Case Study: Carestream achieves streamlined SAP master data management and retires 100+ ABAP programs with Precisely Automate by Precisely

How Carestream uploaded 1.7 million records to SAP in less than a year and retired 100+ ABAP programs in SAP and eliminated external support provider

Carestream, a global healthcare technology manufacturer with operations in 170 countries and more than 7,000 employees, faced a critical SAP master-data challenge during its ECC 6.0 migration: heavy dependence on ABAP programmers, difficulty integrating a newly acquired subsidiary’s legacy ERP, and high-volume, error-prone master-data maintenance. Carestream selected Precisely’s Automate portfolio (including Automate Studio and Automate Evolve) to provide a user-friendly, audited alternative that would let business users and data stewards manage master data without constant IT intervention.

Precisely implemented Automate Studio, Automate Evolve (including Automate Evolve for Master Data) and Automate Studio Manager to automate workflows, enable SharePoint-based request forms, and run bulk data scripts. The result: more than 1.7 million records uploaded to SAP in under a year, retirement of 100+ ABAP programs and elimination of an external support provider, faster one-off changes (no longer taking two months), reduced IT burden, and streamlined master-data creation and approval processes.

Carestream

Mary Farmer

Supervisor