Who is running on the oldest R3 SAP system, rough location and why?

[Former Member]

Just for fun...

Where What Why SoD Custom Codes

UK 4.6C & Basis Support Package 59 for 4.6C I have no idea Unknown 1500+

D'oh - please can this be moved? I thought I was in the coffee corner

Edited by: David Berry on Dec 30, 2010 7:24 PM

[Former Member]

Interesting thread.

I was involved in a 4.0b tot 4.7 upgrade in 2006.

And an SRM3.0 upgrade to 5.0 in the middle of 2007.

After that most systems I worked on were fairly up to date.

Well apart from my previous contract where they were on ECC but on an extremely low support package, which caused a lot of workflow issues and bapis not working.

Cheers, Rob.

[Former Member]

Hi

I've found going back in time to an older system to be 'fun' in some parts - not quite gone back to activity groups but does have that radio valves feel now and then...that and seeing 12 years of naming conventions for custom tcodes and roles.

That and the sheer number of custom codes and bdc's built...certainly not vanilla

Regards

David

[pokrakam]

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> That and the sheer number of custom codes and bdc's built...certainly not vanilla

That almost sounds like the same customer I was talking about. The vast amount of customization (and yes, including BDCs) was a major factor in their implementing a brand new dinosaur system.

I knew something was amiss on my first day when I walked past a server room and saw [these things|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_tape_data_storage#Open_reels] rather nostalgically [hanging around|http://etherealmind.com/data-centre-tape-rack-half-inch/].

[pokrakam]

Not the oldest, but a future candidate:

Three years ago I worked at a new implementation project that went live with 4.7. Their go live date was somewhere around 6 weeks before SAP officially ended regular 4.7 support.

[Former Member]

Hi Mike

I'm 'guessing' it was a big organisation which had taken a little while making up its mind or was it on special offer/half price due to short shelf life?

Cheers

David

[matt]

I know one very large company that was on 46c for their rollout of SAP starting in 2000... and are now on an upgrade project.

[Former Member]

I work with a client where we had an upgrade from 4.5B to ECC6.0 on 31.12.2007.

in fact we still have a 3.5H system, i am told that the system is kept up and running due to a legal requirement where they need to store the financial data for the past 15 or 20 years.........it feels strange but i didnt want to question on that, i would be a dead duck if they ask me to support it

[Former Member]

Sounds similar - earliest changes show 1999 and also upgrading this year (finally)

[clinton_jones2]

yep, I have a customer running a 3.12 system. no clue specifically why.. they just are, and don't plan to shut it down any time soon.

[ThomasZloch]

You mean R/3? I don't remember a 3.12, rather 3.1H. Please doublecheck

Thomas