
Sr no | Task | Before | Now | Advanced |
1 | Installation | Using Installation master DVD and sapinst executable. There used be product specific master DVDs. | Installation Master DVDs (SAP NetWeaver 7.0x & higher) for System Installation and Copy are replaced by the Software Provisioning Manager Reference -1589311 - Replacements of outdated tools via SL Toolset | 1)Plan your installation with Maintenance Planner including the preparation for SP Stack update using SUM or SPAM; execute the planned installation with Software Provisioning Manager. 2)SWPM can be used for New system installation, system copy & Migration, system rename, dual sack spilt 3)Better Unattended Execution of Software Provisioning Manager using new parameter input file inifile.params |
2 | Solution Manager Key | Having Solution Manager system in landscape was mandatory. It used to be referred in creating Solman Key required during Other system install | As of SAP NetWeaver 7.3, Solution-Manager-Key at the time of Installation is not asked/required by Sapinst. | |
3 | SAP Instance Naming convention | Below SAP instances to be available after install 1)DB Instance 2)Dialog Instance 3)Central Instance | As of SAP NetWeaver 7.1, the concept and naming of SAP system instances has changed. 1)Application server instances -"primary application server instance” (PAS) or “additional application server instances” (AAS). 2)Central services instance - ASCS for ABAP, SCS for JAVA 3)Database instance | |
4 | SAP Web Dispatcher | Separate SAP Webdispatcher to be deployed and integrate with backend systems Reference- 908097 - SAP Web Dispatcher: Release, Installation, Patches, Documentation | 1)As of SAP NetWeaver 7.3, You can install an SAP Web Dispatcher integrated in the ASCS instance during install using SWPM No separate SAP Web Dispatcher instance and no dedicated <SAPSID> are created for the SAP Web Dispatcher2) If ASCS integrated webdispatcher is not configured , separate Webdispatcher instance can be installed | |
5 | Default ABAP Client availability | After install ,below standard SAP clients available Client 000 - Golden Client Client 001 -Configuration client Client 066 -Earlywatch client for monitoring | After install ,below standard SAP clients available Client 000 - Golden Client Client 001 - No longer available in newly installed SAP systems based on SAP S/4HANA and SAP BW/4HANA. Client 066 - No longer available in newly installed SAP systems based on SAP NetWeaver 7.5 or higher | You can further remove unused client 001,066 as per SAP note 1749142 - How to remove unused clients including client 001 and 066 |
6 | Maintenance certificate | Not Applicable | SAP products based on SAP NetWeaver 7.0 and higher (excluding SAP BusinessObjects products) require a maintenance certificate. A maintenance certificate enables SAP's software logistics tools (such as Software Update Manager SUM, SPAM, SAINT, JSPM) to identify your system and the scope of your corresponding SAP maintenance agreement. This is one of the mandatory pre-requisite for SAP system so that only customers with a valid maintenance contract can apply support packages Reference - here | Automatic Distribution by SAP Solution Manager- If managed system configuration is done , automatic maintenance certificate distribution happens before It expires in 90 days |
7 | ABAP Support Package Upgrade | 1)Manual -Using Support Package Manager(Tcode -SPAM), wherein File download , dependency , file extraction needs to be checked manually. Tedious task in terms of manually checking dependency , file checks etc 2)Stack file generation - Respective remote system to be connected to Solution Manager for stack file generation using Maintenance Optimizer. This tool has been retired since January 9, 2017. | Using Software Update Manager (SUM) tool ; SUM is offered in two versions since 11.09.2017: SUM 2.0 is for ABAP single stacks, targeting systems based on BASIS 7.50 and higher (exception: SUM 2.0 is used for ZDO even if target is BASIS 7.40 or lower) SUM 1.0 is always used if the source system is either a dual-stack system, or a Java stack SUM 1.0 is used for ABAP stack if target is based on BASIS 7.40 or lower SAP Solution Manager’s cloud-based Maintenance Planner is the successor of Maintenance Optimizer. As of July 2015, Maintenance Planner in SAP Support Portal is the central tool to plan updates, upgrades, and new installations in your system landscape. | 1) Software Update Manager is used with advanced features for a database migration t (DMO),System Conversion, Downtime Optimization techniques. 2) Maintenance Planner got enhanced further with some new features like Hybrid Landscape Visualization Product Analytics New Cloud Integration Automation planning New Fiori theme |
