Implementing Sap Enhancement Packages

This book provides numerous step-by-step instructions to describe how you can successfully install SAP enhancement packages (EHPs) and activate them via the Switch Framework. You ll learn technical details about the architecture, how to approach an EHP project from planning through activation, how to handle enhancement package tools, and which benefits the enhancement package strategy provides. Comprehensive Technical Description Get answers to all your questions about the architecture of enhancement packages and the use of the Switch Framework, from development basics to technical details. Enhancement Package Projects Discover how to optimally approach the implementation of enhancement packages. The authors describe all relevant project phases and present the most critical activities based on real-life examples. Tools Learn which role SAP Solution Manager assumes in the enhancement package installation, and how to configure it. You ll also learn how to download enhancement packages and how to use the installation tool, EHP Installer. Practical Application Take advantage of best practices, checklists, and tips and tricks from the authors, all of which make this book a useful companion you can consult time and again. Highlights · Enhancement package concept · Switch and Enhancement Framework · Business functions · Enhancement package project phases and activities · SAP Solution Manager and SAP EHP Installer · Test catalog and test case templates · Analysis and optimization of enhancement package installations

Martina Kaplan is a Senior Consultant at Technology Consulting (SAP Deutschland AG), where her work focuses on the areas of enhancement packages and upgrades. Christian Oehler is a Solution Manager within the SAP Business Suite (SAP AG). His area of responsibility includes the Lifecycle Management environment, where enhancement packages are a main topic.