Approach Note for

Adhering to GST in
SAP Environment

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Agenda

Assessment for GST migration

Plan for GST Prerequisite implementation
Plan for GST Implementation & migration

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The journey for technology compliance to GST can be initiated

through an Assessment for GST migration
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2
Impact Assessment

Roadmap for Realization

Impact Analysis of GST on current client

business processes (Client workshop)
Checkpoints finalization for GST compliance
(Client workshop)

Develop roadmap based on ease-ofexecution

Prepare GST Migration Solution
(Timeline, Approach, Delivery
Methodology and Price case)

Activity

Timeline

Activity

Timeline

High level understanding of current SAP

Processes through Business Process
Documentation and identify process that will
undergo change.

1-2 Day

3 days

Assess perquisites platform for migration

1-2 Day

Proposal for migration to GST in

SAP environment based on impact
assessment
Migration Approach
Delivery Methodology
Migration Timeline
Resource Plan & Indicative
Price

Assess readiness of organization

Identify & align processes wrt GST compliance
Identify Changes to tax classification
Assess transactional data migration approach
Identify requirements on cut-over

7 Days of Current State Assessment and proposal submission

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GST Implementation Scenarios

Opportunities
Client Scenarios In India
TAXINN Migration
Scenario - I Client in TAXINJ
& in minimum support pack
level
Scenario - II Client in TAXINJ
& not in minimum support
pack level

EHP Upgrade

Scenario - III Client in

TAXINN & in minimum
support pack level
Scenario IV Client in TAXINN
& not in minimum support
pack level

GST Implementation

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Plan for Prerequisites of GST Solution Implementation

SUPPORT PACK UPGRADE

TAX INJ TO TAXINN

A. Project
Prep
SAP published
NOTE 2014164.

Set the Foundation of

the TAXINN solution

Parallel Landscape
preparation

Understanding of
system current
landscape of client

Map TAXINJ codes to

TAXINN codes

Identify & finalize Chart

Of Accounts / ABAP
Objects / Tax Codes /
Pricing Procedures /
Routines that would be
taken up for migration &
pre-emptive measures
that are required for
migration.

IBM Questionnaire
to be filled up by
client team

Resource
identification
P2P/ O2C/ RTR /
ABAP

Identify & Finalize all

active indirect taxes for
migration

Finalize cut-over &

downtime requirement

Migration Check List

C. RealizationBuild
Design all
aspects of
TAXINN solution

Create mapped
tax codes in INN.

Master Data
Changes/ Access
Sequence/ Pricing
procedures/
Routines/ ABAP
Object Changes.

Configure TAXINN
procedure.

Alter any exists /

validations
between order
pricing & TAXINN
procedure

SAP published
NOTE 1175384

Set the Foundation of

the PACK UPGRADE

Upgrade DEV &

QA boxes

IBM Upgrade
Questionnaire to
be filled up by
client team

Sand Box preparation.

DeV upgrade

Sand Box Upgrade.

Perform SPAU

SPAU & SPDD on

Dev.

Perform SPDD

Parallel Landscape
preparation and
system refresh
from Production

Perform Remediation
in Sand box

ABAP Custom
Object
Remediation

Impact Analysis

Blue Print Preparation

Security
Remediation

QA Upgrade

Delta SPAU &

SPDD in QA

B. Blueprint

Download Patches
for Upgrade .

D. RealizationTest
Ensure thorough
testing:
Unit Testing in Sand
Box & DEV box.
Test Script & Test
Data Preparation
Detailed Business
Process testing in
QA environment.
Regression Testing
User Acceptance
Testing.
Testing Sign Off

E. Final Prep
& Cut-over
Prepare for
production
Close fiscal
period.
Identify &
prune partial
PO / Orders.
Carry less
Open Items
for transaction
migration.

Ensure thorough
testing:
Test script
Preparation.
Test Data
Preparation
Critical Process
testing in DEV.
Critical Process
Testing in QA
Regression Testing
User Acceptance
Testing.
Testing Sign Off

F. Hyper care

Go-live & Stabilize

Go-Live
Monitor issues in
ECC
Issue resolution
Handover &
engagement
closure

Migration
Checklist
completion
Create new
orders / PO
with new tax
codes

Prepare for
production
Perform
Upgrade on
Production.

Go-live & Stabilize

Go-Live
Monitor issues in
ECC
Issue resolution
Handover &
engagement
closure

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Plan for GST Implementation & Migration

A. Project
Prep
SAP to Publish
NOTES for the
process of Patch
implementation
( expected 1st week
of Nov16)

GST PATCH
IMPLEMENTATION

SAP to provide
PATCHs for GST
( expected -2nd week
of Nov16 )

Parallel Landscape
preparation

IBM Questionnaire
to be filled up by
client team (only
after ACT &
RULES enacted)

Resource
identification
P2P/ O2C/ RTR /
ABAP / BASIS
PATCH download

B. Blueprint

Blue Print to be
prepared in
consultation with Client
Tax Team .

Patch set identification

TAX CODES
identification

Impact Analysis of
Master Data

Identify & finalize

Chart Of Accounts /
ABAP Objects / Tax
Codes / Pricing
Procedures / Routines
that would be taken up
for migration & preemptive measures that
are required for
migration.

Finalize cut-over &

downtime requirement
Migration Check List

C. RealizationBuild
CONFIGUR new
TAX Structure

Create mapped
tax codes of GST
as per tax slabs.

Master Data
Changes/- Chart
Of Accounts /
Material
Master/Customer
Master /
Registration
Number Master.

Create Access
Sequence/ Pricing
procedures/
Routines/ Number
Ranges.

Utilization /
Registers / GSTN
Server
Interfacing /
Returns.

GSTN FORMS

D. RealizationTest
Ensure thorough
Calculations /
POSTINGS &
TESTIMG of
BUSINESS
PROCESS:

Unit Testing in Sand

Box & DEV box.
Test Script & Test
Data Preparation
Detailed Business
Process testing in
QA environment.
Regression Testing
User Acceptance
Testing.
Testing Sign Off

E. Final Prep
& Cut-over
Prepare For
MIGRATION to
GST.

Close fiscal
period.
New PO
New Orders
Close & Post
Open Items to
maximum
extent
possible
Carry less
Open Items
for transaction
migration.

Migration
Checklist
completion

FINAL CUT
OVER PLAN
can be created
once ACT &
RULES are in
place

F. Hyper care

Go-live &
Stabilize
Go-Live
Monitor issues
in ECC
Issue
resolution
Handover &
engagement
closure
Going Forward
Support.

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