8 | JAVA Support Package Upgrade | Using Java Support Package Manager (JSPM) which connects to the SDM server to deploy support packages and software components wherein File download , dependency , file extraction needs to be checked manually | The Java Support Package Manager (JSPM) is replaced by the Software Update Manager (SUM) for SAP NetWeaver 7.0 and higher | Single SCA components can be deployed using telnet P4 port Reference - here |
9 | JAVA admin tools | After SAP JAVA install, available tools 1) Visual Admin - Online tool 2) Config tool - Offline tool 3) JCMON | As of SAP NetWeaver 7.1, Visual Admin has been replaced with NWA hence below are supporting tools available 1) NWA - Online tool 2) Config tool - offline tool 3) JSMON | |
10 | Database Administration | Manually using individual Tcodes like DB01,DB02,DB12, DB13, ST04,DBCO etc | Using DBA Cockpit- The DBA Cockpit is a platform-independent tool that you can use to monitor and administer your database. It provides a graphical user interface (GUI) for all actions and covers many aspects of handling a database system landscape. | 1)You can also use DBA Cockpit for remote database connection 2) SAP has introduced SAP HANA DBACOCKPIT with enhanced functionalities Reference -2222220 - FAQ: SAP HANA DBACOCKPIT |
11 | Client copy tools | Using below Tcodes for performing Client actions Local Client Copy-SCCL Remote Client Copy -SCC9 Client Export and Import using Transports or Snapshots-SCC7,SCC8 Client Deletion-SCC5 | With SAP_BASIS 7.54 (SAP S/4HANA 1909), SAP delivers new client management tools based on new common architecture New Local Client Copy-SCCLN New Remote Client Copy -SCC9N New Client Export and Import using Transports or Snapshots-SCC7N,SCC8N Client Deletion-SCC5N New Client Size Estimation Tool -SCC_CLIENT_SIZE New Client Comparison - SCC_COMP_LOCAL/SCC_COMP_REMOTE | below are the benefits with new client copy tools 1) No need of Super User SAP*activation 2) avoiding system downtime for SAP profile parameter changes 3)Execution from a third Client 4)Client Copy Optimizer etc |
12 | Start/stop systems | Using Startsap, stopsap commands | SAP NetWeaver sapcontrol functions replaced startsap/stopsap scripts for all SAP systems based on SAP NetWeaver 7.0 or higher. Reference- here | You can further check on additional available options on process checks using sapcontrol -help like sapcontrol -nr <nn> -function GetProcessList 2686765 - sapcontrol command returns help information |
13 | ABAP Basic Post steps | Manually by checking each transaction code and performing tasks | Automated Tasklist configuration is introduced since 7.4 onwards Tcodes STC01 ,STC02 using below Task list- Using task Manager -SAP_BASIS_SETUP_INITIAL_CONFIG | There are various task lists available per system release, which can automate various configuration setup like FIORI , SSO, backbone setup, etc |
14 | PI Process Integration & Orchestration | In case of dual stack , manual post steps using Tcodes SLDCHECK,SXI_CACHE, RFC connections,SXMB_MONI,ESR,IB etc | Wizard Template is available since Release 7.31, Use the Central Technical Configuration (CTC) Wizard to automate the configuration tasks. Reference-1548120 - Configuration Wizard: PI Process Integration & Orchestration | |
15 | SAP Profile parameter changes | After SAP system install, below SAP profile parameter available- 1)Start profile 2)Instance profile 3)Default profile | As of SAP NetWeaver 7.3, Start Profile has been removed. Start profile contents are merged with Instance profile. Hence below 2 profiles are available 1) Instance Profile 2) Default profile | 1)To make it more dynamic and reduce downtime, from NetWeaver 7.3 some of the well-known system parameters have been “dynamized” — the parameters do not require a system restart after changes are made. 2) SAP has introduced new security settings during install via SWPM 2714839 - New security settings for S/4HANA 1909 (and later) installations and system copies using S... |
