a group
of utilities to reduce effort and
rework for repetitive BI tasks.
Accenture SAP BI Asset
Integration Workbench really
decreased our BI development
and support efforts. We were
happily surprised Accenture
came with these tools to help us
speed development, and meet all
milestones with high quality.
- Large Mining Client

Value/Benefits

Features

Cost benefits
Reduces cost as automation takes
less time and is more reliable

BI automation and reengineering:

Creates and designs BI objects from
an Excel worksheet

Improves execution productivity

Activate Dependent Objects utility

Reduces execution time by 90

percent

Metadata comparison utility for

definition differences

Quality benefits
Reliable and proven automated suite
to implement changes

Report and Query Element tracker

Table space and Data Load
Monitoring

Reduces bugs and defects

Automate Setup Process tool helps

to break up setup of logistic applications and execute them in parallel

User-friendly and easy to use

Custom Query Purge utility

Improves OLAP consistency

Process Chain Monitoring tool

analyzes the performance metrics
Lookup/Pattern finder

Accenture Language Translation Tool For SAP (ECC & BI)

The Accenture Language
Translation Tool for SAP accelerates the translation process by
supporting various text elements
associated with multiple objects
from one source to multiple
target languages simultaneously.
Value/Benefits
Reduces efforts for source and
target text collection activity as the
tool provides single point of access
Intuitive design of the tool provides
shorter learning curve than comparable tools
Simultaneous translation approach
via Microsoft Excel provides reliable,
robust and faster service
Quick and easy integration with
third-party translation tool
SYSTRAN

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Features
Supports text elements, selection
text, list headings, and program
title of programs, function groups
and classes with additional options
like messages class, standard text,
configuration text for ECC, query
component text and workbook title
of BI queries
Provides translation process
supported by download source
and target language texts in wellformatted Excel file, upload target
language texts, on-screen translation and copy contents from source
language into target language
simultaneously
Indicates error/warning messages
committed during the translation
process
Reduces the number of translations

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Accenture Security Workbench for SAP

The Accenture Security
Workbench for SAP is a unique
automation solution to drive
productivity of a security team.
It also enables them to meet
security demands with agility.
Value/Benefits
Significantly reduces security
development and operations costs

Features
User
Management

Role
Management

User creation
Role assignments/
deletions

Locks/unlocks/
password resets

Performs regular security health

check

Rollback changes

Reduces dependency of security

team on subject matter experts

Reporting

Manage derived,
single and
composite roles

Unit testing of
security roles

24 different
reports useful in audit
reporting

Role adjustments
and copy

Analysis for authorization failures

Role deletions

Negative testing

Well-documented
CRM business roles test results

User inactivity
report

Increases end-user satisfaction with

reduced defects and incidents

Testing

Validate organization filters

Integration with MS Outlook and SAP Mail
Logging of all tasks for audit trail

Adaptability
for client specific security
checks
Integration
with CUA ,
SAP GRC Risk
Analysis and
Remediation

Comparison with other SAP tools

Development

Accenture
Security
Workbench

LSMW

eCatt

SAP GRC Enterprise

Role Manager

Mass SAP user creation and updates

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Assigning security role to user(s)

Yes

Yes

Limited

Yes

Child role setup

Yes

Limited

Limited

Yes

Validate tcodes in security role(s)

Yes

No

No

No

Validate organization filters

Yes

No

No

No

Security workbench is being used

by 40-plus clients
SWB helped a major global telecom
mobile industry client in completing
security build and test phase activities
in shorter duration and efforts. More
than 50 percent of security build
efforts were saved by using Accenture
Security Workbench for SAP.

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The Accenture Security Workbench for SAP achieves significant

time-savings compared to manual execution of mass tasks. A key
advantage over similar tools is that processes are well-documented
and can be tested and deployed across different projects while
retaining a consistent look and features.
- Sanjeev Vohra, Accenture SAP Lead, Delivery Center Network

Accenture Basis Workbench for SAP

The Accenture Basis Workbench
for SAP is the solution to do
more with less administrative
efforts. This suite of tools
reduces costs related to routine
tasks such as system copies,
refreshes and monitoring.
Value/Benefits
Promotes higher system uptime and
performance
Increases end-user satisfaction by
reduction of production incidents

