MES and MII support
Previously, SAP had given a maintenance commitment until 2027. Web-based, standardized and flexible - this is what user companies expect when they use SAP MII (Manu-facturing Integration and Intelligence) as an IT platform for vertical integration in production. The application for synchronizing manufacturing processes with back-office business processes and for standardizing data acts as a data hub between the ERP and operational applications such as Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES). In addition, the solution provides analytics and workflow tools to identify problems in the production process and improve performance. "As a central information hub, MII extracts data from different sources, such as store floor systems, prepares it and offers a wide range of monitoring, controlling and steering options to optimize processes and increase efficiency in production.
The solution is essential for the manufacturing industry. Accordingly, we are pleased with the maintenance extension announced by SAP," says Michael Moser, DSAG board member responsible for production and supply chain management. At the same time, the announcement gives manufacturing companies time to plan the switch to SAP Digital Manufacturing. After all, SAP is strategically positioning the SAP Digital Manufacturing cloud solution as a key component of its future solution portfolio for manufacturing. While the DSAG association considers the maintenance extension for MII and MES per se to be a success for users, it is still unclear at this point which maintenance model will be used for the underlying software layer between 2027 and 2030. SAP has not yet decided whether it will offer standard support or custom-specific support. With Custom-Specific-Support, some restrictions apply to the scope of support. "DSAG very much hopes that SAP decides to offer the maintenance extension also for the sub-layered software layer as part of the standard support. This would be in the interest of the users and would give us planning security for the coming years," explains the DSAG board member.
