1. SAP Best Practices for Mining V1.606 for Australia
What’s New

2. Overview What’s New Solution Enhancements
Tool and Activation related Enhancements

3. Solution Enhancements
Based on SAP ERP Enhancement Pack 6

4. History of Mining Best Practices
Best Practices for Mining have been the Go-To Market vehicle ever since we launched the SAP for Mining solution to the market in 2000 (based on IS-Mine 4.6B)
We leveraged the Best Practices concept to show our industry expertise and to show how to use the standard ERP and IS-Mine (IS-Oil) add-on solutions to implement these processes
Our last available version of Mining Best Practices V1.600, released in 2007, was build on ERP ECC 6.0 and SCM 5.0
Release of version build on ECC 6.0 EhP6 in 2012

5. Solution Enhancements
Area of Contract to Cash
Usage of Commodity Pricing Engine
Usage of new Differential Invoicing
Area of Maintenance
Usage of Netweaver Business Client (NWBC) as User Interface
Usage of new functionality delivered for NWBC Maintenance Roles
New Linear Asset Management Scenario
Area of Environment, Health and Safety
Usage of Environmental, Health and Safety Management 2.0
New scenario for Operational Risk Management – Incident Management
Solution Architecture
Simplified Solution Architecture with Focus on ERP and NWBC

6. Scenario Overview Mining Best Practice AU V1.606
Scenario ID
Scenario Name
Area
396
Coal Mining
Production
397
Coal Blending
398
Copper Mining
399
Copper Concentrate & Cathode Production
395
Cost Planning
Costing
D50
Cost Actuals
D51
Rail Bulk Transportation
Internal Distribution
D52
Contract to Invoice Coal, Bulk Transportation FOB
Commodity Sales,
Bulk Transportation, QM
D53
Contract to Invoice Coal, Bulk Transportation DES incl. Freight
D54
Contract to Invoice Concentrate, Bulk Transportation, QM
D55
Contract to Invoice Cathode
D56
Corrective Maintenance
Enterprise Asset Management
D57
Preventive Maintenance
D58
Rotable Management
D61
Linear Asset Management
D59
Operational Risk Management
Environment, Health & Safety Management
Enhanced
Enhanced
Enhanced
Enhanced
Enhanced
Enhanced
Enhanced
New
New

7. SAP Best Practices for Mining offers documentation and pre-configuration for typical Mining processes
Leverage pre-integrated, cross-functional best practices to reduce TCO and time to value
Scenario Name
Area
Rail Bulk Transportation
Internal Distribution
Contract to Invoice Coal, Bulk Transport FOB
Commodity Sales
Bulk Transportation, QM
Contract to Invoice Coal, Bulk Transport DES Freight
Contract to Invoice Concentrate, Bulk Transport, QM
Contract to Invoice Cathode
Coal Mining
Production
Coal Blending
Copper Mining
Copper Concentrate & Cathode Production
Cost Planning
Costing
Cost Actuals
Corrective Maintenance
Enterprise Asset Management
Preventive Maintenance
Rotable Management
Linear Asset Management
Operational Risk Management
Environment, Health & Safety
Capital Project Management
Mining
Processing
Transportation
Sales & Marketing
Enterprise Management and Support
Business Planning & Compliance
Supply Chain Management
Contract-to-Cash
Operations Management
Operational Compliance
Enterprise Asset Management
Supply Management
Covered by SAP Best Practices for Mining V1.606
Covered by SAP Best Practices Baseline Version
FREE OF CHARGE 7

8. SAP Best Practices is Based on the SAP Enhancement Package 6
Installation of New Functionality Separated From Activation via Switch Framework
Preamble
SAP enhancement packages are shipped as a delta shipment to SAP ERP 6.0
Selective Installation
Each SAP Enhancement Package contains new versions of existing software components
You only update software components, which are related to the functionality you want to use.
After installation:
No UI or process change until a business function is activated
No implications on the underlying NetWeaver platform, however SAP Enhancement Packages require defined ERP support package stack
Selective Activation
New functionality must be explicitly switched on to become active in the system.
If activated:
Changes are predictable, only well described changes in the activated areas.
Testing is simplified with templates, provided for every business function
Optional
Enhancement Packages
Selective update - Example ü
Support Packages
Mandatory

9. Use of SAP Best Practices for Mining
Demo system during Sales/Pre-sales Phase
Requirement:
A solution that can be easily installed with changeable master data
A solution with scenarios close to customer requirements for global go-to market
A solution with clear business documents.
Basis for Partner Solution Development & Partner Solution Implementation
A solution divided into Building Blocks.
A solution with a clear installation structure.
A solution which is adaptable.

