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ADDENDUM <strong>No</strong>. 01, Request for Proposals (RFP) Number IT-022, SAP Upgrade, District’s 4.7C Enterprise System to SAP ECC 6.0, PROJECT ID: 40J-J05.18<br />
January 23, 2013<br />
ADDENDUM <strong>No</strong>. 01<br />
Request for Proposals (RFP) Number IT-022<br />
SAP Upgrade<br />
District’s 4.7C Enterprise System to SAP ECC 6.0<br />
PROJECT ID: 40J-J05.18<br />
NOTICE TO PROPOSERS:<br />
THIS ADDENDUM FORMS A PART OF THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND MODIFIES THE ORIGINAL RFP<br />
DOCUMENTS POSTED January 15, 2013. PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THE ADDENDUM IN THE SPACE<br />
PROVIDED ON EXHIBIT “9” TO THE ORIGINAL RFP. FAILURE TO DO SO MAY SUBJECT PROPOSER TO<br />
DISQUALIFICATION.<br />
The Contract Documents for the District’s 4.7C Enterprise System to SAP ECC 6.0, PROJECT ID: 40J-J05.18<br />
are hereby modified. <strong>Addendum</strong> <strong>No</strong>. 01 consists of the questions received and the answers furnished.<br />
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ADDENDUM <strong>No</strong>. 01, Request for Proposals (RFP) Number IT-022, SAP Upgrade, District’s 4.7C Enterprise System to SAP ECC 6.0, PROJECT ID: 40J-J05.18<br />
Request for Proposals (RFP) Number IT-022<br />
SAP Upgrade<br />
RFP Questions & Answers<br />
<strong>No</strong>. Vendor Question <strong>LACCD</strong> Answer<br />
1. It is mentioned in the RFP that the response be limited to total 60<br />
pages. Kindly suggest if the resumes of the proposed consultants<br />
are also counted in these 60 pages<br />
2. There seems to be typo on page 10 of 10 on “SAP Upgrade SOW<br />
Ver 1 10 13” regarding project duration. It mentions the start of<br />
project as Feb 1, 2012 . Kindly suggest the likely start date of the<br />
project.<br />
3. In the SOW document - the required resource does not have any<br />
mention of Functional Finance Lead (FI/CO, FM, GM), Functional<br />
Purchasing (MM/IM/PM) lead and ESS lead etc., have not been<br />
mentioned. Does <strong>LACCD</strong> expect vendor to provide these<br />
resources<br />
4. The pricing form does not ask for Individual Contribution and<br />
Costing. For example, under Classification 3 : Team Members for<br />
“Phase I-Project Preparation", if we have multiple consultants<br />
working, do you want us to provide the total cost or do you want us<br />
to break the cost for each Individual<br />
5. Within SOW Attachment 2, please confirm whether <strong>LACCD</strong> will<br />
assign a dedicated PM apart from the Vendor PMO.<br />
6. Within SOW Attachment 2, please confirm whether, although<br />
the majority of the work will be done onsite, <strong>LACCD</strong> would allow<br />
utilization of Offsite and/or Offshore resources<br />
7. Public Sector references: Is <strong>LACCD</strong> open for corporate<br />
references for SAP Upgrade<br />
8. General Request: We need at least 1 week time from the day<br />
<strong>LACCD</strong> responds to questions and final submission of<br />
response. Will this be provided to all bidders<br />
9. The SAP version mentioned in the SOW section states that it is<br />
4.7C. Is it 4.7 with enterprise version 2 or 4.6C<br />
10. Is Solution Manager 7.0 or above installed If not, is installation<br />
of Solution Manager part of the scope (it is required by SAP to<br />
have Solution Manager installed for an Upgrade)<br />
11. Is Unicode migration a part of upgrade plan If yes, will it be<br />
done in one cycle (along with upgrade) or two cycles (first<br />
technical upgrade, then Unicode conversion)<br />
Resumes are not included in the page count. However,<br />
resumes should be limited to three pages each.<br />
This should read “Feb 1, 2013”, and be advised that the<br />
contract date is subject to Board of Trustee approval.<br />
This is a technical upgrade. Regression testing will be<br />
completed with internal staff.<br />
Individual costs with a total.<br />
Yes, <strong>LACCD</strong> will assign an internal resource. See chart<br />
