Basis & Technology
What is Maintenance Planner (MP)?
SAP's cloud tool for planning installations, updates, and conversions, and generating the stack XML for SUM.
Maintenance Planner checks add-on and business function compatibility before a conversion. It produces the download basket and stack configuration file. Its results feed the conversion project plan.
Related terms
Software Update Manager
SAP's tool for system updates, upgrades, and S/4HANA conversions of ABAP systems.
System Conversion
The technical process of converting an ECC system to S/4HANA, including database migration if needed and data conversion.
SAP Readiness Check
An SAP analysis tool that reports S/4HANA conversion impacts such as simplification items, custom code, add-ons, and data volume.
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