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“Data between our systems arrives wrong or late.”

Integration Readiness Review

Condition, risks and modernisation roadmap of your interfaces. Our methodology applies to any integration platform.

Duration2–6 weeks
FormatRemote and on site
OutcomeAssessment and roadmap
Graphic: systems around an integration platform, old point-to-point links dashed.

Who it is for

When nobody has the full picture any more.

  • Interfaces have grown over years and are barely documented.
  • The integration software is outdated or running out of maintenance.
  • A major initiative is coming up and integration is the risk.

What you get

A picture of your landscape and a way forward.

  • Inventory of interfaces and data flows.
  • Assessment by risk, effort and business relevance.
  • Target picture, independent of any particular platform.
  • Roadmap in steps that can be implemented one at a time.

How it works

Four steps, fixed dates.

  1. Step 1Advisory call30 minutes by video. You describe the decision ahead.
  2. Step 2Scope and proposalYou receive a proposal with scope, dates and price on one page.
  3. Step 3Analysis and workshopsWe review documents, talk to business and IT, and assess options.
  4. Step 4Decision paperA recommendation with its reasoning. Assumptions and open points are marked.

SAP and beyond

The systems next to SAP belong in the picture too.

Sales and procurement often run their own platforms. We plan how they connect to S/4HANA and ECC and place them in your integration strategy.

Sales: Salesforce

Connecting Salesforce to S/4HANA, ECC and further applications, with an integration architecture that carries several initiatives.

Procurement: Ivalua and Jaggaer

Connecting procurement platforms to S/4HANA and further SAP ERP systems, including when moving from one platform to another.

Methodology: SAP ISA-M

In SAP landscapes we work with ISA-M: structuring integration domains and patterns, mapping technologies, deriving guidelines.

Experience from projects at Körber, ALDI SÜD, Carl Zeiss and Berliner Stadtreinigung. See our client work

Method explained: SAP ISA-M: an integration strategy with method →

Experience

Every generation of SAP integration. Introduced first-hand.

The end of maintenance for SAP PO is not the first platform change. We have been part of every change first-hand and know where such initiatives get stuck.

  1. XI 2.0 → 3.0

    The first migration

    During internship and diploma thesis: migration from SAP XI 2.0 to 3.0 and comparison with another EAI suite, including a performance test of an IDoc scenario.

  2. 2005 · Business Connector

    Legacy platform replaced

    Replacement of the SAP Business Connector by SAP XI: interface analysis, IDoc design, ALE customising, new integration scenarios.

  3. 2007 · PI 7.0 → 7.10

    Ramp-Up with SAP

    Participation in the SAP PI 7.10 Ramp-Up in a landscape with 400 interfaces: upgrade roadmap, evaluation of new features, proof of concept.

  4. 2012 · PI 7.31

    Java only introduced

    Introduction of the Java-only edition with SLD configuration, REST adapter, transports via CTS+ and cutover for go-live.

  5. 2015 · PO 7.4

    Decision prepared

    Evaluated the integration platform and prepared a management paper for the decision on SAP PO.

  6. 2019 · PO → Cloud Integration

    Into the cloud

    Migration strategy, selection criteria for scenarios, pilot migration and operations concept for SAP Cloud Integration.

Five lessons from it: SAP PO is ending: what platform changes teach →

More than mapping

What else we bring.

EDI and B2B

UN/EDIFACT and xCBL, invoicing and supplier processes, mappings for a billing consolidation and EDI suppliers in retail.

EDI in S/4HANA projects →

Retail and e-commerce

Web shop, Amazon as a sales channel, PIM, catalogue systems, warehouse management and SAP CAR alongside SAP Retail.

Operations and compliance

Operations concepts, monitoring and alerting, performance analysis, high availability and SOX-compliant monitoring.

Cutover and testing

Test strategy, test management during integration testing and cutover planning up to go-live.

Cutover for interfaces →

Not only SAP

Microsoft BizTalk, Orchestra and .NET services: we also know the platforms next to SAP and assess them without preference.

30 minutes, and you will know whether we can help.

You describe the decision ahead. We tell you which package fits, or that none does.

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