10. Use of SAP Best Practices for Mining
Deployment Backbone for Customer Projects
Requirement:
A solution that can be easily installed with changeable master data.
A solution the can be “divided“ into different segments.
A solution with typical Mining Business scenarios close to customer requirements.
A solution with clear guidance on how to best implement Mining business processes in the latest releases of SAP for Mining.
A solution with clear user documents.
Knowledge Database for Partners
A solution that covers different parts of the industry requirement.
A solution with clear configuration documents.
A solution that can be installed easily.

11. SAP Best Practices for Mining
Requirement Analysis
Architecture
Technical infrastructure
Solution Architecture
Installation
Business
Quick installation
Clear structure
Clear pre-requisites
User friendly
Whole value chain
Bulk & Metal
Support typical global business processes
Documentation
Flexibility
Clear BPP’s
Detailed Configuration
Guides
New Overview
Presentations
Easily change master
data
Easily change the
Organization structure
Selected installation
SAP Best Practices
for Mining

12. SAP Best Practices for Mining – Business
Whole value chain
Bulk & Metal
Support typical global business processes
Whole Value Chain Covered
Mine to Customer
Bulk & Metal
Example for Bulk: Coal
Example for Metal: Copper
Support typical global business processes
Logistics & Supply Chain processes designed globally
FI / CO set up with group currency & local currency
Many new solution areas, like Operational Risk Management, Commodity Sales, Linear Asset Management, NWBC User Interface

13. SAP Best Practices for Mining – Architecture
Technical infrastructure
Solution Architecture
Technical Infrastructure
SAP Netweaver
SAP ERP
SAP EHSM
Solution Architecture
Tight integration of delivered scenarios - but ability to run scenarios independently
Improved Solution Architecture - Examples:
Focus on ERP
Usage of new core functionality for commodity sales
Utilization of NWBC and Roles for improved user experience

14. SAP Best Practices for Mining – Installation
Quick installation
Clear structure
Clear pre-requisites
User friendly
Quick Installation
All the master data and customizing are packed into ECATT.
Best Practices Installation Tools are used.
One Click to fulfil the whole installation.
Clear Structure
All the scenarios are defined as projects in the BBI.
Pre-requisites will automatically be called during the project running for a certain scenario.
The sequence of the installation steps are defined clearly, and performed automatically.
Clear Pre-requisites
Building Block concept indicates clearly prerequisites to install and run selected scenarios
Flexibility in applying only part of Best Practice Solution
General master data is grouped into one building block (materials, work centers, customers).
User Friendly
The Best Practices Installation Assistant supports easy installation.
Users do not need to care about technical tools, like BC Set and ECATT any more.

15. SAP Best Practices for Mining – Documentation
Clear BPP’s
Detailed Configuration
Guide
Overview Presentations
Clear Business Process Documents (BPD)
Detailed step-by-step process instructions in Business Process Documentations including information about business background, benefits and master data overview).
Organization structure is changeable.
Detailed Configuration Guides
Configuration is described in detail.
New / Updated Scenario Overview Presentations
SAP for Mining Overview / Business Overview.
Process Overview.
Technical Overview

16. SAP Best Practices for Mining – Flexibility
Easily change the master data
Easy change organization
structure
Selected installation
Easily Change the Master Data
All the material names are linked to a central data container.
The material master can be changed by the personalization assistant before installation.
All the related settings for material will be updated automatically.
Easily Change the Organization Structure
Several types of organization structure are linked to the central data container.
The organization structure can be changed by the personalization assistant before installation.
All the related settings will be updated automatically.
Selected Installation
All the scenarios are defined as projects in the installation assistant.
Each scenario can be installed with the minimum pre-requisites.

17. Tool and Activation related Enhancements

18. Enterprise Structure Adaptation based on Business Objects
Graphical Adaptation of Enterprise Structure
Business Objects based on Standard Business Objects of ERP for Enterprise Structure
Business Objects are mapped to Installation Data

19. Enterprise Structure Adaptation based on Business Objects
Personalization of Installation Data based on Standard Business Object User Interface
Changes are applied to all relevant places in Installation Data automatically
In Expert Mode structural Changes of Org. Structure possible (limited to org. structure itself currently)
This personalization is only for data mapped to organization structure

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