This blog describes the new and improved tools in the SL Toolset 1.0 with SPS 13.
You should be familiar with the concept of the Software Logistics Toolset 1.0 ("SL Toolset"), see
The Delivery Channel for Software Logistics Tools: "Software Logistics Toolset 1.0"
Overview on tools delivered with SL Toolset 1.0 SPS 13
Availability: SL Toolset 1.0 SPS 13 is available since April 27th 2015.
What's in:
- compared with SPS 12, no new tool joined the SL Toolset 1.0
- existing tools are improved and updated: some tools are delivered in a new SP, some without (when only minor fixes where done)
- Most of the tools offer a feedback form to provide both statistical data as well as individual feedback
Further information on the SL Toolset SPS 13:
- SAP Note 2031385 (Release Note for SL Toolset 1.0 SPS 13; logon required)
- Quick link /sltoolset on SAP Service Marketplace (logon required)
- Idea Space for the Software Logistics Toolset and its tools
"nZDM for SAP NetWeaver Java" 1.0 SP13
Offering
- implement Support Packages and patches for SAP Java-stack systems with minimal technical downtime
- Target Products:
- SAP NetWeaver Portal 7.02, 7.3x, 7.4
- on request: SAP Business Process Management and SAP Process Orchestration
releases 7.3 incl. EHPs, and 7.4 (see SAP Note 2039886; logon required)
Changes with SL Toolset SPS 13
- Manually applying custom settings to the source system is no longer required. The nZDM Java-specific custom setting are now automatically applied during the first start of the target system. PI communication channels, background jobs are suspended on the target system automatically as well. The values of the original system settings are restored during the finalization of the nZDM Java procedure
More information
"nZDM for SAP Process Integration" 1.0 SP07
Offering
- implement Support Packages for SAP Process Integration (SAP PI) with minimal technical downtime of appr. 30-60 minutes
- Target Products: SAP PI dual stack 7.10, 7.11, 7.30, 7.31
Changes with SL Toolset SPS 13
- No changes
More information
- SAP Note 1435235
- SCN content: Near Zero Downtime Management for SAP Netweaver Process Integration (nZDM/PI) available on Service Marketplace
Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 SP 08
Offering
With software provisioning manager, get latest SAPinst version that enables provisioning processes for several products and releases for all supported platforms – get support of latest products, versions and platforms, including latest fixes in tool and supported processes + benefit from unified process for different product versions.
Changes with SL Toolset SPS 13
- Option to increase security by restricting access to the Message Server via Access Control List
- Further improvements concerning unified consumption experience, offering an up-to-date installation optionally including the following activities:
- Single System Transport Management system configuration and include ABAP transports
- SPAM/SAINT update
- Starting of Software Update Manager
- System copy:
- Option for parallel execution of size determination (R3szchk) of source data during export now available for all supported databases but SAP ASE
- Further improvements for a migration to SAP HANA (such as option to increase export performance by using more than one SAP application server of source system for export)
- System rename now also supported for Java systems based on:
- SAP NetWeaver 7.10 SP 05 and higher, SAP NetWeaver 7.11, SAP NetWeaver 7.2
More information
- SAP Note 1680045 (Central Release Note Software Provisioning Manager 1.0)
- SAP Note 1619720 on System Rename
- SAP Note 1797362 (Dual Stack Split for Systems based on SAP NetWeaver)
- SCN content Software Provisioning Manager 1.0
- SCN content System Rename
- SCN content Dual-Stack Split
Software Update Manager 1.0 SP 13
Offering
- Consolidation of different software logistics tools into one unified software logistics tool
- Runtime reduction: Higher degree of parallelization for certain phase types
- Downtime reduction: Enhanced Shadow System capabilities for specific use cases
- Combine SAP system update with migration to SAP HANA (DMO: database migration option)
Changes with SL Toolset SPS 13
- AS ABAP, AS Java: optional usage of new user interface (SAPUI5 based)