16 | SAP Housekeeping Batch Jobs | Using standard Job Function - Activate scheduling of standard jobs manually with Tcode SM36 for first time | Standard Jobs function (transaction SM36) is obsolete in SAP S/4HANA for sap technical jobs. Instead of it, we have a new easy way: Technical Job Repository (Transaction SJOBREPO).This mechanism is carried out Automatically by the S/4 HANA. You do not need any manual scheduling. | You can define client wise step user details using Tcode SJOBREPO_STEPUSER once for all standard batch jobs in respective clients |
17 | Applying SAP OSS Note | Maintain SAPRouter credentials into Transaction OSS1, Make RFC#SAPOSS successful and use Tcode SNOTE | SAP Support Backbone Update and Enabling Note Assistant for Digitally Signed SAP Notes as on 01.01.2020; using Tcode SNOE There are 2 ways to connect to SAP's support backbone infrastructure - Using Solution Manager 7.2 - ABAP system with direct connectivity Reference- here | Support Hub connectivity setup can be automated using Task List Reference - 2738426 - Automated Configuration of new Support Backbone Communication |
18 | SCCR Key support | all the manual changes to SAP Dictionary objects and SAP source coding to be registered using below two access keys for respective SAP system i.e: Developer key Object key | Starting with S/4HANA 1511. The SSCR license key procedure is not implemented in S/4HANA Reference-2309060 - The SSCR license key procedure is not supported in SAP S/4 HANA | |
19 | S-User ID Maintenance | Personalized S-User for accessing SAP Portal/Launchpad, Maintenance Planner | 1) As of Solution Manager 7.2 SP05 and higher, SAP has introduced technical communication user which is intended to establish the connection to the support backbone and does not have any authorizations in Launchpad. It can be maintained using Technical Communication Users application Reference -2668288 - Differences between personalized S-User and Technical Communication User 2) SAP has introduced validity to personal S-User ID.The standard period of validity for all existing users is 24 months Reference-2928052 - S-User ID Lifetime information - SAP ONE Support Launchpad | References- 2392726 - How to unlock a Technical Communication User - SAP ONE Support Launchpad 2393376 - How to change password and unlock a Technical Communication User |
20 | SAP Work process maintenance | To increase/decrease the number of work process, value to be changed accordingly for the following Profile Parameter.as per work process in RZ10. rdisp/wp_no_dig (for dialog work process) rdisp/wp_no_btc(for background work process) rdisp/wp_no_spo(for spool work process) rdisp/wp_no_enq(for enqueue work process) rdisp/wp_no_vb(for update workprocess) rdisp/wp_no_vb2(for update2 workprocess) | 1) As of the SAP NetWeaver 7.0 EHP2 and the SAP kernel release 720, the system can have Dynamic Work processes. Dynamic work processes can have types dialog (DIA) or update (UPD, UPD2).If all work processes have status On Hold, the application server starts a process of this type dynamically. When the application server is started, the value of profile parameter rdisp/wp_max_no is set automatically to the sum of the configured work processes plus five dynamic work processes.With profile parameter rdisp/max_dynamic_wp_alive_time you can define the lifetime of a dynamic work process. The lifetime refers to the length of time a work process remains active after it has processed a request. 2) Standby work processes-The type of standby work processes is always dialog (DIA).When the application server is started, the number of standby work processes is calculated from profile parameter rdisp/wp_no_restricted.They are kept free in normal operation and not used until the application server identifies a bottleneck and needs additional work processes to resolve it |
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