SAP Upgrades, Solution Manager, Test Plans, and Testing
In this entry I’ll pull together a few threads from previous posts (testing, documentation, upgrades and offshore development) and throw in some Solution Manager (SOLMAN) functionality. These pieces can be fitted together to help accelerate a project and testing preparation via use of the SAP Test Workbench.
Nowadays SAP wants you to use SOLMAN to manage your landscape and use it as the main conduit to interact with the mother ship in Walldorf. Lots of SAP installations use SOLMAN as a way to generate developer keys and as a document repository: valid uses, but only a small fraction of the available functionality. Let’s explore some more of that SOLMAN magic. Read more
SAP Upgrades & Recycling Project Artifacts
In my previous post on SAP upgrades I discussed how to get started on your project and to determine whether you are doing (ahem!) just a technical upgrade or intend to venture into deploying additional standard functionality, too. In this post I’ll talk about how you can plan, anticipate and potentially accelerate some of the execution activities to verify the upgrade is working.
21 Things to Remember for Your Next SAP Upgrade
Is it time for your company to consider an SAP Upgrade?
The choice to upgrade your company’s SAP platform is a very important business decision. Many criteria need to be considered when determining if an SAP upgrade is the right move and, if so, what type of upgrade needs to take place (ECC 6.0, Enhancement Packs, etc.). A successful SAP upgrade requires the determination of your upgrade requirements, proper planning, and an assessment of technical and functional risk. Below is a sample of our SAP Upgrade Checklist white paper:
Determine Your Upgrade Requirements
- What are the business reasons for upgrading? Support from the business for an upgrade project is most important. If there are no business reasons for upgrading, then you should probably not do it. Included here are the business risks incurred by not upgrading.
- What are the technical reasons for upgrading? Included here are the technical risks incurred by not upgrading. (Posture increasing maintenance fees for old versions or complete support withdrawal as a business risk – not a technical risk.)
For the complete list, download the full white paper:
SAP Upgrade Checklist
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