Tag: SAP Cloud ALM

SAP Cloud ALM continues to evolve with enhancements that improve automation, governance, analytics, and day-to-day usability across the platform.

Week 28 and Week 30 introduce significant updates in the Operations area, including more intelligent event processing, enhanced compliance validation, and expanded monitoring capabilities. Together, these improvements help organizations automate operational processes more effectively, strengthen compliance management, and gain better visibility into the health of their SAP landscapes.

The Implementation area delivers new analytics capabilities, stronger governance for process management, centralized program team administration, and several enhancements to Retrofit, making project execution, reporting, and landscape management more efficient.

In the Service area, Issues and Actions Management becomes more flexible with bulk comment creation, the new Awaiting Customer Action status, and additional filtering options that improve collaboration and work item management. AI Assistance for Innovation Adoption also expands with new analysis capabilities, while Service Results receives a refreshed user interface to improve usability.

Together, these enhancements simplify daily operations, strengthen governance, improve reporting and collaboration, and provide organizations with more intelligent tools for managing their SAP Cloud ALM landscape.

SAP Business Transformation Center – Data Management, Scoping

Enhanced Data Assessment and Correction Governance in Data Management

The Data Management capabilities in SAP Business Transformation Center have been enhanced with improvements that provide greater flexibility when managing data assessments and stronger governance for correction activities.

The Manage Data Assessments app now allows the destination (endpoint) to be managed independently of the source system. When creating or editing data assessments, users can select, view, and update the destination directly within the assessment itself, making it easier to adapt to changing system landscapes and maintain assessment configurations without modifying the associated source system.

In addition, Correction runs now include a new Correction Approval Flow that introduces an approval step before execution. Authorized users can review submitted correction runs and either approve or reject them using new workflow statuses and actions. Depending on the environment type, approval can be mandatory – for example, in productive environments – to ensure that data changes are properly reviewed before they are applied.

Together, these enhancements improve both the flexibility of landscape management and the governance of data correction processes, helping organizations maintain greater control over their data transformation activities.

TL;DR: Data Management now supports independent endpoint management for data assessments and introduces a Correction Approval Flow to strengthen governance and control over correction runs.

Improved Scoping Experience with ZIP Support and Scan Progress Tracking

The Scoping capabilities in SAP Business Transformation Center have been enhanced with improvements that simplify analysis file handling and provide greater visibility into system scan execution.

The Manage Analysis Files app now supports uploading SAP ERP Maintenance Readiness Check analysis files in ZIP format, in addition to the previously supported JSON format. This eliminates the need to manually extract or convert analysis files before uploading, making it easier to prepare data for transformation planning. The uploaded analysis is then used to provide transition guidance and generate a tailored scenario fit recommendation in the Find Transformation Approach app.

In addition, a new Scan Progress bar provides real-time visibility into system scans by displaying the exact percentage of completion. This allows users to monitor long-running scans more effectively, understand how much of the process has been completed, and better estimate the remaining execution time.

Together, these enhancements streamline the scoping process by simplifying analysis file management and improving transparency during system analysis.

TL;DR: Scoping now supports direct upload of ZIP-based Maintenance Readiness Check files and introduces a real-time scan progress bar, making transformation analysis easier and more transparent.

RISE with SAP Methodology – Business Modifications, Customer Objects, Operations View

New Business Modifications App

SAP Cloud ALM introduces a new Business Modifications dashboard within the RISE with SAP Methodology, providing a dedicated view for analyzing custom business modifications in SAP systems.

The dashboard helps organizations identify business modifications; a subset of ABAP Classic Extensions recorded in the SMODILOG table. Since these modifications are not clean core compliant and not upgrade-stable, they represent areas that should be reviewed and, where possible, reduced as part of a clean core transformation strategy.

The dashboard offers a detailed overview of each modification, including information such as the package, object name, object type, application component, and modification date, enabling teams to identify affected objects and prioritize remediation efforts.

To improve navigation, the dashboard is available directly from the RISE with SAP Methodology launchpad and can also be accessed from the System View through the Extensibility tab.

When launched from the System View, the dashboard is automatically filtered for the selected system, allowing users to begin their analysis immediately.

These enhancements provide greater visibility into custom modifications and support organizations in preparing for a more maintainable, upgrade-friendly, and clean core SAP landscape.

TL;DR: A new Business Modifications dashboard helps identify and analyze non-clean-core ABAP business modifications and can be accessed directly from both the RISE with SAP Methodology launchpad and the System View.

New Unique Findings View for ATC Analysis in Customer Objects

The Customer Objects dashboard now includes a new Unique Findings table view that simplifies the analysis of ABAP Test Cockpit (ATC) check results.

Instead of displaying individual raw ATC findings, the new view consolidates related findings into a single entry by combining the check class, message code, and referenced SAP object. This provides a clearer overview of clean core compliance issues affecting each customer object and makes it easier to focus on the most relevant remediation activities.

By reducing duplicate findings and presenting technical issues in a more structured way, the Unique Findings view helps development teams identify technical debt, prioritize corrective actions, and track progress toward a more clean core-compliant SAP landscape.

The view becomes available after importing a new ATC check result into the System View and can be accessed by selecting a customer object in the Customer Objects dashboard.

TL;DR: The new Unique Findings view consolidates ATC check results, making it easier to identify, prioritize, and remediate clean core compliance issues for customer objects.

