SAP enhancement packages (EHP) are a new method to import updates to your running systems and provide them to your users. This book describes the handling of the new enhancement options and provides numerous step-by-step instructions on how you can successfully install SAP enhancement packages and activate them via the Switch Framework. You get to know the technical details of the architecture and learn how you should approach an EHP project from planning up to activation, how to handle the corresponding tools, and which benefits the EHP strategy provides. Practical solutions, note boxes, checklists, as well as tips and tricks from the authors make this book a useful companion that you can consult time and again.
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Höhe: 22.9 cm
Breite: 17.5 cm
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978-1-59229-351-3 (9781592293513)
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Martina Kaplan is a Senior Technology Consultant at SAP Deutschland AG & Co. KG, where she serves as the leader of the Upgrade Focus group and provides comprehensive technical know-how for enhancement packages (developing and establishing new offers, training of colleagues, market positioning, and more). She has worked in the technology consulting area for more than eight years, and is responsible for many national and international projects and workshops with customers.
Christian Oehler has been with SAP for more than ten years, and is a Solution Manager at SAP AG in the SAP Business Suite area. His areas of responsibility include the Lifecycle Management environment, where enhancement packages have been a main topic for many years. Previously, he worked for five years as a technical consultant at SAP Deutschland AG & Co. KG, where he was responsible for the Upgrade Focus group. There, he planned and implemented numerous international projects with customers.
1 . Introduction . 15
. 1.1 . SAP Enhancement Packages - from the Idea to the Implementation . 18
2 . Architecture and Technology . 23
. 2.1 . Brief Introduction to the Development of the SAP ERP Architecture . 23
. 2.2 . Architecture of Enhancement Packages . 27
. 2.3 . Development of Enhancement Packages . 45
. 2.4 Business Functions . 59
3 . Successful Enhancement Package Project Management . 67
. 3.1 . Five Success Factors for Enhancement Package Projects . 67
. 3.2 . Application Lifecycle Management . 78
. 3.3 . Enhancement Package Project Phases and Activities . 82
. 3.4 . Enhancement Package Project Statistics . 93
. 3.5 . Customer Example . 94
. 3.6 . Eight Tips for a Successful Enhancement Package Project . 101
4 . Implementation Tools and Service Offers . 103
. 4.1 . SAP Solution Manager in Enhancement Package Implementation Projects . 103
. 4.2 . System Landscape in SAP Solution Manager . 109
. 4.3 . Maintenance Optimizer in SAP Solution Manager . 117
. 4.4 . SAP Add-On Installation Tool . 124
. 4.5 . SAP EHP Installer . 126
. 4.6 . Service Offers and Useful Utilities . 152
5 . Practical Experience and Tips on Enhancement Package Installations . 159
. 5.1 . Useful Tips on SAP Solution Manager . 159
. 5.2 . Useful Tips on EHP Installer . 175
. 5.3 . Analysis and Optimization of an Enhancement Package Installation . 196
. 5.4 . Recommendations on Activating Business Function . 209
. The Authors . 213
Index . 215
