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Master Guide

SAP for Oil Gas

SAP for Mining

SAP Business Suite 7

Innovations 2010

Document Version 1.00 July 2010


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Contents

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ContentsSAP for Oil & Gas / SAP for Mining ....................................................................................... 5

History of Changes ............................................................................................................ 6

Getting Started ...................................................................................................................... 7

Related Information ........................................................................................................... 8

Related Guides.................................................................................................................. 9

SAP Solution Manager ...................................................................................................... 9

Important SAP Notes ....................................................................................................... 10

Business Scenarios of SAP for Oil & Gas ............................................................................ 11

Production and Revenue Accounting ............................................................................... 11

Business Scenarios of SAP for Mining................................................................................. 14

Commodity Transport Management ................................................................................. 14

SAP Enhancement Package Concept ................................................................................. 17

Enhancement Package Key Concept ............................................................................... 17

Key Facts About Enhancement Packages ....................................................................... 18

Enhancement Package Implementation ........................................................................... 20

The Main SAP Documentation Types .................................................................................. 23


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SAP for Oil & Gas / SAP for Mining

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SAP for Oil & Gas / SAP for MiningSAP for Oil & Gasmeets the special demands and requirements of the oil and gas industry,

for example supports marketing and sales-oriented activities, sales and distribution and

storage. SAP for Oil & Gascan also be used in the areas of production (refineries).SAP for Mining supports companies to run the following key business processes in themining industry:

Contract-to-cash (for example, commodity pricing, provisional/adjustment invoicing)

Bulk transportation (for example, scheduling, nominating and ticketing of transports,inventory projection)

Operations management (for example, handling of mining operations and maintenancecosts, capture of all relevant data on mined and processed ore, keeping track of all theequipment used during mining processes)

Secondary processing (for example, management of cost through the entire supply chain,

management of distribution processes)This Master Guide provides a central starting point for the technical implementation of thefollowing business scenarios ofSAP for Oil & Gasand SAP for Mining:

Production and Revenue Accounting(page 11)

Commodity Transport Management(page 14)

You can find an overview about the whole functionality ofSAP for Oil & Gasand

SAP for Miningin the solution map: service.sap.com/bmet SAP

Business Maps Industry-Specific Maps Oil & GasorMining.

The business scenarios that are presented here serve as examples of how youcan use SAP software in your company. The business scenarios are onlyintended as models and do not necessarily run the way they are described herein your customer-specific system landscape. Make sure that you check yourrequirements and systems to determine whether these scenarios can be usedproductively at your site. Furthermore, we recommend that you test thesescenarios thoroughly in your test systems to ensure they are complete and freeof errors before going live.

This Master Guide provides just one way to implement each business scenario.For other ways to implement business scenarios, see the Scenario ComponentList Viewer in SAP Service Marketplace (service.sap.com/scl).


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History of Changes

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History of Changes

The Master Guide is updated on a regular basis in SAP Service Marketplace at:


Make sure you have the latest version of the Master Guide by checking SAPService Marketplace right before the installation.

The following table provides an overview of the most important changes that were made tothe latest versions.

Master Guide Version Important Changes

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Getting Started

Further Scenario Information

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Getting StartedThis Master Guide provides information about the components and guides which are requiredduring the implementation of the business scenarios.

Getting Started(page 6) contains valuable information about using this document andrelated information (documentation and SAP Notes) crucial to the installation andupgrade.

The Business Scenarios of SAP for Oil & Gas(page 11) and Business Scenarios of SAPfor Mining(page 14) contain the following information for each business scenario:

A short overview about the business scenario

Minimal system landscape

A software component matrix for each business scenario that provides informationabout which components the business scenario uses and if the correspondingcomponent is mandatory or optional.

References to further information about the business scenario

You can find the most current information about the technical implementation ofSAP for Oil & Gasand SAP for Mining and the latest installation andconfiguration guides on the SAP Service Marketplace underservice.sap.com/instguides .

We strongly recommend that you use the documents available here. The guidesare regularly updated.

