Process Navigator

SAP CDX Product Content Excellence

Modeling & Design Framework
 Why Process Navigator?
PAIN POINTS Limited BPaaS Flexibility
NEEDS
process Vision & Reusability
visibility
Lack of
Hierarchical Best integration
automation
Composable and reusable
Simplification &
Practices Model Standardization process model

No end- Reference
to-end business
scenarios High data architecture
redundancy support
with limited
reusability
Fast access
to process
Limited models and
assets
process
• Focused on SAP Best Practices flexibility • Process models beyond best practices
• No integration with graphical models • Data model based on Enterprise
Architecture methodology
• Proprietary data model Little Integration
support for automation • Standardization and automation
• Highly redundant data maintenance test
automation • Accelerated customer implementations
• Expensive maintenance Holistic using efficient self-services
solution
view • Visibility and insights into true process
models

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 Process Navigator is …

a cloud native service integrated in ‘SAP for Me’ providing insights into SAP’s process
portfolio following a business and solution process-centric data model and design.

delivering process models, process documentation, process related implementation

accelerators, country and industry specific implementation scope.

providing process related context data such as solution components, roles, integration
automation information, applications along process flows and supported solution capabilities.

a tailormade service to help businesses “implement simple” in all deployment types, public
and private cloud, on-premise or hybrid scenarios.

providing a lightweight consumer grade usability with SAP Fiori, on any device, with in-app
search and filtering options enabling access to SAP’s process portfolio at any point in time.

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 Business IT Solution
Architecture Domain Architecture Domain

Solution
Capability Business Capability
View Capability Model
Model & Product
Map

Process Business Solution

View Process Process
Model Model

Business Solution
Data
Data Data
View
Model Model

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 Business Architecture Solution Architecture
Business Process Model Business Capability Model Solution Capability Model Solution Process Model

Business Scenario Solution Scenario

is realized by
A business scenario is a group of business processes A solution scenario is an implementation of a business
relevant for one or multiple industries . scenario (or a subset of it) using a defined set of
solution components
can bundle
is realized by can bundle
Business
Value
Flow
Diagram
Business Process Enterprise Domain Solution Process
A structured representation of value generation for an Level 1 structure on an Enterprise according to its core A solution process is an implementation of a business
is assigned to functions. process (or a subset of it) by a defined set of solution
enterprise that creates a defined outcome for a
stakeholder. We differentiate between generic components.
Business Processes (templates) and Business
Process Variants (implementable process). Is structured by Solution Solution
Solution
Value Data
Component
Flow Flow
Diagram
Diagram Diagram is represented by
consists of
Business Domain
Level 2 grouping of Business Capabilities along
Business Process Module functional similarities.
A Business Process which typically consists of one or Solution Process Flow
multiple lower or same level granularity Business
A solution process is represented by typically multiple
Processes (Segment or nested Modules). consists of
solution process flows. An overview flow should show
how the different sub-flows integrate to implement the
consists of entire process.
Business Area Solution
Process
Level 3 grouping of Business Capabilities along Flow
Business Process Segment functional similarities. Diagram
consists of
A Business Process consisting of one or multiple
Business Activities which are grouped for form a
smaller, re-usable process.
consists of

consists of
Business Capability Solution Activity
Level 4 is defining ‘what’ the business does,
Solution Capability A solution activity represents one or more actions which
Business Activity constituting a particular ability or capability that a is realized by Solution capabilities are implementations of business take place in a solution component. A business activity
A granular business process that creates a defined business may possess or exchange to achieve a capabilities realized by a combination of software enables is typically implemented by a set of solution activities
enables specific purpose or outcome. products (one or many). within one or across different solution components.
business value.

is provided by

Solution Component Solution Action

A solution component represents one or a group of A solution action is something that is done so as to
software products (application or service). accomplish a purpose.

is realized by

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 in implementation projects
Go-Live Readiness New Feature
Qualification Onboard Project Team
Assessment Delivery
Finalized scope and backlog
Trial Buy with delta requirements Go-Live Activate new
scope / add
Discover Prepare Explore Realize Deploy Run countries

Continuous Innovation

Value Setup and Fit-to- Scope and Migrate, Integrate, Onboard Users Innovate, Operate,
Test
Discovery Enablement Standard Configure Extend and Deploy Support

Solution Scenario Solution Process

Flow Diagram Integration Automation
Documentation Test Scripts
Business Scenario and Scenarios
Process Variant Data Flow Diagram Process steps, roles, apps
Description

Value Flow Diagram

Master Data Overview Organizational Data Overview
Solution Component Diagram
Solution Process Description

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 Homepage

Tour list of available Solution Scenarios

Learn with embedded learning content

Bookmark favorites

Review most recently scenarios

Consume updates about recent changes

Find your processes by lines-of-business

Get recommendations on latest innovations

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 Scenario Details

Target release information

Country selector

Asset mass download

Solution process list along lines-

of-business and business areas

Solution process overview

Scenario specific assets

Implementation guidance

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 Process Details

Country selector

List of available process diagrams

Diagram full screen mode

BPMN process flow diagram

Process Documentation

Relevance of the process for different countries

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 Defines the Business Scope Describes the Solution Architecture

Show me ‘what’s new’ Describe the end-to-

and ‘what’s changed’ end solution scenario.
Get insights into
market standards
1 1…n
Business Scenario Solution Scenario Provide overview about the implemented
n n
business value and required solution
components. Show sample data.
Understand the reference m
business processes and 1…n Business Process Variant 1 n Solution Process Understand the standard process, pre-
the value they generate n n m delivered settings and self-service
configuration options
m Business Process Module Provide integration
Explore value flow Solution Process Flow
n n and extensibility 1..m (Variant) Get insights into detailed process
hierarchies on multiple levels options
m Business Process Segment n
flows and available variations
n m Solution Activity
Provide the test
procedure and test script 1 Show individual executables
1…m
and application roles
m Business Activity
Get insights into Show me country
Solution Action Get insights into process
Business Capabilities specific setting 1..m
Align with APQC classification flow and its variants

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 *
Extensibility Information

Business and
Business and
* Solution Capabilities *
Application roles

SAP Fiori and SAP

Integration Automation
GUI application
Scenarios
information

Solution
Standardized
Component and documentation
for all entities
Versions *
Graphical modeling capabilities*
with Signavio

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 SAP for Me → Service & Support → Application Lifecycle Management

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 Link to SAP for Me
https://me.sap.com

Link to Process Navigator

https://me.sap.com/processnavigator

Documentation
https://help.sap.com/docs/cloud-alm/getting-started-process-navigator

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 https://blogs.sap.com/2022/11/17/sap-best-practices-explorer-service-will-end-june-30th-2023/

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 • The Best Practices Explorer (‘BPX’) service was started in 2016 to expose scope item
information shortly after SAP S/4HANA program was launched
• However today, BPX does not fulfill requirements of a modern process platform, context data
and connectivity is not supported, the data model is insufficient
• Consequently BPX will be deprecated in Q3/23
• Process navigator is not a successor of Best Practices Explorer
• Data model, scope, focus and functionality of process navigator are very different
• Some functionality of BPX is no longer required as it does not adhere to product standards or is
just not used by stakeholders
• SAP Best Practices content was mapped against the EARL data model and all active packages
have been migrated to EARL by now

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