AI-Assisted Operations Score Analysis in Operations View

The Operations View now includes AI-assisted analysis, helping organizations better understand their operational health scores and identify the improvements that will have the greatest impact.

Users can analyze both the overall Operations Score and individual Area Scores to see how the scores are calculated. The AI-assisted analysis identifies the top three KPIs and metrics influencing the selected score, explains how each contributes to the overall result, and provides prioritized recommendations with an estimated impact on the score. This enables teams to focus on the actions that deliver the most significant operational improvements.

The analysis is organized into four sections:

• Summary – An overview of the current score and its key drivers.
• Score Breakdown – A detailed explanation of how the score is calculated.
• All Issues – A consolidated list of findings affecting the score.
• Next Steps – Recommended actions to improve system health and increase the score.

The analysis is generated based on the systems currently selected in the Operations View, allowing organizations to evaluate individual systems or groups of systems according to their operational priorities.

TL;DR: The Operations View now offers AI-assisted analysis that explains Operations and Area Scores, highlights the most impactful KPIs, and provides prioritized recommendations to improve operational health.

Implementation – Analytics, Process Management, Process Hierarchy, Projects and Setup, Retrofit

Enhanced Analytics and Reporting

SAP Cloud ALM continues to expand its analytics capabilities with new applications and reporting enhancements that provide greater flexibility for analyzing project progress, risks, and delivery quality.

A new Library Analytics Builder application is now available, allowing users to analyze and compare library elements across different library and element types. The application supports interactive charts, filtering, drill-down capabilities, and variant management, making it easier to explore and evaluate reusable content within libraries.

The former Risk Distribution application has been renamed to Risk Analytics Builder, reflecting its evolution into a more flexible analytics tool. Users can now configure chart types, dimensions, and measures to create customized views that better support project reporting and decision-making.

Reporting capabilities have also been enhanced across existing analytics applications. In User Story Traceability, the fields Timebox, Deliverable, Source, and Workstream can now be displayed as optional table columns and are also included when exporting data to Excel.

In addition, Defect Distribution and Defects Reporting introduces a new By Solution Process view, allowing defects to be analyzed and grouped according to the affected solution processes for improved visibility into quality trends.

Together, these enhancements provide better reporting capabilities and greater flexibility for analyzing project execution, delivery progress, and solution quality.

TL;DR: Analytics now includes the new Library Analytics Builder, an enhanced Risk Analytics Builder, expanded reporting in User Story Traceability, and a new By Solution Process view for defect analysis.

Stronger Process Governance and Management

SAP Cloud ALM strengthens governance capabilities with new authorization options and usability improvements for managing solution processes.

To provide better control over critical scoping activities, three new Process Management roles have been introduced: Process Contributor, Process Scoper, and Scope Manager. These roles allow organizations to restrict responsibilities such as maintaining process assignments, managing solution scopes, and updating process ownership, making it easier to separate duties and enforce governance within implementation projects.

The Process Hierarchy application has also been redesigned with a new two-column layout. Selecting a node now opens a dedicated detail view displaying additional attributes and information alongside the hierarchy. From this view, users can directly edit node details, while actions such as deleting or restoring nodes automatically update the displayed content, creating a more efficient and intuitive maintenance experience.

These enhancements improve both governance and usability, helping organizations maintain well-structured solution documentation while ensuring that critical changes remain under appropriate control.

TL;DR: New Process Management roles strengthen governance for scope management, while the redesigned Process Hierarchy improves the maintenance of solution documentation.

Introduction of program teams in Projects and Setup

Managing teams across multiple projects is now easier with the introduction of Program Teams.

A new Program Administrator role allows organizations to create and manage teams, members, and roles at the program level instead of maintaining them separately within individual projects. Program teams can also be copied between projects and programs, helping organizations standardize team structures and reduce repetitive administration.

This enhancement simplifies resource management across larger implementation programs and promotes greater consistency when multiple projects are executed within the same program.

TL;DR: Program Teams introduce centralized team management at the program level, making it easier to reuse and manage teams across multiple projects.

Retrofit Improvements

The Retrofit application receives several enhancements that simplify conflict analysis and the management of retrofit items.

A new Display Conflicts function allows users to identify which objects are responsible for conflicts in source transports categorized as Manual or Manual and Automatic. This provides greater transparency during retrofit activities and helps teams resolve conflicts more efficiently.

Managing manual retrofit objects has also become easier with the new Edit All functionality, enabling users to update the implementation status and target transport for multiple manual objects simultaneously.

Additional usability improvements include the ability to export separate tables for manual and automatic objects, as well as recording ToC (Transport of Copies) removal in the retrofit history for improved traceability.

Together, these enhancements streamline retrofit processing, reduce manual effort, and improve visibility throughout the retrofit lifecycle.

TL;DR: Retrofit now provides Display Conflicts, Edit All for manual objects, improved export capabilities, and enhanced history tracking to simplify retrofit management.

Operations – Events, Integration & Exception Monitoring, Intelligent Event Processing, Configuration & Security Analysis – Validation

Enhanced Event Action Configuration Across Operations Applications

SAP Cloud ALM introduces several enhancements that make event actions more flexible, configurable, and efficient across multiple Operations applications.

A new Advanced Mode provides greater control over event automation by allowing users to define multiple event actions with different start conditions. This makes it possible to create more sophisticated automation scenarios tailored to different operational events and workflows.

