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- 2. Upgrade Roadmap
Upgrade Project Upgrade Project
started completed
Plan Build Run
Operations &
Upgrade Upgrade Continuous
Upgrade Implementation
Discovery Evaluation Improvement
Define Business and Define Minimize costs
IT requirements strategy and risks of Upgrade Project
Upgrade Roadmap
Production
Project Final Preparation
Blueprint Realization Cutover &
Preparation for Cutover
Support
Document current Specify implementation Perform integration
Implement and Execute production
solution and set-up scope and solution and system tests
adjust solution system Upgrade &
project adjustment needs and plan cutover
Support
© SAP 2008 / Page 2
- 3. Upgrade Approaches
3
Possible Upgrade Approaches Strategic Business Improvement
Focus on functionality extension and
improvement
3 Enablement of new and optimized business
processes and scenarios based on new ERP
core functionality
2 Functional Upgrade
Value
2
New functionality to be implemented as part of
the upgrade, modification clearing
Focus on reduction of system complexity
1 1 Technical Upgrade
Starting Point Focus on pure technology upgrade
Retain functionality used
Time
Review Usage of custom developments
Recommendations:
• Create and evaluate your own upgrade roadmap, considering the whole spectrum
• Define business justification first but start small with the technical upgrade only
© SAP 2008 / Page 3
- 4. Upgrade Info Center
Key documents:
• Value of Upgrade
• Functional Deltas in Detail
• SAP ERP Upgrade Aspects
• Upgrade Master Guides
• SAP Upgrade Offerings
Direct access to:
• SAP Upgrade Roadmap
• SAP Upgrade Services
• SAP ERP Solution
Browser
• Projects statistics
(Upgrade Experience DB)
• Product Availability Matrix
www.service.sap.com/upgrade
© SAP 2008 / Page 4
- 5. Upgrade Experience Database
R e a s o n s fo r U p g ra d e s b y S o u rc e R e le a s e A p p ro a c h in U p g ra d e s b y S o u rc e R e le a s e
S o u rc e S o u rc e
R e le as e R e le as e
M a in re as o n s fo r u p g rad es to S A P E C C 6 .0 Q u e s tio n a s k ed : Q u e s tio n a s k ed :
S o u rc e re le a s e : S A P R /3 E n te rp ris e “W ha t w a s th e m a in m otiv atio n fo r yo u r u pg ra d e p roje ct? ” “P lease specify the upgrade type of your upgrade project ”
Nee d o f ne w fu n c tio na lity (R e a so n s co u ld b e se le cte d from a d ro p -d o w n list a s w e ll a s
Tec h nic al r e qu ir em e nts * in d iv id u al re a so n s co u ld be m e ntio n e d (re a so n oth e rs))
En d o f ma in str e am / e xten d ed ma inte n an c e
Le g ac y sy stem re p lac e me nt
A p p r o a c h in u p g r a d e p r o je c t
L e ve r a ge late st te c h n olo g y
S A P R /3 H o w to re ad th e c h a rts : S o u rce Re le a se : S A P R /3 En te rp rise T a rg e t re le a se : S A P EC C 6 .0 H o w to re ad th e c h a rts :
E n te rp ris e Imp r ove u sa bility o f e xistin g so lutio n
T h e sh o w n re a so n ca te g o rie s co rre sp o n d to th e d ro p -do w n list in T his diagram show s the approach in the upgrade projects
In te gr a tio n of ind u str y so lu tio n s th e q u e stio n n aire .
Re du c e to tal c ost of o wn e rsh ip A s m o re tha n o n e re a so n co uld b e se le cte d p e r u pg ra de , th e
S A P R /3 U p g ra d e w ith d e p lo y m e n t
d iffe re nt re a so n cate g o rie s m a y n ot a d d up to 1 0 0% . T he re su lts T e c h n ic a l U p g ra d e
O the r s E n terp rise o f n e w fu n c ito n a lity 13% 87%
fo r e a ch re a so n cate g o ry a re sta n d a rdize d to th e num be r of
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% u p g ra d e s of th e g iv en sa m p le. C o n c lu s io n /fin d in g s :
b a s e d o n 1 5 up g ra d e s E xam p le: 5 0 % p e r re a so n = th e re a so n w a s se le cte d in ev e ry
M ost upgrade projects to S A P E C C 6.0 w ere perform ed
se co n d u p g ra d e d p roje ct. b as ed o n 15 u pg rad e s using the upgrade approach “T echnical U pgrade.”
