SAP ME-2-DM Migration Workshop
Prepare ideally for the secure migration from an existing SAP Manufacturing Execution (ME) to the cloud MES SAP Digital Manufacturing for Execution (DMe).
The ME-2-DM migration workshop serves as an analysis to bring together all perspectives and expectations of all stakeholders and to come to a decision on how to proceed.
In this format, we walk together through all the aspects that need to be considered in a cloud migration using a structured methodology. This ensures that no important issues are forgotten, creating a basis that is acceptable to all parties. It is used to derive a customer-specific approach to a cloud-based MES.
Target group
Manufacturing companies that work with the existing MES SAP Manufacturing Execution (SAP ME) and have many questions regarding the migration to the SAP Cloud MES (SAP Digital Manufacturing for Execution).
SAP ME to SAP DM Migration Workshop Series
“Outstanding…”
Florian Schuster
Information Engineering Associate
CIA Applications+Infrastructure
Information Engineering Associate
CIA Applications+Infrastructure
“The canvas provides a practical overview of the required fields of action for an MES cloud migration. This provides a quick and, above all, systematic elaboration that forms the basis for a migration project. This creates security and confidence in the preparation.”
Matthias Hilpold
Head of Business Application Services, Information Technology
“The migration canvas helps in an early project phase to get a quick cross-functional project overview.”
Achim Klein
Department IM-LF, Inf. Mgmt. Global Factories Festo SE & Co. KG
Workshop data sheet
Contents
Result
Workshop goals
Methods
Participating
Duration
Item number
Contents
The migration workshop consists of two parts and a total of three dates in order to develop a decision-making basis for the further procedure on the way to the cloud.
Part 1 focuses on the analysis of all open questions regarding DM and the evaluation of the current state:
- Kick-Off & Canvas Workshop
- Audit Workshop
In Part 2, the data and insights we developed together in Part 1 are translated into a Concrete Migration Planning and Effort Estimate. Part 2 consists of the following workshop date:
- Migration Design Workshop
Result
Upon completion of the workshop series, you will be able to make an informed decision about and, if necessary, to Present to a decision-making body whether and how you would like to carry out the migration based on the jointly developed roadmap. The methodology used enables you to actively participate in the design of the migration process and to contribute your valuable technical, process and organizational knowledge as well as to build up your own migration know-how for subsequent topics. This ensures that the decision is made on an individual basis for your organization.
Workshop goals
Aim of the 1st workshop “Kick-Off & Migration-Canvas”:
- Systematic recording of all relevant aspects for migration
- Obtain a common perspective on the open issues and create a common knowledge base
- Identification of critical topics and focal points for the audit WS
Goal of the 2nd Audit Workshop:
- Detailed recording of the ACTUAL state in the system and the organization
- Understanding Functional Principles & Concepts
Goal of the 3rd Migration Design Workshop:
- Target image of an SAP DM implementation
- Procedure plan for migration on-premise SAP ME to cloud SAP DM
- Making an imputed expense estimate
Methods
The following methods are used in the workshops to achieve the goals:
- ME2DM Migration Canvas
- Intuitive & discursive creative methods
- Evaluation schemes for prioritizing critical issues
- BPMN for process modeling
Participating
In accordance with the objective of the workshop, we recommend the participation of employees from the divisions or roles:
- Management / Plant Manager
- Representative departments
- IT
Duration
Canvas Workshop: ½ day
Audit workshop: 2 days
Migration design: 2 days
Item number
20511015
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The following questions were frequently asked and answered in the context of SAP DM migration. More questions are in the free whitepaper.
No, in principle there is no direct dependency in the sequence of SAP DM and S4 implementation. In the course of a parallel migration, even hybrid operation of several systems is possible. In general, it depends primarily on the availability of internal resources and the selected rollout strategy.
A distinction must be made here between cloud and edge gateway. Cloud security is managed by the provider. Typically, however, attacks occur on edge or on-premise components and these must be secured themselves.
Yes, very many of the data objects can be exported independently via APIs. A complete image of the data is contractually guaranteed and can be requested via ticket.
Customization can be done in several ways. In Production Process Designer (PPD) it is possible to combine SAP DM and 3rd party services. Own services and more complex applications (BTP apps) can be developed via the Business Technology Platform. These can then be used in SAP DM. With the help of iFlows in SAP Integration Suite, one can make adjustments in the integration to third-party systems.
Yes, many data groups can be migrated via scripts & API interfaces. In detail, however, it must be decided whether this makes sense. Some data groups do not exist in DM in the same form and have to be adapted.
Chris Leinemann
Customer Solution Advisor