The document discusses how to prepare for an SAP upgrade using various SAP tools. It recommends checking for non-Unicode issues using tools in Solution Manager like the Unicode Check and CDMC. Other tools mentioned include the Upgrade Change Impact Analysis for identifying broken objects, the Reverse Business Process Documentation to analyze transaction usage, and the EHP Scope and Effort Analyzer. The document also discusses backend tools for cleaning up clones, repositories, and custom code as well as innovating with tools like the Upgrade Dependency Analyzer and SAP Improvement Finder.

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Tony de Thomasis
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How to prepare for an SAP upgrade -
Exploit SAP tools and drive innovation

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1. Non-Unicode is swak
2. Solution Manager Tools
3. Back-End tools
4. Innovation
What we will cover

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• Last support
– SAP_BASIS 7.40 and Kernel Versions 7.42
– No new installations
– HANA DB is Unicode ONLY
• Tools
– System  Status
– CDMC Unicode Check
– UCCHECK or SAMT
• References
– SAP Note 2033243 - End of non-Unicode Support
– service.sap.com/unicode
Non-Unicode is swak

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• Custom Development Managament Cockpit
– Clearing Analysis (unused “z“ objects)
– Upgrade Change Impact Analysis (“z“ objects broken by upgrade)
• Data Volume Management
– Fastest growing tables
– Biggest tables
• Reverse Business Process Documentation (RBPD)
– Which transactions do I use the most
• EHP Scope and Effort Analyzer (SEA)
– Which processes will be affected by the upgrade
Solution Manager Tools

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• SAP Clone finder
– Find and remove unneccessary clones (CCAPPS)
• Clean up old unfinished upgrades
– Application Specific Upgrade (/ASU/START)
– SAP Repository adjustments (SPAU/SPDD/SPAU_ENH)
• Custom Code Improvement
– ABAP Test Cockpit & SAP Code Inspector
– /SDF/CD_CUSTOM_CODE_METRIC
– SQL Monitor (SQLM/SQLMD)
• Test Data Migration Server (TDMS)
– Fiori App (SAP Note 2019006)
– In-line data scrambling
• De-Implement SAP Add-ons using SAINT
– SAP Notes 2011192 and 1109650
Back-End Tools

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• Upgrade Dependency Analyzer
– www.service.sap.com/uda
• SAP Enterprise Support Services
– https://support.sap.com/support-programs-services/programs/enterprise-
support/academy/lifecycle/upgrade.html
• SAP Product and Implementation Roadmaps
– http://service.sap.com/roadmap
• SAP Improvement Finder
– http://sapimprovementfinder.com
• SAP User Experience Improvements
– https://demo-fioritrial.dispatcher.hana.ondemand.com/
• SAP Innovation Discovery
– https://apps.support.sap.com/innovation-discovery
Innovation

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CLEARING ANALYSIS – HIGH USED

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CLEARING ANALYSIS - TABLES

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CLEARING ANALYSIS – SYNTAX CHECK

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UPGRADE CHANGE IMPACT ANALYSIS – OBSOLETE OBJECTS

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REVERSE BUSINESS PROCESS DOCUMENTATION

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EHP SCOPE AND EFFORT ANALYSER

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CLONE FINDER

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APPLICATION SPECIFIC UPDATE - TOOLBOX

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SQL TRACE

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SQL TRACE
TDMS - FIORI

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SQL TRACE
TDMS - SCRAMBLE

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Legend
• SMP – SAP Service Marketplace
• NW – SAP NetWeaver
• SM – SAP Solution Manager
Bonus slide (Most Important Tools)

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• Data Migration Option
– Upgrade and move to
HANA in one breath
– Good for ECC and BW
– Tied closley into SUM
– Build HANA Shadow DB
– SAP Note 1813548
• SAP Note 1678564 nZDM
Bonus slide (SAP DMO)

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