SPDD & SPAU

[Former Member]

I need clarification about a couple of things in SPDD and SPAU. We are upgrading from 46C to ECC6.0. While I have participated in ealier upgrades I was not involved in the actual process. Reading the documentation and the Wiki Link for the upgrade has still left me with some questions.

1. We created a ECC6.0 Sandbox and the SPDD modification were not done. Can I go in and do the SPDD modifications after the upgrade is complete and utilize this when we upgrade our DEV box? I know that this is supposed to part of the PREPARE stage of the upgrade but this was not done.

2. In SPDD many objects are shown that were modified in earlier releases(31I) and than subsequently the 4.6C version was adopted. If I reset these object to original in SPDD will these continue to show in subsequent upgrades? Is there something that I can do in our 4.6C system so these will not show up in SPDD at all once we do the upgrade? (Same Issue for SPAU)

3. In SPDD when trying to make the adjustments I am being prompted for an SSCR key. Will I need SSCR keys to do these adjustments if done during the proper time in the upgrade?

4. In SPDD only a local transport request is allowed. Is this normal - can a local transport be used here. Or is this an issue relating to how the sandbox is setup. I setup a transportable request but SPDD would not allow me to select it.

[jochen_rundholz · Accepted solution]

Hi,

upfront one thing: If you set object to "original" in SPDD you might lose data. So be carefull in SPDD. In SPAU you're on the safe side. Now to what I believe is still open:

2. If you set the objects back to standard/original, they shouldn't show up in future upgrades anymore. If you don't return to standard or if you return to standard via manually entering the code (which you shouldn't do...) they show up. If you do modifications because of notes, use SNOTE when ever possible to minimize the number of modifications.

3. Whenever you change SAP objects you need an SSCR key.

Regards,

Jochen

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

After the upgrade you have 14 days to go through SPAU and SPDD after which you will be asked for a key. If you get to it within 14 days they you won't have to enter the key everytime.