To reduce unnecessary notifications, Smart Evaluation has been added to event action configuration. Instead of repeatedly triggering actions for every occurrence of an ongoing event, Smart Evaluation waits until the event’s rating changes consistently over a configurable number of occurrences before initiating actions again. This helps minimize alert fatigue while ensuring that significant changes still receive attention.

Another new option, First and Every N Occurrence, gives administrators finer control over recurring stateless events. Rather than executing an action every time an event occurs, actions can now be triggered only on the first occurrence and then after a specified number of subsequent occurrences, reducing repetitive processing for frequently recurring events.

Event action configuration has also been made more intuitive by displaying the associated Automation ID when configuring Operation Flows. This additional context helps administrators identify the correct automation and simplifies configuration in environments with multiple automation flows.

Together, these enhancements provide greater flexibility for event automation while reducing operational noise and simplifying configuration.

TL;DR: Event actions now support Advanced Mode, Smart Evaluation, First and Every N Occurrence, and visible Automation IDs, providing more flexible automation and reducing unnecessary event processing.

Improved Event Visibility and Troubleshooting

SAP Cloud ALM also improves how operational events can be analyzed and understood, making troubleshooting faster and more transparent.

Integration & Exception Monitoring now classifies events according to their lifecycle and event grouping, providing additional context for how different event types are processed. Combined with the new event action capabilities, this classification enables more precise monitoring behavior for different categories of events.

For Intelligent Event Processing, Action Logs have been enhanced to display the condition name that triggered an action alongside existing information such as the rule, action, execution status, and status details. This makes it significantly easier to understand why an action was executed and simplifies root cause analysis when troubleshooting automation.

These improvements provide operations teams with better visibility into both event behavior and automation execution, helping reduce investigation time when incidents occur.

TL;DR: Event classification and enhanced Action Logs provide greater visibility into event processing, making operational troubleshooting faster and more transparent.

More Flexible Compliance Rules and Policies in Configuration & Security Analysis – Validation

Configuration & Security Analysis – Validation continues to expand its compliance capabilities with enhancements that make validation rules more powerful and adaptable to organizational requirements.

Organizations can now create custom policies, allowing multiple checks or existing policies to be grouped into a single compliance assessment. This provides a centralized way to evaluate services against organization-specific governance requirements while simplifying compliance management.

Custom checks have also become more flexible by supporting multiple compliance rules within a single check. Instead of creating separate checks for different validation scenarios, administrators can now define several rules that collectively evaluate compliance against multiple conditions.

To further enhance rule definitions, two new operators – IN and NOT IN – have been introduced. These operators simplify the creation of rules that validate values against predefined lists, making complex compliance scenarios easier to configure and maintain.

Together, these enhancements enable organizations to build more comprehensive compliance frameworks that better reflect internal governance and security requirements.

TL;DR: Configuration & Security Analysis now supports custom policies, multiple compliance rules, and new IN/NOT IN operators, enabling more flexible and comprehensive compliance validation.

Administration – Landscape Management

Processing Logs for Landscape Changes

Landscape Management now includes Processing Logs, providing a comprehensive audit trail for changes made to managed landscape objects.

Each log entry records who performed a change, when it occurred, what was modified, and the corresponding old and new values. This gives administrators complete visibility into configuration changes, making it easier to review modifications, troubleshoot unexpected behavior, and maintain governance across the landscape.

Processing Logs are available for services, systems, business services, and access control groups, helping organizations track configuration changes consistently across key landscape objects.

By increasing transparency and traceability, this enhancement supports stronger governance, simplifies auditing, and helps administrators better understand the history of landscape configuration changes.

TL;DR: Processing Logs provide a detailed audit trail of configuration changes across services, systems, business services, and access control groups, improving transparency and governance.

Service – AI Assistance for Innovation Adoption, Issues and Actions Management, Service Results

Enhanced and New Innovation Analysis Capabilities in AI Assistance for Innovation Adoption

The AI Assistance for Innovation Adoption app continues to expand with enhancements to existing capabilities and the introduction of two new areas of analysis.

The following existing capabilities have been enhanced:

• Adoption Potential now includes a new Automation Adoption dashboard page and a Financial Documents – Automation Rate tile on the start page, providing additional insights into automation opportunities and adoption progress.
• Enduring Cybersecurity introduces a new SAP HANA Database Security dashboard page. The Critical Authorizations view has been enhanced to show how many users can execute external operating system commands, while the Security Hardening page now also evaluates whether the client change option is configured appropriately.
• Evolution Readiness has been refined with minor dashboard improvements for a more streamlined user experience.

In addition, two new capabilities are now available:

• Clean Core Integration – Analyzes the SAP S/4HANA integration landscape to evaluate how well interfaces comply with SAP’s clean core principles. It classifies integration technologies by their compliance level, identifies interfaces that should be modernized, highlights unused or non-compliant integrations, and provides insights into integration monitoring coverage.

• The capability also evaluates the adoption of SAP integration technologies such as SAP Integration Suite, SAP BTP, SAP Datasphere, and SAP Cloud ALM, while identifying opportunities to introduce AI scenarios based on the current integration landscape.
• Analysis results are presented through a comprehensive dashboard and can automatically generate follow-up activities in Issues and Actions Management, enabling teams to track and manage required improvements.
• Data Quality – Analyzes SAP S/4HANA master and transactional data to assess its accuracy, completeness, and consistency across key business areas.

