Cloud ALM Lecture Notes

Introduction

• Discussion on Cloud ALM (Application Lifecycle Management) continuation from yesterday.
• Focus on operational efficiency and corrective actions.
• Use for regular operational tasks, health monitoring of SAP business applications.

Key Functions of Cloud ALM

Operational Efficiency

• Enables corrective actions in the Cloud ALM console.
• Helps minimize operational workloads.
• Provides overall health status of applications and users.
• Monitors jobs, trends, business processes, etc.

Cloud ALM Console

• Access via the Fiori LaunchPad (CLM LaunchPad).
• Display in tiles format.
• Features include business process monitoring, exception monitoring, user monitoring, security analysis, health monitoring, and operation automation.

Setup and Configuration

• Mandatory preparation activities like enabling STPI (SAP Transport Provider Interface) and roles configuration.
• Implement mandatory notes to get the ALMO_SETUP transaction code.
• Create HTTP destinations and register user targets.
• Setting up jobs in SM37 to push data from on-premise systems to Cloud ALM service.

Main Capabilities of Cloud ALM

Business Process Monitoring

• Monitor real user performance and exceptions.
• Perform setup for business suite systems, ensure all mandatory notes are implemented.
• Display performance data and analysis on Cloud ALM dashboards.

Real User Monitoring

• Tracks user-related performance, wait times, requests, and exceptions.
• Displays graphical representations of data such as CPU time, bytes sent/received, etc.
• Execution of jobs and their impact on performance tracked and analyzed.
• Alerts and notifications can be managed and configured.

Job Monitoring

• Monitor background jobs, job names, execution status, and trends.
• Review job alerts and handle errors like collector performance errors and unauthorized web service usage.
• Analyze trends and performance issues to optimize job execution.

Health Monitoring

• Includes monitoring elements like work process, user sessions, job status, memory, and system certificates.
• Provides detailed analysis and history for system's performance metrics.
• Setup refresh intervals for real-time updates.

Integration and Exception Monitoring

• Focus on errors, trends, and exceptions in integration points and systems.
• Provides detailed logs for security violations and program/report execution.

Alerts and Notifications Management

• Configure alerts and notifications for job failures and other critical system alerts.
• Setup recipients and maintain alert validity and notification management.
• Utilize email notifications for alert management.

Business Service Management

• Manage downtime and event calendars for system availability and service levels.
• Configure service management settings and establish maintenance schedules.
• Suppress alerts during maintenance to avoid false alarms.

Other Configurations and Analysis

• Setup auditing, tracking, and history logs for changes and configurations in the system.
• Integration with intelligent RPA, chatbots, and workflow management for automation.

Administration and User Management

• Provision S user IDs for management and access control.
• Landscape management for adding and managing systems.
• Api settings for readiness check and integration scenarios.

Conclusion

• Cloud ALM provides comprehensive monitoring and management tools to ensure the health and performance of SAP systems.

• Requires proper setup and configuration tailored to specific needs and systems.

• Use of demo systems for exploration and learning.

• Note: Future sessions should include exploration of integration with Java systems and detailed configuration for automations and monitoring.