depicting project responsibility.<br />
On site only.<br />
This is not mandatory, just nice to know. <strong>No</strong> vendor will be<br />
excluded if they only have private sector experience.<br />
This response is posted to the web site one week before<br />
proposals are due.<br />
4.7C Enterprise.<br />
Yes, it needs to be installed as part of the upgrade.<br />
<strong>No</strong>, Unicode is not required.<br />
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ADDENDUM <strong>No</strong>. 01, Request for Proposals (RFP) Number IT-022, SAP Upgrade, District’s 4.7C Enterprise System to SAP ECC 6.0, PROJECT ID: 40J-J05.18<br />
<strong>No</strong>. Vendor Question <strong>LACCD</strong> Answer<br />
12. Describe the security environment in your SAP production Role based.<br />
landscape (Profile vs. Role based)<br />
13. Do you use any third party tool for segregation of duties, such Security Weaver SOD is installed but not used.<br />
as SOD Tools (Virsa, etc.)<br />
14. How would you categorize the Custom Code in your system Some low, some medium and some high.<br />
(Low, Medium, High)<br />
15. How many concurrent users per site/module do you have We do not track by modules.<br />
16. Which different languages do you use English only.<br />
17. What is the Current SAP kernel version, patch number 413<br />
18. What are the interfaces and their versions/release numbers to<br />
external or related systems Can you share a high level<br />
We do not have many external interfaces. If any needs to be<br />
changed as part of the upgrade <strong>LACCD</strong> will make the changes.<br />
interface diagram indicating the various systems<br />
19. What is the current Production database capacity and % 650GB<br />
utilized<br />
20. What is the current Project (PRD) DB growth per month ~10GB per month<br />
21. What is the Back Up procedure (schedule, method & tools) Schedule: Every Sunday at 6pm<br />
Method: Crontab<br />
Tool: BRBACKUP/Data Protector<br />
22. What is the time required for a complete database backup ~3 hours<br />
23. For high availability systems: what specific tools, systems are in <strong>No</strong>ne implemented.<br />
place to ensure high availability<br />
24. Number of servers comprising the Production system (ex: One 1 server (DB + AS)<br />
DB + One CI + two App Servers)<br />
25. Do you currently have excess hardware available to create a<br />
POC/Sandbox/DEV upgrade environment<br />
Information provided in SOW. A parallel environment will be<br />
created with a new DEV, New QAS, new Sandbox<br />
environments<br />
26. Can you share the storage architecture with us Yes. HP StorageWorks P6000 using fibre channel<br />
27. What is the hardware make, model, capacity and speed of HP<br />
SAN<br />
28. Current OS Version and Patch HPUX 11.31-0709<br />
29. Current DB Version and Patch Oracle 10.2.0.4 patch set 3<br />
30. Current SAP Kernel Patch 413<br />
31. Current SAP Version 4.7 Enterprise<br />
32.<br />
Current SAP system Landscapes<br />
See diagram included in RFP.<br />
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ADDENDUM <strong>No</strong>. 01, Request for Proposals (RFP) Number IT-022, SAP Upgrade, District’s 4.7C Enterprise System to SAP ECC 6.0, PROJECT ID: 40J-J05.18<br />
<strong>No</strong>. Vendor Question <strong>LACCD</strong> Answer<br />
33. What are the current process/technology pain points that need Minimize down time and convert the custom programs.<br />
to be addressed during the upgrade or Post Upgrade<br />
34. How many resources from your IT department will be available Any many as is necessary to complete the schedule on time.<br />
for the duration of the upgrade and in what capacity<br />
35. How many business users (i.e. managers, business subject This is a technical upgrade. But the necessary business<br />
matter experts) will be available for the duration of the project resources will be made available.<br />
and in what capacity<br />
36. Are there any <strong>No</strong>n-SAP interfaces If yes, please list in each Again, <strong>LACCD</strong> will handle interfaces changes. See below for<br />
