Get started with SAP

Before setting up your SAP LeanIX workspace, make sure to complete the necessary administrative prerequisites.

Recommended to: IT Contact, Enterprise Architects, and all other relevant implementation roles.

Key outcomes

  • Setup S-user permissions 
  • Review SAP for Me
  • Understand the LeanIX provisioning process

Follow the instructions for initial Access & User Setup(opens in new tab) of SAP for Me. 

Set-up a Support User (S-User ID)(opens in new tab) to access your company-specific information.

For assistance with user management tasks such as managing S-users, inquiring about authorizations, or resetting passwords, you can reach out to the Customer Interaction Center(opens in new tab).

Follow the steps in our Initial access to your SAP LeanIX workspace​ guide(opens in new tab). It outlines the key steps and provides the necessary information to manage user access.

Plan your implementation

Find out how to prepare for SAP LeanIX onboarding. 

Recommended to: IT Contact, Enterprise Architects, and all other relevant implementation roles.

Key outcomes

  • Learn the essentials to embark on your SAP LeanIX journey
  • Form your SAP LeanIX core team and collect key data
  • Sign up for the Onboarding Welcome Session

Through onboarding, the core team will build a repository of applications toward understanding the organization's IT landscape(opens in new tab)  and answering foundational questions. 

Once you begin onboarding, initial action items include importing your Business Applications to the workspace. The core team should prepare for onboarding by identifying and gathering a list of architecturally significant Business Applications. 

Through modeling a critical subset of the entire Application portfolio the core team focuses efforts and best assures they gain a comprehensive understanding of SAP LeanIX modeling guidelines in the context of important architectural objects. This strategy promotes SAP LeanIX as an authoritative record and source of truth. 

Join one of our live Customer Onboarding Welcome sessions(opens in new tab) to kick-start your journey.

NOTE: Please ensure all Architects and relevant implementation roles register for the Onboarding Welcome session. Our Welcome Session agenda includes:

  •  Overview of the onboarding approach, timeline and upcoming sessions.
  • Role and scope of LeanIX Customer Success Onboarding Managers.
  • Highlighting available LeanIX resources and the support ecosystem.
  • Single Sign On (SSO) setup instructions and best practices.

Get enabled

One of your initial tasks using SAP LeanIX is conducting an application portfolio assessment. This involves systematically reviewing and documenting your organization's applications, and assessing their interdependencies, usage, and business contribution.

Recommended to: IT Contact, Enterprise Architects, and all other relevant implementation roles.

Key outcomes

  • Leverage predefined meta model
  • Start small, expand data and use cases later
  • Identify quick wins you can showcase early on

Leverage the onboarding guide(opens in new tab). The guide provides enablement content for each onboarding step. Efficiently track your progress on task completion right in the application. 

 

You are ready to start adding your data(opens in new tab) to SAP LeanIX: Business Capabilities, Organizations, Applications and relations. Map your data to SAP LeanIX predefined EA Meta Model(opens in new tab).

You are ready to onboard data owners(opens in new tab), expanding the team working with SAP LeanIX, and you are able to leverage reports, make first decisions, showcase the value.

Register to one of our live group sessions(opens in new tab) to learn how to integrate SAP Signavio with SAP LeanIX.

NOTE: Please review the Signavio integration documentation(opens in new tab) before registering. Our Integration Session agenda includes:

  • Overview of integration setup and data mapping steps.
  • Best practices for connecting LeanIX and Signavio.
  • Insights and learnings shared by other customers.
  • Q&A with SAP CSE experts on integration approaches.

Prepare to go live

Completing the onboarding guide and its related milestones is a commendable step in your SAP LeanIX journey.

Next, you will graduate from onboarding and transition to Customer Success Management. Review the content below to understand available resources and continuous value with SAP LeanIX.

Recommended to: IT Contact, Enterprise Architects, and all other relevant implementation roles.

Key outcomes

  • Review success criteria
  • Plan post-live activities
  • Leverage available resources

To ensure value with SAP LeanIX, navigate to your workspace onboarding guide and confirm completion of all goals, milestones and tasks. We want to ensure your success with SAP LeanIX and be an excellent partner to you, and as such, this is our best practice. We appreciate your collaboration!

Once the core team has completed the onboarding guide and associated action items, it is advised to conduct your own workspace review. You can benchmark the quality of your workspace data against SAP LeanIX best practices. These insights prepare your team for the most meaningful conversation with the SAP LeanIX Customer Success Onboarding Management team, and contextualize your priorities post-onboarding. For more information, see Understanding Best Practice Metrics(opens in new tab)

Get support

If you have any questions or technical issues while using SAP LeanIX, there are different support channels available depending on your needs.

Recommended for the following roles: IT Contact, Enterprise Architects and al other relevant implementation roles.

Key outcomes

  • Locate support channels for SAP LeanIX
  • Setup S-User authorizations to submit support tickets for SAP LeanIX