Intensive test phases, with function and acceptance tests in all phases, are essential to the success of any R/3 project. This starts with the first implementation of an R/3 System and continues trough all the modifications of the system made via customizing, modifications and ABAP development.
Testing a software system is an important but time and cost-intensive task. With the increased complexity of SAP implementations, and the high impact of undetected errors, it is becoming more difficult for any organization to rely on manual testing to guarantee quality and timely implementations to end-users.