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Templates

Access through: Administration > Template manager

As a starting point for creating objects, Snow Optimizer for SAP® Software has templates for the most common objects like rules, aggregation schemes, or products.

Description​

The templates are predefined and delivered with the Snow Optimizer for SAP® Software software package. You can use the templates after installing the template data in the Template manager. The templates either cover common scenarios or serve as examples to create customized objects. You can use these templates as they are or use them to create new objects.

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You cannot edit the delivered templates. To change a template, create a copy.

You can recognize templates as such in a list of entries by the fact that the Template checkbox is activated, and in an object detail view by the Template icon.png icon.

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  • This topic describes the standard templates of Snow Optimizer for SAP® Software. There is separate documentation for the optional License Intelligence templates. License Intelligence templates include rule, rule set, and usage profile templates for ECC, S/4HANA, and S/4HANA Cloud (FUE) licenses. These templates are not delivered with the Snow Optimizer for SAP® Software standard. You can purchase them for an additional fee and request them in the Snow Support Portal.

  • Templates may be updated with a new software version of Snow Optimizer for SAP® Software. After an update, you can use the Template manager to check for new templates and install them if necessary.

Overview of the templates that are delivered with Snow Optimizer for SAP® Software:

Aggregation rule templates

Aggregation rule templates​

  • EMAIL

    This aggregation rule aggregates users based on the email address of users.

  • FIRST_LAST_NAME

    This aggregation rule aggregates users based on the first and last name of users.

  • USER_ID

    This aggregation rule aggregates users based on the user ID.

  • USER_ID_BO.SAPR3

    During the import of user accounts from SAP, a special user ID is created in BusinessObjects. This aggregation rule aggregates created users in BusinessObjects with the original users in SAP.

Aggregation scheme templates

Aggregation scheme templates​

  • EMAIL

    This aggregation scheme uses the aggregation rule template EMAIL.

  • FIRST_LAST_NAME

    This aggregation scheme uses the aggregation rule template FIRST_LAST_NAME.

  • USER_ID

    This aggregation scheme uses the aggregation rule template USER_ID.

  • USER_ID_BO.SAPR3

    This aggregation scheme uses the aggregation rule template USER_ID_BO.SAPR3.

Duplicate rule templates

Duplicate rule templates​

  • EMAIL

    This duplicate rule searches for users who have identical email addresses.

  • SOS_SAME_NAME

    This duplicate rule searches for users with different user accounts but the same first and last name.

  • SOS_SNC

    This duplicate rule searches for users with different user accounts but the same SNC: Printable name.

  • SWAPPED_NAMES

    This duplicate rule searches for users who have swapped their first and last names.

  • USER_ID_SIMILAR

    This duplicate rule searches for users who have similar user IDs.

License type hierarchy templates

License type hierarchy templates​

  • LAW_STANDARD

    This license type hierarchy consolidates license types in the way the SAP License Administration Workbench does. If two license types cannot be consolidated, an empty license type results. In the license balance, this appears as a user who has no (consolidated) license type.

  • LAW_STANDARD_COMBINE

    This license type hierarchy consolidates license types exactly in the way the SAP License Administration Workbench does. If two license types cannot be consolidated, the result is a combination of those two license types. In the license balance, the consolidated license type might appear as a combination of several license types.

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The consolidated license type is always the most valuable type assigned to a user, for example Professional + ESS equals Professional as the consolidated license type to cover the full usage.

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You can use the license type hierarchy templates unchanged if they fulfill all requirements of the LAW standard. If license types of the license type hierarchy differ slightly from the LAW standard, you can copy a template and use the copy as a basis to develop a specific license type hierarchy. If license types of license type hierarchy differ significantly from the LAW standard, we recommend that you create a completely new license type hierarchy.

Local rule templates

Local rule templates​

  • DEFAULT_SYS_LICTYPE

    This local rule applies the default license type of the SAP system to all users.

  • DEVELOPER

    This local rule applies developer license type 55 to all developer users.

  • NO_LOGON_90_DAYS

    This local rule applies test license type 91 to all users who did not log in for at least 90 days.

Notification text templates

Notification text templates​

  • SOS_ABAP_LOAD_FAIL

    This notification text indicates an error when loading ABAP data.

  • SOS_ACTIVITY_CHK_TXT

    This notification text indicates the exceeding of the threshold of an activity check.

  • SOS_AD_LOAD_FAIL

    This notification text indicates an error when loading Active Directory data.

  • SOS_BOBJ_LOAD_FAIL

    This notification text indicates an error when loading BusinessObjects data.

  • SOS_ENGINE_LIC_TXT

    This notification text indicates the exceeding of the threshold of engine usage.

  • SOS_HANA_LOAD_FAIL

    This notification text indicates an error when loading HANA data.

  • SOS_JAVA_LOAD_FAIL

    This notification text indicates an error when loading JAVA UME data.

  • SOS_S/4HANA_CLD_FAIL

    This notification text indicates an error when loading S/4HANA Cloud data.

  • SOS_STR_SYSMEA_FAIL

    This notification text indicates an error in the execution of the system measurement.

  • SOS_USER_LICENSE_TXT

    This notification text indicates the exceeding of the threshold of user licenses.

Product templates

Product templates​

Snow Optimizer for SAP® Software has over 8,000 templates for various SAP products. There are two types of product templates, which differ in their naming convention:

Material number templates​

The names of these product templates consist of a prefix for Snow Optimizer for SAP® Software (SOS_) followed by the official SAP material number (SKU).

Example of a product template by material number: Snow Optimizer for SAP® Software, SKU 7001125 (SAP Business Suite Professional User) = SOS_7001125

Price list templates​

The names of these product templates consist of a prefix for Snow Optimizer for SAP® Software (SOS_) followed by the abbreviation of the corresponding SAP price list and the ID of the corresponding SAP license type with the prefix LT_.

The SAP price list abbreviations in Snow Optimizer for SAP® Software product template names are as follows:

  • APP_: SAP Applications

  • BS_: SAP Business Suite

  • CPL_: SAP Software Component Price List

  • HEM_: SAP HANA Enterprise Management

  • IS_: mySAP.com Individual Solutions

Example of a product template by price list: Snow Optimizer for SAP® Software, SAP price list SAP Business Suite, and SAP license type DH = SOS_BS_LT_DH

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For easy identification of your self-created products, use a self-selected prefix followed by the same naming conventions for the SAP material number or SAP price list as in the templates.

Rule set templates

Rule set templates​

  • BASIC_OPTIMIZATION

    This rule set uses all local rule templates, the aggregation scheme template USER_ID, and license type hierarchy template LAW_STANDARD.