SAP SAP Certifications P_SAPEA_2023 Questions & Answers

• Question 11:

  Green Elk and Company is the world's leading manufacturer of agricultural and forestry machinery. The former company slogan "Elk always runs" has recently been changed to "Elk feeds the world" One of Green Elk's strategic goals is to increase its revenue in the emerging markets of China, India and other parts of Asia by 80 % within three years. This requires a new business model that caters to significantly smaller farms with limited budgets The CIO asks you, the Chief Enterprise Architect, to present an architecture vision to address the aforementioned business challenge. According to the SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework, what is the best approach?

  A. 1. Assess the baseline architecture of Green Elk and Company

  2.

  Identify the stakeholders and review with the key stakeholders the major gaps identified

  3.

  Architect against these gaps and propose a target architecture.

  B. 1. Identify the stakeholders, their concerns, and business requirements and create a stakeholder map 2 Confirm and elaborate business goals, business drivers, and constraints 3 Evaluate the enterprise capabilities and assess the readiness for business transformation

  C. 1. Identify the stakeholders, their concerns, and business requirements and create a stakeholder map 2 Confirm and elaborate the new business model in support of the Business Model Canvas.

  3. Evaluate the enterprise capabilities and assess the readiness for business transformation.

  D. 1. Identify the stakeholders, their concerns, and business requirements and create a stakeholder map. 2 Review the existing principles and adopt these were necessary

  3. Use the principles as guardrails for your subsequent activities.

  Correct Answer: C

  This approach starts with identifying stakeholders and understanding their concerns and business requirements, which is critical for ensuring alignment with their needs. Confirming and elaborating the new business model in support of the Business Model Canvas is essential for addressing the strategic goal of expanding into new markets. Finally, evaluating enterprise capabilities and assessing readiness for business transformation ensures that the proposed changes are feasible and align with the company's capacity for change.

• Question 12:

  As part of the mapping of a Business Architecture to the Solution Architecture, an Environment and Location Diagram must be developed in the Technology Architecture phase. In this context, numerous architecture decisions have to be made. Among other things, you must check which SAP BTP services and which SAP SaaS solutions are available as part of the Solution Architecture in which data center of the desired hyperscaler. How do you go about this validation?

  A. I use the SAP Business Accelerator Hub (api.sap.com) because it provides all the required information regarding SAP BTP service and SAP SaaS solution availability for each hyperscaler, in a central location.

  B. I use the SAP Discovery Center to check which of the selected SAP BTP services are offered by which hyperscaler. With help from the SAP Trust Center, I check in which data center the involved SAP SaaS solutions are available.

  C. I use the SAP Discovery Center to check in which data centers the respective SAP BTP services and the SAP SaaS solutions are available.

  Correct Answer: B

  The SAP Discovery Center is used to check which SAP BTP services are offered by which hyperscaler. Additionally, the SAP Trust Center provides information about the availability of SAP SaaS solutions in various data centers. This two-pronged approach ensures a comprehensive understanding of the availability and compatibility of services and solutions with the desired hyperscaler's data centers.

• Question 13:

  While discussing the Smart Battery initiative in greater detail with the appropriate stakeholder, as Chief Enterprise Architect of Wanderlust, you discover that several key areas such as value proposition, cost structure, revenue streams, partners, and channels have been worked upon in isolation and therefore do not tally with each other. Which artifact would you recommend to bring all the above key dimensions together in a single window, to have a unified, consistent, holistic view of the Smart Battery initiative?

  A. Architecture Principles

  B. Statement of Architecture Work

  C. Business Strategy Map

  D. Business Model Canvas

  Correct Answer: D

  The Business Model Canvas is a strategic management tool that provides a comprehensive and cohesive view of the different aspects of a business model. It allows for the integration of various elements such as value proposition, cost structure, revenue streams, partners, and channels, ensuring a unified and consistent approach to the project.

• Question 14:

  Green Elk and Company is the world's leading manufacturer of agricultural and forestry machinery. The former company slogan "Elk always runs has recently been changed to Elk feeds the world". One of Green Elk's strategic goals is to increase its revenue in the emerging markets of China, India, and other parts of Asia by 80 % within three years. This requires a new business model that caters to significantly smaller farms with limited budgets. You are the Chief Enterprise Architect and the CIO asks you to assess the new business model for smaller farms with smaller budgets. Given the principle and statement, which of the following combinations of rationale and implication do you consider well-defined?

  

  A. Green Elk and Company is the world's leading manufacturer of agricultural and forestry machinery. The former company slogan "Elk always runs has recently been changed to Elk feeds the world". One of Green Elk's strategic goals is to increase its revenue in the emerging markets of China, India, and other parts of Asia by 80 % within three years. This requires a new business model that caters to significantly smaller farms with limited budgets. You are the Chief Enterprise Architect and the CIO asks you to assess the new business model for smaller farms with smaller budgets. Given the principle and statement, which of the following combinations of rationale and implication do you consider well-defined?