area.<br />
the number of interfaces.<br />
37. How many Unit Tests and Integration test scenarios (preferably There is an extensive list of test cases. Integration test cases<br />
functional area wise) are currently used<br />
as well.<br />
38. How many end to end processes/cycles do you have in each of Need more information in order to answer.<br />
the following functional areas<br />
39. How updated are the test scripts They are updated quarterly and weekly as needed.<br />
40. How many Z objects and Z Tables are in the <strong>LACCD</strong>’s<br />
environment, and how many of these are specific to HR<br />
237 custom tables<br />
796 Custom reports – 379 in HR<br />
40 SAP scripts - 22 in SAP HR<br />
Around 25 Outbound Interfaces<br />
Around 5 Inbound Interfaces<br />
481 Z transactions – 336 in SAP HR<br />
5 Batch Input programs<br />
35 – User Exits<br />
44 –BADI implementations<br />
SAP HR:<br />
148 custom tables<br />
379 Custom reports<br />
22 SAP scripts<br />
Around 20 Outbound Interfaces<br />
Around 3 Inbound Interfaces<br />
336 Z transactions<br />
5 Batch Input programs<br />
15 – User Exits<br />
36 –BADI implementations<br />
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ADDENDUM <strong>No</strong>. 01, Request for Proposals (RFP) Number IT-022, SAP Upgrade, District’s 4.7C Enterprise System to SAP ECC 6.0, PROJECT ID: 40J-J05.18<br />
<strong>No</strong>. Vendor Question <strong>LACCD</strong> Answer<br />
41.<br />
Has the <strong>LACCD</strong> modified any SAP code not using standard<br />
enhancement techniques<br />
Yes. The following SAP objects have been repaired using the<br />
Modification assistant: 41 Programs/includes;13 classes/<br />
interfaces; 28 Function Groups; 18 Data dictionary object<br />
42. How much HR testing did the initial implementation require<br />
(how many resources and how long did it take)<br />
43. In Quality Center, are there any existing test cases that can be<br />
leveraged<br />
44. Are BW and EP being upgrade as well If so, is there work<br />
included in the RFP<br />
45. Why is there no testing listed in the RFP for functionality outside<br />
HR (i.e. FI, MM, PM, etc.)<br />
46.<br />
Does the <strong>LACCD</strong> currently use SAP Solution Manager If so,<br />
what version, what functionalities are utilized and how<br />
extensively<br />
47. In what areas (business, functional, and technical) do <strong>LACCD</strong><br />
individuals require knowledge transfer and training<br />
48.<br />
How many individuals require training, and how long do you<br />
expect that training to take<br />
49. How many people and what skill sets will <strong>LACCD</strong> commit to the<br />
upgrade What percentage of their time will be devoted to the<br />
upgrade<br />
50.<br />
What extension set is <strong>LACCD</strong> using (1.10 or 2.00)<br />
51.<br />
52.<br />
What are all the components installed (i.e. the list from SPAM)<br />
What additional components, if any, have been installed<br />
modifications.<br />
This was many years ago and with different variables. This is a<br />
technical upgrade.<br />
Yes.<br />
BW and EP will be upgraded outside of the ECC 6.0 upgrade.<br />
This is a technical upgrade. Testing outside of HR will be<br />
completed with internal staff.<br />
Yes, Solution Manager v7.01 & v7.1.<br />
-EarlyWatch<br />
-Maintenance Optimizer<br />
-CCMS<br />
This is a technical upgrade. Knowledge transfer will need to<br />
occur.<br />
We do not know how long the training will take until we have an<br />
idea on what needs to be trained. The basis staff is a team of<br />
three (3).<br />
This is a technical upgrade. Regression testing will be handled<br />
internally for everything other than HR payroll and security for<br />
the most part.<br />
2.00<br />
SAP_BASIS; SAP_ABA; SAP_APPL; SAP_HR; ABA_PLUS;<br />
EA-IPPE; PI; PI_BASIS; ST-PI; WP-PI; EA-APPL; EA-DFPS;<br />
EA-FINSERV; EA-GLTRADE; EA-HR; EA-PS; EA-RETAIL;<br />
CPROJECTS; ST-A/PI<br />
See the RFP for a list of the SAP modules in use. Security<br />
Weaver and EPI_USE tools are other modules in place. Also<br />