• It identifies data quality issues affecting SAP Business Partner, Enterprise Asset Management, and Finance General Ledger data, while also highlighting opportunities to use Business Data Validation (BDV) during SAP S/4HANA transformations and system consolidations.
• Findings are presented in a dedicated dashboard with actionable recommendations and are automatically integrated with Issues and Actions Management, allowing organizations to create follow-up tasks and systematically improve data quality over time.

To further improve usability, a new View Page Recommendations button is now available on the dashboard. The button displays the number of recommendations identified for the currently open dashboard page and provides direct access to those recommendations, allowing users to focus on the most relevant improvement opportunities without reviewing the entire dashboard.

Together, these enhancements expand the app’s ability to provide actionable insights into automation, cybersecurity, clean core adoption, integration governance, and data quality, while making it easier to identify and act on recommendations that accelerate SAP transformation.

TL;DR: AI Assistance for Innovation Adoption introduces Clean Core Integration and Data Quality capabilities, enhances Adoption Potential, Enduring Cybersecurity, and Evolution Readiness, and adds a View Page Recommendations feature for quicker access to relevant improvement recommendations.

Enhanced Collaboration and Workflow Management in Issues and Actions Management

Issues and Actions Management continues to improve collaboration and day-to-day work management with enhancements to comments, status tracking, and filtering capabilities.

Users can now add the same comment to one or more issues or actions simultaneously directly from the Manage Issues or Manage Actions list. After selecting the relevant items, choosing Create Comment applies the entered comment to each selected issue or action, eliminating the need to update them individually.

Comments can also be added when forwarding an issue or action to an external system or creating a follow-up task. In every case, the newly added comment is immediately visible in the Comment column, providing better transparency and making it easier to track recent updates.

To better reflect the progress of customer-related activities, a new Awaiting Customer Action status is now available. The new status can be assigned to issues and actions and is also available when filtering or reviewing work items, making it easier to identify activities that are waiting for customer feedback or action.

Filtering capabilities have also been expanded with a new Project Status filter available on both the Issues and Standalone Actions Overview page and the Manage Issues and Manage Standalone Actions pages. By default, the filter displays items from Active Projects, while users can switch to All Projects to include issues and actions belonging to closed projects.

Together, these enhancements streamline collaboration, improve workflow visibility, and provide more flexible ways to organize and manage issues and actions throughout their lifecycle.

TL;DR: Users can now create comments for multiple issues or actions at once, including during forwarding and follow-up task creation. The new Awaiting Customer Action status and Project Status filter further improve collaboration, tracking, and work item management.

Redesign of the Service Results app

The Service Results app has been redesigned to provide a more flexible and user-friendly workspace for reviewing service information.

As part of the redesign, the object header has been moved to the sidebar, creating more space for the main content area while keeping key object information readily accessible. In addition, the sidebar is now resizable, allowing users to adjust the layout according to their preferences and the amount of information they need to display.

These interface improvements enhance navigation and make it easier to work with service results, particularly when reviewing larger datasets or using different screen sizes.

TL;DR: The Service Results app features a redesigned interface with a sidebar-based object header and a resizable sidebar, providing a more flexible and efficient user experience.

​SAP Cloud ALM continues to evolve with enhancements that improve usability, governance, and collaboration across the platform. 

​The week 26 release focuses primarily on the Implementation area, introducing improvements to analytics, feature management, process hierarchy administration, and classification-based reporting. Together, these updates deliver more powerful filtering, stronger governance through role-based controls, improved traceability, and a more consistent analytics experience across implementation applications. 

​The Service area enhances Issues and Actions Management with more flexible comment handling and new visual filters that make it easier to organize and prioritize work. In addition, cross-application updates include revised IP address ranges for the Europe (Frankfurt) – cf-eu10 region, helping customers maintain secure and uninterrupted connectivity with SAP Cloud ALM. 

​Together, these enhancements simplify daily project execution, strengthen governance, and provide teams with more intuitive tools for managing implementation activities and collaborating across SAP Cloud ALM.​ 

Implementation – Analytics, Features, Overview, Process Hierarchy, * Several apps 

Enhanced Test Plan Selection in Traceability Apps – Analytics

The Solution Process Traceability and User Story Traceability apps now feature an enhanced Value Help dialog for selecting test plans. 

The updated dialog introduces: 

• A search field for quickly locating test plans 
• A Define Conditions tab for creating advanced search rules and filters 

This enhancement makes it easier to find the right test plans and apply more precise filtering. For example, users can exclude test cases assigned to the “None” test plan by defining a condition such as “not equal” in the first dropdown and type “None” in the input field. 

By providing more powerful search and filtering capabilities, the updated Value Help dialog improves usability and makes traceability analysis more efficient. 

TL;DR: 

The Solution Process Traceability and User Story Traceability apps now include an enhanced Value Help dialog with search and advanced filtering, making test plan selection faster and more flexible. 

Enhanced Governance and Improved Relations Management in Features

The Features app is enhanced with updates that strengthen governance and simplify navigation between related project artifacts. 

A new feature status switch check introduces additional control during the testing process. Users assigned as Developers to a feature can no longer confirm that the feature has been successfully tested, helping enforce separation of duties between development and validation. If no developer is assigned to the feature, this validation check is not applied.

In addition, related artifacts are now organized more consistently. User stories, project tasks, and other linked objects are grouped together under a dedicated Relations tab and section, providing a centralized view of all related work items. 

These enhancements improve governance, support clearer role separation, and make it easier to navigate relationships between implementation artifacts. 

TL;DR: 

The Features app now enforces developer-independent test confirmation and consolidates related artifacts into a dedicated Relations section for improved governance and usability. 