M a in re as o n s fo r u p g rad es to S A P E C C 6 .0 O n the other hand, the diagram s on the next page indicate
S o u rc e re le a s e : S A P R /3 4 .6 C that the need for new functionality that is prov ided w ith S A P
C o n c lu s io n /fin d in g s : (to p thre e re a so n s) A p p r o a c h in u p g r a d e p r o je c t E C C 6.0 is one of the m ain reasons to upgrade. T his is in
Nee d o f ne w fu n c tio na lity
S o u rc e R e le a e s: S AP R /3 4.6 C T a rg e t re le a se : S A P EC C 6 .0
S A P R /3 E n te rp ris e : T h e “N e e d of n e w fu nctio n ality ” prov id e d accordance w ith the experiences of other S A P U pgrade
Tec h nic al r e qu ir em e nts *
w ith S A P E C C 6 .0 is n am e d a s a re a so n fo r th e u p g ra de in projects and in agreem ent w ith S A P recom m endations. A
En d o f ma in str e am / e xten d ed ma inte n an c e n e a rly ev e ry se co n d u p g ra d e p ro ject. “T e ch nical re q uire m e nts” “T echnical U pgrade ” upgrade approach is the preferred
Le g ac y sy stem re p lac e me nt is th e m o st ofte n se le cte d re a so n . A n d “L ev e ra gin g th e la te st S A P R /3 project type in a first step (ex cept “low -hanging fruits”),
U p g ra d e w ith d e p lo y m e n t
te ch n olo g y ” w ith th e u pg ra d e is a n im p o rta n t re a so n in a b o u t 4.6C 3% T e c h n ic a l U p g ra d e w herea s new functionality is deployed in a second step.
S A P R /3 L e ve r a ge late st te c h n olo g y o f n e w fu n c tio n a lity 97%
4 .6 C 5 0 % of th e m e a su re d u pg ra d e s.
Imp r ove u sa bility o f e xistin g so lutio n
In te gr a tio n of ind u str y so lu tio n s S A P R /3 4.6 C : S im ila r to th e fin din g s in u p g ra de s w ith so u rce A n n o ta tio n :
Re du c e to tal c ost of o wn e rsh ip
re le a se S A P R /3 E n te rp rise , th e “N e e d of n e w fu nctio na lity ” T echnical U pgrade: U pgrade of currently used S A P softw are
b as ed o n 38 u pg rad e s
p rov id e d w ith S A P E C C 6 .0 is a re a so n in ev e ry se co n d w ithout applying new functionality during the upgrade project.
O the r s
u p g ra d e p roje ct. “T e ch nical req u irem en ts ” is n am ed a s
im p o rtan t re a so n in 1 /3 of th e m e a su re d u p g ra d e p ro jects. U pgrade w ith deploym ent of new functionality : U pgrade of
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
b a s e d o n 3 9 up g ra d e s
“E n d of m ain stre am /ex ten d e d m ainte n a n ce ” is th e m o st ofte n currently used S A P softw are, w ith new functionality added during
se le cte d re a so n . the upgrade project.
* A n n o ta tio n :
E x am ple s fo r te ch nica l re q uirem e nts: aim to hav e all S A P soft w a re
P ro je c t D u ra tio n in M o n th s b y S o u rc e R e le a s e
in u se o n th e sa m e re le a se lev el, te ch nica l infra stru ctu re , e tc.
S A P A G 2 0 0 7 , U p g ra d e E xp e rie n c e s in U p g ra d e P ro je c ts to S A P E C C 6 .0 / 1 4
B u s in e s s D o w n tim e * in H o u rs
S A P A G 2 0 0 7 , U p g ra d e E xp e rie n c e s in U p g ra d e P ro je c ts to S A P E C C 6 .0 / 1 3
S o u rc e S o u rc e
R e le as e R e le as e Q u e s tio n a s k ed :
Q u e s tio n a s k ed : “P lease specify how m any hours the solution w as unav ailable
“P lease specify the duration of your upgrade project up to the for your end users. E v en if your upgrade w as finished ov er the
initial go -liv e (in m onths).” w eekend, please specify how m any hours the solution w ould
hav e been unav ailable for end users in total. ”
H o w to re ad th e c h a rts :
T o av oid distorting the results, 10% of the m easured num bers on
P ro ject d u ratio n in m o n th s B u sin ess d o w n tim e* in h o u rs the left hand side of the distribution and 10% of the m easured
H o w to re ad th e c h a rts :
S o u rce re leas e: S AP R /3 E n t erp rise T a rg e t relea se : S AP E C C 6 .0 S o u rce re leas e: S AP R /3 E n t erp rise T a rg e t relea se : S AP E C C 6 .0 num bers on the right hand side of the distribution are cut off.
T o av oid distorting the results, 10% of the m easured num bers
Up g rad e str ate g y = d o w n tim e m in im iz ed , w /o U n ic o d e co n ve rsio n P er sam p le, 80% o f th e co llected d ata is rep resen ted b y
M e d ia n : 4 ,0
on the left hand side of the distribution and 10% of the
M e d ia n : 3 4 ,0 th e in d icated ran g e.
m easured num bers on the right hand side of the distribution
S A P R /3 S A P R /3
w ere cut off. M edian = in a giv en sam ple, 50% of all m easured num bers are
E n terp rise M in : 1 ,9 M a x : 6 ,6 E n terp rise
P er sam p le, 80% o f th e co llected d ata is rep resen ted b y M in : 2 0 ,0 M a x : 6 5 ,0 less or equal to the m edian, and 50% of all m easured num bers
th e in d icated ran g e. are greater or equal to the m edian. In sym m etric distributions, the
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 m edian is located in the m iddle of the distribution .
