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Why test your SAP system with Silk for use with SAP?

SAP (Systems Applications and Products) packaged applications allow users to rapidly configure and customize business processes to fit business processing needs. Typical SAP packaged applications support core work processes and complex transactions involving hundreds to thousands of users, often across multiple departments, organizations and geographies.

At one time organizations using SAP did not believe they needed to test their SAP systems thinking SAP software testing was sufficient. Now organizations are aware of the risks that SAP customers must mitigate on their own when implementing, upgrading or making changes to SAP. These risks include:

  • Adaptability: The customization required to adapt an SAP packaged application to the specific business processes increases risk, as do the budget and time pressures to achieve application readiness. The wide variability of SAP customization therefore drives the need for SAP testing.
  • Lack of business process knowledge: A knowledge shortfall within the business team can negatively affect the system blueprint for the overall SAP system. Capturing business process knowledge in a solid SAP test plan provides a testing roadmap and accelerates the SAP testing process.
  • Offshore teams: Barriers to communication can negatively affect the SAP realization process. These errors can only be eliminated using a solid SAP testing approach driven from business requirements.
  • Constant technical change: SAP provides a steady stream of change that includes fixes and enhancements. These changes do not always work well, especially with significant customization, and require SAP testing of affected business processes. 

Reducing the risks with Silk for use with SAP

Testing and test automation that integrates process and tools which can be configured and customized as quickly as the SAP landscape will ensure the quality, performance and reliability of core SAP business applications. Silk for use with SAP meets that challenge.

SAP testing

Testing tools and processes developed for the world of custom application development have been adapted slowly to ERP and are now reaching a new level of maturity. In the SAP world specifically, the release of Solution Manager 7.1 with its new open, platform approach is a catalyst that encourages the use of best-of-breed testing solutions working in sync, to allow a holistic approach to ALM.

The benefits of using test automation through Silk for use with SAP are many. With integrated process-driven SAP testing users can:

Manage the SAP testing process

The test management capabilities within Silk for use with SAP provide a single point of control for managing all phases of SAP testing. They include test planning, test creation and execution, defect and issue tracking, and project and test status reporting within an integrated test environment and Live Link Synchronization with SAP Solution Manager.

Perform functional SAP testing

Silk for use with SAP enables users to test thoroughly before the application goes live to ensure the accuracy and integrity of critical business transactions. Functional SAP testing, whether manual or automated, is key to application success. The efficiency and accuracy of fully automated regression testing returns considerable value in complex SAP systems, with frequent system upgrades or change control releases.

Ensure performance is right

Conducting SAP load testing through Silk for use with SAP to optimize an application’s performance and scalability during pre-deployment will help to identify bottlenecks, including limited bandwidth and other infrastructure problems. It will also help to tune the whole SAP technology stack, including network infrastructure, hardware platforms, operating systems, databases and SAP software components. This ensures that the application can handle the expected user load, even during times of peak activity. Load testing also makes it possible to accurately quantify system capacity prior to deployment, to avoid over-or under-investment in the supporting IT infrastructure.

Conclusion

Silk for use with SAP delivers business advantage by ensuring that mission-critical applications empower their enterprises to work smarter, faster and better – the ultimate goal of any SAP project. But business advantage actually begins at the application’s definition and deployment stages.

Forward-thinking companies view SAP Testing and SAP Test Automation as a strategic roadmap to rapidly deploy high-quality enterprise applications. The focus on quality enables organizations to operate more effectively to deliver applications that consistently meet the need of the business and end-users.

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To see how our products can help you manage the SAP testing process, how we support thoroughly testing the functionality of your SAP implementation or how to ensure your SAP systems are performing in line with the speed of your business, visit our Silk for use with SAP pages.

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