Retrofit

Enhanced Retrofit

FACT SHEET

Hannes KerberALM EMEA RIG

January, 2011

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System Landscape in the Standard Retrofit

Scenario

Implementation LandscapeRetrofit

Maintenance Landscape

QA1 PRDDV1


Implementation Landscape

DV2 QA2

Retrofit

� The Retrofit is performed for a transport request which is controlled by SAP Solution Manager� The Retrofit is part of the Change Request Management Process supported by SAP Solution Manager� The Retrofit is performed with the SAP Solution Manager� Retrofit can be performed between any types of landscapes

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+ further Implementation Landscapes

Dual phased Landscape

CON QAS PRE PRDA PP

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System Role TypesD – Source SystemO – Target System

P – Production System

R – Post Processing System

Cross System Object Lock

Implementation Project

DD OO

Maintenance Project

RR

Cutover

Typical Customer Challenges

Customers face typical challenges when maintaining a dual landscape/multiple development system landscape

Synchronization?

Conflict Detection?

Comparison of Systems?


PRDQA1DV1

STGQA2DV2

QA3DV3

Sequencing?

Automation?

Conflict Resolution?

Avoid Downgrades?

Organization?

When to synchronize?

Project Harmonization?

Originality?

Different EHP Levels?

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Motivation of the Enhanced Retrofit

The enhanced version of the retrofit was developed due to the following reasons and with the following goals:

� Retrofit available with SAP Solution Manager 7.0 EHP 1

� Support of synchronization between Maintenance and Implementation Landscape � Reduce Manual Work

� Achieved with Use of Correction Workbench for Repository Changes and BC-Sets for Customizing

� Support of approx. 75% of objects changed in Maintenance (due to limitations of tools) in average case

� Goals of the Enhanced Retrofit

� Support 100% of transportable objects

� Automatic Conflict Detection

� Reduce manual effort (more automation)

� More information for users performing the retrofit (logging, messages, process control)

� Detect technical dependencies

� Customizing and BADIs for customer specific requirements




Enhanced Retrofit – Quick Facts

The main new features and advantages of the Enhanced Retrofit Functionality can besummarized to:

� Automatic Retrofit via Transport on Button Click

� Automatic Conflict Detection

� System Comparison

� Detection of technical sequence dependencies

� Additional Features like logging, access to expert tools, enhancements� Additional Features like logging, access to expert tools, enhancements

Some Numbers:

Customer Case % Automatic Retrofit % Tool Supported Retrofit % Manual Retrofit

3000 Transport per Month,Upgrade Scenario

90 10

Classic Dual Phased Landscape, Multiple Products

85 8 7

Highly Customized and none standard solution, DataConversion in parallel

80 10 10




Dual Landscape Synchronization - RetrofitReduce effort for double maintenance – 3 Step Approach

DV1 QA2 PRD

Maintenance Project

DV2 QA2

Implementation Projects � Tool based

� Minimized risk through integration in the

maintenance project

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DV2 QA2

1. Select Transport

� Logging of the changes

� Less manual effort for double maintenance

� Improved process reliability for retrofit

2. Choose Method(based on conflict detection)

Automatic

Tool Supported(Conflict Case)

Manual(Conflict Case)

3. Retrofit

Enhanced Retrofit vs. Standard Retrofit

The Enhanced Retrofit provides various additional features and improvements:

Feature Standard Retrofit Enhanced Retrofit

Automatic Data Capturing

Tool Support for Landscape Synchronization

ChaRM Integration

Easy & Fast Setup

Full Support of Objects

Automatic Conflict Detection

Detection of Sequence Dependencies

System Comparison

Enhancement Options




Enhanced Retrofit – Quick Facts

The main new features and advantages of the Enhanced Retrofit Functionality can besummarized to:

� Automatic Import for Objects of Transport Request into the Retrofit System (Support of 100% of transportable objects!)

� Automatic Categorization of Objects (Auto Import, Retrofit and Manual)

� Set status also on Object Level, not only on transport request level

� Possibility to perform retrofit on object level

� Detection of technical sequence dependencies

� Detection of same objects to be retrofitted in which order

� Advanced Control of Retrofit Sequence

� Additional Features

� Enhanced Logging of Messages

� Access to TMS Alert Viewer

� Access to BC-Sets

� Comparison of compatible objects before retrofitting

� Various Customizing Possibilities

� Implementation of Customer Specific Requirements via Standard SAP BADIs




Retrofit Object Category Calculation –

An Example

DEV

1 Modify Report RA on MAINT and release it

2 SolMan creates Retrofit Data � Auto Import RA

3 SolMan Triggers Auto Import of Report RA

4 Report RB is modified on DEV

5 Lock Entry for Report RB is created on SolMan

SolMan 6 Reports RB/RC are modified and released in MAINT

2

4RB

5

Req. Obj. Cat. Stat.

1 RA AI

2 RB NO

3 RC AI

3 RB RF

QAS PRDMAINT

Maintenance Landscape

7 SolMan creates RFIT Data � RC is Auto Import� RB is Retrofit

8 SolMan triggers retrofit � RC via Auto Import� RB via SCWB

3

1

RA

RB, RC

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How to retrofit with the Enhanced Retrofit?

The retrofit is always performed for a transport request, but based on the object categorization offers different options:

� Automatic Import for Objects of Transport Request into the Retrofit System

� Applies for all Objects of a Transport Request which have no conflict � They have not been changed in the retrofit system

� Retrofit is performed through a transport of copies which is automatically created and released and contains only the objects without conflicts (retrofit tool imports this transport of copies)

Current figures of other pilot customers show a rate of around 90% of all transports and objects are � Current figures of other pilot customers show a rate of around 90% of all transports and objects are handled with the “Automatic Import”

� Semi-Automatic Retrofit with Correction Workbench (Note Assistant) or BC-Sets

� Applies for all Objects of a Transport Request which have a conflict and which are supported by one of the tools (Repository Objects with Correction Workbench, Customizing via BC-Sets) � This was available with the “old” version of the retrofit (supportability of 70-80% of objects)

� Both tools offer the possibility to do adjustments, which are necessary in case of a conflict to not simply overwrite a change in the Implementation Project (Release Development)

� Manual Retrofit

� Objects with conflicts which have no tool support

� Conflict Detection is performed via Cross System Object Lock




New Features – Overview

Additional Functions

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Sequence Dependency of a TR

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Retrofit possibility based on objects inside TR (automaticconflict detection)

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New Features of Retrofit(1. Retrofit possibility based on objects inside TR)

� Retrofit can be performed based on objects inside a transport request

� Objects are evaluated � this determines the possibility of retrofit tools (automatic conflict

detection)

� Automatic Import (New) �

� SCWB/BC-Set (Currently Existing) �

� Manual Retrofit (New) �

� Access via Double Click on TR


� All Objects in this TR

� Line Color determines category

� Filtering is possible

� Remote Comparison is possible

� Detailed Sequence Dependency

� Status Information

New Features – Overview(2. Analysis of Sequence Dependency)

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Thank You!Thank You!

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