CMDB Integration in SAP Solution Manager

The increasing complexity and dynamism of today’s IT landscapes is becoming a growing problem in terms of the increasing lack of resources in IT. For example, the current lack of skilled workers makes it necessary to be able to solve problems as quickly and efficiently as possible so that support staff are not held up for too long with individual cases. In this context, access to a large and complete database is essential for efficient support. However, IT support staff who rely on SAP Solution Manager data for their incident management or problem management can quickly reach their limits. This is because a lot of additional information is often required to process tickets correctly, which SAP Solution Manager cannot map. This can involve information in the SAP landscape as well as systems outside the SAP landscape. In addition to IT infrastructure (servers, PCs/notebooks, printers, virtualization, network devices, smartphones, tablets, etc.), this can also include components that are now the focus of IT support or enterprise support as part of digitization. In retail, for example, cash registers, scales, refrigeration equipment, and in industry actuators/sensors, robots or machines are important.

In order to be able to view all the information required to resolve a ticket in one place, the integration of a powerful and comprehensive CMDB in SAP Solution Manager can be the right tool for quick access to the required information.

Because in this way, SAP Solution Manager can be used as a comprehensive ITSM tool for the entire IT: The integration provides the user with a transparent database that comprehensively maps both the non-SAP systems in the SAP landscape and the rest of IT.

At the same time, the workload for support staff is significantly simplified and reduced, as all the information they need is conveniently available to them via the SAP Solution Manager interface. (The CMDB Interface for SAP Solution Manager use case has been Serview certified since 2020)

At the same time, the quality of IT service management is also increased – because based on the CMDB integrated in SAP Solution Manager, it becomes possible to integrate and manage configuration data easily and validly from different data sources. This leads to higher satisfaction of customers, whose problems can be solved faster and, if necessary, more precisely. These features make the CMDB the central work tool that not only enables efficient and fast processing of tickets, but also provides an ideal overview of all necessary data while improving the quality of work results.

• You receive a reliable information basis in Incident Management or other ITSM processes and thus have access to all relevant information
• You can map the asset lifecycle process completely and clearly
• “How many employees use a server?”, “How many Surface devices are in use?”: You will find an answer to these and many other questions immediately
• Through the standardization, automation and digitization that comes with implementation, you create highly efficient processes with a CMDB

Due to the increasing shortage of skilled workers, the implementation of a CMDB appears to be a lengthy process at first glance – this creates a high inhibition threshold when deciding to integrate a new CMDB. In order to solve this problem in a practical way, REALTECH takes care of a short-term, rapid implementation without burdening internal resources, which means that the added value of the CMDB is clearly noticeable within a short time.

Want to learn more?
Then watch the recording of our webinar “ITIL4 – Configuration Management as an accelerator of your ITSM processes (incl. SAP-ITMS integration)“. [in German]