Further Scenario Information

In addition to the information provided in this Master Guide, you can find more information onthe SAP Service Marketplace:

Scenario Description

The scenario description is part of SAP Solution Manager implementation content.For more information about SAP Solution Manager, seeservice.sap.com/solutionmanager .

Configuration Documentation

The configuration documentation is part of SAP Solution Manager implementationcontent. For more information about SAP Solution Manager, see

service.sap.com/solutionmanager .


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Getting Started

Related Information

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Related Information

The following table contains links to crucial information for implementing this solution.

List of Related Documentation

Content Location

Information about technical and releaseplanning issues on SAP components

service.sap.com/pam

Information about the latest version ofinstallation and upgrade guides for SAPcomponents


Information about SAP Notes service.sap.com/notes

Information about released platforms service.sap.com/platforms

Information about sizing and calculation ofhardware requirements (such as CPU, disk,and memory resource) with the Quick Sizertool

service.sap.com/sizing

Information about network security SAPSecurity Guide

service.sap.com/securityguide

Information about high availability service.sap.com/ha

Information about creating error messages service.sap.com/message

Performance service.sap.com/performance

Documentation on SAP Help Portal help.sap.com/


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Getting Started

Related Guides

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Related Guides

This Master Guide is based on Component Master Guides. The documents listed below

contain detailed information about the relevant components:Lis t of Related Master Guides

Content Location

SAP NetWeaver 7.0 service.sap.com/installNW70

SAP ERP 6.0 service.sap.com/erp-inst SAP ERP

6.0 Planning

SAP Enhancement Packages for SAP ERP6.0

service.sap.com/erp-inst SAP ERP

6.0 SAP enhancement packages for SAP

ERP 6.0

Consider that there are several documents available to support the installationof your product and its enhancement packages:

Master Guide

Installation Guide

Installation Guide: SAP Enhancement Package Installation Using SAPEnhancement Package Installer (SAPehpi) 7.02

Troubleshooting and Administration for Installations Using SAPehpi(ABAP)

Troubleshooting for Installations Using SAPehpi (Java)

Practical Guide for How to Install SAP Enhancement Packages

You can find all these guides on SAP Service Marketplace underservice.sap.com/instguides where the installation guides of your

products are located.

SAP Solution ManagerSAP provides the SAP Solution Manager as the highly recommended platform to efficientlysupport the implementation of your solution. Using SAP Solution Manager significantlyaccelerates the implementation process and helps you to achieve your business goals. At thesame time, SAP can deliver Support Services based on the business scenarios designed anddocumented in SAP Solution Manager. Implementation content for your solution may furtheraccelerate the implementation process. For information about availability of contentspecifically tailored to your solution, see SAP Service Marketplace underservice.sap.com/solutionmanager .


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Business Scenarios of SAP for Oil & Gas

Production and Revenue Accounting

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Overview

You can use this business scenario to create and process data for compliance reporting,product balancing, and revenue accounting. This business scenario defines the requiredsetup for the following:

Use compliance reports

Perform product balancing

Accomplish various valuation tasks

Execute settlement statement value and posting

Process accounts receivable

Technical System Landscape

The following figure provides an overview of a possible system landscape forProduction andRevenue Accounting.

ERP Server

SAP Enhancement Package 5

for SAP ERP 6.0 SAP ECC

Server

XI Server (optional)

SAP NetWeaver 7.0

Usage Type

ProcessIntegration

Portal Server (optional)

SAP NetWeaver 7.0

UsageType EP

The following software components are either mandatory or optional, as indicated below, forthe technical implementation ofProduction and Revenue Accounting.

Component Mandatory Optional


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SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0 SAP ECC ServerTechnical Usage: Oil & Gas

X

SAP NetWeaver 7.0

UsageType Process Integration

X

SAP NetWeaver 7.0Usage Type Enterprise Portal

X

Installation Sequence

The following table provides the installation sequence:

ERP Server

1 Installation o f SAP ERP 6.0 SAP ECC Server

For detailed information, see

service.sap.com/erp-inst SAP ERP

SAP ERP 6.0 Planning.

