In SAP projects, many integrations reach the final stage with the appearance of progress: the flow runs, the payload transforms and QA responds. But production requires more than a functional demo.
The central question is simple: if this fails Monday at 8:00, do we know what happened, who owns it and how to recover without breaking operations?
1. Data ownership
- Is there a matrix of source and target systems?
- Is ownership defined for each entity?
- Are there rules for conflicts, duplicates and corrections?
2. Security and authentication
Tokens, certificates, technical users, expirations and permissions must be documented. A critical integration cannot depend on personal credentials.
3. Monitoring and alerting
Monitoring must explain what failed, where it failed and what impact it has. Logs without operational classification do not help when payroll, finance or HR need an answer.
4. Controlled reprocessing
Every production flow needs a safe way to reprocess with idempotency, traceability and duplicate control.