MRS will be another module.<br />
53. As part of the project, would you be willing to have DB refreshes<br />
performed from a copy of PRD to all non-PRD systems<br />
That depends on the design. We would not rule it out at this<br />
point.<br />
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ADDENDUM <strong>No</strong>. 01, Request for Proposals (RFP) Number IT-022, SAP Upgrade, District’s 4.7C Enterprise System to SAP ECC 6.0, PROJECT ID: 40J-J05.18<br />
<strong>No</strong>. Vendor Question <strong>LACCD</strong> Answer<br />
54. Oracle DB 10.2.0.4.0 is out of support. Do you plan to upgrade Yes. The vendor should include the DB upgrade to 11 as part<br />
your DB to 11<br />
of the deliverables.<br />
55. Unicode or <strong>No</strong>n-Unicode If <strong>No</strong>n-Unicode, do you plan to See note above. <strong>No</strong>n-Unicode.<br />
switch in conjunction with the upgrade<br />
56. Do you have any restrictions which would not allow Local resources only.<br />
development done offshore<br />
57.<br />
How many Z Objects do you have in the system<br />
See answer to question 40.<br />
58. Who will be performing the Q&A Testing See the SOW.<br />
59. How large are the systems <strong>No</strong>t enough information is provided for the District to answer.<br />
60. On the RFP mentions the firm must have 5 years of Upgrade<br />
Experience. We are an SAP Consulting Company. Our<br />
company was formed two years ago but the founder has been<br />
doing SAP Basis for over 14 years (with over 15 SAP<br />
upgrades). Do we qualify for this project<br />
61. Can you please provide the team structure at <strong>LACCD</strong> that will<br />
be working with the consulting firm for the upgrade Would help<br />
to know the shared responsibilities between the consulting firm<br />
and <strong>LACCD</strong>.<br />
62. What is the expected timeline for the complete upgrade Any<br />
specific milestones attached to timeline<br />
63.<br />
What are the other systems (SAP and 3rd party) connected to<br />
ERP system It would be nice to have the landscape.<br />
64. Can we have details of Hardware, OS and databases along with<br />
the type of support <strong>LACCD</strong> has signed up to the respective<br />
vendor<br />
65. Do we have any incumbents for this RFP Any current vendor<br />
working In similar arena bidding on this project If yes, specific<br />
pain points with the current vendor.<br />
66.<br />
Which personnel does the District confirmed “key” personnel<br />
67. Was an upgrade assessment performed by SAP, and if so, is<br />
that assessment available<br />
Yes, if the employee experience is there.<br />
See the responsibility chart that is part of the RFP and SOW.<br />
See the SOW.<br />
See the landscape diagram that is part of the RFP. The 3 rd<br />
party external system that are interfaced are SIS (Student<br />
Information System and Protocol (Scheduling),<br />
See the landscape diagram that is part of the RFP. The vendor<br />
HW is HP.<br />
The RFP defines the intent of the District.<br />
Functional and management resources.<br />
<strong>No</strong>.<br />
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ADDENDUM <strong>No</strong>. 01, Request for Proposals (RFP) Number IT-022, SAP Upgrade, District’s 4.7C Enterprise System to SAP ECC 6.0, PROJECT ID: 40J-J05.18<br />
<strong>No</strong>. Vendor Question <strong>LACCD</strong> Answer<br />
68.<br />
See the RFP and SOW. Functional Test cases outside of HR<br />
Please confirm that test cases will be developed by <strong>LACCD</strong><br />
Payroll and security will be completed for <strong>LACCD</strong> for the most<br />
personnel<br />
part.<br />
69.<br />
We do not gather that information at this time.<br />
How many end to end business process scenarios/test cases<br />
70. Avg no of unique transactions (unique field flow/screen flow) in<br />
each test case<br />
71.<br />
How many data variations in each test case<br />
We do not gather that information at this time.<br />
We do not have that metric. The test cases are very detailed.<br />