2 Installation of SAP EnhancementPackage 5 for SAP ERP 6.0 SAP ECC ServerTechnical Usage: Oil & Gas


service.sap.com/erp-inst SAP

ERP SAP ERP 6.0 SAP enhancementpackages for SAP ERP 6.0.

3 Acti vation of the SAP Oil & Gasbusiness function set

In Customizing forSAP CustomizingImplementation Guide, chooseActivate SAPECC Extensionsto activate the business

function set and the business function.

4 Acti vation of the UpstreamProduction Management(OIL_PRODUCTION) businessfunction

Acti vation of the UpstreamRevenue Accounting(OIL_REVENUE_ACCOUNTING)business function

Acti vation of the ProductionManagement and RevenueAccounting Extended Features(OIL_PRA_CI_1) businessfunction

5 Installation of ExternalConversion Routines for theQuantity Conversion Interface(QCI)

For detailed information, see SAP Note619057.


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SAP NetWeaver XI Server (Optional)

1 Installation of SAP NetWeaver 7.0Usage Type Process Integration

For detailed information, seeservice.sap.com/instguidesNW70

SAP NetWeaver Portal Server (Optional)

1 Installation of SAP NetWeaver 7.0Usage Type EP



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Business Scenarios of SAP for Mining

Commodity Transport Management

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Overview

The purpose of this scenario is to schedule commodity bulk transports in dynamic schedulingand publish the schedule as nomination within dynamic scheduling. You can complete theinformation later by maintaining additional data in the nomination. Ticketing is executing thetransport as soon as the vehicle has been loaded.

Beforehand you can maintain a freight liner offer as a special type of a nomination. Thefreight liner offer contains information about the stages and arrival and departure times of avehicle as well as the validity date.

This information is available for the transportation planner in dynamic scheduling.

Technical System Landscape

The following figure provides an overview of a possible system landscape forCommodityTransport Management.

ERP Server

SAP Enhancement Package 4

or 5 for SAP ERP 6.0 SAP ECC

Server

Portal Server

Business Package for

Transportation Planner1.4

SAP NetWeaver 7.0

Usage Type EP

The following software components are either mandatory or optional, as indicated below, forthe technical implementation ofCommodity Transport Management.

Component Mandatory Optional


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Or


X

X

SAP NetWeaver 7.0Usage Type Enterprise Portal (EP)

X

Installation Sequence

The following table describes the installation sequence forCommodity TransportManagement.

ERP Server (Option 1)

1 Installation of SAP ERP 6.0 SAP ECCServer


service.sap.com/erp-inst

SAP ERP SAP ERP 6.0 Planning.

2 Installation of SAP Enhancement Package 4for SAP ERP 6.0 ECC ServerTechnical Usage: Oil & Gas

Or

Installation of SAP Enhancement Package 5for SAP ERP 6.0 SAP ECC ServerTechnical Usage: Oil & Gas



SAP ERP SAP ERP 6.0 SAPenhancement packages for SAPERP 6.0.

3 Acti vation of the SAP Oil & Gasbusinessfunction set orSAP Miningbusinessfunction set

In Customizing forSAP CustomizingImplementation Guide, chooseActivate SAP ECC Extensionstoactivate the business function setand the business function.

4 Acti vation of the Commodity Managementand Bulk Transports 2(LOG_COMMODITY_TRANSPORT_MGMT_4)

business function

Or

Acti vation of the Commodity Managementand Bulk Transports 3(LOG_COMMODITY_TRANSPORT_MGMT_5)business function (optional)


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ERP Server (Option 2)

1 Installation of SAP ERP 6.0 SAP ECCServer



SAP ERP SAP ERP 6.0 Planning.

2 Installation of SAP Enhancement Package 5for SAP ERP 6.0 SAP ECC ServerTechnical Usage: Oil & Gas



SAP ERP SAP ERP 6.0 SAPenhancement packages for SAP ERP6.0.

