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created by Tomas Black on Dec 30, 2012 5:11 PM, last modified by Tomas Black on Jul 22, 2013 7:07 PM

A system upgrade is a complex procedure that carries on numerous modifications on the software, affecting not onlythe endusers but also the Basis analysts that manage the SAP product, the Database, the Operating System, thenetwork among other areas. It also involves key users, applications owners, functional and test users, projectmanager(s), consulting, etc. Each one's participation depends on how big and long the upgrade will be, but they'llcertainly face questions related to how the system will look like afterwards? What will happen to my customizingprograms? What are the new features? Will my favorite transaction or report be deleted? And what about the newlayout? This document is intended to help preparing for the upcoming changes, briefly reviewing each one . SAP has madepublic available a number of tools to help prepare and manage changes beforehand, avoiding potential surprises.They are:

Upgrade Dependency Analyser

SAP Solution Browser

Scenario & Process Component List

Landscape Verification Tool

Business Function Prediction

Tools to predict changes and new featuresin Upgrades: a brief overview

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The UDA (Upgrade Dependency Analyser)

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Please also check the following: On this link you can find a PDF file with most of the above information plus a few additional content;Analysing Dependencies of Upgrades a sap.help.com link about this process.

The SAP Solution Browser For several years now, SAP's strategy for updating the products based on Business Suite (SAP ERP, SAP

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CRM, SAP SRM, etc.) is based on the application of Enhancements Packages (EHP).

The EHPs are an effective, safe, fast and economical way to incorporate functional improvements to theapplication, preserving the Core Product updates.

However, according to a survey by the SAP User Group for German speaking (DSAG) in March/2012 (seenote published in http://en.sap.info/ehperpenhancementpackage/69300), there is a high degree of lack ofknowledge among SAP customers on the use and scope of Enhancements Packages.In the same survey it was found that 86% of respondents already have operational version of SAP ERP 6.0and 62% plan to invest in your SAP ERP system in 2012, but probably many of them have only some or noEhP applied to product base.

It is noteworthy that SAP has already released 6 Enhancements Packages for SAP ERP 6.0 product, and theseventh is in rumpup stage (as of Dezember/2012) and that the EHPs are cumulative.

How to know what new functionality added each Enhancement Package on what you have alreadyinstalled?

Here is where the SAP Solution Browser enters the scene, helping customers discover all the featuresprovided in each individually EhP.Its use is simple and it is accessed via the following URL: http://www.sapsolutionbrowser.com/.

The next screen is where you come initially:

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In the same language should be chosen (only available English, Japanese or German) and you get to the nextscreen ::

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Where the following should be selected: 1) the application used in all possible (SAP ERP, SAP CRM, SAP SRM, SAP SCM or SAP SolutionManager);2) release version which is currently runnig;3) Release the version you want to upgrade (if selected source such as SAP ERP version 6.0, the destinationdisplay all EhP until version 6);4) Application Area / Capacity Key (if not selected, all will be included automatically);5) the key functional area (depending on what is selected in the previous section are enabled filters related tothat area of the application or selected key capability).

As the data is completed, the tool will mount a SAP Solution Browser table corresponding to the previousdefinitions and display the final output, as shown in the screen example below:

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On the screen above, you can select a particular functionality for more details on it, as shown in the following image:

From this screen you can return to the previous (Back to Results), and still see other features.

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If you click Help on the previous screen, the SAP Help Portal will provide a detailed description of the functionalityoffered. There is always a choice of new values in the previous screens, selecting the Reset button present on that screen, andSAP Solution Browser Tool will display results according to the new values selected. It is also possible to export the output obtained a Word document.

The Scenario and Process Component List tool The Scenario & Process Component List is a tool for finding realization alternatives for sap solutions, businessscenarios, and processes which narrows the gap between the business view and the technical view onto SAP'sproducts. It shows you which application components are needed to realize a business scenario or process andwhich business scenarios are possible with a given set of application components. Please refer to the following document for detailed information:https://websmp204.sapag.de/~form/sapnet?_SCENARIO=01100035870000000202&_SHORTKEY=011000358700006... This is the link for the webbased application:https://websmp230.sapag.de/sap(bD1lbiZjPTAwMQ==)/support/scl/default.htm?smpserver=https%253a%25...

The Landscape Verification Tool This a transaction that can be called within a Solution Manager system, the t‐code is LVSM. LVT analyzes the description of your system landscape and compares it with information from the SAPsupport system. Problems, gaps, and inconsistencies in your landscape description that are identified in the

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analysis of this comparison are summarized by the landscape verification tool in a clear overview on the userinterface. A detailed description with recommended solutions is provided for each problem area; in manycases, you can also resolve a problem using an integrated wizard that guides you through the necessarysteps. Please refer to the following information about the usage of this tool:

Landscape Verification Tool (LVT) SAP DocumentationLandscape Verification

Landscape Management Database (LMDB) SAP DocumentationKBA #1756101

The Business Function Prediction tool Due to popular demand, SAP put up a tool aimed to easily identify new functionality that provides a tailoredrecommendation of which business functions delivered by SAP enhancement packages are relevant for eachcustomer' business. The Business Function Prediction tool is free of charge and available on the followinglink:SAP Business Function Prediction for SAP ERP: Easily Identify SAP Enhancement Package Functiona... This tool is well documented, you can refer to the following links for details:

Business Function Prediction for ERPBFP Easy Enhancement Package Discovery for SAP ERPRun Your Business Even Better with Business Function Prediction YouTube

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Dipam J Phukan Dec 31, 2012 6:00 PM

Excellent Blog Tomas. Regards, Dipam

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Tomas Black Jan 9, 2013 3:46 PM (in response to Dipam J Phukan)

Thanks Dipam ;)

Cheers, Tomas Black

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Pascale Boyer Aug 15, 2013 5:45 PM

Hi Tomas, Do you happen to know the CSN component for BFP report? (business function prediction report) Regards, Pascale

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Tomas Black Aug 25, 2013 12:47 AM (in response to Pascale Boyer)

Hi Pascale, I'm afraid there is none . Messages with this report are handled by SVESSAC and XXSERREL mostly, but there is not a responsible CSN component for it. Regards, Tomas Black

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Julius Kaplan Aug 28, 2013 2:42 PM

i found this information very useful! JK

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Tomas Black Aug 28, 2013 9:04 PM (in response to Julius Kaplan)

Thank you!

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Kiran Nimmagadda Sep 10, 2013 8:09 AM

Dear Tomas, I am working in UPGRADE (from 4.6C to ECC6 EHP6).. The given infromation is really helpful andinformative. Thanks for the valuable information. RegardsKiran N

Modadugu Hemanth Kumar Oct 18, 2013 12:22 PM

Excellent Information..

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Srinu S Oct 20, 2013 2:31 PM

Very nice blog. thanks for sharing . Keep on sharing. Srinu

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Vijay Golla Oct 22, 2013 6:46 AM

Excellent ..Very nice one.

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Eduardo Rezende Oct 30, 2013 9:24 PM

Excellent blog Tomas!

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Lakshmi Sama Nov 7, 2013 6:32 AM

Hi Toma,

Good blog. Thanks for sharing this info.Keep sharing your knowledge. Regards,Lakshmi S

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Shakeeluddin Khaja Nov 12, 2013 8:55 AM

Thanks Tomas. Very Useful Information. Regards,Shakeel.

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Very good consolidation of the available tools... very useful and informative