72. How many Security Roles <strong>No</strong>t enough information is provided for the District to answer.<br />
73. Is testing automation in scope If yes, do you own HP QTP or<br />
any other test automation tool<br />
74. How many golden transactions/test cases to be tested for<br />
performance testing<br />
75.<br />
Number of virtual users<br />
76. Do you own HP Load Runner/Performance Center with SAP<br />
protocol<br />
77. You have mentioned in your Statement of Work document,<br />
section #4 last paragraph, that you have already procured the<br />
necessary hardware for the upgrade. What hardware have you<br />
procured and is it IA64 – Itanium platform.<br />
78. What is the downtime window for Production (Maximum<br />
possible allowed) and are there any additional restrictions on<br />
downtime<br />
79. Do you have SAP Solution Manager implemented in the<br />
landscape If yes, please confirm the version and whether<br />
maintenance optimizer is used in the landscape; in addition to<br />
that, please provide the support package details.<br />
80. Based on the typical restrictions (academic calendar), have you<br />
decided upon the go-live date (or) Are there any restrictions to<br />
go-live before / after any specific date<br />
81. What are the current pain points with the existing infrastructure,<br />
technical, functional, security, etc. Please provide a detailed<br />
view by module or business process or technical issues.<br />
See RFP. QTP and HP QC are the <strong>LACCD</strong> main testing tools<br />
used to certify quality.<br />
To be determined as part of the upgrade. See modules in use<br />
at <strong>LACCD</strong> as a guide.<br />
All users operate on virtual machines.<br />
<strong>No</strong><br />
Yes, have procured and installed the HW. HP Blades BL870. It<br />
is Itanium.<br />
We need to work within the academic calendar for taking the<br />
system off line. The method for the upgrade is minimizing<br />
down time.<br />
See answer above.<br />
To be determined as part of the blue print. But we do need to<br />
take into account the academic calendar year.<br />
The District needs to move from one release to another. This is<br />
a technical upgrade.<br />
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ADDENDUM <strong>No</strong>. 01, Request for Proposals (RFP) Number IT-022, SAP Upgrade, District’s 4.7C Enterprise System to SAP ECC 6.0, PROJECT ID: 40J-J05.18<br />
<strong>No</strong>. Vendor Question <strong>LACCD</strong> Answer<br />
82. Are there any projects currently being executed If yes, please There are projects in development. But they should have no or<br />
let us know whether there is any impact to upgrade due to the minimal impact on the upgrade project.<br />
current projects<br />
83. Did you ever perform a release upgrade before for the SAP We apply support packs quarterly.<br />
systems in scope If yes, please provide us the details of<br />
source version and target version.<br />
84. Who would be responsible for the ORACLE upgrade database See answer above.<br />
upgrade<br />
85. Please furnish detailed support pack levels & Database size for See above.<br />
each of the systems in the landscape (not limited to ECC, but<br />
also for all the integrated systems such as portal, ITS, etc.)<br />
86. Who is responsible for managing the infrastructure such as Information Technology (IT)<br />
hardware, operating system, backup, etc.<br />
87. Do you currently, or after the upgrade, plan to utilize a High To be determined as part of the blue print phase. But no plans<br />
Availability / Disaster Recovery set up<br />
at this time.<br />
88. Please list all 3rd party applications and their versions (such as BSI Tax Factory version 9H. EPI USE, Security. Weaver.<br />
MQ Series, Gentran, TAXWARE, etc.) being used in the current<br />
SAP Landscape.<br />
89. Which are the third-party add-ons currently installed on the See answers above.<br />
current landscape (i.e. PBS, IXOS, etc.,)<br />
90. Please provide the list of interfaces which are connected to R/3 See answers above.<br />
Landscape<br />
