SAP Cloud ALM – What’s New in Week 20
SAP Cloud ALM continues to evolve with enhancements that improve transparency, governance, and usability across the platform.
The week 20 release introduces updates across several areas. In SAP Business Transformation Center, improvements focus on smarter data quality execution and enhanced transparency in transformation modeling. The Implementation area gains enhancements for quality gates, feature-to-test traceability, transition follow-up handling, and stronger task governance.
In Administration, identity provider configuration updates are now available for additional regions, while the Service area expands support capabilities through integration with SAP Joule for Consultants.
Together, these updates help teams improve process visibility, strengthen collaboration, and manage transformation and implementation activities with greater efficiency and control.
SAP Business Transformation Center – Data Management, Modeling
Automated Scope Enhancement for Quality Check Runs
Data Management is enhanced with automated scope handling for finance-related quality checks.
When executing a data quality check for a single KPI from the Finance functional area in the Manage Runs app, the system now automatically expands the run scope to include all KPIs listed in the reconcile report.
This enhancement helps ensure more complete and consistent validation results without requiring manual KPI selection, improving efficiency and reducing the risk of incomplete financial checks.
TL;DR:
Finance quality check runs now automatically include all related KPIs from the reconcile report, improving consistency and reducing manual effort.
New Write Behavior Column in Modeling
The Transformation Tables tab in both the Manage Transformation Models and Transformation Model Versions apps now includes a new read-only Write Behavior column.
The column displays the write behavior type inherited from the parent transformation object for each table, making it easier to understand how data will be written to the target system during transformation.
This enhancement improves transparency within transformation models and helps users quickly validate target write behavior without navigating through additional configuration details.
TL;DR:
A new Write Behavior column now shows how transformation data will be written to the target system, improving modeling transparency.
Implementation – Quality Gates, Features, SAP Readiness Check, Test Preparation
Request SAP Assessment Service for Run Quality Gates
Administrators and project leads can now request the SAP Assessment Service for additional quality gates generated from SAP Activate roadmaps.
The following quality gates are now supported:
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition – Implementation
- Run Quality Gate Checklist for SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition
SAP SuccessFactors – Implementation
- Run Quality Gate Checklist for SAP SuccessFactors
To request the assessment service:
- The quality gate status must be set to Accepted or Conditionally Accepted
- All related SAP-predefined checklist items must be completed
TL;DR:
This enhancement expands assessment service coverage and supports more standardized validation during implementation projects.
Test Case Integration in Features
The Features app is enhanced with direct test case integration.
Users can now view test cases that are assigned to a feature and navigate directly to them from within the feature context. This improves traceability between implementation and testing activities and makes it easier to track validation progress for individual features.
The enhancement strengthens end-to-end visibility across feature development and testing processes.
TL;DR:
Features now display linked test cases with direct navigation for improved traceability and testing visibility.
Create Follow-Up Items in SAP Readiness Check
It’s now possible to create follow-up items directly from the Transition Activities detail pages across all ALM areas. The enhancement improves coordination and supports better execution of transition and readiness activities.
TL;DR:
Follow-up items can now be created directly from Transition Activities detail pages across all ALM areas.
Relations Between Test Cases and Features in Test Preparation
Test Preparation is enhanced with the ability to create direct relationships between test cases and features.
Under Relations, users can now assign features to test cases, improving traceability between implementation and testing activities. This helps ensure proper test coverage for features and provides better visibility into validation progress throughout the project lifecycle.
In addition, related test case statuses can now be tracked directly from the Features app.
TL;DR:
Test cases can now be linked to features, improving traceability, test coverage visibility, and status tracking.
Service – Issues and Actions Management
Integration with SAP Joule for Consultants
Issues and Actions Management is now integrated with SAP Joule for Consultants, SAP’s generative AI copilot.
The integration provides guided support for implementing recommended actions directly within SAP Cloud ALM. Based on the specific issue and recommended action, SAP Joule for Consultants delivers step-by-step implementation guidance, helping users execute follow-up activities more efficiently.
This enhancement improves usability and supports faster resolution of identified issues.
TL;DR:
Issues and Actions Management now integrates with SAP Joule for Consultants to provide step-by-step guidance for implementing recommended actions.
Administration – User Management
Identity Provider Configuration Update for cn20
The identity provider configuration update is now available for SAP Cloud ALM tenants hosted in the China (North 3) – cn20 region.
This update affects the integration between the Identity Authentication service tenant and SAP Cloud ALM. After applying the update, the tenant uses an identity configuration aligned with the latest recommended setup.
The enhancement helps ensure a more consistent and future-ready identity integration model across SAP Cloud ALM landscapes.
TL;DR:
SAP Cloud ALM tenants in cn20 can now update their identity provider configuration to align with the latest recommended setup.
* Several areas – Several Apps
New Status: In Review
The status In Review is now available across several SAP Cloud ALM apps, extending the review workflow introduced in the Tasks app.
Applications such as Project Overview and selected Analytics apps now display the derived In Review status, improving visibility into items that are completed but still awaiting validation or approval.
SAP plans to extend support for this status to additional apps in future updates.
TL;DR:
The In Review status is now available in several apps, improving visibility into work items awaiting validation or approval.
