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Software Logistics
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Software Logistics

Use
Software logistics provides tools and processes with which you can manage your system landscape in all lifecycle phases.
Besides initial implementation of an application, the tools also support on-going system optimization and adaptation to evolving
demands, as well as implementing additional functions.

The software logistics functions standardize and automate lifecycle management tasks in complex system landscapes.

 Note
Some software logistics tools are delivered with the Software Logistics Toolset (SL Toolset) and are updated regularly. For
more information about these tools, see http://support.sap.com/sltoolset .

Features
Technical Implementation

In a system landscape you regularly have to implement new functions either by adding new systems to an existing landscape or
by creating a completely new landscape.

Topic Description More Information

Installation You can set up a new system landscape or add further scenarios to your system http://support.sap.com/sltoolset
landscape and reuse existing system and components for it. The central installation : System Provisioning
tool is Software Provisioning Manager. The central document for the installation in
question is the Installation Guide. This document contains links to all documents that
you need for implementation. The system copy and migration as well as the system
rename are also part of the installation use cases.

Technical After installing a system landscape you can execute the technical con guration of https://support.sap.com/sltoolset
con guration the system (for example, create users, con gure ports, or create RFC connections). : LM Automation
For many installable units, the Automation Tools provide support for your
con guration tasks.

Software Change Management

Software Change Management standardizes and automates the distribution of software in system landscapes.

Topic Description More Information

Transports of You can use Change and Transport System (CTS) to organize developments projects in Change and
ABAP and ABAP Workbench and customizing projects and to transport your changes to the SAP Transport System
non-ABAP systems of your system landscape. You can also use the Enhanced Change and Transport (CTS)
objects, System to transport and non-ABAP objects together with the ABAP objects in your system
Git-Enabled Change
including landscape. If you want to manage your development projects using Git repositories, you
and Transport
SAP can use the Git-enabled Change and Transport System (gCTS).
System (BC-CTS-
HANAobjects
SAP HANA Transport (HTA) for SAP HANA Deployment Infrastructure (HDI) is available for GIT)
transports of objects of ABAP-for-SAP HANA applications.
Transport Scenarios
for SAP HANA
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Software Maintenance

Software maintenance includes system optimization by importing corrections in the form of SAP Notes or support packages,
the adding of new functions to your system landscape by installing add-ons, as well further system maintenance activities with
Software Update Manager (SUM).

Topic Description More Information

Implementation To implement minor program corrections or updates from SAP Note Assistant
of SAP Notes Notes, you can use Note Assistant.

Download Files You can load les directly into your system that are addressed ABAP Download Service
using an SAP URL, in particular SAP Notes with all their
dependencies and transport-based correction instructions in
SAP Notes (TCIs), using the ABAP Download Service and an
Internet connection.

Importing We recommend that you import support packages at regular Support Package Manager
Support intervals to keep your system as up-to-date as possible. You
SUM on the SAP Support Portal:
Packages have the following options:
https://support.sap.com/en/tools/software-
Support Package Manager logistics-tools/software-update-
manager.html
This option is suitable for importing a small number of
ABAP support package stacks or support packages (up
to approximately 50 SPs).

Software Update Manager (SUM)

This option is suitable for incorporating large numbers

of support packages, support package stacks or
downtime-critical systems, as you can reduce the
downtime during the import of support packages
considerably by using the SUM.

 Note
More information about suitable tools for importing support
packages can be found in SAP Note 1803986 .

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Topic Description More Information

System Use SUM to perform further system maintenance activities on SUM on the SAP Support Portal:
Maintenance SAP software. This can include the following activities: https://support.sap.com/en/tools/software-
with Software Release upgrade logistics-tools/software-update-
Update manager.html
System update (installation of enhancement packages)
Manager (SUM)
Blog about SUM in the SAP Community:
Applying Java patches
Software Update Manager (SUM):
Corrections to installed software information Introducing the Tool for Software
Maintenance
Combined update and database migration to SAP
S/4HANA (DMO: database migration option)

System conversion from SAP ERP to SAP S/4HANA

 Note
SUM offers various solutions for optimizing system
downtime, such as Near-Zero Downtime Maintenance
(nZDM) for ABAP and Zero Downtime Option (ZDO). An
overview of the various solutions can be found on SAP
Support Portal under
https://support.sap.com/en/tools/software-logistics-
tools/software-update-manager.html , tab page Downtime
Optimization.

Installing Add- SAP delivers individual components and function enhancements SAP Add-On Installation Tool
Ons as add-ons, for example, industry solutions. You can import
add-ons with SAP Add-On Installation Tool or with SUM.

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