SAP Solution Manager 3 rd party Service Desk interface Product Management SAP Solution Manager SAP AG
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Partner interface to SAP Solution Manager Service Desk SAP Solution Manager offers a bi- directional interface that enables the exchange of s between SAP Solution Manager Service Desk and third party help desk tools or another SAP Solution Manager. SAP Solution Manager Service Desk can be integrated into existing help desk applications. The interface is open,there is no preferred partner tool. However the partner tool has to implement a corresponding interface. It is based upon web services (simple, flexible and platform independent) and 3rd party implementation can be certified by SAP. SAP 2008 / Page 3
Basic Architecture Service Desk 3rd party Help desk RFC Web Services SOAP/HTTP Web Services RFC SAP 2008 / Page 4
Basic Architecture Forwarding a into another help desk creates a corresponding there. Each has a uniquely identifiable connection to the in the other help desk. One takes the lead, so the leading system controls the closure. Additional information ( texts) can be sent and received asynchronously. Processing s means that a can be sent back and forth multiple times. Closing a automatically triggers the closing of the corresponding in the other help desk. Other than that, there is no automatic synchronisation of data between help desks. SAP 2008 / Page 5
Use Case 1: Create Message in SAP System 3rd party Help desk H l d k Service Desk 3* 2 3 1 A new is created in a managed SAP system or in SAP Solution Manager directly. Messages can be forwarded to SAP or 3rd party Help Desk (and afterwards to SAP) A new does not automatically create a corresponding in the other help desk. SAP 2008 / Page 6
Use Case 2: Creating a in 3 rd party Help Desk Service Desk 3rd party Help desk 3* 2 1 Leading system is the 3rd party Help Desk Messages are created in 3rd party Help Desk and synchronized with SAP Solution Manager Capable to forward s to SAP Support SAP 2008 / Page 7
1:n SAP Solution Manager Service Desks Incident interface Service Desk SAP Solution Manager 3 2 1 It is possible to synchronize Service Desk s with multiple 3rd party Help Desk systems or SAP Solution Manager Creation of new s has to be done in one of the multiple systems. Capable to forward s to SAP Support 1 1 3rd party SAP 2008 / Page 8
SAP CRM IT Service Management An integrated solution with SAP Solution Manager Incident Problem Change Billing and Management Management Management Cost Allocation Incident Management Knowledge Management Resource Management Service Level Manage- ment IBase and Object Management With CRM Release 7.0 there is a standard interface to SAP Solution Manager for Incident Management process. Incident s can be transferred from CRM to the SAP Solution Manager for further processing e.g. with Global SAP Support. SAP 2008 / Page 9
Benefits of Service Desk Interface Productivity and efficiency Accelerating the solution times for incidents and support s Communication Improved within the IT organization, and between IT and business users Bi-directional, seamless exchange between both systems via Web services Data exchange can be automated (including all attributes such as priority or file attachments) Both service desk teams benefit from seamless data exchange and a common outlook The service desk better responds to events and problems, leading to an improved service level and user acceptance Consistent reporting Achieved by effectively applying the new integration features SAP 2008 / Page 10
Configuration of Service Desk 3rd Party Interface
Additional Information For Help Desk Tool vendors: Certfication ti of the interface is possible. Please contact t ICC@sap.com Find a detailed API document in http://service.sap.com/solutionmanager > Media Libary > Technical Papers -> Service Desk WebService API.pdf For issues with 3rd party interface use http://service.sap.com/ sap com/ and create a on SAP component: SV-SMG-SUP-IFA For customers: Please always contact your 3rd party vendor. They often already have a standard implementation service for the interface to SAP Solution Manager Service Desk.
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