Why SAP Advanced Track and Trace for Pharmaceuticals?

Because governments around the world are enacting legislation to fight the falsification of drugs – requiring pharmaceutical serialization and reporting to institutional databases and supply chain partners. Our global track and trace software makes it easier to achieve this compliance.

Efficiently comply with serialization directives to avoid exclusion from key markets
Integrate serialization into your standard business processes and practices
Safeguard against counterfeit, fraud, and grey market activity in your pharma supply chain
Simplify regulatory reporting with country-specific compliance packages
Rely on a solution co-developed with 10 leading companies in the pharmaceutical industry

Learn how SAP Advanced Track and Trace for Pharmaceuticals can simplify the lives of business users and IT staff:

Functional Capabilities

ERP system integration

Integrate material, business partner, and location master data
Integrate ERP transactions – including deliveries, production orders, and process orders
Leverage best-in-class batch traceability

Serial number management

Define number format and ranges
Use tools for randomization
Assign ranges and serial number lists to consumers
Receive lists and ranges from partners
Import product master and serial numbers for China

Warehouse management system (WMS) integration

Verify data in your repository in real time
Integrate with receiving, internal movement and goods issues, and cycle counting

Packaging line integration

Request and receive serial number ranges and lists as well as status updates
Use either a product mark-up language (PML) or EPCIS capture interface

Repository

Capture and store objects, events, and business transactions
Perform ad-hoc reporting with a repository browser
Deploy on SAP HANA or classic databases

Regulatory reporting / rules engine

Harness a rules-based framework for regulatory reporting
Enable message mapping and handling
Import product master and serial numbers for China
Implement country packages for Turkey, China, Argentina, India, South Korea, and U.S. lot as well as U.S. item traceability

SAP Application Interface Framework

Integrate with business partners, packaging lines, SAP ERP, WMS, reporting tools, and EPCIS capture interface
Manage and monitor messages between partners, alert business and technical teams of errors, and use a restart option in case of transmission failure

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Technical Capabilities

Designed as one component

Complies with GS1 global implementation standards*

EPCIS 1.1
CBV 1.1 (core business vocabulary)
TDS 1.9 (tag data standard)
GS1 general specification
(version 14, Jan 2014)

Built for the pharmaceutical industry

Designed to work for MAHs,
CMOs, and U.S. wholesalers
Co-innovation with 10+ leading pharmaceutical customers

Minimal footprint

Lean data model
Designed for volume and speed
Optimized for SAP HANA while also deployable on classical databases

Optimized TCO

Deployment and commercial model that works for the entire industry: 1 million to 10 billion items per year

*EPCIS 1.1 is a powerful, comprehensive, and generic global standard. Not everything defined in EPCIS 1.1 is relevant to support the business processes of the pharmaceutical industry.

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System requirements for
SAP Advanced Track and Trace for Pharmaceuticals

System and software requirements vary according to specific customer scenarios. Please see the SAP Advanced Track and Trace for Pharmaceuticals Product Availability Matrix for the latest information on updates and releases. A sizing guide is available upon request.

System Requirement	Details
Software requirements	SAP NetWeaver 7.40 SAP Application Interface Framework 3.0 Optional: SAP ERP 6.0 (EhP 6+)
Languages	English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Danish, Chinese, Korean

Product Availability Matrix*

Licensing and purchasing options for
SAP Advanced Track and Trace for Pharmaceuticals

The modular structure of SAP Advanced Track and Trace for Pharmaceuticals allows you to license and pay for only the volume of serialized items, country packages, and number of users that you require at any given time. Start with the packages and licenses your organization needs right now, and add more users and functionality as your needs evolve. This product is deployed on-premise and requires a perpetual license.

Contact your local SAP account executive for additional licensing and purchasing options

For general licensing information, consult Licensing SAP Software: A Guide for Buyers

Implementation

Ensure a successful implementation and maximize your ROI with information resources that support the different phases of SAP Advanced Track and Trace for Pharmaceuticals – from planning and installation to operation.

