What is SAP Solution Manager?

The SAP Solution Manager is a customer platform that provides integrated content, tools, and methodologies required to implement, support, operate and monitor an enterprise’s SAP solution.

The SAP Solution Manager supports you throughout the entire lifecycle of your solutions, from the Business Blueprint thru configuration to production operation. It provides central access to tools methods and pre configured content, that you can use during the evaluation, implementation, and productive operation of your systems.

SAP Solution Manager Supports different phases of the application Management Life cycle

Evolution of SAP Solution Manager

From Accelerated SAP, which was an offline tool with the methodology, content and tools to support implementation projects,.

Value SAP, which was an offline tool with the methodology, content and tools to support the entire customer lifecycle . evaluation, implementation, and continuous business improvement. SAP Solution Manager, which is an online integrated platform that provides the methodology, content, and tools to support the implementation, operation, and continuous improvement of SAP solutions.

Features and Functionality

The following are the features and functionality available in Solution Manager with supports the different phases of the application Management Life Cycle

Benefits

1. Solution Manager is delivered at no additional cost. It is included in the annual maintenance cost.
2. SAP Solution Manager can pro- actively controls Solutions and avoids error in Implementation and Operations thus increasing the reliability of IT Solutions.
3. The tools and Contents delivered with Solution Manager improves the efficiency of Upgrade, Support, Implementation, Rollout and Change Management Projects.
4. Solution Manager is platform for ordering and delivering all SAP Active global Support Services
5. SAP Best practices are Delivered and Implemented with Solution Manager.

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