3 Acti vation of the Traders and SchedulersWorkbench(LOG_TSW_ECC) businessfunction

SAP NetWeaver Portal Server

1 Installation of SAP NetWeaver 7.0 SP15 orhigher, Usage Type EP


2 Installation of Bus iness Package forTransportation Planner 1.4

3 Ass ignment of the Transportation Plannerrole to relevant users


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SAP Enhancement Package Concept

Enhancement Package Key Concept

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Enhancement Package Key Concept

We have adapted our major release strategy to better fit your adoption cycle. To ensure thatyou benefit from new developments and innovations while minimizing the impact on your coreoperational systems, SAP uses enhancement packages to speed up the delivery of newfunctions.

With SAP enhancement packages, you can install and activate new functions depending onyour business needs without having to perform a system upgrade.

You can selectively implement the new functions and activate the software upon businessdemand. As a result, you can isolate the impact of software updates and make new functionsavailable faster due to shortened test cycles.

Implementation

There are three different scenarios to implement an enhancement package:

Installation of an enhancement package on an existing SAP system

New installation of an SAP system including an enhancement package

Upgrade of an SAP system including an enhancement package

The installation process of enhancement packages consists of two different steps:

Technical installation of an enhancement package

Activation of new functions using the switch framework technology

You have a choice on both levels installation and activation. You do not need to install a full

enhancement package. Instead, you can update the software components that are related tothe functional enhancements you want to use.

From a business point of view, functional enhancements are grouped into business functions(BFs). The technical installation of the business functions does not change the systembehavior. The new functions are available in the system, but are not active. After theinstallation, no user interface or process change takes place. You must explicitly activate newfunctions so that they become visible in the system. As a result, changes are predictable andthere are no side effects as only the activated areas change.

With the switch framework technology (transaction SFW5), it is possible to control theactivation of new SAP objects in ABAP-based SAP systems. The activation process triggersa background job that automatically performs all changes in the SAP system.

You cannot reverse a business function once it is activated.

After you have activated a business function, you can see the changes and newdevelopments in the SAP system, for example:

Menu entries

New screens

New fields on the application user interfaces

IMG activities required for the implementation


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Key Facts About Enhancement Packages

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New table entries in Customizing tables and system tables

You can create a transport request with the current settings of the switch framework. You cancheck functional changes and the impact of an activated business function in advance in thebusiness function documentation.

Test the installation and activation on a sandbox system.

Maintenance

SAP enhancement packages have Support Packages of their own that are equivalent to theSupport Package versions of the underlying SAP system. You must install the enhancementpackage in combination with the latest available Support Package stack. This approachreduces installation, modification adjustment, and testing effort. Using this strategy, you caninstall SAP enhancement packages as a normal maintenance activity together with Support

Package stacks.

An enhancement package requires a specific Support Package stack level in the sourcerelease SAP system. If the SAP system is on a lower Support Package stack level, allrelevant Support Package stacks are automatically included into the download queue, as wellas the latest available Support Packages for the enhancement package.

Tools

The enhancement package installation requires the following tools:

SAP Solution Manager Maintenance Optimizer

Installation or upgrade tools (depending on your scenario)

The SAP Solution Manager Maintenance Optimizer (accessible from the ChangeManagement work center) supports the download of a consistent queue that includes allnecessary Support Packages and enhancement packages. In addition, SAP SolutionManager calculates a valid import queue for the selected SAP system and generates theenhancement package stack configuration file that you require for the installation.

For the new installation of an SAP system including enhancement package as well as for theupgrade of an SAP system to a higher release including an enhancement package, you usethe standard installation and upgrade tools (SAPinst, SAPup and SAPJup). To install anenhancement package on an existing SAP system, you use the SAP Enhancement PackageInstaller (SAPehpi). It allows enhancement packages to be installed with reduced downtime.SAPehpi uses the shadow system installation strategy, a well-known feature in the upgradetechnology.


The following list summarizes important facts about the enhancement package concept andrecommended approaches:

Install only selected parts of the enhancement package. The selection is driven bythe functional need from a business point of view.

You cannot mix the installation of different enhancement package versions in yourABAP-based SAP system. You can have just one enhancement package version inthe SAP system.


