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Academy · Basis & Platform · 300 Professional

Upgrades and Conversions with Software Update Manager (SUM)

Covers how the Software Update Manager (SUM) performs updates, upgrades and system conversions of ABAP systems: the scenarios and versions, the Maintenance Planner stack file and other inputs, the roadmap steps and the shadow system, what drives downtime, how repeated runs turn guesses into measured runtimes, and the technical checkpoints Basis should agree with the test lead before handing a converted system to functional testing.

  • 49 minutes
  • 5 lessons + quiz
  • Basis / Platform Administrator, Solution Architect
Start the course
  1. 01SUM overview: scenarios, versions and inputs10 min
  2. 02Roadmap steps, uptime, downtime and the shadow system9 min
  3. 03What drives downtime10 min
  4. 04Iterations and runtime learning10 min
  5. 05Checkpoints and handover to testing10 min
  6. QZCourse quiz12 questions

What you’ll be able to do

  • Describe SUM roles in updates, upgrades and S/4HANA conversions
  • Explain uptime versus downtime phases and the shadow system concept
  • Identify the inputs SUM needs (stack file, media, prerequisites)
  • Plan runtime measurement across iterations
  • Define technical checkpoints and handovers to testing

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