Enhanced Test Plan Selection in Overview

The Overview app now includes an enhanced Value Help dialog for selecting test plans, making it easier to locate and filter relevant test data. 

The updated dialog introduces: 

• A search field for quickly finding test plans 
• A Define Conditions tab for creating advanced search rules and filter criteria 

This enables more precise filtering of test-related information. For example, users can exclude test cases assigned to the “None” test plan by defining the condition “not equal” in the first dropdown and type “None” in the input field. 

The enhancement improves usability and provides greater flexibility when working with test plan filters in the Overview app. 

TL;DR: 

The Overview app now features an enhanced Value Help dialog with search and advanced filtering capabilities, making test plan selection faster and more flexible. 

Lock Visibility and Administrator Controls in Process Hierarchy

The Process Hierarchy app now provides improved visibility and administration of locked process hierarchy nodes. 

When external applications, such as SAP Signavio, lock a root node (subtree) to prevent concurrent editing, a lock icon is now displayed next to the node title, making it easy to identify locked sections of the hierarchy. While a subtree is locked, editing is disabled for the root node and all its child nodes in SAP Cloud ALM, although the root node can still be reordered using Move Up and Move Down. 

To support administrative scenarios, SAP Cloud ALM introduces a new Process Hierarchy Administrator role. This role includes all permissions of the existing Process Hierarchy Author role and adds the ability to unlock locked process hierarchy nodes when required. An Unlock button is available whenever locked nodes exist in the hierarchy and becomes active after selecting a locked root node, allowing administrators to resolve emergency situations without relying on external applications.

These enhancements improve transparency around externally locked content while providing controlled administrative capabilities for exceptional cases. 

TL;DR: 

The Process Hierarchy now displays locked nodes with visual indicators and introduces a new Process Hierarchy Administrator role that can unlock hierarchy nodes when necessary. 

Enhanced Classification Analysis for Requirements and Defects

The analytics capabilities for requirements and defects are enhanced with improved support for classification and sub-classification analysis across the Overview and distribution apps. 

The Requirement Distribution and Defect Distribution apps now support grouping, filtering, and analysis based on classification hierarchies. Users can switch between different views using the dropdown or apply filters to analyze data by Classification and Sub-classification, with improved table layouts and consistent navigation throughout the analytics experience.

The Overview app is also enhanced with a new By Classification view for both the Requirement Distribution and Defect Distribution cards. Selecting this option updates the charts to group data by classification, and the selected view is preserved when navigating from the Overview card to the corresponding analytics application.

These enhancements make it easier to analyze trends, identify patterns, and explore implementation data using a consistent classification model. 

TL;DR: 

Requirement and Defect analytics now support classification and sub-classification grouping, filtering, and visualization, providing more powerful and consistent analysis across the Overview and analytics apps. 

Service – Issues and Actions Management

Edit and Delete Comments

Issues and Actions Management now provides better flexibility for managing discussions around issues and standalone actions. 

Users can now edit or delete comments directly from the Issues and Standalone Actions lists, making it easier to keep discussions accurate and up to date without navigating into individual objects. 

This enhancement simplifies collaboration and helps teams maintain clear and relevant communication throughout issue resolution. 

TL;DR: 

Comments on issues and standalone actions can now be edited or deleted directly from the list view, improving collaboration and usability. 

New Visual Filters for Issues and Standalone Actions

The Manage Issues and Manage Standalone Actions pages are enhanced with two additional visual filters to simplify finding relevant work items. 

Users can now filter issues and standalone actions by: 

• Creation Date 
• Upcoming Due Date 

Like the existing visual filters, selecting a filter automatically updates the table below to display only the matching records, providing a faster and more intuitive way to focus on recently created items or work that is approaching its deadline. 

These enhancements improve navigation and help users prioritize activities more efficiently. 

TL;DR: 

New visual filters for Creation Date and Upcoming Due Date make it easier to identify and prioritize issues and standalone actions. 

Cross-Application – Updated IP Addresses

SAP has updated the IP address ranges used by SAP Cloud ALM for the Europe (Frankfurt) – cf-eu10 region. 

Customers using IP allowlists for firewalls, SAP Cloud Connector, or proxy configurations should review and update their network settings to ensure uninterrupted connectivity between SAP Cloud ALM and connected services and systems. 

To maintain connectivity, network configurations should allow: 

• The IP address ranges for SAP BTP Cloud Foundry applications 
• The region-specific SAP Cloud ALM IP address ranges 

We recommend subscribing to SAP BTP region notifications or cloud email notifications in SAP for Me to stay informed about future IP address changes. This helps to ensure reliable communication between SAP Cloud ALM and managed landscapes while minimizing the risk of connectivity issues after infrastructure changes. 

TL;DR: 

The Europe (Frankfurt) – cf-eu10 region has updated SAP Cloud ALM IP addresses. Customers using IP allowlists should update their network configurations to maintain uninterrupted connectivity

​SAP Cloud ALM continues to evolve with enhancements that improve data quality management, governance, and operational efficiency across the platform. 

​The week 24 release introduces significant updates across several areas. In SAP Business Transformation Center, a new correction framework strengthens data quality remediation with dedicated correction runs, enhanced analytics, and improved tracking capabilities. The Implementation area gains enhancements for Features, Retrofit, Processes, and Landscape Design, delivering better traceability, more transparent error handling, and expanded support for SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll in Change & Deployment Management.

