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SAP's Latest Upgrade - Enhancement Package 4

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:00:59 +0000

SAP announced that moving forward Upgrades for SAP would no longer be costly, large-scale version changes but incremental enhancements to only those software components you use, this to simplify the way customers manage and deploy new software functionality. This framework's goal is easier technical compliance and introduction to new functional processes for your organization, with little need for testing or end user training relative to past version upgrades. EHPs are not support packages. While support packages contain corrections and legal changes, SAP EHPs contain new functionality (i.e., user interface simplifications, functional
enhancements, enterprise services, etc) and are a delta shipment to SAP ERP 6.0. Selective Installation

Each SAP enhancement package contains new versions of existing software components.
You only update software components, which are related to the functionality you want to use.
After installation:
- No UI or process change until a Business Function is activated.
- However, SAP EHPs require a defined ERP Support Package Stack as a pre-requisite.

Selective Activation

New functionality must be explicitly switched on to become active in the system.
If activated:
- Changes are predictable, only well described changes in the activated areas.
- Testing is simplified with templates, provided for every Business Function.

Link to complete details on Enhancement Package 4

SAP Upgrade Paper -- "Do and Don'ts"

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:34:40 +0000

I was recently interviewed by Jon Reed, a well-known SAP analyst. We discussed the proper strategies for an effective SAP upgrade. Shortly after, he wrote a paper partially based on the content of that interview, which has now been published by Panaya.

Jon is the president of the SAP Mentor program and is well-respected by both the SAP community and SAP Corporate.

Click here to link directly to the "Dos and Don'ts of SAP Upgrades" document

Sounds effects of SAP GUI

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:56:07 +0000

The sound effects of SAP GUI often drive people crazy and not everyone knows how to turn it off. So let me show you how. To turn off SAP GUI sound effects:

Click on the "Customize Local Layout" button (usually the last one on the icon bar)
Select "Design Settings" from the dropdown menu.
Click "Off" for Sound. Click OK to save settings. And you're done!

Hello world! - from Joey's blog

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:51:33 +0000

Welcome to the groupbasis team blog. This is my first post. I will start blogging very soon! I'm still playing catch up after laboring to get my book, SAP Security Configuration and Deployment to the publisher in order to meet the deadline for release to the general public. Check it out on Amazon.com. Also, wanted you to know that my implementation of SAP BusinessObjects for the military has been going very well. I hope everyone is enjoying this time of year! Best regards, Joey

SAP List of Installation Tasks for an ABAP System

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:12:22 +0000

I often struggled in my beginning days as an SAP Basis administrator to figure out two items-- one, what are the steps to complete an SAP installation, and two, when was I essentially done with the installation and could turn it over to the customer? This question was difficult, because as you know, there are a couple of hundred pages in the installation guides. The layout of the guide is very--shall we say--confusing, and there are multiple possible starting points. So over time, I distilled the guide down to a simple list of tasks. By no means will it work for every environment, and you won't get away from reading the installation guide. I also occasionally update it. However, here's the list. Suggestions for improvement are welcome! HOW TO INSTALL SAP: 1. Proper level of Java installation for Netweaver & SAPINST (Probably Java 1.4.2_13) 2. Operating System Preparation (steps 3-5): 3. Configure Swap (page file set to 3-4X RAM) 4. File cache configured 5. Install DVDs copied locally 6. Download Kernel CD 7. Download Kernel updates 8. Adobe Reader installed (on Windows servers) 9. SAPGUI installed (on Windows servers) 10. SAPTRANSHOST configured (hostname) 11. SAPInst preparation complete (test that java command line works) 12. Oracle client install (or other DB as required) 13. Oracle DB installation 14. CI Install 15. DB Load 16. Kernel Update 17. Change SQL Server Service (MSSQL) to run under domain account (this makes it possible to backup to network shares) 18. License Install 19. ABAP Load Generation (T-code SGEN) 20. Initial Performance Tuning (I'll post some tips in a later blog) 21. SICK check 22. Create Operations Mode 23. Assign time profile 24. Assign default logon client 25. Verify stop-and-start of SAP 26. Change STZAC to proper timezone 27. Create batch user 28. Log on as batch user in client 000 and schedule standard jobs 29. Log on in 000 as DDIC and run RDDIMPDP & RDDNEWPP 30. Run in all latest support packages 31. Re-run SGEN 32. Copy client 000 to specified default client 33. Set default client in RZ10 34. Enter new system in SLD as necessary 35. Add system into STMS 36. Backup and recovery test Create some users and turn it over to the team; you're done for now! Contact us now and we can do it for you to keep your project on track.

Hello world - from Aaron's Blog!

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:53:06 +0000

Welcome to the groupbasis team blog. This is just a sample post. I'll delete with when I get a real post up here soon. Happy blogging!

Welcome to Wade's Blog

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:43:27 +0000

We appreciate your viewership and participation. My blog will differentiate from the rest of the teams by focusing solely on Netweaver technology. SAP's latest technology is ironclad but has its own set of idiosyncrasies. As a community, we intend to share experiences that will go a long way toward adapting that much more quickly to the cutting edge Netweaver stack.

SAP Basis Blog

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:55:29 +0000

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