Installation Workflow

FlexNet Manager for SAP Applications installation steps:

  1. Set up the SAP landscape in FlexNet Manager Suite and on any inventory beacons, if using. This includes the following tasks:
    1. Set up the SAP Admin module. See Adding an SAP Admin Module System.
    2. Add the dependent SAP systems that are connected to the SAP Admin module. See Adding a Dependent SAP System.
    3. If your setup is using beacons, create connections to your SAP systems on the inventory beacons. See Creating SAP Connections.
    For a general overview of the setup tasks and prerequisites, see System Landscape Setup.
  2. Install the transports:
    • Import the AdminModule transport into a suitable SAP system or SAP systems, if you want to have multiple SAP Admin modules.
    • Import the Roles transport into all SAP systems that you want to optimize using FlexNet Manager for SAP Applications.
    For more information, see Import of Transports.
  3. Create the users for the SAP Admin module and the dependent SAP systems and assign the required roles. For more information, see Creating Users.
  4. Configure the web service on the FlexNet Manager Suite server and any inventory beacons, if using. For more information, see Communication between FlexNet Manager Suite and the SAP Admin Module and Communication between the SAP Admin Module and an Inventory Beacon, respectively.
  5. Configure the web service in the SAP Admin module in SOAMANAGER to facilitate communication between FlexNet Manager Suite and the SAP Admin module. For more information, see Configuring the Web Service on the SAP Admin Module System for Communication with FlexNet Manager Suite. Use the Connection Monitor to verify if all connections are working properly. For more information, see Testing Connections.
  6. Import the system landscape from FlexNet Manager Suite into the SAP Admin module. For more information, see Importing a System Landscape from FlexNet Manager Suite.
  7. Set up the RFC destinations inside the SAP Admin module for the communication with the dependent SAP systems. For more information, see Adding RFC Destinations.
  8. Schedule the collection of data from the dependent SAP systems into the SAP Admin module. For more information, see Collecting Data from Dependent SAP Systems.

FlexNet Manager Suite (On-Premises)

2024 R2