SAP LeanIX

The Practical Guide
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-4932-2783-9
Verlag: Rheinwerk Verlag GmbH

Buch, Englisch, 526 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm

Enterprise architects, your hands-on guide to mastering SAP LeanIX is here! Dive into the new EA landscape and start working with SAP LeanIX: understand the meta model, set up your first workspace, model architecture objects, create reports, and more. Then follow expert guidance to get your EA practice up and running by applying SAP LeanIX to key use cases such as application rationalization, planning with the SAP EA Framework, and AI governance. Incorporate advanced techniques like calculations, automations, and AI to take your enterprise architecture to the next level!

Highlights include:

1)Enterprise architecture (EA)

2)Workspace configuration

3)Architecture object modeling

4)Architecture roadmaps

5)Business strategy

6)Application portfolio management

7)SAP EA Framework

9)Reporting

10)Automation

11)Governance

12)Use cases

Autoren/Hrsg.

de Daniel, René

Dahmen, Marianne

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Wirtschaftsinformatik, SAP, IT-Management
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Angewandte Informatik Wirtschaftsinformatik
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Business Application Unternehmenssoftware SAP

Inhaltsverzeichnis

... Foreword by André Christ ... 15

... Preface ... 17

... Purpose and Scope ... 17

... Structure of the Book ... 18

... Demo Workspace ... 19

... How to Use This Guide ... 20

... Acknowledgments ... 20

1 ... Understanding the New Enterprise Architecture Landscape ... 21

1.1 ... The Three Waves ... 21

1.2 ... The Shift ... 24

1.3 ... The Enterprise Architecture Mandate ... 27

1.4 ... Summary ... 28

2 ... Introduction to SAP LeanIX ... 29

2.1 ... Fundamentals and Product Structure ... 29

2.2 ... Meta Model and Fact Sheets ... 42

2.3 ... Enterprise Architecture Features ... 60

2.4 ... Summary ... 73

3 ... Setting Up Your SAP LeanIX Workspace ... 75

3.1 ... Onboarding ... 75

3.2 ... Administrative Prerequisites ... 77

3.3 ... Workspace Setup ... 78

3.4 ... Summary ... 105

4 ... Modeling Core Architecture Objects ... 107

4.1 ... Fact Sheet Attributes ... 108

4.2 ... Discovering, Importing, and Creating Fact Sheets ... 109

4.3 ... Linking, Updating, and Enriching Fact Sheets ... 141

4.4 ... Summary ... 156

5 ... Reporting and Visualizations ... 159

5.1 ... Reports ... 160

5.2 ... Diagrams ... 177

5.3 ... Dashboards ... 187

5.4 ... Summary ... 202

6 ... Creating Your First Architecture Roadmap ... 203

6.1 ... Initiative Fact Sheets ... 203

6.2 ... Basic Future Architecture Planning ... 208

6.3 ... Advanced Target Architecture Planning with Transformations ... 214

6.4 ... Target Architecture Diagrams ... 241

6.5 ... Integration with Project Management Solutions ... 246

6.6 ... Summary ... 248

7 ... Application Portfolio Management ... 249

7.1 ... Strategy and Awareness ... 250

7.2 ... Choosing the Right Assessment Approach ... 252

7.3 ... Application Rationalization Use Case ... 262

7.4 ... Scoping and Data Enrichment ... 265

7.5 ... Evaluate Data and Retrieve Insights ... 270

7.6 ... Prioritize Candidates and Understand Impact ... 278

7.7 ... Building the Rationalization Roadmap ... 279

7.8 ... Decision-Making and Communication ... 281

7.9 ... Monitoring with KPIs ... 282

7.10 ... Summary ... 291

8 ... Enterprise-Wide Planning with SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework ... 293

8.1 ... Overview of SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework ... 293

8.2 ... Structure of SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework ... 295

8.3 ... SAP Reference Architecture Content ... 298

8.4 ... Applying SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework in SAP LeanIX ... 301

8.5 ... Integration with SAP Build and SAP BTP ... 337

8.6 ... Summary ... 345

9 ... Additional Use Cases and Extensions ... 347

9.1 ... Self-Built Software Management and Product Architecture ... 347

9.2 ... Mergers and Acquisitions ... 361

9.3 ... Digital Operational Resilience Act ... 363

9.4 ... Preparation for Open Finance ... 367

9.5 ... Summary ... 374

10 ... Advanced Techniques: Calculations and Automations ... 377

10.1 ... Overview ... 377

10.2 ... Calculations ... 378

10.3 ... Automations ... 398

10.4 ... Managed Code ... 409

10.5 ... Summary ... 410

11 ... AI Capabilities in SAP LeanIX ... 411

11.1 ... Embedded Services ... 412

11.2 ... AI-Assisted Inventory Builder ... 417

11.3 ... Enterprise Architecture Assistant ... 422

11.4 ... AI-Assisted Architecture Guidance ... 425

11.5 ... External Agent Integration via MCP Server ... 428

11.6 ... Custom AI Solutions ... 446

11.7 ... Joule ... 451

11.8 ... Risks and Limitations ... 453

11.9 ... Summary ... 453

12 ... Enterprise Architecture Governance ... 455

12.1 ... The Building Blocks of Enterprise Architecture Governance ... 455

12.2 ... Enterprise Architecture Governance Case ... 460

12.3 ... Enterprise Architecture Governance in Practice with SAP LeanIX ... 468

12.4 ... Summary ... 476

13 ... AI Governance ... 477

13.1 ... Why AI Governance Has Become an Enterprise Architecture Responsibility ... 478

13.2 ... Preparing Your Workspace ... 480

13.3 ... Governing Your Agents in the Landscape ... 490

13.4 ... AI Target Planning ... 503

13.5 ... Value Perspective ... 506

13.6 ... Communication to Stakeholders ... 508

13.7 ... Measurement and Management Reporting ... 512

13.8 ... Summary ... 515

... The Authors ... 517

... Index ... 519

Über Autor(innen)

de Daniel, René
René de Daniel has been a consultant in SAP NetWeaver XI projects since 2003. He is currently working for BP in London, a SAP ramp-up customer. He is involved in building the Integration Competence Center where he is responsible for the following topics: definition of enterprise-wide XI architecture, the master SLD strategy, naming conventions for SLD, XI, and CMS, definition of implementation approaches, transport and test, Enterprise Integration Patterns as well as sizing, performance tuning, and monitoring.

Dahmen, Marianne
Marianne Dahmen is a principal internal consultant for strategic projects and initiatives and part of the SAP LeanIX Product & Engineering department. She works closely with the SAP LeanIX product management team and selected strategic customers to test and validate new ideas for how SAP LeanIX can deliver value to enterprise architects and other roles in a corporate environment. Prior to her role in Product & Engineering, Marianne worked as a senior professional services consultant and supported the onboarding and implementation of SAP LeanIX at various Fortune 500 and DAX 40 companies. In her work on projects, she benefits greatly from her experience in management consulting and financial auditing. Customers value her hands-on mentality paired with a deep passion for the product, and her perseverance to think through use cases from high-level strategic perspectives down to very technical details and their pragmatic implementation in SAP LeanIX.