# SAP Solution Manager 7.2 to Cloud ALM Transition Assessment > Source: https://netray.co/tools/sap-solution-manager-to-cloud-alm-transition-assessment > Publisher: Netray (netray.co), AI and integration engineering for ERP and manufacturing systems. > Section: Free Tools ## Short answer Twelve questions on how you use Solution Manager 7.2 that point to Cloud ALM now, a hybrid period, Focused Run, or staying while you plan. ## Category sap ## Erp SAP NetWeaver / Basis ## Audience - SAP Basis administrator - SAP Solution Manager consultant - IT operations manager ## Tool **Kind:** assessment **Questions:** #### How do you use ChaRM or Focused Build? **Options:** ##### Not used, transports managed manually or with another tool **Score:** 3 ##### Basic normal and urgent changes **Score:** 2 ##### Full ChaRM with approval workflow **Score:** 1 ##### ChaRM with retrofit, dual landscape or Focused Build **Score:** 0 #### What is the scope of technical monitoring and alerting? **Options:** ##### Little or none **Score:** 3 ##### System monitoring for a few systems **Score:** 2 ##### Full technical monitoring with alert inbox and notifications **Score:** 1 ##### Custom metrics, templates and integrations across the landscape **Score:** 0 #### How is EarlyWatch Alert delivered? **Options:** ##### Already sent directly to SAP and read in SAP for Me **Score:** 3 ##### Through Solution Manager, easy to switch **Score:** 2 ##### Through Solution Manager with custom reports on top **Score:** 1 ##### Not sure how it is set up **Score:** 0 #### Do you use job management or business process monitoring (BPMon)? **Options:** ##### No **Score:** 3 ##### Job monitoring for some critical jobs **Score:** 2 ##### BPMon for key processes **Score:** 1 ##### Extensive BPMon and job scheduling management **Score:** 0 #### Do you use Custom Code Lifecycle Management (CCLM)? **Options:** ##### No **Score:** 3 ##### Usage data only **Score:** 2 ##### Regular decommissioning work **Score:** 1 ##### Central to our custom code governance **Score:** 0 #### How do you use Test Suite and test automation? **Options:** ##### Not used **Score:** 3 ##### Manual test plans only **Score:** 2 ##### Test plans with automation (CBTA or third party) **Score:** 1 ##### Large regression library integrated with ChaRM **Score:** 0 #### How much process documentation (SOLDOC) is in Solution Manager? **Options:** ##### None or outdated **Score:** 3 ##### Some processes **Score:** 2 ##### Most core processes **Score:** 1 ##### Complete, linked to tests and changes **Score:** 0 #### How many systems does Solution Manager manage? **Options:** ##### Under 10 **Score:** 3 ##### 10 to 50 **Score:** 2 ##### 50 to 200 **Score:** 1 ##### More than 200 or many customers' landscapes **Score:** 0 #### What is your landscape mix? **Options:** ##### Mostly SAP cloud solutions **Score:** 3 ##### Hybrid cloud and on-prem **Score:** 2 ##### Mostly on-prem ABAP and Java **Score:** 1 ##### On-prem only with no cloud plans **Score:** 0 #### How current is Solution Manager? **Options:** ##### 7.2 on a recent SPS **Score:** 3 ##### 7.2 a few SPS behind **Score:** 2 ##### 7.2 far behind **Score:** 1 ##### Older than 7.2 **Score:** 0 #### Is Solution Manager integrated with ServiceNow, Jira or similar? **Options:** ##### Our ITSM tool already leads, SolMan is secondary **Score:** 3 ##### Simple incident forwarding **Score:** 2 ##### Bidirectional integration **Score:** 1 ##### SolMan ITSM is our main service desk **Score:** 0 #### Is a SaaS ALM tool acceptable for your data and residency rules? **Options:** ##### Yes **Score:** 3 ##### Yes with conditions on region and data **Score:** 2 ##### Under review **Score:** 1 ##### No, monitoring data must stay on-prem **Score:** 0 **Bands:** #### Move to Cloud ALM now **Min:** 75 **Max:** 100 **Verdict:** Your use of Solution Manager is light and your landscape is cloud friendly. Cloud ALM can take over most of it with modest effort. **Recommendations:** - Provision Cloud ALM and connect managed systems for health and job monitoring. - Switch EarlyWatch Alert to direct delivery to SAP if not done. - Move project and test work to Cloud ALM implementation and test management. - Plan the switch off of Solution Manager after a parallel period. #### Hybrid: keep Solution Manager for ChaRM for now **Min:** 50 **Max:** 74 **Verdict:** Monitoring and projects can move, but change control or testing depth means Solution Manager should keep those until Cloud ALM covers your needs or maintenance ends. **Recommendations:** - Move operations monitoring to Cloud ALM first. - Compare your ChaRM process with Cloud ALM change and deployment management feature by feature. - Freeze new SOLDOC content and plan where process documentation will live. - Set a target date before the end of Solution Manager 7.2 mainstream maintenance. #### Focused Run candidate **Min:** 25 **Max:** 49 **Verdict:** Large, on-prem heavy landscapes with deep monitoring needs are the case SAP positions Focused Run for, typically larger customers and service