01Assessment Accelerator

A non-intrusive accelerator that maps your full SAP PI/PO interface landscape and grades migration complexity — typically in under 30 minutes.

20–30 min

average run time

No charge

discovery is free

Non-intrusive

no source-system changes

02What it does

An Excel-macro extractor that connects directly to your PI/PO landscape.

The accelerator calls SAP PO–centric platform web services to download artefact details, then produces a complete interface inventory and complexity profile — without deploying anything into the source landscape.

It can be deployed at a developer desktop, or any endpoint capable of making direct HTTP calls into the PO environment.

Configuration interface for the Tarento Assessment Accelerator showing system connection inputs. — Fig. 01 — Extractor configuration sheet

03How it works

Connect, extract, classify.

Step 01

Connect

Authenticate against the source PI/PO system over VPN using a service account with SAP_XI_API_DISPLAY_J2EE and SAP_XI_API_DEVELOP_J2EE roles.

Step 02

Extract

The macro calls SAP PO platform web services to pull artefact metadata. A typical landscape completes in 20–30 minutes.

Step 03

Classify

Interfaces are classified, scored for migration complexity, and rolled up into a discovery workbook for review.

04Discovery outcomes

What the discovery workbook contains.

01

Migration complexity score

Per-interface upgrade complexity and an overall migration complexity rating for the landscape.

02

Simple / Medium / Complex

Categorises every interface by the engineering effort required to migrate.

03

Classical vs ICO

Classifies interfaces as Classical or Integrated Configuration Objects.

04

Mappings inventory

Lists Imported Archives, Message Mappings and Operation Mappings in detail.

05

Channel dashboard

All channels in the landscape with their corresponding module parameters.

06

Adapters & custom modules

Reports usage of any add-on adapters and custom modules in flight.

07

ccBPM inventory

Generates a list of ccBPMs in the landscape with their corresponding ESR details.

Diagram of discovery outcomes produced by the Assessment Accelerator. — Fig. 02 — Discovery outcomes overview

05What you receive

One board-ready story — six chapters that walk from landscape to commercials.

The chapters below blend the two deliverables you’ll get — the executive assessment pack and the architect’s migration & modernization blueprint — into the single flow we use in the readout. Anonymized PDFs of both packs are available to download in the section below.

01Chapter

Executive headlines & landscape snapshot

One-page board view: total interfaces, regional split, ready-to-migrate vs adjustment-required vs evaluation-required, and the modernization headline for the CIO.

Drawn from both packs · executive summary + landscape snapshot

02Chapter

Reclassification with iVolve AI

Every ICO re-graded as Simple / Medium / Complex against an automation-aware baseline — the delta vs SAP's native sizing is usually where the cost story changes.

03Chapter

Legacy-to-target mapping

Per-pattern mapping from PI/PO artefacts (beans, adapters, custom modules) to BTP Integration Suite equivalents — what gets auto-generated, what needs design effort.

04Chapter

Target tenant strategy & migration approach

Tenant model (Dev / QA / Prod), supernova vs geo-centric options, and the recommended path with trade-offs spelled out for the architecture board.

05Chapter

Wave plan, RASCI & delivery model

Wave sequencing across regions, POD composition, and a RASCI that names who owns what across Tarento, your integration team, business and SAP — so day-one of execution is unambiguous.

Wave sequencing + RASCI from the blueprint

06Chapter

Indicative commercials & POC next step

Effort and budget envelope, the cost-optimization drivers (re-use, automation coverage, rationalization), and a scoped 5-ICO proof-of-concept to de-risk the full migration commitment.

Two anonymized examples

The same engagement, two depths — pick the lens that fits the conversation.

Every engagement produces an assessment pack. For landscapes where the architectural choices carry the real weight, we go deeper and produce a migration & modernization blueprint — the same data, read through an architect’s lens.

The raw input

Start with the discovery workbook — the raw extract behind both packs.

This is the unedited Excel output from the accelerator: every interface, every channel, complexity scoring and reclassification. The two sample decks below are what this sheet gets transformed into during the readout.

