Academy · Testing & Quality · 300 Professional

Testing Release Upgrades in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

How to keep up with the SAP-managed release cadence of SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition: what SAP tests and what stays with you, how the window between the test system upgrade and the production upgrade works, how to use the embedded Test Automation Tool, post-upgrade tests and SAP Cloud ALM to finish regression on time, and how to report results so the business can sign off before production is upgraded. Contoso examples follow a clearly labeled what-if: Contoso on Public Edition, an alternative to its real Private Edition conversion.

72 minutes
6 lessons + quiz
Test Lead / Test Manager, Tester / Test Analyst, Test Automation Engineer

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What you’ll be able to do

Describe the public edition release and upgrade cadence and the customer's testing responsibility
Plan a regression cycle in the window between test tenant and production upgrade
Use SAP-provided standard test automates and post-upgrade tests appropriately
Prioritize tests for customer extensions and integrations
Report upgrade regression results to support a timely sign-off

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Checked against SAP S/4HANA 2025, October 2026. This certificate is issued by The Sign-Off Table. It is not an SAP certification. SAP, SAP S/4HANA, SAP Fiori and other SAP products are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP SE. The Sign-Off Table is not affiliated with or endorsed by SAP SE.