​In Operations, updates focus on more intelligent and flexible monitoring through enhanced Event Calendar capabilities, AI-based threshold recommendations for anomaly detection, and major extensions to Configuration & Security Analysis with custom checks, policies, and check simulation. The Service area also improves reporting flexibility with more granular export capabilities in Issues and Actions Management. 

​Together, these updates help organizations strengthen governance, streamline remediation processes, improve monitoring accuracy, and manage implementation and operational activities with greater efficiency and control. 

SAP Business Transformation Center – Data Management 

New Correction Functionality Across Data Management Apps

​Data Management is enhanced with a comprehensive Correction capability that provides a structured approach to processing, validating, and monitoring data quality corrections across the Manage Data Assessments, Manage Runs, and Analyze Data Quality apps. 

​At the center of this enhancement is the new Correction Run object type, which includes its own object page with metrics, scope definition, KPI preselection, and validation logic. A guided correction workflow, supported by clear UI instructions and notifications, helps users execute correction activities more efficiently.

​Several additional improvements strengthen transparency and traceability: 

• ​The Run List now includes new attributes such as Run Type, Executed On, and Executed By, with direct navigation to the associated Data Assessment. 
• A dedicated Correction Runs table is available on the Data Assessment object page, providing correction-specific actions and visibility. 
• Previously corrected records are automatically excluded from subsequent runs, preventing duplicate processing. 
• The Analyze Data Quality app has been enhanced with new correction-related KPI columns, an updated Correction Insights tab with correction metrics, and KPI-filtered views of correction runs. 

​Together, these enhancements establish a more controlled and transparent remediation process, helping organizations manage data quality issues more effectively and track correction activities throughout the transformation lifecycle. 

​TL;DR:​ 

Data Management now includes a dedicated Correction capability with correction runs, enhanced analytics, and automated handling of previously corrected items, improving data quality governance and remediation processes. 

Implementation – Features, Retrofit, Processes, Landscapes – Design and Visualization, Change & Deployment Management

Custom Views, Enhanced Transport Traceability, and Test Case Management

The Features app is enhanced with several usability and traceability improvements. 

Users can now create and save custom views based on their filter settings. Saved views can be reused in future sessions and even set as the default view, making it easier to access the information most relevant to users work. 

Feature traceability is also improved. After implementing the required SAP Note 3761375, the Feature ID can now be exposed as an attribute at the transport level in the managed system, providing better visibility and stronger linkage between features and transports. 

In addition, test management becomes more flexible with the ability to unassign test cases directly from the Features app, allowing teams to adjust test coverage more easily as requirements evolve.

Together, these enhancements improve personalization, strengthen transport transparency, and simplify test case maintenance. 

TL;DR: 

The Features app now supports custom views, exposes Feature IDs at transport level, and allows test cases to be unassigned, improving usability and traceability. 

Improved Error Transparency and Manual Processing in Retrofit

The Retrofit app receives several enhancements aimed at improving transparency and providing better control over manual and automatic retrofit processes. 

For manual objects, users can now add comments directly in display mode. These comments are permanently stored and cannot be modified or deleted afterward, ensuring an immutable record of decisions and context.

Error analysis is also enhanced. When a categorization or retrofit error occurs, users can select the status to access detailed information and guidance on how to resolve the issue. This provides faster troubleshooting and improves transparency during retrofit execution.

In addition, the reject action for automatic objects has been enhanced. Users can now specify a reject reason, providing better documentation of decisions. Furthermore, transports of copies can be removed automatically from the target system import queue, and notifications can be enabled to alert users if the removal process fails. For this, it’s needed to implement SAP Note 3760887 and 3754982. 

Together, these enhancements strengthen auditability, improve error handling, and provide greater control over retrofit activities. 

TL;DR: 

Retrofit now offers permanent comments for manual objects, detailed error explanations, and enhanced rejection handling with automatic cleanup and notifications.

Display IDs for Custom Solution Activities in Processes

Custom solution activities now receive a system-generated display ID when they are first saved in Process Authoring. 

This ID is displayed in the UI as the Reference Solution Activity ID, is read-only, and remains unchanged throughout the lifetime of the activity. In the Processes app, the ID is shown in the General Information section of the activity details. 

To improve navigation and traceability, the Reference Solution Activity ID is presented as a clickable link that takes users directly to the corresponding entry in the Solution Activity Dictionary. 

This enhancement provides a stable identifier for custom solution activities and makes it easier to reference and navigate between related process artifacts. 

TL;DR: 

Custom solution activities now receive a permanent Reference Solution Activity ID, providing better traceability and direct navigation to the Solution Activity Dictionary. 

SAP Security Notes Recommendations for Systems and Groups in Landscapes – Design and Visualization

The Landscapes – Design and Visualization app is enhanced with the ability to calculate and access SAP Security Note recommendations for on-premise and private cloud systems and groups. 

Recommendations are tailored to the characteristics of systems and are based on SAP Notes metadata, providing more relevant guidance for maintaining security and compliance. The application also includes direct links to the recommended SAP Notes, allowing users to quickly access detailed information and implementation guidance. 

This enhancement enables a more proactive approach to vulnerability management by helping teams identify and address relevant security recommendations across landscape. 

TL;DR: 

Landscapes – Design and Visualization now provides system-specific SAP Security Note recommendations for systems and groups, improving security visibility and proactive maintenance. 

