Structure of this blog
This blog is structured to understand the following:
- Manage Transformation Projects
- New App: Guided Implementation
- Change history for process authoring
- Configuration library
- Deployment scheduler for transport
- Test plan copy
- Mass upload of test cases
- Mass configuration for events in the “health monitoring” application
- Customer-defined KPIs in business process monitoring for non-ABAP-based components
- Job & Automation Monitoring has new filters available
- Health Monitoring now supports SAP Datasphere
- Health Monitoring now supports SAP Market Communication for Utilities
- What’s coming up?
Manage Transformation Projects
Manage Transformation Projects app under Transformations section in Cloud ALM:
Create a transformation project based on available transformation scenarios. Currently only to make a selective data transition for SAP ERP Central Component (SAP ECC) to the transformation functionality in SAP S/4HANA is available.
We can further assign a digital blueprint to the transformation project.
The transformation project in SAP Cloud ALM creates:
- A project
- Creates Tasks where the initial product for the “lean selective data transition” scenario has approximately 45 project steps from setup to cycle execution.
New App: Guided Implementation
To execute implementation projects by following the SAP Activate Methodology in the new Guided Implementation App.
It helps to:
- Get an overview of all the tasks in project
- Change the status of a task
- Change the responsible persons for tasks
- Change the planned completion dates for tasks
- Check for available resources for tasks
Change history for process authoring
We can now view change history in Process Authoring. This offers transparency and accountability.
Configuration library
Configuration Library is now available in Cloud ALM. Under Configuration Library, all configuration unit originals and their elements from the configuration library folders are collected and displayed in a hierarchical structure.
Document relation to Solution Activity & Configuration Library
In the Documents app we can assign:
- Solution activity library elements.
- Configuration library elements
Deployment scheduler for transport
In the deployment app we can see all available deployment schedules:
Create a deployment plan in Manage Projects à Deployment Plan and assign the Releases and Systems Groups.
A deployment plan can include several system groups. When we can assign a deployment plan to the project, these system groups will also be assigned to the project as landscape.
We can deploy the Features as per the assigned Releases, Frequency, Target Tenant and feature status, which helps in scheduling transports.
Test plan copy
We can now create copies of test plans, to reuse them for subsequent testing cycles by multiple testers.
The copy of the test plan is created in the same project and with the same attributes as the source test plan.
Mass upload of test cases
We can now Upload multiple test cases in one file, which helps the tester in uploading multiple test cases at once, which was not possible earlier. It saves lot of time and makes test management much more efficient.
Upload of multiple test cases in one file to SAP Cloud ALM:
- Click on the Test Preparation app
- Navigate to the “Upload Button.
- Download the template to fill it with your test cases
- Upload the test cases.
Mass configuration for events in the “health monitoring” application
We can now configure mass events and assign Variants to multiple KPI’s at once.
Customer-defined KPIs in business process monitoring for non-ABAP-based components
In addition to the pre-defined KPI’s, we can add custom KPIs (up to 15 KPI’s as of now)
Currently this is focused on business technology platform and the architecture foundation for the data collection and instrumentation is based on open telemetry.
We can also monitor the app built on BTP. We can now create our own custom KPI’s to monitor the execution and report it in SAP cloud ALM.
Procedure
- Choose Configuration to open the configuration panel.
- Expand the sections àManaged Components KPI Management.
- Choose àConfigure KPIs.
- Choose à(Create Custom KPI.
- Under Information, fill in the fields as below
- Under Characteristics, define the characteristics of custom KPI and Save.
Activate the Data Collection for Custom KPIs
After the custom KPI has been created, we need to activate the data collection for the KPI in the managed service.
- Choose Configuration to open the configuration panel.
- Expand the sections Managed Components Services / Systems and make sure that the service from which the KPI should collect data is active.
- Expand the KPI Management section to see a list of all KPIs that are available.
- Select the custom KPI.
- Go to the Data Collection tab.
- Under Services / Systems, switch on the data collection for the relevant service.
Job & Automation Monitoring has new filters available
In Analysis page, to further refine the jobs and automations displayed. Filters can be found under “Additional filters”, and they are:
- Step/Executable: Filter by the step/executable name of the job or automation.
- Executed By: Filter by the user who has executed the job or automation.
- Scheduled By: Filter by the user who has scheduled the job or automation.
Intelligent Event Processing with Event Name
In Intelligent Event Processing, it’s now possible to view the Event Name and Service Type for the variant in the “Where Used” pane. Additionally, it’s now possible to use the “Live Search” to find variants using Event Name and Service Type information.
Health Monitoring now supports SAP Datasphere
SAP Datasphere is an integrated and persona-driven data warehouse-as-a-service solution that helps business and IT users better understand and analyze their business data.
We can configure KPI’s as below:
- Memory Used by Spaces
- Disk Used by Spaces
- Disk Storage Used
- Out-of-Memory Errors
- Failed Tasks
- Admission Control: Queue Events
- Admission Control: Rejection Events
Health Monitoring now supports SAP Market Communication for Utilities
SAP Market Communication for Utilities application provides a cloud-based solution for the holistic management of communication processes in the energy market, tightly integrated with SAP for Utilities.
We can configure Certificate Validity KPI.
What’s coming up?
- ABAP Test Cockpit checks integration
- Integrate the different check variants of the ABAP Test Cockpit (ATC) configured on the managed system with SAP Cloud ALM
- Enable a manual action to trigger the checks in ABAP Test Cockpit (ATC) for the transports on feature level
- Show the results of the checks in the feature details view accordingly for each transport
- This will help in ensuring good quality of ABAP code.
- Dashboard for RISE with SAP Methodology: operations view
- Operations View, displaying the System Health of your selected systems, providing transparency about their operational health.
- This shows the history and trend of the System Health score and its KPIs for selected systems over the last 30 days, allowing us to track progress over time, identify issues, and take appropriate actions to improve the System Health score accordingly
- Support of test sequences in test plans
- Define sequences in test plans for the execution of test cases
- This will help the tester in managing the test case execution.
- System availability events for SAP S/4HANA
- To send a regular heartbeat metric to “health monitoring” through on-premises software like SAP S/4HANA or offerings like SAP Business Suite
- Raise an event in health monitoring if the heartbeat metric is no longer received
- Based on the event, configure different actions (for example, an alert or an email) to get notified if the system is no longer responding
- Receive notifications if an on-premises system is no longer responding to SAP Cloud ALM
Please refer below link to request new features in Cloud ALM. This program is specifically aimed towards customers with productive licenses for SAP products and who would like to be able to suggest improvements in a continuously open channel.
Link to Influence portal: Influence Opportunity Homepage – Customer Influence
Please find the link on Roadmap explorer for more information on what is delivered and planned for upcoming quarters.
Link to Cloud ALM Roadmap Explorer: SAP Road Map Explorer
I hope this blog helps you find all the required details on what’s new and upcoming on Cloud ALM.
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