Best practices
Quick answer
SAP runs the business, and most problems (and upgrade pain) come from ignoring these disciplines: over-customisation, inefficient code, over-broad access, and undisciplined transports.
Key takeaways
- Above all, keep the standard system clean: extend via approved frameworks (BTP side-by-side, released APIs, in-app extensibility)…
- Configuration: follow standard, document, use org structure wisely.
- Performance: efficient SQL/ABAP and proper sizing.
- Watch out: Over-customising the standard.
The pillars
- Configuration: follow standard, document, use org structure wisely.
- Performance: efficient SQL/ABAP and proper sizing.
- Security: least privilege, SoD, secure integration.
- Standards: naming and coding conventions.
- Transport strategy & clean core.
Why best practices matter
SAP runs the business, and most problems (and upgrade pain) come from ignoring these disciplines: over-customisation, inefficient code, over-broad access, and undisciplined transports. Following best practices is what separates a system that thrives from one that becomes a fragile liability.
The clean-core principle
Above all, keep the standard system clean: extend via approved frameworks (BTP side-by-side, released APIs, in-app extensibility) rather than modifying SAP standard. Clean core keeps upgrades smooth and is essential for cloud, it is the throughline of modern SAP best practice.
Common pitfalls
- Over-customising the standard.
- Ignoring performance/security discipline.
- Undisciplined transports.
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Check your understanding
Which statement is true of Best practices?
- A. The presentation layer is the top tier of SAP’s architecture, the interface through which users interact with…
- B. Following best practices is what separates a system that thrives from one that becomes a fragile liability.
- C. A good SAP learning path takes you from business and system fundamentals, through a chosen specialisation, to…
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B. Following best practices is what separates a system that thrives from one that becomes a fragile liability.
Covered in the “Why best practices matter” section of this lesson.
Which of these also applies to Best practices?
- A. Using the wrong variant (create vs change vs display).
- B. Clean core keeps upgrades smooth and is essential for cloud, it is the throughline of modern SAP best…
- C. Service not activated, the top failure.
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B. Clean core keeps upgrades smooth and is essential for cloud, it is the throughline of modern SAP best…
Covered in the “The clean-core principle” section of this lesson.
Which part of the Learn SAP curriculum covers Best practices?
- A. SAP labs
- B. SAP best practices
- C. SAP interview questions
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B. SAP best practices
This lesson sits in the SAP best practices section of the Learn SAP course.