Support for SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll

SAP Cloud ALM now officially supports SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP) for Change & Deployment Management, enabling organizations to manage ECP transport requests through Features in the same way as for other ABAP-based landscapes. 

This enhancement addresses a long-standing request from customers seeking a consistent change management approach across all SAP environments. Transport management can now be integrated with ECP development, quality, and production systems. 

There are currently some limitations. Downgrade Protection and Cross-reference Checks are not supported for ECP systems.  

This enhancement extends SAP Cloud ALM’s transport management coverage and enables a more consistent approach to managing changes across hybrid SAP environments. 

TL;DR: 

SAP Cloud ALM now officially supports SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll in Change & Deployment Management, allowing ECP transports to be managed through Features like other ABAP systems. 

Operations – Business Service Management, Integration & Exception Monitoring, Configuration & Security Analysis – Validation

Enhanced Event Calendar in Business Service Management

The Event Calendar in Business Service Management is enhanced with several usability improvements that make it easier to find, analyze, and personalize event information. 

The following new capabilities are now available: 

• Adapt Filters – Select which filters are displayed and define their order. Available filters include Service, Type, Status, Source, Description, Event Category, Event Name, Start Time, and End Time. 
• Search – Search for events using details such as event name, description, or type. 
• Time Frame Selection – Define the time period for which events are displayed. 
• My Views – Create personalized calendar layouts and save them as reusable views. Saved views can also be designated as the default view. 

The Event Calendar provides an overview of SAP-communicated events and user-created one-time or recurring events affecting business services, services, and systems. Users can drill down into individual business services to analyze how assigned services and systems contributed to the overall service status. 

These enhancements improve navigation and flexibility, enabling teams to focus on the most relevant events and create personalized monitoring experiences. 

TL;DR: 

The Event Calendar now offers advanced filtering, search, time range selection, and customizable views, making event analysis more flexible and user-friendly. 

AI-Based Threshold Recommendations for Anomaly Detection Events

Integration & Exception Monitoring is enhanced with AI-powered threshold recommendations for anomaly detection events. 

Using machine learning, the application analyzes historical message count trends and automatically suggests optimal threshold values. This removes the need to estimate thresholds manually and enables more accurate, data-driven event configuration. 

By choosing Recommend in the event configuration screen, users can access the AI Recommended Thresholds page, which provides: 

• Recommended threshold values based on historical message patterns 
• A trend chart showing past message volumes alongside the suggested thresholds 
• Different threshold conditions selectable via the Conditions dropdown 

After reviewing the results, users can choose Apply Recommendation to automatically set the threshold values. The recommended values are highlighted in blue and can still be adjusted manually if needed. 

If the behavior of the monitored component changes over time, users can select Recommend Again to generate updated thresholds. In addition, Set to Last Recommended allows previously generated recommendations to be reapplied. 

These enhancements simplify event configuration and help improve anomaly detection accuracy by leveraging historical data and machine learning. 

TL;DR: 

Anomaly Detection Events now offer AI-driven threshold recommendations, complete with trend visualization and re-recommendation capabilities, enabling more accurate and easier event configuration. 

Custom Checks, Policies, and Check Simulation

Configuration & Security Analysis is significantly enhanced with new capabilities that provide greater flexibility and stronger compliance governance. 

A new Custom Checks feature allows organizations to define their own validation rules for configuration items, extending the standard SAP checks with organization-specific governance and regulatory requirements. Users have full control over the evaluation criteria and reporting logic. For ABAP systems, custom checks can also be assigned to one or more service types. 

To further simplify compliance management, Policies are now available. Policies group multiple security checks into a single framework, providing a centralized way to evaluate services and systems according to SAP-recommended standards. The Validation Overview page now enables users to assess compliance status based on selected policies, while the Configuration page provides detailed visibility into the rules and checks included in each policy. 

In addition, checks can now be simulated before activation. Both SAP Checks and Custom Checks support testing directly from the configuration page, allowing users to validate behavior and review the results through the Last Test Results option. 

Together, these enhancements provide a more flexible and comprehensive approach to compliance management, enabling organizations to tailor validations, organize checks into policies, and verify configurations before applying them. 

TL;DR: 

Configuration & Security Analysis now supports Custom Checks, Policies, and check simulation, providing greater flexibility and stronger compliance governance. 

Service – Issues and Actions Management

Selective Export to Excel

Issues and Actions Management is enhanced with more flexible Excel export capabilities. 

Users can now choose exactly which issues or recommended actions to include when exporting data to Excel, instead of exporting the entire list. This provides greater control over reporting and makes it easier to share only the information relevant to a specific audience or activity. 

The enhancement improves usability and supports more focused analysis and collaboration. 

TL;DR: 

Excel exports now support selective export of issues and recommended actions, providing more flexibility for reporting and information sharing. 

​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. 

​SAP Cloud ALM continues to evolve with enhancements that improve transparency, control, and usability across the platform. 

​The week 18 release brings updates for 2 areas. In SAP Business Transformation Center, improvements focus on clearer cycle execution, enhanced run transparency, and more intuitive scoping terminology. The Implementation area introduces enhancements in analytics, document handling, feature governance, retrofit transparency, and task management, strengthening overall project control and collaboration. 

​These updates help teams better structure their work, gain clearer insights into processes and data, and manage implementation and transformation activities with greater efficiency and confidence. 

SAP Business Transformation Center – Cycle and Monitoring, Data Management, Scoping 

Phase Grouping by System Uptime and Downtime in Cycle and Monitoring

​Cycle execution is enhanced with clearer structure by grouping phases based on system availability. 

