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Customer-Based Upgrade
SAP AG
SAP AG 2002, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name 2
Customer Based Upgrade
Contents
Customer-Based Upgrade: Procedure at a Glance
Requirements, Improvements and Risks
Further Analysis and Time Reductions
Scheduling the Customer-Based Upgrade
SAP AG 2002, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name 3
Customer Based Upgrade
Goal:
Significant reduction of production downtime with the inclusion of all requested package contents!
Solution:
Create repository export data at customer site from an upgraded copy of the production system!
SAP AG 2002, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name 4
Customer Based Upgrade: Complete Process (1)
C31C31
copycopy
P31P311. Create a copy of the production system
No further development and transports into the production system are allowed!
Time
SAP AG 2002, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name 5
Customer Based Upgrade: Complete Process (2)
C46C46
SAPUpgrade
UpgradeUpgrade
2. Upgrade copied system
Standard upgrade of copied system
Run modification adjustment here or take over from development or quality assurance system
Import transports of customer-specific development and delta customizing
Import Support Packages and add-on supplement
Time
C31C31
CopyCopy
P31P31
SAP AG 2002, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name 6
Customer Based Upgrade: Complete Process (3)
3. Create export CDs which contain the new, customer-specific repository
Time
Use export tools to create repository data CDs
CBU ExportExportExport
C46C46UpgradeUpgrade
C31C31
CopyCopy
P31P31
SAPUpgrade
SAP AG 2002, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name 7
CBU Export
Customer Based Upgrade: Complete Process (4)
C46‘C46‘UpgradeUpgrade TestTest
P31‘P31‘
C31‘C31‘
CopyCopy
ProductionProduction
4. Validate new CD set Create a new copy of production system
Run CBU-upgrade on copy
Validate system after upgrade
Time
ExportExport
C46C46
SAPUpgrade
UpgradeUpgradeC31C31
CopyCopy
P31P31
SAP AG 2002, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name 8
Customer BasedUpgrade
Customer Based Upgrade: Complete Process (5)
C31C31
CopyCopy
C46C46UpgradeUpgrade
ExportExport
C46‘C46‘UpgradeUpgrade TestTest
P31P31 P31‘‘P31‘‘ P46P46
UpgradeUpgrade
C31‘C31‘
CopyCopy
P31‘P31‘ProductionProduction
time
5. CBU upgrade of production system
SAPUpgrade
SAP AG 2002, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name 9
Customer Based Upgrade
Contents
Customer-Based Upgrade: Procedure at a Glance
Requirements, Improvements, and Risks
Further Analysis and Time Reductions
Scheduling the Customer-Based Upgrade
SAP AG 2002, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name 10
Requirements
Fast copy of production system
Transports from development ready for: modification adjustment (with or without dictionary) adjustments for customer-specific development objects Release Customizing
Support Packages and add-on supplement CDs ready
Appropriate hardware for test upgrade
SAP AG 2002, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name 11
Benefits of CBU
Less dictionary activation
No import of repository objects in downtime
No modification adjustments
No transports after upgrade
Report loads pregenerated and part of export data
Reductions in application adjustment
Reductions in language import
Accurate timing of production upgrade
SAP AG 2002, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name 12
Issues / Restrictions
CBU Upgrade has to be performed by a CBU-certified consultant
No development in production system during upgrade (code freezing)
SAP AG 2002, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name 13
Customer Based Upgrade
Contents
Customer-Based Upgrade: Procedure at a Glance
Requirements, Improvements, and Risks
Further Analysis and Time Reductions
Scheduling the Customer-Based Upgrade
SAP AG 2002, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name 14
Optimization of Customer-Based Upgrade
Analysis of test upgrades with CBU-export CDs:
Database conversions (parallel operations mode, necessity) Long running structure changes (indexes) Inspection of application program runtimes (XPRA):
Needed for production operation? Later execution possible?
Inspection of language import: Import of terminology and glossary not in downtime? Improvement on parallel import
SAP AG 2002, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name 15
Customer Based Upgrade
Contents
Customer-Based Upgrade: Procedure at a Glance
Requirements, Improvements and Risks
Further Analysis and Time Reductions
Scheduling the Customer-Based Upgrade
SAP AG 2002, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name 16
Customer Based Upgrade: Complete Process
P31P31
C31C31
P31‘P31‘
C31‘C31‘C46C46
SAPUpgrade
C46‘C46‘
P31‘‘P31‘‘ P46P46
CopyCopy
UpgradeUpgrade
UpgradeUpgrade
UpgradeUpgrade
ProductionProduction
~ 1 Week ~ 1 Week Hours
TestTest
ExportExport
CopyCopy
Customer BasedUpgrade
SAP AG 2002, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name 17
Reasons for Using CBU
Many Support Packages
SAP R/3 with industry solutions or add-ons
Many modifications
Many transports after upgrade
Long adjustment and activation phases
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