Academy · Testing & Quality · 200 Practitioner
Regression Testing Strategy for SAP Releases, Support Packs and Notes
Explains how to build and maintain a regression suite for SAP that is sized to risk and to SAP's release cadence. Covers suite composition in tiers, risk-based prioritization, scheduling around feature and support package stacks, upgrades and SAP Notes, change impact analysis, and when automation pays off.
- 42 minutes
- 6 lessons + quiz
- Tester / Test Analyst, Test Lead / Test Manager, Test Automation Engineer, Release / Change Manager
What you’ll be able to do
- Explain why regression testing is the dominant test activity in SAP run phase
- Compose a tiered regression suite (smoke, core, extended) for an SAP landscape
- Prioritize regression tests using business criticality, change frequency and defect history
- Plan regression windows around support packages, release upgrades and SAP Notes
- Decide which regression tests are candidates for automation
Sources and further reading
- Navigating Release Upgrades (SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition lesson) · SAP Learning
- Defining System Landscapes and Navigating Release Upgrades (SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition lesson) · SAP Learning
- Introducing the Test Automation Tool (lesson) · SAP Learning
- Planning and Executing Testing (Implementing with SAP Cloud ALM) · SAP Learning
- Scope and Effort Analyzer (SAP Solution Manager 7.2) · SAP Support Portal
- Accessing the SAP Support Portal Notes Database (lesson) · SAP Learning
- SAP Security Notes and News · SAP Support Portal
- Upgrade Guide for SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition 2025 · SAP Help Portal