SAP Best Practices are preconfigured solutions for implementing typical business processes. They are based on expertise gained from numerous SAP projects and are designed to make it easier for companies to implement SAP or individual SAP products.
The best practices consist of scope items, i.e. activatable functional units that map various business processes. Your advantage: They shorten implementation times and facilitate a smooth go-live.
The SAP Best Practices Explorer was long the central tool for finding preconfigured SAP solutions. However, it was discontinued in June 2023. The good news is that SAP Signavio Process Navigator and SAP Signavio Process Explorer are now available as successors, offering significantly expanded capabilities for process modelling and documentation.
Function | SAP Best Practices Explorer | SAP Signavio Process Navigator |
Access to scope items | Yes | Yes |
Process modelling | No | Yes |
Integration in SAP for Me | No | Yes |
Expandability & adaptability | Limited | High |
Visual representation of processes | Basic view | Interactive diagrams |
SAP Activate offers a combination of optional SAP best practices, an agile methodology and tools for simplified implementation of SAP S/4HANA. The model is divided into five phases: Prepare, Explore, Realize, Deploy and Run. Best practices, alongside tools and consistent methodology, are one of the three pillars of SAP Activate.
SAP Best Practices are much more than just templates. They contribute to the successful, fast and low-risk implementation of SAP S/4HANA. With the switch from SAP Best Practices Explorer to SAP Signavio Process Navigator, access to these resources is now even more powerful.