Refer to SAP Advanced Track and Trace for Pharmaceuticals Administrator's Guide on the SAP Help Portal* for important information about installation and upgrade planning.

Confirm that you have a license key

To request permanent license keys, you need authorization under myProfile*. To extend your authorization, please contact an SAP user administrator*.

Download the software

Visit the SAP Support Portal* to download the SAP Advanced Track and Trace for Pharmaceuticals software installation package.

Refer to Administrator's Guide: SAP Advanced Track and Trace for Pharmaceuticals on the SAP Help Portal* for a step-by-step overview of the installation process, software units, and technical scenarios – including tools for planning your system landscape design.

Configure the product

Refer to the Help Portal, a central starting point for the technical implementation and configuration of SAP Advanced Track and Trace for Pharmaceuticals.

Additional country-specific configuration guides

Country-specific configuration guides outline the steps involved in configuring SAP Advanced Track and Trace for Pharmaceuticals for specific countries:

Argentina
China
Turkey
India
South Korea
USA

Refer to operation information for SAP Advanced Track and Trace for Pharmaceuticals to learn how to manage, maintain, and run your SAP application at peak performance.

Ensure the security of your software

Refer to section 3 of the SAP Advanced Track and Trace for Pharmaceuticals Administrator's Guide* for important information on ensuring the security of your software.

Need additional help with your implementation?
Contact SAP Digital Business Services or SAP Enterprise Support services

Find an SAP partner to help with your implementation

Upgrades

Plan and carry out a successful upgrade to the latest release of SAP Advanced Track and Trace for Pharmaceuticals – so you can take advantage of the new features and capabilities right away.

- Plan
- Upgrade

Download the Product Availability Matrix to review upgrade paths for SAP Advanced Track and Trace for Pharmaceuticals.

Download the matrix now*

Plan your upgrade

The Administrator's Guide contains important information about SAP Advanced Track and Trace for Pharmaceuticals upgrade planning.

Read the guide*

Identify dependencies

Use the Upgrade Dependency Analyzer to determine if your upgrade will have an impact on your other systems.

Access the analyzer

Complete the upgrade steps

Refer to the SAP Advanced Track and Trace for Pharmaceuticals Administrator's Guide for an overview of the upgrade process, including a list of required tools and associated documentation.

View the guide*

Download SAP Advanced Track and Trace for Pharmaceuticals

Get technical release information*

Download installations and upgrades*

Download support packages and patches*

Ask the Community

Visit the SAP Community for the latest technology news and updates. Ask questions, post comments, and discuss issues.

Visit the community

Need additional help with your upgrade? Contact SAP Digital Business Services or SAP Enterprise Support services

Find an SAP partner to help with your upgrade

Support

Get the support you need to keep SAP Advanced Track and Trace for Pharmaceuticals running at peak performance. Our experts can help you maximize the value of your software, take advantage of new business models and capabilities, and more.

Troubleshoot and Maintain

SAP Support Portal: Search our knowledge base, log incidents, obtain license keys, download software, and more

SAP Product Documentation

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Ask the Community

Search for answers, post your questions, and share your knowledge in the SAP Community

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Contact Support

We're here to help. Get in touch with the SAP Digital Business Services organization using one of these options:

Report an incident via the SAP Support Portal

E-mail us for non-technical assistance

Call us for non-technical assistance

Complete our online form for contract-related questions

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Support plans from SAP

Visit the SAP Support Portal

SAP Digital Business Services

Expert Community

Connect with SAP experts – and get the latest news and views on SAP Advanced Track and Trace for Pharmaceuticals implementations, upgrades, innovations, and best practices.

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Why SAP Advanced Track and Trace for Pharmaceuticals?

System requirements for
SAP Advanced Track and Trace for Pharmaceuticals

Licensing and purchasing options for
SAP Advanced Track and Trace for Pharmaceuticals

Implementation