The concept of a Clean Core sounds simple: minimize customizations, align closely with standard SAP processes, and embrace Cloud-Ready architecture.
But realizing and maintaining a Clean Core, particularly in a hybrid SAP landscape, can be a challenge.
SAP teams today are juggling custom code, multiple systems (on-premises and in the Cloud), and constantly changing compliance demands. Traditional manual change practices can’t scale to meet this complexity.
That’s where Rev-Trac Platinum comes in. It transforms Clean Core from a well-meaning strategy into something enforceable and sustainable across your SAP landscape.
The real enforcement challenge
A Clean Core refers to an SAP ERP system that runs with minimal modifications, relying primarily on standard SAP functionality. Customizations and Cloud extensions don’t disappear; they move to the appropriate development layer, giving organizations the option to moving them outside the core.
But customization isn’t the problem. The complexity, lack of governance, and overall visibility of custom code are. Relying on policies and manual practices to enforce Clean Core standards in your change workflows won’t hold up.
Clean Core demands active, automated enforcement, governance, and visibility into your change processes.
How Rev-Trac Platinum can help make Clean Core a reality
Rev-Trac lets you embed Clean Core governance into your change process. Here’s how:
- Built-in ATC enforcement
With Rev-Trac Platinum, you can set up your change workflow to automatically enforce Clean Core compatability checks in the Dev System. It integrates with SAP’s ABAP Test Cockpit (ATC) to run these checks as part of the approval process. The code is checked and the results are shown in Rev-Trac. This means any non-Clean Core compatible code is identified early, before it becomes an issue.
You can configure rules to:
- Allow the change to progress with the results of the Clean Core check provided
- Require specific approval to migrate non-Clean Core compatible code
- Block the code and send it back to the developers to resolve the error
2. Automated approvals and compliance
Approval processes are often where manual practices can fall short. Emails can get missed, spreadsheets become outdated, and tracking who signed off on what (and when) becomes a nightmare, particularly during audits.
Rev-Trac Platinum optimizes approval workflows with automated notifications and digital signoffs. If a change fails a Clean Core check, Rev-Trac automatically alerts the appropriate person to review and approve (or reject) the non-compliant code. If approved for migration, the notification is flagged with a digital signature, creating a clear, auditable trail for governance and regulatory compliance.
3. Simplify SAP BTP change through Cloud TMS (cTMS)
You can shift your customizations and extensions to the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) to support and maintain a Clean Core and enhance the customer experience. But suddenly, you’re not just managing ABAP transports; you’re also dealing with non-ABAP (BTP) changes.
Rev-Trac Platinum integrates with Cloud Transport Management System (cTMS), enabling you to orchestrate and deploy transports across complex, interconnected systems. cTMS handles the technical movement of the transport, while Rev-Trac enforces governance and control on the import process.
ABAP and non-ABAP changes are managed within a single Rev-Trac Request, ensuring governance of BTP change, consistent processes, automating cross-system change migration, and unifying change across all technologies.
Bottom Line
Clean Core requires more than policies and good intentions. It requires controls, including automation, visibility, and enforcement, to turn strategy into reality in the long term.
With Rev-Trac Platinum, SAP teams get a practical way to embed Clean Core governance into their day-to-day operations. From ATC check enforcement and audit-ready approvals to automated change management between systems, Rev-Trac gives you extended visibility into code compatibility and empowers you to enforce your Clean Core standards.
For more information on how Rev-Trac can help you achieve your Clean Core strategies, contact one of our change management specialists.