​Phases are now divided into system uptime and system downtime sections. During cutover: 

• ​Prevalidation and Preparation phases can run during system uptime 
• Transformation and Postprocessing phases require system downtime  

This grouping improves planning and clarity for execution timelines. 

​TL;DR: 

​Cycle phases are now grouped into uptime and downtime sections, improving cutover planning and execution clarity. 

New Activity Log Table in Manage Runs

​Data Management gains improved transparency with a new Activity Log table in the Manage Runs app. 

​The table provides a chronological overview of run-related events, including: 

• ​Status changes 
• ​System activities 

​This helps users better monitor execution progress and supports troubleshooting when issues occur. 

​TL;DR: 

​A new Activity Log table provides detailed, chronological insights into run execution and system events. 

​Renaming of Scopeable Tables in Scoping

​Terminology in Scoping has been updated to improve clarity. 

​Tables previously labeled as Scoping-relevant are now called Scopeable, making it clearer that these tables can be included or excluded from the scope of the digital blueprint. 

​This change improves usability and better reflects the purpose of these tables in the scoping process. 

​TL;DR: 

​​ Scoping-relevant tables are now labeled Scopeable to clearly indicate they can be included or excluded from scope. 

Implementation – Analytics, Documents, Features, Retrofit, Tasks

Tags Filter and Column in Risk Analysis

The Risk Analysis app is enhanced with new Tags filter and column functionality, improving how risks can be organized and analyzed. 

Users can now use tags to categorize risks and filter them more effectively in the heatmap and list views. The feature supports multi-tag selection, allowing more flexible analysis across different risk dimensions. 

In addition, personalization options ensure that selected tag filters and views remain consistent across sessions and can be shared via links. 

These enhancements make it easier to identify patterns, group related risks, and focus on relevant areas during risk analysis. 

TL;DR: 

The Risk Analysis app now supports Tags filtering and columns, enabling more flexible and personalized risk analysis. 

AI Document Content Summaries

The Documents app is enhanced with AI-generated content summaries, helping users quickly understand document content and reduce review effort. 

Summaries can be generated while a document is in Edit mode. Once created and saved, the summary is displayed on the Content tab, making it easily accessible for future reference. 

This feature is especially useful when working with large document repositories, as it highlights key information and supports faster decision-making. 

TL;DR: 

Documents now support AI-generated summaries, helping reduce review time and improve understanding of content. 

Role Assignments and CTMS Transport Handling in Features

The Features area is enhanced with improved role management and clearer rules for transport assignment. 

It’s now possible to assign specific roles directly to users in the Additional Information section: 

• Developer and Tester roles support multiple users 
• Change Manager and Deployment Manager roles are limited to one user each 

Role assignments are now governed by feature status: 

• Assignments become restricted in later stages (for example, In Testing, Successfully Tested, or Deployed) 
• To make changes, the feature status must be moved back to In Implementation 

Notifications can also be enabled for role assignments and status changes, improving collaboration and awareness. 

In addition, CTMS transport assignment has been refined: 

• Transports can only be assigned if transport nodes are linked to systems within a system group 
• A development system must be defined as the source node 
• The system group must be assigned to a project via the deployment landscape

These updates ensure better governance, clearer responsibilities, and more controlled transport management. 

TL;DR: 

Features now support structured role assignments with status-based restrictions, and CTMS transport assignment follows stricter system group and development system requirements. 

New Status: Blocked in Retrofit

A new Blocked status is now introduced in the Retrofit app to provide clearer visibility into issues during automatic retrofit processes. 

This status indicates that the automatic retrofit was blocked due to an issue. When a retrofit item is in this state: 

• You can still start or reject the retrofit 
• Regenerate retrofit is not possible 
• For items in category Mixed, the status remains Blocked until action is taken 

Selecting a blocked item displays a message with the specific error, helping users understand the issue and take appropriate action. 

Common errors and solutions include: 

• Target transport request already released –  Assign a new modifiable target transport request 
• Invalid RFC destination maintained – Verify and correct RFC configuration for retrofit setup 
• Transport of copies missing in import queue – Manually add it via STMS and retry retrofit 

This enhancement improves transparency and supports more efficient troubleshooting during retrofit operations. 

TL;DR: 

A new Blocked status highlights failed automatic retrofits, provides error details, and allows users to take corrective action. 

Classification and Review Enhancements in Tasks

Task management in the Implementation area is enhanced with new classification systems and an additional status to improve governance, tracking, and collaboration. 

A new classification system is introduced to better structure and analyze work items: 

Defects can now be categorized as: 

• Functional 
• Technical 
• Usability & Infrastructure 
• Documentation 
• Scope Related 
• Handling 

Requirements and User Stories can now be categorized as:  

• Gap 
• WRICEF 
• Fit 
• Non-Functional 

These classifications support more effective root-cause analysis, consistent categorization, and improved transparency across implementation phases. Filtering and grouping capabilities are also available in the task list. 

In addition, a new In Review status is introduced for Roadmap Tasks, Project Tasks, User Stories, and Sub-tasks. This status indicates that work is completed but still requires validation. A new Reviewer attribute is also available to define the responsible reviewer.

These enhancements improve task lifecycle management and strengthen collaboration between contributors and reviewers. 

TL;DR: 

Tasks now support classification for defects, requirements, and user stories, along with a new In Review status and Reviewer field for better tracking and governance.