M o n th s M edian = In a giv en sam ple, 50% of all m easured num bers H o u rs
b ase d o n 1 5 up g rad e s b as e d o n 1 1 up g rad e s
are less than or equal to the m edian, and 50% of all m easured O nly upgrades that follow ed the “D ow ntim e m inim ized “ upgrade
num bers are greater than or equal to the m edian. In sym m etric strategy w ere taken into account. N o U nicode conv ersion w as
distributions, the m edian is located in the m iddle of the perform ed.
distribution.
P ro ject d u ratio n in m o n th s
C o n c lu s io n /fin d in g s :
B u sin ess d o w n tim e* in h o u rs
S o u rc e relea se : S AP R /3 4.6C T arg et re leas e: S AP E C C 6.0 S o u rc e relea se : S AP R /3 4.6C T arg et re leas e: S AP E C C 6.0 T he business dow ntim e w as < = 48 hours (2 days)
C o n c lu s io n /fin d in g s :
U p g rad e s tra te g y = d o w n tim e m in im iz ed , w /o U n ico d e co n ve rsio n S A P R /3 E n terp rise: for 64% of all m easured upgrade projects
M e d ia n : 5 ,0
S A P R /3 S A P R /3 E n terp rise, S A P R /3 4.6C : U pgrades w ith source M e d ia n : 4 8 ,0 (for 82% < = 60 hours)
releases S A P R /3 E nterprise and S A P R /3 4.6C show S A P R /3
4.6C
4.6C S A P R /3 4.6C : for 61% of all m easured upgrade projects
M in : 3 ,0 M a x : 6 ,6 sim ilar results w ith a trend to slightly shorter project M in : 3 1 ,2 M a x : 8 4 ,0
durations for upgrade projects w ith source release S A P R /3 (for 74% < = 60 hours)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 E nterprise. B ut m ore statistics are needed to prov e this 0 20 40 60 80 100 120
M o n th s b ase d o n 3 9 up g rad e s trend. H o u rs b as e d o n 2 3 up g rad e s
* A n n o ta tio n :
B usiness dow ntim e = total tim e (planned and unplanned) that
the system /solution is not av ailable for end users. T his include s
the technical dow ntim e p lu s the tim e necessary for the data
backup, final tests, etc., before the productiv e
env ironm ent is released for end users.
S A P A G 2 0 0 7 , U p g ra d e E xp e rie n c e s in U p g ra d e P ro je c ts to S A P E C C 6 .0 / 1 7 S A P A G 2 0 0 7 , U p g ra d e E xp e rie n c e s in U p g ra d e P ro je c ts to S A P E C C 6 .0 / 1 8
© SAP 2008 / Page 5
- 7. Discover: The Solution Browser
Activities
Discover new capabilities
across different releases and
enhancement packages
Filter new capabilities
according to a dedicated
source and target release
Benefits
Get to know all the delta
functionality R/3 – ERP releases
and new Enhancement
Packages (EhP)
Fast identification of
capabilities
Assess the value of upgrading by
comparing functionality
enhancements between your existing
solution and your desired target
releases
© SAP 2008 / Page 7
- 8. Enhancement Packages
SAP ERP Release Strategy
2006 2008 2010 2012+
Enhancement Packages
SAP ERP 6.0
SAP NetWeaver
What Are Enhancement Packages?
Optionally installed and activated software innovations for SAP ERP 6.0
Software innovations include; UI simplifications, functional
enhancements, industry specific capabilities and enterprise services
Cumulative in nature; current enhancement packages contain all contents
of earlier packages
Enhancement packages are not support packages
© SAP 2008 / Page 8
- 9. Enhancement Packages
Optional
Enhancement Packages
Enterprise Services
Switch Framework
New/Improved Functionality
Support Packages
Legal/Tax Changes,
Man- Corrections
datory
© SAP 2008 / Page 9
- 10. Discover the Concept
Basic Materials for Getting Started
SAP Enhancement Package
Strategy for SAP ERP
Lifecycle of SAP
What IT professionals must know Enhancement Packages
about SAP Enhancement Packages
SAP Enhancement Packages –
Technology Facts
SAP Enhancement Packages -
Frequently Asked Questions
© SAP 2008 / Page 10
- 12. Typical Look of an ‘At-A-Glance’ Presentation
Example
Generic Innovations (1-slider) Innovations Industry Sector 1 (1-slider)
Innovations Industry Sector 2 (1-slider) Enterprise Service Bundles (1-slider)
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- 13. SAP Service Marketplace
SAP ERP
Homepage: http://service.sap.com/erp
Development News: http://service.sap.com/developmentnews
Release Notes: http://service.sap.com/releasenotes
Release Strategy: http://service.sap.com/releasestrategy
Maintenance Strategy: http://service.sap.com/maintenance
Enhancement Packages: http://service.sap.com/erp-ehp
Upgrade info centre: http://service.sap.com/upgrade
SAP Netweaver:
Homepage: http://service.sap.com/netweaver
Netweaver Administrator: http://service.sap.com/nwa
System Landscape Directory: http://service.sap.com/sld
Software Lifecycle Manager: http://service.sap.com/slm
© SAP 2008 / Page 13
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