SAP Best Practices Availability and Download Information for SAP Customers and SAP Partners. Prepackaged Industry & Cross-Industry Know-How

SAP Best Practices Availability and Download Information for SAP Customers and SAP Partners Prepackaged Industry & Cross-Industry Know-How

Contents 1. Availability of SAP Best Practices 2. Downloading SAP Best Practices

1. Availability of SAP Best Practices Who can obtain SAP Best Practices? SAP customers and partners can download SAP Best Practices from the SAP Software Distribution Center on the SAP Service Marketplace (http://service.sap.com/swdc). SAP Best Practices are provided free of charge. Are SAP Best Practices available to other interested parties? All interested parties who are not SAP customers, partners, or employees can view the SAP Best Practices documentation in the SAP Help Portal (http://help.sap.com/bestpractices). Are there any prerequisites for downloading SAP Best Practices from the SAP Software Distribution Center? For downloading SAP Best Practices, customers and partners require a valid S-User ID. In order to obtain this S-User ID, please register on the SAP Service Marketplace entry page (http://service.sap.com). For more information about obtaining an S-User ID, see SAP Note 1037574 2014 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 3

Contents 1.Availability of SAP Best Practices 2.Downloading SAP Best Practices

What does an SAP Best Practices package comprise? An SAP Best Practices package comprises a documentation package and a configuration DVD. The documentation package contains the documentation of one industry or one crossindustry. Note: the country versions of the SAP Best Practices Baseline Package are delivered on two documentation packages. Please refer to the info page in the SAP Software Distribution Center for detailed information. The SAP Best Practices Add-on is delivered on the configuration DVD. Are packages available for all SAP Best Practices versions? No. Some SAP Best Practices versions comprise only a documentation package, but no configuration DVD, for example, SAP Best Practices for Governance, Risk, and Compliance. 2014 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 5

The following steps will show you how to download your favorite SAP Best Practices version from the SAP Software Download Center in the SAP Service Marketplace. 1. To download your selected SAP Best Practices version, choose Installation. 2014 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 11

4. In the Download Basket, you have the choice of two download options: Option 1: Download several items in one single step using the Download Manager. For detailed instructions on this option, choose Get Download Manager. The selected items are now available in the download basket. You can open the download manager and start the files download process. Option 2: Download individual items without using the Download Manager. For downloading individual items without using the Download Manager, click on the Description of the desired item. 2014 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 13

5. Downloading the SAP Best Practices documentation package and configuration DVD: Download and unzip the documentation package. Then use the intro.htm file to view the documentation package. 50106443 DM_Docu_intro.htm The configuration DVD (if available) contains the SAP Add-On that your technical team member will upload into the SAP system. The ADDONINS.pdf located on the Configuration DVD (folder: DOCU) provides more details regarding the Add-Ons. 2014 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 14

6. Additional information and useful links Software download authorization issues SAP Customers and Partners, please refer to SAP Note 1037574 Other software download issues SAP Customers and Partners, please create a message using component XX-SER-SAPSMP-SWC SAP Download Manager Requirements and installation instruction If you are having issues with the SAP Download Manager, please use component XX-SER-SAPSMP-SDM Download Basket Help Documentation how to use the Download Basket 2014 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. 15

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