91. Do you foresee any risk with the upgrade project from your There is always some risk. But nothing unusual is identified for<br />
perspective<br />
this project.<br />
92. We assume that a project landscape for each of the systems<br />
(including production) will be built or created for the entire<br />
project duration. Please confirm. If not, please confirm whether<br />
you are planning to perform in-place upgrade In case of inplace<br />
upgrade, please share the plan for code-freeze<br />
93. Please confirm the total number of project systems that are to<br />
be upgraded Are you planning to perform a system copy from<br />
an upgraded system to any of the project systems in the<br />
landscape If yes, please let us know the number of systems<br />
those will be copied from upgraded systems.<br />
The will be determined as part of the blue print. We will build a<br />
dual landscape using a minimize down time strategy. The HW<br />
for the projects is outlined in the SOW. The HW is already on<br />
site and installed for the most part.<br />
See SOW for the project diagram. The plan is not to upgrade<br />
the project box. The plan is to have any projects completed<br />
before the upgrade is completed, or to move the upgrade boxes<br />
as they are made available.<br />
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ADDENDUM <strong>No</strong>. 01, Request for Proposals (RFP) Number IT-022, SAP Upgrade, District’s 4.7C Enterprise System to SAP ECC 6.0, PROJECT ID: 40J-J05.18<br />
<strong>No</strong>. Vendor Question <strong>LACCD</strong> Answer<br />
94. Are you planning to go for selective EHP installation / full EHP The is a technical upgrade only at this time as identified in the<br />
installation If selective installation, Have you decided the SOW.<br />
business functions/technical usage to be activated as part of the<br />
upgrade project If yes, please list details.<br />
95. Is there any other SAP system installed on the same server, if<br />
so please specify the affordability of downtime of these servers.<br />
<strong>No</strong>.<br />
96. Do you have existing test scripts for your scenarios Do you<br />
use any other test automation tools like Test Data Migration<br />
Server (TDMS), Test Acceleration and optimization (TAO), etc.<br />
97. Have you utilized, or plan to utilize, any upgrade impact<br />
analysis using tools like Business Process Change Analyzer<br />
(BPCA), Panaya, etc. If yes, have you been able to identify<br />
how many scenarios are impacted that will need to be tested<br />
98. How many custom objects do you have and do you currently, or<br />
as a result of this upgrade, plan to utilize Custom Code<br />
Lifecycle Management (CCLM)<br />
99.<br />
100.<br />
To what degree can test scripts from previous project be<br />
reused Can the District estimate the number of test scripts to<br />
be developed by area<br />
Has <strong>LACCD</strong> already started the procurement process for the<br />
parallel landscape<br />
101. The current server environment is listed as HPUX 11.23 with<br />
Oracle 10.2/10.3 but also that it is HP Virtualized - please<br />
confirm if the entire current and future landscape is virtualized in<br />
this fashion<br />
102. TREX is mentioned but not shown in the landscape diagrams.<br />
Please confirm how many instances of TREX are used and<br />
what version and OS/DB<br />
103. Are current sandbox systems representative of production<br />
systems (all SAP components and patches, OS patches,<br />
database patches etc.) or will we need to refresh these systems<br />
from PRD/QA as part of this project<br />
Yes, see answers above and the SOW for information on<br />
HPQC.<br />
See the SOW. We look at our project partner to use their own<br />
tools if needed.<br />
See answers above.<br />
The only test scripts the project partner will need to develop are<br />
HR payroll and security and Technical related. Test Scripts<br />
outside for other functional areas will be completed by <strong>LACCD</strong><br />
staff. There is an extensive library of test scripts are already.<br />
