SAP SUM TOOL PHASES OVERVIEW

There the five phases in SAP SUM Tool.

▪ Extraction
▪ Configuration
▪ Checks
▪ Pre-processing
▪ Execution
▪ Post Processing

Extraction:

Following activities are performed in this phase:

▪ DDIC username and password
▪ Scanning of download directory where all the patches are placed
▪ Extract files to move to EPS/in
▪ Check SPAM version.
▪ <SID>adm credentials
▪ Mapping of table classes to container
▪ Pre-upgrade note list implementation

Configuration:

Following activities are performed in this phase.

▪ Main upgrade configuration, where you will give input parameters for -Advanced
(expensive downtime optimizes, higher complexity, high resource assignment)
▪ Keep database archiving on
▪ Execution strategy for transaction SGEN
▪ Maximum number of processes to be used for load generation. SGEN Processes
▪ Batch Process(Uptime)
▪ Batch Process(Downtime)
▪ Maximum number of DDL processes (Uptime and Downtime)
▪ Number of parallel import processes (R3trans -Uptime and Downtime)
▪ Parallel Phases (Uptime and downtime)
▪ Update Instances
▪ Enhancement package inclusion
▪ Add-On selection
▪ Modification Adjustment (SPDD transport request and SPAU transport request)

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Checks:

Following activities are performed in this phase:

▪ Insufficient space in database, Create four table spaces with script
▪ Space checks
▪ BW checks and phases
▪ Activation and conversion checks
▪ Modification support
▪ Preliminary upgrade processing
▪ List Locked SAP objects

Pre-Processing:

This is the pre-downtime phase where all the pre-tasks need to complete by SUM
like
▪ Check for locked objects
▪ ABAP Workbench locking
▪ Run shadow system for preparation of new release (ACT_UPG, PARDIST, SGEN)
▪ SPDD Adjustments

Execution:

Sum tool downtime is called as execution where actual are copied from Shadow to Main
Instance and system were unavailable during the downtime.

▪ Merging of shadow and Real Instance

▪ system upgrade
▪ Table conversion

Post Processing:

This is post processing step of SUM just after downtime.

▪ SPAU change
▪ Backup

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