Although the average SAP customer tackles an SAP upgrade project every three years, it is still often very challenging to comprehend or calculate the impact of such an undertaking. Further complicating matters, the upgrade process has changed dramatically from the old releases (up to 4.6C) and the current releases (ECC 5.0/Web AS 6.40 and above). This new technical guide from the SAP PRESS Essentials series discusses the upgrade from a project management, customization, development and technical point of view (execution of the PREPARE and R3up phases). The authors cover the entire process in detail – from first picking up the upgrade manual, to sending an e-mail to management, informing them that the system is now running the new SAP release – and every step in between. All of the bases are covered, including how to plan the upgrade project and the impact on the system landscape during your SAP upgrade.
Highlights include:
Overview over SAP upgrade projects
Technical background
Upgrade tools
Preparing the upgrade
PREPARE process
Upgrade process (R3up)
Upgrade post-processing
Modification adjustment
Complete technical details for upgrading to Web AS 6.40
In-depth coverage of all upgrade tools and upgrade phases
Practical guidance including a complete real-life upgrade scenario
Bert Vanstechelman
Bert Vanstechelman is founder of and principal technical consultant at Logos Consulting, and has more than 20 years of experience in SAP Basis consulting, running all kinds of SAP versions in combination with all possible databases and operating systems supported by SAP. He specializes in platform migrations, SAP release upgrades, and Unicode conversions. Bert is a member of the board of advisors of the SAP Professional Journal. He is also the co-author with Mark Mergaerts of the following SAP PRESS books: the SAP OS/DB Migration Project Guide, the mySAP ERP Upgrade Project Guide, and the SAP NetWeaver Application Server Upgrade Guide. Bert lives near Bruges, Belgium, and is married with three children.
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