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13:30 Session : Track C
• SAP Enhancement Packs (EhP)– A Deep look into the What, How and When…
Jan Coetzee
Senior SAP Technology Consultant and System Architect
General Manager, Peev Consulting Services cc
Speaker Introduction
• 15 Years IT Experience
• Multiple SAP Implementation Projects
• Multiple SAP EhP Technical Upgrades
• SAP Trainer
• SAP Project Manager
• SAP Basis, Security, Migrations Certified
• General Manager PCS
Company Introduction
• Peev Consulting Services (PCS) – A SAP NetWeaver Technology Expert Company
– Fulltime employed consultants
– Consultant expertise • Basis, ABAP, BW, XI/PI, Workflow, Security, Authorisations, Business Objects, Solution
Manager, SAP HANA, Data Archiving, SAP Training, DB2, etc.
– First SAP Certified Migrations Company in Africa
– SAP VAR Partner
– SAP Training Partner
– Track record of expertise in:• Installation, Implementation, EHP Upgrades, Migration (All supported Platforms, All DB
Platforms), Root Cause Analysis, System Optimisation, Solution Manager, SAP Monitoring & Support, etc.
Introduction
• Some of Peev Consulting Services’ Clients:
Topics to be covered
• What Are Enhancement Packs?• The Evolution in a nutshell• Where Enhancement Packs Came from• Where is SAP going with Enhancement Packs?• What is the impact on Your software Maintenance?• Difference between EhP Installation and a Release Upgrade• Things you should Know About Enhancement Packs• Roadmap to Enhancements : 4 Stages Of Enhancement
– Discovery– Evaluation– Installation– Activation
• Downtime Management with Software Update Manager and Near-Zero Downtime Features• Case Study : Time savings with Support Update Manager• Q&A Session
What are Enhancement Packs?
• Nearly 95,000 Customers Running SAP around the world
• In 2006 SAP Announced a new Delivery Model in Form of EhP
• New Functionality by means of Enhancement and not Upgrade
• 2007 First Enhancement pack Released for ERP
• http://service.sap.com/erp-ehp
The Evolution in a nutshell..
20012003
20042006
Where SAP Enhancement Packs Came From?
Where IS SAP Going with Enhancement Packs?
What is the impact on my software maintenance the Enhancement pack will have?
• Note 1648480 - Maintenance for SAP Business Suite 7 Software
• “In October 2011, SAP announced an extension of the mainstream maintenance for SAP Business Suite 7 core application releases and corresponding enhancement packages from end of December 2015 to end of December 2020. This gives SAP customers long-term predictability and planning security.”
Duel Stack Support is Discontinued…
Customer Pain Points regarding Upgrades
• CUSTOMERS FACE FATIGUE WITH TRADITIONAL ERP UPGRADES BUT MUST MOVE SOON
• Business process and applications professionals say upgrades are challenging, tedious, and costly mandate.
• Upgrade project costs, customizations and impact
• Key reasons to upgrade include avoidance of compliance and technical risks, business benefits, and improved technology.
What is the Difference between an Enhancement Pack Installation and a Release Upgrade?
Enhancement Pack Facts : Things you should know
Roadmap to Enhancement Packs : 4 Stages of Enhancement
1. Discovery
2. Evaluation
3. Installation
4. Activation
The 4 stages of Enhancement
• http://service.sap.com/bfp• Discovery
– Business Function Prediction– Solution Browser– Live Expert Sessions
• Evaluation– License Implications– Upgrade Dependency Analyser
• Installation– Solman Landscape verification Manager– Maintenance Planning Guides– Software Update Manager
• Activation– Selecting and Activating New business Functions– Business Process Change Analyser
Roadmap to Enhancement Packs : Discovery
1. Discovery
2. Evaluation
3. Installation
4. Activation
Discovery : Where to find SAP improvements and Innovations?