- Business downtime minimization: import of customer transport requests in SUM (available on request)
- Execute import of business transport requests exclusively in SUM (available on request)
- DMO: support for start release SAP R/3 4.6C
- DMO: benchmarking tool for testing migration performance prior to DMO
More information
- SAP Note 2039311 (Central Release Note SUM SP13)
- SCN content: Software Update Manager (SUM): introducing the tool for software maintenance
- SCN content: Database Migration Option (DMO) of SUM - Introduction
Standalone Task Manager for Lifecycle Management Automation 1.0 SP 01
Offering
Stand-alone task manager for lifecycle management automation is a framework to execute below automated configuration templates
- SSL configuration templates validates the SSL configuration settings both, for ABAP and for Java environments and generates HTML reports that can be used for further analysis. It also performs SSL configuration automatically and describes required manual tasks.(SAP Note 1891360)
- SAP ERP <-> SAP CRM, template to establish connectivity between SAP ERP system and SAP CRM
- Mobile Configuration templates for Backend, Gateway and SUP (SAP Note 1891358)
- HANA user management and SLT (System Landscape Transformation) configuration (SAP Note 1891393)
Changes with SL Toolset SPS 13
- No changes
More information
- SAP Note 1891353: SAP Note for Standalone Task Manager for LM Automation-1.0 (Framework)
- SAP Note 1783372: Central Release SAP Note Standalone Task Manager for LM Automation -1.0
- SCN content: Secure Technical Configuration with the Lifecycle Management
SAPSetup 9.0
Offering
SAPSetup offers easy and reliable functionality for installations of different scales:
- Installation of frontend products without administrator permissions
- Remote installations from Administration PC
- Configuration and export of installation packages containing multiple products
- Consistency check
- Central log file analysis
Changes with SL Toolset SPS 13
- SAPSetup with the latest corrections as outlined in the SAP Notes below
Further information:
- SAP Note 1583967 (Release Information Note for SAPSetup 9.0)
- SAP Note 1587566 (Installation Problems with SAPSetup 9.0)
CTS Plug-In 2.0 SP15
Offering
- Generic CTS to connect your non-ABAP applications with CTS
- New user interfaces and new features for CTS
- Central Change and Transport System (cCTS) as technical infrastructure for Change Request Management (ChaRM) and Quality Gate Management (QGM) in SAP Solution Manager 7.1 SPS 10 and higher
Changes with SL Toolset SPS 13
- Improvements for CTS Plug-In are no longer delivered with SL Toolset, but will come with the respective SAP NetWeaver support packages, for more information see SAP Note 1665940
More information
- SAP Note 1665940 (Central Release Note CTS Plug-In 2.0)
- CTS Plug-In 2.0 Tool Documentation: http://help.sap.com/nwcts
- SCN content:Resources on CTS+
AddOn Installation Tool and Support Package Manager
Offering
SPAM/SAINT provides easy access to lifecycle management processes by being part of the SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP stack and by being accessible directly via SAP GUI. This way you are able to control different kinds of implementation processes, such as installing, upgrading or updating ABAP software components. SPAM/SAINT Updates themselves can be applied to ABAP-based systems independent of underlying SAP NetWeaver component versions.
Changes with SL Toolset SPS13
- Test-scenario for Add-On Installation/Deinstallation
- Improvements in Add-On Deinstallation
- SPAM feedback form improved
- Fixes for SUM (see SAP Notes 2144370 and 2143454 for details)
More information
- SAP Note 2011192: Deinstalling ABAP add-ons
- SAP Note 2009316: Product information in system status is missing
- SPAM/SAINT Documentation: http://help.sap.com/spmanager
Scenario "Unified Consumption Experience"
This scenario is not a new tool, but important to mention:
Unified Consumption Experience (UCE) aims at simplifying the process of installation for a new system on a specific target software level.
See the following blog for more information: Unified Consumption Experience
Boris Rubarth
Product Management SAP SE, Software Logistics