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BPML for SAP S/4HANA


BPML for SAP S/4HANA

In a greenfield implementation of SAP S/4HANA, the Business Process Master List (BPML) is a foundational document used to structure, control, and track all business processes within the project scope.


What is BPML in SAP S/4HANA?

BPML (Business Process Master List) is a structured list of:

  • Business Scenarios

  • Business Processes

  • Process Steps

  • Transactions / Fiori Apps

  • Configuration Objects

  • RICEFW items (Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Forms, Workflows)

  • Test Scripts


In greenfield projects, BPML acts as the backbone of the Fit-to-Standard approach.


BPML in Greenfield Implementation (Fit-to-Standard Approach)

In S/4HANA greenfield, SAP follows the SAP Activate methodology.

SAP Activate is used for structured implementation across phases:

  • Discover

  • Prepare

  • Explore

  • Realize

  • Deploy

  • Run


BPML is mainly built and finalized during the Explore Phase.

 

How BPML is Created in Greenfield finalized


Start with SAP Best Practices

Use:

  • Pre-delivered Best Practice scope items

  • Standard process flows

  • SAP Signavio (if available)


Example: For Procurement Scope Item: Procure-to-Pay


Conduct Fit-to-Standard Workshops


During workshops:

All of this gets structured into BPML.

Structure of BPML (Typical Format)

Test Case ID

TC_MM_001

BPML Content Areas (Module-wise Example)


Finance (FI)

  • Record to Report

  • Accounts Payable

  • Accounts Receivable

  • Asset Accounting


Materials Management (MM)

  • Procure to Pay

  • Inventory Management

  • Subcontracting


Sales (SD)

  • Order to Cash

  • Billing

  • Credit Management


Project System (PS)

  • Project Planning

  • WBS Creation

  • Budget Control


Since you're building S/4HANA Project Management skills, BPML in PS typically includes:

  • Project Profile configuration

  • WBS hierarchy

  • Network activities

  • Cost planning

  • Revenue recognition


BPML Deliverables in Greenfield

1.      Approved Fit/Gap document

2.      Updated BPML (signed off)

3.      Identified RICEFW list

4.      Integration touchpoints

5.      Test scripts derived from BPML


BPML later becomes:

  • SIT test base

  • UAT test base

  • Training content base

Tools Used for BPML

  • SAP Solution Manager

  • SAP Cloud ALM

  • SAP Signavio

  • Excel (in smaller projects)


Best Practices for Greenfield BPML

  • Keep it aligned to SAP Best Practices

  • Avoid over-documentation

  • Focus on delta requirements

  • Clearly tag Integration points

  • Link each process step to a test case

  • Identify compliance controls


Common Mistakes in Greenfield BPML

  • Copying ECC processes blindly

  • Designing before Fit-to-Standard

  • Over-customization

  • Missing integration documentation

  • Not linking BPML to testing


Rajesh Sharma

SAP WM/EWM Functional Consultant


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