See answers above. The HW has already been procured and<br />
installed for the most part.<br />
11.31 is the HP UX version. Oracle is 10.2.0.4. Yes all<br />
virtualized.<br />
One version of TREX. The upgrade of TREX will handled by<br />
<strong>LACCD</strong> staff. TREX is not part of the upgrade scenario.<br />
Yes, they are representative.<br />
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ADDENDUM <strong>No</strong>. 01, Request for Proposals (RFP) Number IT-022, SAP Upgrade, District’s 4.7C Enterprise System to SAP ECC 6.0, PROJECT ID: 40J-J05.18<br />
<strong>No</strong>. Vendor Question <strong>LACCD</strong> Answer<br />
104. Please provide some information about existing backup/restore See answer above.<br />
method and duration. This upgrade will involve a few backups<br />
and we need to know how much time this may add to the<br />
process.<br />
105. Any high-availability or clustering that may impact the upgrade See answers above. HA will not impact the upgrade.<br />
106. Where does Adobe Document Services (ADS) currently run In EP6.0 and BW at this time.<br />
107. Are EarlyWatch Alerts available for PRD systems Yes<br />
108. Apart from ESS which other business services are running on PCR, eBTA(custom), Time Management, MSS, Online Open<br />
the portals<br />
Enrollment(custom) and Work Request(Custom)<br />
109. What is the size of each system 650 GB D/B for each system<br />
110. Is BSI or another payroll tax vendor used Yes, BSI is used.<br />
111. Are there any direct database connections to systems other <strong>No</strong><br />
than SAP R/3 and possibly BSI<br />
112. Are there any other schemas on the database other than SAP <strong>No</strong><br />
R/3 and possibly BSI<br />
113. Are SAPGUI entries maintained on file servers or on individual Individual work stations.<br />
workstations<br />
114. Please provide more detail on the PCR's implemented - is it This is a technical upgrade only.<br />
safe to assume these are standard PCR's on EP 6.0 for MSS,<br />
or are they custom solutions<br />
115. Please provide the list of ESS currently live on 4.7 using ITS Time Entry, Time Statement and Time Accounts and W4<br />
116.<br />
117.<br />
118.<br />
119.<br />
Please provide the list of MSS currently live on 4.7 using EP 6.0<br />
Please provide the number of custom ABAP interface programs<br />
Please provide the number of custom ABAP reports<br />
Please provide the number of custom workflows<br />
120. Please confirm if extended syntax checking is currently used as<br />
a standard for custom ABAP development at <strong>LACCD</strong><br />
121. Please confirm if <strong>LACCD</strong> has customized any of the SAP script<br />
forms<br />
Overview, Employee Review, Reports, PCR, Time<br />
Approval(Custom)<br />
See answers above.<br />
See answers above.<br />
See answers above.<br />
Yes.<br />
<strong>No</strong> standard SAP forms have been repaired. However, there<br />
are 40 Z SAP Script forms<br />
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ADDENDUM <strong>No</strong>. 01, Request for Proposals (RFP) Number IT-022, SAP Upgrade, District’s 4.7C Enterprise System to SAP ECC 6.0, PROJECT ID: 40J-J05.18<br />
<strong>No</strong>. Vendor Question <strong>LACCD</strong> Answer<br />
122. Do the custom RICEFW's use the 'object-oriented' syntax and Yes<br />
coding, e.g. instead of the 'header line' and 'occurs' statements,<br />
has it been replaced it with 'table of' type statements Also,<br />
when an internal table is read, is the LOOP AT...INTO or READ<br />
TABLE....INTO statements used etc.<br />
123. Are the custom RICEFW's unicode enabled Yes<br />
124. Did <strong>LACCD</strong> document the repairs/modifications they made to<br />
standard SAP code<br />
125. Is it safe to assume that <strong>LACCD</strong> will be responsible for all HP<br />
vendor management and sizing for the SAP landscape<br />
126.<br />
Is it possible to have an extension on the due date of the RFP<br />
127. If an extension cannot be granted, can the printed copy arrive<br />
after 1/30/2013<br />
128.<br />
