sap release and support package

Support Package

Support Package

• SAP System consists of different software layers, also called Software components

• All of these layers are regularly updated using Support Packages; that is, errors are corrected and new functions are provided using Support Packages

SAP Support Package

SAP R/3 Releases

SAP R/3 Releases

Application

SAP Basis

Application

SAP Basis

Application

SAP Basis

Application

SAP Basis

Release 3.1 Release 4.0 Release 4.5 Release 4.6

In old SAP release (up to 4.6),customers had to perform an upgrade of their entire system to gain new functionality

SAP R/3 Enterprise

Application

SAP Basis

Release 4.6C

SAP R/3 Enterprise Core

SAP Web Application Server

SAP R/3 Enterprise

SAP R/3Extensions Set

How SAP R/3 Enterprise was Build

• SAP R/3 Enterprise still contains all SAP standard functionality.SAP R/3 Enterprise is a 4.7 system,with certain new functions than 4.6C

• In future releases of SAP R/3 Enterprise, new functionality will only be shipped within SAP R/3 Enterprise Extensions

• Generally, Extensions are free of charge

SAP new Release Strategy

• There are no more A and B releases. A customer can go productive with the solution without upgrading to a further release. Therefore the shipped solutions are called “ready for productive use”

• A customer simply needs to implement Support Packages and no longer an upgrade

The SAP Web Application Server




• Architecture– Web enhanced SAP

Application Server– XML-based infrastructure– Support Java and other

standard technology• Further strategy

– Maintained by Support Packages

The SAP Enterprise Core




• Architecture– Performance optimized– Enhanced Application core– Stabilization of core

Processes• Further strategy


– Further optimization of Application Core

– Development focus in core is not on functionality

The SAP Enterprise Extensions




• Architecture– Optional new functional

enhancements• Further strategy


– Development of new functionality

Content of Delivery

• The first shipment of SAP R/3 Enterprise consists of:– SAP R/3 Enterprise Extension Set 1.10– SAP R/3 Enterprise Core (4.7)– SAP Web Application Server 6.20

Time Schedule of R/3 Enterprise Ramp-up



6.20

SAP R/3 EnterpriseExtension Set 1.10

2002



2002 2003 2004

SP SP SP SP SP SP


6.30


6.40

SAP R/3 Enterprise

• SAP Web AS 6.10– ICM

• SAP Web AS 6.20– ICM, J2EE

• SAP Web AS 6.30– ICM,J2EE + Eclipse,Web Dynpro

• SAP Web AS 6.40– ICM,J2EE + Web Dynpro + ITS

mySAP ERP

Architecture of mySAP ERP

SAP R/3 (up to 4.6C) SAP R/3 Enterprise mySAP ERP 2004 mySAP ERP 2005

SAP R/3 (up to 4.6C)

• Applicaton Layer on top of SAP Basis

SAP R/3 Enterprise

• Applicaton Layer on top of SAP Web Application Server

• New functions and features set on top via Extension Sets to keep the core as stable as possible

• Industry Solutions for specific needs of different industries

• SAP Web Application Server contains all capabilities of SAP Basis and additional web capabilities

mySAP ERP Edition 2004

• SAP ECC (ECC = ERP Central Component) as replacement of SAP R/3 Enterprise

• Compared to SAP R/3 Enterprise, in SAP ECC there are architectural changes with respect to Enterprise Services Architecture, enhanced usability and new developed functionality, like the new general ledger

• SAP Business Warehouse, SAP Strategic Enterprise Management, and Internet Transaction Server integrated into SAP ECC

• Customers have the option to run these components on the same instance that runs SAP ECC (SAP BW and SAP SEM only on a project basis) to reduce the system landscape and safe costs

• Running the components on separate instances is possible as well

mySAP ERP Edition 2004

mySAP ERP V.S. mySAP Business Suite

SAP NetWeaver

mySAP Business Suite

mySAP ERP

Accounting, Governance, Financial Supply Chain, Management Accounting ….

SEM, Financial, Workforce, Operations,…

Employee Relationship, Lifecycle and transaction, e-recruitment, SAP Learning…

Travel, EH&S, Incentives & Commissions, Real Estate …

Analytics

HCM Corporate Services

Financials mySAPCRM

mySAPSRM

mySAPPLM

mySAPSCM

Order to cash, Internet Sales, Analytics

Procure to Pay, Self-Service procurement, MRO

Product Dev., Quality Mgmt., EH&S, Asset Mgmt.

Planning, Make-to-XXX, Dock to Dispatch

Op

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s

Mkt. campaigns, Opportunity & Contact mgmt., CIC

Strategic sourcing, Auctioning

Audit Mgmt., xApps (xEM, xPD, etc.)

Coll. demand planning, Global ATP, SNP, Inv. Coll. Hub, ..

License View Contract

mySAP Business Suite contract(formerly ‘mySAP.com contract’)

…includes functionality in ERP, SCM, CRM, PLM, and SRM, all enhanced by SAP NetWeaver.

>Available to existing and new customers<

mySAP ERP contract… includes functionality for analytics, finance, human

capital management, operations and corporate services, all enhanced by SAP NetWeaver.

>Available to existing and new customers<

SAP R/3 Contract…includes the functionality of SAP R/3

and SAP R/3 Enterprise.>Available to existing customers only<

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