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SAP enhancement packages are cumulative, meaning that each new enhancementpackage includes new innovations of its own as well as all innovations delivered withprior packages.

We recommend installing the latest available enhancement package version.

Install enhancement packages and Support Packages in one single step (thisincludes the preconditioned Support Packages).

SAP enhancement packages have Support Packages of their own that are equivalentto the Support Package versions of the underlying SAP system.

SAP enhancement packages have the same maintenance period as the underlyingcore application.

The installation of an enhancement package is irreversible.

As long as you do not activate a business function, the installation of anenhancement package has no impact on existing business processes or userinterfaces.

You can only activate business functions in ABAP-based systems, not in Java-basedSAP systems.

The activation of most business functions and extension sets is irreversible. Only asmall number of business functions is reversible.

Test the installation process and activation of new functions in advance on a sandboxsystem. Ensure that you evaluate the runtime and the SAP system behavior, itsdependencies and impacts. Make sure that your SAP system is free of errors beforegoing live.


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Enhancement Package Implementation

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In the following, you will find an overview of the steps involved in the three different

enhancement package implementation scenarios.Process

Enhancement Package Installation in an Exist ing SAP System

1. You find out, which of the new functions are interesting for your business.

2. You analyze the landscape dependencies.

3. You identify the relevant installable parts of the enhancement package.

4. You make sure that you have set up your SAP Solution Manager system for thedownload of packages, and that you have configured the Maintenance Optimizer.

5. You download the installation queue.6. You perform the installation.

7. You analyze the impact of the business function activation with the dependencyanalyzer and the impact analyzer (transaction SWF5).

8. You activate the business functions.

9. You perform additional Customizing, if necessary.

10. You test the new functions.

Tools

SAP Solution Manager Maintenance Optimizer (mandatory)

SAP Enhancement Package Installer (SAPehpi)

Switch framework with Dependency Analyzer and Impact Analyzer in SAP SolutionManager (transaction SWF5)

New Installation of an SAP System with Enhancement Packages

Process

1. You install the SAP system.

The installation of SAP ERP 6.0 including enhancement package 5 comprises thetechnical usage Central Applications. The installation of the technical usage CentralApplications implies that the system is ready for use without installing any furthertechnical usages. Of course, you can optionally install additional technical usages.

2. If you want to install further technical usages:

a. You identify the relevant installable parts of the enhancement package.

b. You make sure that you have set up your SAP Solution Manager system forthe download of packages, and that you have configured the MaintenanceOptimizer.

c. You download the installation queue.

d. You perform the installation.

e. You activate the business functions using the switch framework (transaction

SWF5).


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3. You perform the Customizing for the SAP system.

4. You test the SAP system.

Tools

Standard Installation tool SAPinst

SAPehpi or SAINT to install additional technical usages

In this scenario, you can use transaction SAINT for installing additional technicalusages, because software component SAP_APPL 6.05 is already present in yoursystem (part of technical usage Central Applications). This is a prerequisite for usingSAINT.

Switch framework with Dependency Analyzer and Impact Analyzer in SAP Solution

Manager (transaction SWF5)

Upgrade to an SAP System Including an Enhancement PackageInstallation

Customers who are upgrading from a lower release to an SAP system for whichenhancement packages are available can include parts of enhancement packages into theupgrade process.

The use of SAP Solution Manager Maintenance Optimizer is mandatory if you want

to include enhancement packages in your release upgrade.

Process

1. You plan the upgrade to the new release. Decide which parts of the enhancementpackage you want to include into the upgrade procedure before you start with theupgrade.

2. You identify the relevant installable parts of the enhancement package.

3. You make sure that you have set up your SAP Solution Manager system for thedownload of packages, and that you have configured the Maintenance Optimizer.

4. You download the required parts of enhancement packages and Support Packagesas well as the enhancement package stack configuration file.

5. You perform the upgrade including parts of the enhancement package.

The upgrade program asks if you want to include parts of an enhancement packageinto the upgrade process.