providers. **Recommendations:** - Check whether your landscape size and monitoring depth justify Focused Run. - Split requirements: operations monitoring (Focused Run or Cloud ALM) versus change and test (Cloud ALM or third party). - Document custom monitoring templates and alert rules you rely on. - Ask SAP about licensing for Focused Run versus Cloud ALM included with your support contract. #### Stay and plan **Min:** 0 **Max:** 24 **Verdict:** Solution Manager is deeply embedded and constraints block a SaaS move today. Keep it current and build the transition plan. **Recommendations:** - Update Solution Manager 7.2 to a current SPS. - Inventory every function you use and who depends on it. - Resolve the data residency question with security and SAP. - Revisit after the inventory; the maintenance end date is the deadline. ## Content **Intro:** This assessment scores how deeply your team uses SAP Solution Manager 7.2, from ChaRM and monitoring to test and documentation, and maps the result to SAP Cloud ALM, a hybrid period, SAP Focused Run, or staying while you plan. It is for Basis and ALM owners preparing the replacement decision. **Sections:** #### Why this decision is due **Body:** SAP has announced that mainstream maintenance for SAP Solution Manager 7.2 ends at the end of 2027; check the SAP Product Availability Matrix and SAP's ALM roadmap for the current statement and any extension. SAP's successor for most customers is SAP Cloud ALM, a SaaS tool included with SAP Enterprise Support and cloud subscriptions. SAP Focused Run is an on-prem option aimed at large landscapes and service providers with heavy monitoring needs. The assessment helps you see which of your Solution Manager functions drive the choice. **Bullets:** - Monitoring: Cloud ALM health, job and integration monitoring. - Projects and test: Cloud ALM implementation and test management. - Large scale monitoring: Focused Run. #### How to use it **Body:** Answer for how Solution Manager is used today, not how it was planned. Higher scores mean lighter use and fewer constraints, so the move is easier. Use the questions as an inventory: for each function scored 0 or 1, write down who uses it, how often and what would break if it stopped. That list becomes the requirement set you compare with Cloud ALM features and with Focused Run. #### Mapping functions **Body:** Technical monitoring maps to Cloud ALM health monitoring and Focused Run system monitoring. Job management and BPMon map to Cloud ALM job and automation monitoring and business process monitoring. Test Suite maps to Cloud ALM test management. Process documentation maps to Cloud ALM process management. ChaRM maps to Cloud ALM features and deployment management, but check retrofit and complex landscape needs before committing. CCLM has no direct one to one replacement, so plan an alternative such as ATC and usage data analysis. EarlyWatch Alert can be sent directly to SAP and read in SAP for Me without Solution Manager. #### Common mistakes **Body:** Assuming Cloud ALM is a feature for feature copy of Solution Manager, leaving ChaRM to the last month, forgetting the managed system connections and their technical users, and ignoring EarlyWatch Alert delivery until it stops. Check data residency early, because it can rule out the SaaS option. **Cta:** If you want your operations team to ask plain English questions over monitoring data and change history kept on your own servers, we can build that private AI layer next to your ALM tooling. **Faq:** #### When does SAP Solution Manager 7.2 support end? **Answer:** SAP has stated mainstream maintenance for Solution Manager 7.2 ends at the end of 2027. Check the SAP Product Availability Matrix and current SAP announcements for the latest dates and any extended maintenance offer before you plan. #### What replaces SAP Solution Manager? **Answer:** SAP Cloud ALM for most customers, delivered as SaaS and included with SAP Enterprise Support. SAP Focused Run for large landscapes and service providers that need high volume monitoring on-prem. Some teams also move change control or testing to third party tools. #### Does Cloud ALM replace ChaRM? **Answer:** Cloud ALM covers change and deployment management through features and transport deployment, but it is not a copy of ChaRM. Check retrofit, dual landscapes and approval workflows against your process before switching off ChaRM. #### What is the difference between Focused Run and Solution Manager? **Answer:** Focused Run is an on-prem SAP product focused on high volume monitoring and analytics across very large landscapes. It does not include ChaRM, Test Suite or process documentation, which Solution Manager covers. ## Search terms sap solution manager end of life, sap solution manager replacement, sap solution manager vs sap cloud alm, sap solution manager end of support, sap focused run vs solution manager, sap solution manager charm, sap cloud alm migration --- Talk to an engineer: https://netray.co/contact?intent=erp_ai | Machine catalog: https://netray.co/agent/catalog.json