Can changes be made to the SOW that <strong>LACCD</strong> provided<br />
129. When did you start using SAP ( Go-live date) 2002<br />
Yes<br />
The hardware has been already installed. But recommendation<br />
for upgrade as part of the SOW is in scope, if needed.<br />
If an extension is warranted, the District will issue that notice to<br />
all bidders. At this time, an extension is not anticipated<br />
<strong>No</strong>. All documents must be received by the proposal due date<br />
and time (2:00 PM 1/30/13)<br />
130. Do you use any Country Version / Industry Solutions United States and Public Sector ISU<br />
131. What are the SAP modules in use See SOW and answer above.<br />
132. User Information (Please provide the details for Production See answers above.<br />
Server)<br />
133. Can you provide the DB size for all the systems to be 650 GB for each D/B see above.<br />
upgraded<br />
134. What are the transports on a weekly basis <strong>LACCD</strong> does general system updates bi-monthly.<br />
135. Are you using SAP Data Archiving <strong>No</strong><br />
136. What are the types of Front-end Usage (Sapgui or Webgui)<br />
What version<br />
137. Database used Which version See above.<br />
<strong>No</strong>.<br />
SAP GUI and Portal. GUI 6.40-7.30. Portal is EP 6.0 and I.E<br />
8.0<br />
138. If the landscape is using heterogeneous databases, please<br />
specify (DEV, QAS, PRD)<br />
139. Is your current landscape HA Cluster or OS/DB Cluster Please<br />
give details.<br />
Only one D/B is used. Oracle.D/B<br />
<strong>No</strong>. See answer above.<br />
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ADDENDUM <strong>No</strong>. 01, Request for Proposals (RFP) Number IT-022, SAP Upgrade, District’s 4.7C Enterprise System to SAP ECC 6.0, PROJECT ID: 40J-J05.18<br />
<strong>No</strong>. Vendor Question <strong>LACCD</strong> Answer<br />
140. Interfaces to external or related systems (List Major Sub Yes answer above.<br />
Systems)<br />
141. Please indicate if there are any other systems sharing the SAP <strong>No</strong> they are not shared.<br />
operating system/ DBMS<br />
142. Are you utilizing a JAVA stack Yes, for BW and EP, SLD and NWDI<br />
143. Do you need a separate JAVA stack after ERP/NW update Yes<br />
144. Are you using Solution Manager and if so what version See answer above.<br />
145. Do you plan to do an OD/DB migration to another platform <strong>No</strong><br />
146. Can you provide a detailed list of the interfaces See answers above.<br />
147. Are you utilizing the Translation Workbench (SE63) <strong>No</strong><br />
148. <strong>No</strong>t used NA<br />
149. Can the upgrade occur over a long weekend; is 64 hours<br />
downtime okay<br />
150. How many developers/BASIS support the <strong>LACCD</strong><br />
environment<br />
151.<br />
Can you provide the repository object numbers for the<br />
following<br />
ABAP Queries, BDC, Function Models, Includes, Module Pools,<br />
Programs, Reports, CATTS, Sapscripts, Transactions, User<br />
Exists, Tables, Any other<br />
The schedule for the down time can be determined as part of<br />
the Blue Print.<br />
See answers above. There are 3 basis staff, 7 programmers,<br />
other applications support functional staff, and a QA Lead.<br />
ABAP Queries – 900<br />
Batch Input programs – 5<br />
Function Modules – 370<br />
Module Pools – 19<br />
Includes - 567<br />
Custom reports - 796<br />
Around 25 Outbound Interfaces<br />
Around 5 Inbound Interfaces<br />
SAP scripts - 40<br />
Transactions – 481<br />
User Exits – 35, BADI implementation<br />
152. How many interfaces are in use See answers above.<br />
153. Can you supply a complete catalog of the interfaces See answers above.<br />
154. How many interfaces utilize RFC (SM59) 10<br />
155. What types of interfaces are used (In-/Out-bound, ALE/IDOC,<br />
flatfile, other)<br />
156. Have those interfaces been developed by you or they are 3rd<br />
party products / vendor<br />
All of them.<br />
All build in house, except when part of a 3rd party application.<br />
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