Achieved 95% Test Coverage:
Accelerating SAP Testing for a Leading Global Biopharmaceutical Company

Overview: A leading global biopharmaceutical company renowned for its vaccine research, development, and manufacturing, with operations spanning multiple countries and a robust life sciences portfolio. The customer needed a faster, more reliable way to validate complex SAP processes during their migration from ECC to Rise with SAP (S/4HANA).
Objective: The customer s primary objective was to streamline SAP regression testing during the migration by reducing the testing cycle time, increasing test coverage beyond 90%, and minimizing reliance on manual validations.

Business Challenges

During the migration, the customer faced multiple testing-related roadblocks that impacted timelines, resource
efficiency, and upgrade readiness:

Lengthy Regression Cycles: Each cycle took
4+ weeks which involved 15+ business users

Low Test Coverage: Only ~60% of critical business scenarios were being tested

Manual Dependency: Heavy reliance on manual validation led to errors and inconsistencies

Upgrade Bottlenecks: Frequent S/4HANA upgrades increased test scope and pressure on QA teams

Tool Limitations: Traditional tools couldn’t effectively automate SAP GUI processes

High Testing Costs: Repetitive manual efforts escalated time and cost per release

The Solution

Customer engaged Digitide to implement Tricentis Tosca to automate their SAP testing processes across modules
like MM, HUM, and FI. The engagement began with a detailed feasibility analysis to identify critical business
scenarios and validate SAP GUI compatibility. Reusable test modules were built using SAP XScan, and data-driven
testing was enabled through Toscas TestCase Design. Tests were executed across ECC and S/4HANA environments,
leveraging Toscas execution lists and logs for structured test runs and reporting. Dashboards were also set up to
monitor test coverage and defect trends.

Value Delivered

By automating their SAP testing with Tricentis Tosca, the customer significantly reduced manual dependency and testing complexity, which had previously required over 15 business users and extended testing timelines. The shift to automated, reusable test components also improved consistency across upgrades, minimized operational risk, and enabled their teams to focus on higher-value activities with greater confidence in release readiness.

92%

Reduction in regression cycle time from 4 weeks to just 3 days

87%

Reduction in manual effort from 15+ users to 2 test engineers

35%

Basis points improvement in test coverage from 60% to 95%

Business Benefits

Faster Test Cycles

Reduced Manual Effort

Higher Test Coverage

Improved Release Confidence

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