Upgrade Strategies: Overview 6.x/7.xSystem Switch Upgrade I Minimal possible Bt DOWNTIMETesting Strategy for a SAP ERP Upgrade Project While executing an Upgrade , we always give more attention/planning to the actual execution than the testing plans . However for an upgrade to be successful and to be completed without major hitches, Testing does play an important role. Major testing stages for the upgrade Project are : Unit Testing by Developers Functional testing Standard and Specific Business Scenarios End to End testing / Integration testing Technical System testing (Before Upgrade on Production) User Acceptance Testing Regression Testing