• http://service.sap.com/findinnovation
Discovery Options
• Business Function Prediction
• Solution Browser
Live Expert Sessions
• Live Expert Sessions
Discovery : Where to find SAP improvements and Innovations?
• http://service.sap.com/findinnovation
Roadmap to Enhancement Packs : Evaluation
1. Discovery
2. Evaluation
3. Installation
4. Activation
Evaluation – License Implications
Example : License Implication for activation of Ehp
Evaluation – Upgrade Dependency Analyser
Example : From http://service.sap.com/erp-ehp
Roadmap to Enhancement Packs : Installation
1. Discovery
2. Evaluation
3. Installation
4. Activation
How to Implement Enhancement Packs?
Roadmap to Implementing Enhancement Packs
Discover Evaluate
Design, Install Activate, Deploy, Support
Installation : Implementation of SP stacks and enhancement packsEnd to End Lifecycle management
Downtime Management with SAP Update Manager (SUM)
• Near-Zero Downtime management for SAP Business Suite Systems
• Available on SAP service Marketplace
• Included in the download using Solution Manager Mopz (Maintenance Optimizer) as Part of Application Lifecycle Management)
• Use Pre-configurations to perform more automated processing during uptime
• Can be used for applying Support Packs, Enhancement packs and Upgrading Systems
Downtime Management with SAP Update Manager (SUM)
• SUM Options:– Single System : No Use of the
Shadow Instance (Runs Exclusively, No Rollback)
– Standard : Similar to EHPi or SAPup
–Advanced : Near-Zero Downtime options
Downtime Management with SAP Update Manager (SUM)
• SUM Advanced Features:– Use Shadow Instance for
MAIN_IMPORT Phase
– Intensive Use of Parallelization for batch processing, DDL Processes and R3Trans
– SGEN in the Shadow Instance
– Include Customer Transports (On Request)
– Unicode Conversion option available during Enhancement Pack Installation
Downtime Management with SAP Update Manager (SUM)
• SUM Advanced Features:– Intensive Use of Parallelization for batch processing, DDL Processes and
R3Trans
Downtime Management with SAP Update Manager (SUM)
• SUM Advanced Features:– SGEN in the Shadow
Instance During Uptime
Downtime Management with SAP Update Manager (SUM)
• SUM Advanced Features:– Unicode Conversion option
available during Enhancement Pack Installation
Downtime Management with SAP Update Manager (SUM)
• SUM Advanced Features:– Include Customer
Transports (On Request)
– Automated import into shadow instance during Uptime
Case Study : Downtime Savings with SAP Update Manager (SUM)
• Time Savings Using nZDTand SUM– With EHPi 7.5 Hours
– With nZDT and SUM 4h
– Save between 50% to 60% on Downtime using SUM with nZDT
Cust System/Activities
Min DTPost ProcEHPi
Min DTPost Procw/o SUM nZDT
Min DTPost Procwith SUM nZDT
Cust 1
Total DT
ERP603-ERP605HP-UX/Oracle
7:05h0:30h
7:35h
N/A 2:50h1:00h
3:50h
Cust 2
Total DT
ERP604-ERP606AIX/Oracle
4:35h0:25h5:00h
N/A 2:45h0:55h3:40h
Cust 3 SCM700-SCM702AIX/DB6
N/A 9:15h0:15h
2:50h0:45h
Cust 4 ERP600-ERP606AIX/Oracle
N/A N/A 1:50h0:45h
Roadmap to Enhancement Packs : Activation
1. Discovery
2. Evaluation
3. Installation
4. Activation
Installation : Selective Component Installation
Installation : Selective Component Activation
Activation : The Switch Framework
Activation : How to activate New Functionality
Activation : Business Process Change Analyser
• Business Process Change Analyser as part of Solution Manager ALM
References
• http://service.sap.com/erp-ehp
• http://partneredge.sap.com
• http://sdn.sap.com
• http://service.sap.com/bfp
• http://service.sap.com/findinnovation
• http://service.sap.com/solutionbrowser
