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SAP BW Change Request Management

Applies to:
SAP BW 3.5 and SAP BI NW 7.0. For more information, visit the EDW homepage.

Summary
This article details the SAP BW change management process to ensure all changes are assessed, approved, implemented and reviewed in a standardized and controlled manner.

Author:

Dhanya A
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Company: Cognizant Technologies Solutions Ltd, INDIA. Createdon: 22 January 2011

Author Bio
Dhanya A is a Senior SAP BI Consultant at Cognizant Technologies Solutions Ltd, INDIA. She is working in BI space for past 6 years and has rich experience in Enterprise Data Warehousing, Enterprise Reporting and Performance Tuning for solutions to Pharmacy, Retail, Manufacturing, Telecommunications and Consumer Goods & Services. She has experience in FI-AA, PP,COPA, MM, WHM, HR, BW-BPS implementation of FI-AA and Microsoft Integration with SAP BI.

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Table of Contents
Change Governance Core Principles................................................................................................................. 3 Change Request Management ........................................................................................................................... 3 Step 1: Change Request Creation .................................................................................................................. 4 Step 2: Evaluation........................................................................................................................................... 4 Step 3: Approval for Realization ..................................................................................................................... 4 Step 4: Realization .......................................................................................................................................... 5 Step5: Approval for implementation to Production ........................................................................................ 5 Step 6: Closure ............................................................................................................................................... 6 Emergency Change Management...................................................................................................................... 6 Abbreviations ...................................................................................................................................................... 7 Related Content .................................................................................................................................................. 8Copyright............................................................................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.

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Change Governance Core Principles
An effective change management is the key for companies to stay ahead ofcompetition. Change Management includes all types of application changes like Business process changes, Implementation and Upgrade projects, Periodic maintenance and Emergency corrections. Effective Change Governance ensures Reliability, reduces Total Cost of Ownership and increases Total Solution Value and bridges the gap between business requirements and IT administration. The Key Core Principles ofthe Change Governance Model are as follows:

Complete and Accurate Documentation   Identify the information relevant to a specific change that needs to be collected throughout the change management process. Ensure documentation of all proposed changes prior to deployment in the production environment.

Thorough Evaluation and Review  Ensure verification of Technical Completeness of every...