Download workbookAnonymized · ~24 KB · raw extract

↓ transformed into ↓

Sample A · Commercial-led

Assessment pack

Crisp highlights — executive summary, reclassification, migration approach with indicative commercials, engagement model and next steps. Full pack shared on request.

Download8-slide highlights · ~680 KB · global F&B major · 4,106 scenarios

Sample B · Architecture-led

Migration & modernization blueprint

Crisp highlights — landscape snapshot, ICO classification, target tenant strategy, RASCI and the wave plan. Full blueprint shared on request.

Download8-slide highlights · ~585 KB · global electronics major · 1,428 interfaces

The packs are delivered as PowerPoint, accompanied by the underlying discovery workbook (raw extract + interface inventory) for your team to interrogate.

06Prerequisites

What we'll need from your team to run a discovery.

Required
Network access
VPN and reachability to the PI / PO and any non-SAP systems in scope.
Required
Source credentials
A service user on the source PI/PO system.
Required
Workstation
Licensed MS Excel within a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure or developer desktop.
Required
PI roles
Service user must hold the following PI roles to connect:
SAP_XI_API_DISPLAY_J2EESAP_XI_API_DEVELOP_J2EE

07For your InfoSec team

We’ve already answered the questions your security team will ask.

The accelerator is a macro-enabled Excel tool. Mature security teams will (rightly) want to inspect it before it touches their landscape. We publish a complete IT Security Assessment Pack that pre-empts that review — including a candid VBA static analysis, risk matrix, and the controls under which we recommend deploying it.

Tool purpose & architecture

Read-only HTTPS calls to SAP-provided Integration Directory APIs. Runs on a desktop or VDI. No transports, no ABAP, no data leaves your network.

Access model & prerequisites

Service account restricted to two PI display roles. No Basis, no admin, no inbound firewall changes on the SAP side.

VBA static analysis (disclosed)

Honest write-up of the Win32 API patterns in Module1/Module2 — what they do, why they exist, and why they are not malicious.

Risk matrix

Seven named risks (R-01 to R-07) with likelihood, impact, rating and the mitigation we recommend for each.

Recommended controls

Sandbox detonation, AV/EDR scan, isolated VDI, SAP role audit, network egress monitoring, and formal change-management sign-off.

Approval conditions

Seven mandatory pre-execution conditions your ITSec team can lift directly into a sign-off checklist.

Download IT Security Assessment Pack~270 KB · 11 pages · classification: internal

Unprotected VBA source can be shared under NDA on request, so your team can complete an independent code review before approval.

08The 2-week engagement

From kickoff to a board-ready assessment pack, in two calendar weeks.

01 · Day 0
Scoping call
30-minute call to understand your landscape and confirm fit.
02 · Day 1–2
Access provisioning
Your basis team provisions a service user with two read-only PI roles.
03 · Day 3
Discovery extraction
We run the extractor in a single 30-minute working session.
04 · Day 4–8
Analysis & report build
Our team applies iVolve to reclassify interfaces, model the migration, and assemble the assessment pack.
05 · Day 9–10
Readout & handover
90-minute walkthrough of the pack, plus the workbook and POC plan handed to your team.

The five-day analysis window is fast because we apply iVolve — a framework refined across multiple PI/PO assessments. We’re not inventing the method on your engagement; we’re applying it.

09Common questions

What teams usually ask before getting in touch.

Will it touch our production systems?: No write operations. The extractor calls read-only PI/PO web services using a service user restricted to two display roles.
What credentials do you need from us?: VPN access and a service account with SAP_XI_API_DISPLAY_J2EE and SAP_XI_API_DEVELOP_J2EE. No source-system deployment, no DBA access.
How long does a full landscape take?: Most landscapes complete in 20–30 minutes. Very large estates (1000+ interfaces) can take up to an hour.
What does it cost?: Discovery is free — there is no charge for the assessment, the workbook or the readout. Commercials only come into play if you decide to move forward with a modernization or migration engagement, and those are scoped from the discovery findings.
Do we get the raw data?: Yes — the full Excel workbook is yours, including raw extracts. There is no lock-in to a Tarento platform.