Enterprise Add ins
Avantra Enterprise Add ins are collections of automations, custom checks, sample code, dashboards and more allowing allow you to accelerate time to value on specific scenarios within your environment.
This function is only available with the Avantra Enterprise Edition and some aspects are also available in the Avantra Cloud edition for RISE with SAP. For more information about editions please see the Avantra Editions Matrix. |
Avantra Add ins are designed to showcase what is possible with the Avantra platform, provide out of the box best practices for common scenarios and to accelerate your own development of checks, dashboards and workflows to monitor and automate what matters most to your business. We encourage you to extend and customize our provided solutions to match your own needs.
Automation Add ins for SAP
SAP System Refresh
The Avantra system refresh automation template performs a full ABAP SAP system refresh (from the source system to the target system). Customers can influence which data should be preserved throughout this process. The automation includes configuration items to allow you to completely customize how the SAP System refresh is completed including definitions of logical table groups, how tables are exported and imported, which platforms are supported and further control information.
Database Backup / Restore
Avantra provides a series of automation templates intended for performing different types of SAP System database restore/recovery. This includes database restore with specific backup, point-in-time (PIT) recovery, both disk-based or backint-based, system copy scenario (can be used as a part of the system refresh procedure). The following databases scenarios are supported today:
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HANA DB Restore
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HANA DB Backup
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Oracle DB Restore
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Oracle DB Backup
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ASE DB Restore
BDLS Logical System Change
The BDLS automation template provides steps to control the SAP BDLS process to change the logical system in an SAP system. This is used as part of the System Refresh automation template and can be performed as a standalone activity for different copy/refresh/rename scenarios.
Transport Import
The transport import automation template allows you to easily add new transport requests into an SAP system. This add in provides a workflow to copy a transport file bundle to a specified SAP system, add the transport(s) to the import buffer and import the transport(s) into the ABAP system.
SAP Job Maintenance
The SAP job maintenance automation template provides workflow steps for scheduling, deleting and checking the status of SAP Jobs (SM36, SM37 etc.) that can be used as a standalone workflow or as part of larger workflows to complete a business task.
SAP Profile Maintenance
The SAP profile maintenance automation template allow you to automatically update and set profile parameter values within your SAP Instances. It can be used stand alone or as part of a larger workflow e.g. to ensure security settings are consistent across your landscape.
SPAM/SAINT Patching
The SPAM/SAINT patching automation template allows for rapid patching of SPAM or installation/patching of plugins like ST-PI or ST/A-PI across your SAP landscape. This is especially useful when preparing to update your SAP systems.
SAP Client Administration
The SAP Client Administration (SCC4) automation template provides steps to automatically update the client settings for a given client of a SAP system as normally performed via transaction SCC4 (Client Administration).
SAP System Change Option Global Setting Update
The SAP System Change Option (SCTS_RSWBO004 / SE03 / SE06) automation template provides steps to update only the Global Setting of the system change option transaction for a given SAP system as normally performed via transaction SCTS_RSWBO004 (System Change Option).
SAP User Create
This template is used to create a SAP user on an ABAP based system including roles, passwords and more.
SAP User Update
This template is used to update a SAP user on an ABAP based system including roles, passwords and more.
SAP User - Roles Maintenance (CUA)
This template is used to maintain (add or delete) the roles a SAP user on an ABAP based system that is a Central CUA System. Because this is CUA this includes assignment of the Child Systems.
Automation Add ins for OS
Debian System Patching
The Debian System Patching Avantra Enterprise Add in facilitates the patching of Debian-based operating systems using the standard application "apt-get". This workflow is delivered and designed to be extended to match your organizational requirements.
Check Add ins
Avantra on Avantra (AVA)
The "Avantra on Avantra" add in will allow you to Monitor & Manage your Avantra AIOps Platform from within Avantra, including DB, Security, and integration layers. It is designed to bring confidence that your Avantra platform is running smoothly and forewarn you of issues.
SUSE / OpenSUSE System Hardening Checks
The "SUSE Hardening" add in will allow you to compare your in-use OS settings within SUSE installations with recommendations from the published SUSE Hardening Guide. It is designed to highlight common hardening parameters that should be set within your SUSE install base and ensure rogue settings are identified and changed early.
Red Hat System Hardening Checks
The "Red Hat Hardening" add in will allow you to compare your in-use OS settings within Red Hat Enterprise Linux installations with recommendations from the published RHEL Hardening Guide. It is designed to highlight common hardening parameters that should be set within your RHEL install base and ensure rogue settings are identified and changed early.