  B. Principle: Use packaged solutions, in a standard way. Statement: Buy packaged solutions that support our business requirements and use them in a standard way. Rationale: Process and solution will be simplified by using packaged software in a standard way./Adherence to standard will allow better maintenance and lower the total cost of ownership/Increase the capability to adopt technology innovation. Implication: Reuse vendor and industry best practices, reference architectures and pre- decreed content/Apply guideless, patterns, standards, and naming conventions/Use maximum possible solution standards and avoid custom developments wherever possible.

  C. Principle: Use packaged solutions, in a standard way. Statement: Buy packaged solutions that support our business requirements and use them in a standard way. Rationale: In case custom developments arc required, adhere to defined best practices, standards, and guide ivies (extensibility concept, side-by-s-de extensions)/Reuse before buy, before build/Enable easier future transition to the cloud.

  Implication: Process and solution will be simplified by using packaged software in a standard way/Adherence to standard will allow better maintenance and lower the total cost of ownership/Increase the capability to adopt technology

  innovation.

  D. Principle: Use packaged solutions, in a standard way. Statement: Buy packaged solutions that support our business requirements and use them in a standard way. Rationale: Process and solution will be simplified by using packaged software in a standard way/Adherence to standard will allow better maintenance and lower the total cost of ownership/Increase the capability to adopt technology innovation. Implication: In case custom developments are required, adhere to defined best practices, standards, and guidelines (extensibility concept, side by s4e extensions)/Reuse before buy, before build/Enable easier transition to the cloud in the future

  Correct Answer: B

  While both options emphasize the use of packaged solutions in a standard way, option B more directly addresses the need for reusing vendor and industry best practices and applying guidelines and standards, which is crucial for a company expanding into new and diverse markets. It also focuses on avoiding custom developments wherever possible, which is typically more cost-effective and efficient for a business model targeting smaller farms with limited budgets. Option D, while also valid, places more emphasis on custom development scenarios, which might be less relevant in this particular business context.

• Question 15:

  As the Chief Enterprise Architect of Wanderlust GmbH, you know that there is very little process documentation available on online marketing processes within Wanderlust. You also know that SAP has a rich End-to-End (E2E) Business Processes content repository. To take advantage of that, you have engaged an SAP Enterprise Architect. The SAP Enterprise Architect is using SAP's Business Process Model (BPM) and the Business Capability Model (BCM) while mapping processes to capabilities, how are the two models connected? Note: There are 2 correct answers to this question.

  A. Through the E2E Business Process of BPM, which is enabled by the Business Domain of BCM.

  B. Through the Business Process Module of BPM, which is directly linked to the Business Area of BCM.

  C. Through the Enterprise Domain, to which both the E2E Business Process of BPM and the Business Domain of BCM are assigned.

  D. Through the Business Activity of BPM, which is enabled by the Business Capability of BCM.

  Correct Answer: AD

  These options correctly link the E2E Business Process of BPM with the Business Domain of BCM and the Business Activity of BPM with the Business Capability of BCM, reflecting the connection between processes and capabilities in SAP's framework.

• Question 16:

  You design a Solution Architecture, based on SAP S/4HANA, for an internationally active customer that has a national subsidiary in China and other countries that have special requirements for data storage. As the responsible Enterprise Architect, your task is to propose a solution that takes these special requirements into account. How do you proceed when your customer's Architecture Guideline calls for following a "cloud-first" approach?

  A. This is independent of the solution components required, because SAP S/4HANA Cloud and all SAP SaaS solutions meet all applicable data protection requirements, Private cloud or on-premises options therefore do not need to be considered. The "cloud-first" approach can be fully implemented.

  B. This depends on the required solution components. None of the selected SAP solutions may support the regulated environment, so alternative solutions or custom developed solutions should be considered.

  C. This depends on the required solution components. Public cloud solutions may not meet the necessary data protection requirements. Therefore, private cloud or on-premise options must be considered when developing the solution landscape.

  Correct Answer: C

  Different countries have varying data storage requirements, especially countries like China with strict data protection laws. A public cloud solution may not meet all these requirements due to the shared nature of the infrastructure. Thus, a private cloud or on-premise solution should be considered as they provide more control over data storage and security, which is critical in meeting various international data protection laws.

• Question 17:

  Why would you recommend building SAP Side-by-Side Extensions to an S/4HANA system based on SAP BTP?

