Confused with different SAP Business Suite Releases ?? Read it !!

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Are you confused with different releases of SAP NetWeaver and how to relate them with SAP Business Suite products? Are you also confused while upgrading one product in your landscape while others are on old version?

In this blog, I tried to relate different releases of SAP Business Suite products with SAP NetWeaver release.

This blog will also give you an idea about compatibility between different releases while we upgrade one product in our landscape and other products remains on previous release.

 

SAP Business Suite 7 Innovations 2016 (BS7i2016)

SAP Business Suite 7 Innovations 2016 (BS7i2016) is the latest release of SAP Business Suite Offering. This version includes SAP Enhancement Package 8 for SAP ERP 6.0, SAP Enhancement Package 4 for SAP CRM 7.0, SAP Enhancement Package 4 for SAP SCM 7.0, SAP Enhancement Package 4 for SAP SRM 7.0 and so on.

If you are upgrading Business suite system to this release then underlying Netweaver release will be upgraded to SAP NetWeaver As ABAP 7.50 and existing portal, BI & PI systems should be updated to at least SAP NetWeaver As Java 7.31. There is one violation against general Version Interoperability paradigm which is mentioned in SAP note 2200904.

If you are installing new systems, then you need to install SAP NetWeaver As ABAP 7.50 and SAP NetWeaver As Java 7.50. Please refer to SAP note 1043047 for PI/PO system compatibility in the landscape.

Below is the list of release of different components for different SAP Business suite products.

 

SAP Enhancement Package 8 for SAP ERP 6.0

 

SAP Enhancement Package 4 for SAP CRM 7.0

SAP CRM AS ABAP-



SAP CRM AS Java-

CRM JAVA APPLICATIONS 7.54

SAP JAVA DATA DICTIONARY 7.54

SAP SHARED JAVA APPLIC. 7.54

SAP Netweaver AS Java 7.5

 

SAP Enhancement Package 4 for SAP SCM 7.0



 

SAP Enhancement Package 4 for SAP SRM 7.0



 

SAP NetWeaver 7.5



 

SAP Business Suite 7 Innovations 2013 (BS7i2013)


SAP Business Suite 7 Innovations 2013 (BS7i2013) version includes SAP Enhancement Package 7 for SAP ERP 6.0, SAP Enhancement Package 3 for SAP CRM 7.0, SAP Enhancement Package 3 for SAP SCM 7.0, SAP Enhancement Package 3 for SAP SRM 7.0 and so on.

If you are upgrading Business suite system to this release then underlying SAP Netweaver will be upgraded to SAP NetWeaver As ABAP 7.40 and existing portal, BI and PI systems should be updated to at least SAP NetWeaver As Java 7.30.

If you are installing new systems, then you need to install SAP NetWeaver As ABAP 7.40 and SAP NetWeaver As Java 7.40 and you can upgrade your existing PI systems to at least SAP PI 7.30.

Below is the list of release of different components for different SAP Business suite products.

 

SAP Enhancement Package 7 for SAP ERP 6.0




 

SAP Enhancement Package 3 for SAP CRM 7.0


SAP CRM AS ABAP-

MDG FOUNDATION 747

SAP CRM ABAP 7.13

SAP WEB UIF 747

SAP AP 7.00 (includes IPC)

SAP_BS_FOUNDATION 747

SAP NetWeaver 7.40 – Application Server ABAP

 

SAP CRM AS Java-

CRM JAVA APPLICATIONS 7.33

SAP JAVA DATA DICTIONARY 7.33

SAP SHARED JAVA APPLIC. 7.33

SAP Netweaver AS Java 7.4/7.3 EHP 1/7.3

 

SAP Enhancement Package 3 for SAP SCM 7.0


SAP AS ABAP- SAP Netweaver 7.40

SAP SCM Server 713

SAP LiveCache- SAP LiveCache 10.0

SAP SCM Optimizer 10.0 (Optional)

 

SAP Enhancement Package 3 for SAP SRM 7.0 SR2

 

SAP NetWeaver 7.4




Below table will give you an overview of which products can be combined with which version in the system landscape as part of Technology Innovation:



 

SAP Business Suite 7 Innovations 2011

SAP Business Suite 7 innovations 2011 version includes SAP Enhancement Package 6 for SAP ERP 6.0, SAP Enhancement Package 2 for SAP CRM 7.0, SAP Enhancement Package 2 for SAP SRM 7.0, SAP Enhancement Package 2 for SAP SCM 7.0 and so on.

SAP Enhancement Package 3 for SAP NetWeaver 7.0 is the basis for this release of SAP Business Suite.

Below is the list of release of different components for different SAP Business suite products.

 

SAP Enhancement Package 6 for SAP ERP 6.0 on HANA

 

SAP Enhancement Package 6 for SAP ERP 6.0

 

SAP Enhancement Package 2 for SAP CRM 7.0



 

SAP Enhancement Package 2 for SAP SCM 7.0



SAP Enhancement Package 2 for SAP SRM 7.0



SAP Enhancement Package 1 for SAP NetWeaver 7.3 and SAP Enhancement Package 3 for SAP NetWeaver 7.0


Note: SAP PI is not part of SAP Enhancement Package 3 for SAP NetWeaver 7.0. Please refer to SAP note 1637629 for more information.

 

SAP NetWeaver 7.3 for Sybase ASE



SAP NetWeaver 7.3



Below table will give you an overview of which products can be combined with which version in the system landscape as part of Technology Innovation:

 



 

SAP Business Suite 7 Innovations 2010

SAP Business Suite 7 Innovations 2010 includes SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0, SAP Enhancement Package 1 for SAP CRM 7.0, SAP Enhancement Package 1 for SAP SRM 7.0, SAP Enhancement Package 1 for SAP SCM 7.0 and so on.

SAP Enhancement Package 2 for SAP NetWeaver 7.0 is the basis for this release of SAP Business Suite.

Below is the list of release of different components for different SAP Business suite products.

SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0 for Cross Industries



 

SAP Enhancement Package 1 for SAP CRM 7.0

1. SAP Enhancement Package 1 for SAP CRM 7.0 for Sybase ASE

     ii. SAP Enhancement Package 1 for SAP CRM 7.0

Kernel version: 720 patch number 46

 

SAP Enhancement Package 1 for SAP SCM 7.0




SAP Enhancement Package 1 for SAP SRM 7.0

  i. SAP Enhancement Package 1 for SAP SRM 7.0 for Sybase ASE:



ii. SAP Enhancement Package 1 for SAP SRM 7.0



 

SAP Enhancement Package 2 for SAP NetWeaver 7.0




SAP Enhancement Package 1 for SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP 7.1



 

Below table will give you an overview of which products can be combined with which version in the system landscape as part of Technology Innovation:

 



 

For more information, please refer to below SAP notes or guide.

 

774615- Support Package levels of ERP/ECC installations/upgrades

789220- Support Package levels for SAP NetWeaver installations/upgrades

819722- Support Package levels for SRM installations/upgrades

837413- Support Package levels for CRM installations/upgrades

850038 - Support Package levels for SCM/APO installations/upgrades

1515223 - SAP NetWeaver Process Integration: Release Recommendation

1637629 - No Process Integration in SAP EHP3 FOR SAP NETWEAVER 7.0

1043047 - Compatibility of PI/PO in the system landscape

2200904 - Official Violation of Version Interoperability for Business Suite 7i2016

1388258 - Version Interoperability between SAP Business Suite and SAP NetWeaver Systems

Planning Guide- SAP Business Suite Planning Guide

 

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