6. You activate the business functions using the switch framework (transaction SWF5).

7. You perform the delta Customizing for the SAP system.

8. You test the SAP system.

Tools

Standard upgrade tools (SAPup and SAPJup)


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SAP Solution Manager Maintenance Optimizer


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The Main SAP Documentation Types

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The Main SAP Documentation TypesSeveral documents have been created to assist you in installing, implementing, operating andupgrading your SAP solutions. The Solution Master Guide is the first document you obtain.

Although strongly related to each other, the different documentation types help you solveproblems at different levels in different solution phases. The following figure shows anoverview of the most importantdocumentation types that you need in the various phases inthe life cycle of an SAP solution.

Documentation types in the software life cycle

ImplementationImplementation

Master Guide

Configuration

DocumentationRelease Notes

Component

Installation Guide

Component

Upgrade Guide

Upgrade Master Guide

OperationOperation UpgradeUpgrade

Solution Management

Guide

Implementation Guide (IMG) Delta and Upgrade IMG

Security Guide

SAP Library

SAPterm

Cross-Phase Documentation

SAPtermis SAPs terminology database. It contains SAP-specific vocabulary in over 30languages, as well as many definitions and glossary entries in English and German. The

current version is located in the SAP Help Portal at help.sap.comAdditional Information

Glossary(direct access) orTerminology(as terminology CD). In the SAP system, useTransaction STERM.

The SAP Libraryis a collection of function- and process-oriented documentation for SAPcomponents. It is located on SAP Help Portal athelp.sap.com.

The Implementation Guide (IMG)is a tool used to configure the SAP system to meetcustomer requirements. Its structure and documentation are component-oriented. It is located

in the SAP Easy Accessmenu of the SAP system underTools Customizing IMG.

The Security Guidedescribes the settings for a medium security level and offerssuggestions for raising security levels. A collective security guide is available for SAPNetWeaver. This document contains general guidelines and suggestions about systemsecurity. Other technologies and individual applications have a Security Guide of their own.The current version of the Security Guide is located on SAP Service Marketplace atservice.sap.com/securityguide .


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The Main SAP Documentation Types

Implementation

The Component Installation Guidedescribes the technical implementation of an SAPcomponent, taking into account the combinations of operating systems and databases. It

does not describe any business-related configuration. You can find the ComponentInstallation Guides for the different components on SAP Service Marketplace atservice.sap.com/instguides .

The Configuration Documentationis contained in the SAP Solution Manager. SAP SolutionManager is a tool with various functions, one of its main functions being the configuration ofSAP solutions and Business Scenarios. It contains IMG activities, transactions, and so on, aswell as documentation.

Production Operation

The Solution Operations Guideis the starting point for operating an SAP solution. Theguide refers users to the tools and documentation needed to carry out various tasks, such asmonitoring, backup/restore, master data maintenance, transports, and tests. It also refers

users to other documents, for example the SAP Library, the Master Guide, and theComponent Management Guides. The current version is located on SAP ServiceMarketplace at service.sap.com/instguides.

Upgrade

The Upgrade Master Guideis the starting point for upgrading the Business Scenarios of anSAP solution. It provides scenario-specific descriptions of preparation, execution, and follow-up of an upgrade. It also refers to other documents, such as the Component Upgrade Guidesand SAP Notes. Instead of an Upgrade Master Guide, there may be several BusinessScenario Upgrade Guides or a Solution Upgrade Guide for earlier shipments of the BusinessScenarios of an SAP solution. The current version is located on SAP Service Marketplace atservice.sap.com/instguides .

The Component Upgrade Guidedescribes the technical upgrade of an SAP component,taking into account the combinations of operating systems and databases. It does notdescribe any business-related configuration. The current version is located in the SAPService Marketplace at service.sap.com/instguides.

Release notesare documents that contain short descriptions of new features or changes in

an SAP component since the previous release. Release notes about ABAP developmentsenable the SAP system to generate delta and upgrade IMGs. The current version is locatedon SAP Service Marketplace at service.sap.com/releasenotesor in the SAP Easy

Access menu of the SAP system underHelp Release information.

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