  A. Extensions on SAP BTP technology can easily use of S/4HANA eventing.

  B. Extensions on SAP BTP can maintain SAP user and security context and allow the use of S/4HANA eventing.

  C. Extensions should be built on SAP BTP because SAP BTP is the only option for building a consistent user experience based on SAP Fiori UX styles.

  Correct Answer: B

  SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) enables the creation of extensions that can maintain the SAP user and security context, which is crucial for ensuring security and compliance in a business setting. Additionally, it allows for the utilization of S/4HANA eventing which is important for triggering actions in response to business events. Options A and C are incorrect because they only partially describe the capabilities of SAP BTP, or they misrepresent its exclusivity in providing a consistent user experience.

• Question 18:

  Wanderlust's CIO asks you to evaluate the SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework. At Wanderlust GmbH a non-SAP EA tool is used, How would you proceed with the request and why? Note: There are 2 correct answers to this question.

  A. I tell the CIO that the SAP EA Framework cannot be used because the Wanderlust GmbH uses a non- SAP EA tool. Therefore, further evaluation is not necessary.

  B. I evaluate both the SAP EA Methodology and TOGAF ADM. I recommend the approach that fits best Wanderlust's requirements.

  C. I tell the CIO that the SAP EA Framework also encompasses architecture services and practices. Based on a cost-benefit analysis I consider using the services and practices that fit best the project.

  D. I check whether the SAP Reference Business Architecture and Reference Solution Architecture Content can help to either define the scope of the architecture work or describe a target architecture structure. If they do, I suggest to use the Reference Architecture Content of SAP.

  Correct Answer: BD

  When evaluating the SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework for Wanderlust GmbH, you should proceed with the following steps: I evaluate both the SAP EA Methodology and TOGAF ADM. I recommend the approach that fits best Wanderlust's requirements. This step is necessary because the SAP EA Methodology is based on TOGAF ADM, but extends it with additional elements and guidance specific to SAP solutions and customers4. Therefore, you need to compare and contrast the two methodologies and assess which one suits Wanderlust's needs better. For example, you may consider factors such as the complexity, scope, scale, and objectives of Wanderlust's architecture projects, as well as the availability of resources, skills, and tools. I check whether the SAP Reference Business Architecture and Reference Solution Architecture Content can help to either define the scope of the architecture work or describe a target architecture structure. If they do, I suggest to use the Reference Architecture Content of SAP. This step is beneficial because the SAP Reference Business Architecture and Reference Solution Architecture Content provide a set of pre-defined architectures that cover common business scenarios and solution domains for SAP customers5. Therefore, you can use them as a starting point or a reference point for your architecture work, as they can help you to define the scope, requirements, capabilities, components, patterns, and best practices for your architecture solutions.

• Question 19:

  As Chief Enterprise Architect, you want to select an extension option that follows SAP's clean-core strategy. What are your recommendations to implement the clean- core strategy best?

  A. To follow the clean-core strategy, the so-called "Developer Extensibility" of S/4HANA isn't allowed. Extensions must use "Side-by-Side Extensibility" on the SAP Business Technology Platform. These extensions use corresponding public remote APIs of the S/4HANA backend system.

  B. Follow SAP's Tier 1 to Tier 2 extension model, which enables different extension options: Cloud Extensibility Model and Cloud API Enablement. This allows the development of cloud- ready and upgrade-stable applications and extensions.

  C. Use "Key User Extensibility" functions of S/4HANA for simple extensions. "Developer Extensibility must comply with the rules for a Tier-1 or Tier-2 extension.

  D. Use of public local APIs or public remote APIs for "Developer Extensibility.

  Correct Answer: A

  To follow the clean-core strategy, extensions must use "Side-by-Side Extensibility" on the SAP Business Technology Platform. These extensions use corresponding public remote APIs of the S/4HANA backend system. This approach ensures that the core remains clean and upgrade-safe, while still allowing for custom functionality development.

• Question 20:

  As an Enterprise Architect, you must ensure that future extensions to the Digital Core of the enterprise guarantee stable and reliable operations. The architecture guideline demands to follow the clean-core strategy. What does this demand ensure and entail?

  A. Extensions do not break an upgrade, and upgrades do not break an extension. Such extensions can access SAP business objects only through well defined, upgrade-stable interfaces.

  B. Extensions may access SAP tables directly and in a well-documented, clean way. Therefore, the code of extensions can be adapted quickly to accommodate future changes.

  C. Extensions are kept strictly separate from the SAP application, Extensions are developed in accordance with the SAP Application Extension Methodology. Side-by-side extensibility options are always preferable to on-stack extensibility options.

  Correct Answer: A

  Following the clean-core strategy ensures that extensions do not break an upgrade, and upgrades do not break an extension. The extensions can access SAP business objects only through well-defined, upgrade-stable interfaces. This approach ensures the stability and reliability of the operations.