Features
System Monitoring
Extensive and simultaneous System
Monitoring for critical areas of R3,
BW, APO and NetWeaver systems
Reporting with graphs
System Refresh
Configuration driven pre and post
system copy procedure
Ability to retain system specific
settings, connections and jobs after
every system copy or refresh

Makes systems available faster to

developers, testers and business
after system refreshes

Background Job Monitoring

Provides watchdog monitoring for

background jobs that are needed for
critical business operations

Customizable alert notifications

and actions

Provides graphical outputs for

system monitoring, system refresh
and background job

The Accenture Basis Workbench

for SAP has proved invaluable
to our project as a productivity
and sales asset. The introduction
of the Basis Workbench has
reduced our regular manual
monitoring activities by
more than 60 percent. The
automated nature of the tool
has also allowed us to increase
quality and consistency of the
monitoring executed.
- Technology director, global
telecommunications company

Template-based batch job

monitoring

Detailed reporting along with

pattern graphs

System Performance Trend Analysis

ST03Time Average Process

200

940

Average response time

920

Average DB time

900
880

150

860
100

840

Number of steps

Time in seconds

250

Average CPU time

Average wait time
Number of steps

820

50

800

780
1/14/2010
Date range

1/15/2010

1/16/2010

The Basis workbench provides graphs that give trend analysis and an overall view
of the performance health of your SAP system. This specific example provides
trends for dialogue response times, breaking up into three critical components:
database request, CPU and wait times. Also, the volume of load is shown in the
form of number of dialog steps performed on the system. These vital elements
related to SAP system performance help administrators monitor and manage
systems more effectively.
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Accenture Security Upgrade Analysis Tool for SAP

The Accenture Security Upgrade
Analysis Tool for SAP empowers
client to assess security impact
of the SAP version upgrade.
It enables proactive decision
making well before the actual
upgrade. Accenture provides this
tool-based service via an ondemand model.

Value/Benefits

Features

Perform security impact assessments for SAP upgrade without

additional infrastructure costs

Provides a summary as well as detailed

assessment report for the following
categories:

Perform impact assessments multiple times, systems with minimal

efforts.

Summary Analysis by Role

Better resource planning with early

security effort estimates for the
upgrade
Ability to precede security change
approvals prior to upgrade
execution, enabling clients to meet
aggressive deadlines.

Security Upgrade AnalysisProcess

Client Team Site

Remote Accenture Team

Request for SAP security

upgrade analsys

Ship data extractor for

upgrade assessment

Run data extractor

Send CSV files generated

Runs data analyser on CSV

files sent

Send CSV files generated

Sends impact assessment

reports to clients

As illustrated, the Accenture Security Upgrade Analysis Tool (ASUAT) is used for
upgrade projects. It helps reduce efforts in upgrade projects. The tool helps to
make sure the changes required to security roles due to an upgrade are planned
and approved well before the upgrade cutover.

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T-code Delta by Role

Obsolete Auth Objects by Role &
T-Code
Check Indicator Delta by Role
Auth Object Field Values Delta by
Role
Obsolete Org Level Values
Impacted roles with obsolete
Auth group

Accenture Data Archiving Tool for SAP

The Accenture Data Archiving
Tool for SAP is used during
the analysis phase of an SAP
archiving project.

Features

Value/Benefits

Analyses archiving object size and

growth for current statistics

Significantly reduces the time for

initial identification of archiving
objects
Reduces technical data archiving
analysis time by 60 percent
Operates in standalone offline mode
when access to SAP is not available
User-friendly installation
No impact on SAP system

Calculates total table size and

growth for current statistics to
include size of corresponding
indexes

Identifies table size and object size

in history where data is available for
previous months
Graphical report helps recommending potential archiving object
Provides capability of fetching
data from varied SAP systems and
databases

The Accenture Data Archiving

Tool for SAP has been used in
more than 30 client projects.
The tool has helped customers
in quicker and accurate analysis
of the client SAP database and
enabled the teams to complete
the deliverables even without
direct access to the client
production database. With the
use of the Tool, the detailed
analysis reports were produced
in half the time previously
achieved.
- Sukesh Choubey Accenture
IDC SAP lead

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About Accenture
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outsourcing company, with more than
215,000 people serving clients in
more than 120 countries. Combining
unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries
and business functions, and extensive
research on the worlds most successful companies, Accenture collaborates
with clients to help them become
high-performance businesses and
governments. The company generated
net revenues of US$21.6 billion for the
fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2010. Its
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