ECC
Quick answer
For ECC systems, read EHP and support-package notes before applying them, and activate business functions deliberately (some are irreversible).
Key takeaways
- Enhancement Packages (EHPs) deliver optional new functionality.
- Support Package Stacks deliver fixes and legal changes.
- Business Functions (switchable) activate new capabilities.
- Watch out: Upgrading without reading the notes.
What changes here
- Enhancement Packages (EHPs) deliver optional new functionality.
- Support Package Stacks deliver fixes and legal changes.
- Business Functions (switchable) activate new capabilities.
- End-of-mainstream-maintenance timelines drive the move to S/4HANA.
How to use them
For ECC systems, read EHP and support-package notes before applying them, and activate business functions deliberately (some are irreversible). Above all, note ECC’s maintenance end dates, they are the key driver for planning the move to S/4HANA.
Common pitfalls
- Upgrading without reading the notes.
- Ignoring deprecations.
- Missing compatibility requirements.
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Check your understanding
Which statement is true of ECC?
- A. ABAP best practices keep custom code correct, performant, secure and maintainable, which matters enormously…
- B. Above all, note ECC’s maintenance end dates, they are the key driver for planning the move to S/4HANA.
- C. FI reporting turns the recorded financial data into the statements and analyses the business and regulators…
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B. Above all, note ECC’s maintenance end dates, they are the key driver for planning the move to S/4HANA.
Covered in the “How to use them” section of this lesson.
Which of these also applies to ECC?
- A. Modifying SAP standard instead of enhancing (breaks clean core).
- B. End-of-mainstream-maintenance timelines drive the move to S/4HANA.
- C. Freestyle builds where Fiori Elements fits.
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B. End-of-mainstream-maintenance timelines drive the move to S/4HANA.
Covered in the “What changes here” section of this lesson.
Which part of the Learn SAP curriculum covers ECC?
- A. Getting started
- B. SAP navigation
- C. SAP release notes
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C. SAP release notes
This lesson sits in the SAP release notes section of the Learn SAP course.