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News with Software Logistics Toolset 1.0 SPS 25

This page describes the new and improved tools in the SL Toolset 1.0 with SPS 25.
The main page provides the complete list of tools and features related to Software Logistics.

  • Availability: SL Toolset 1.0 SPS 25 is available since January 21st 2019.
  • What's in: compared to SPS 24, no tool was added.

Software Maintenance

SUM 1.0 SP 23:

  • no news

SUM 2.0 SP 04:

  • ASCS instance move now for targets based on 7.50 and higher, see blog
  • DMO: target database type Oracle (on request)
  • nZDM: New CRR control center, see blog
  • no news

Changes with latest SL Toolset version for 7.00 to 7.53 (SL Toolset 1.0 SPS 25 / Version 0071)

  • Enhancements and bug fixes in upgrade and EHPI relevant functions:
    • Adoptions for Software Update Manager (SUM) SP25.
    • Improvement to better support uninstallation of Add-Ons during Support Package or Enhancement Package installation (see SAP Note 2724838).
    • Fix to ensure correct import sequence of DW4CORE and BPC4HANA Support Packages (See SAP Note 2714283).
  • Add-on components
    • Uninstallation supports new Add-Ons and new object types (see SAP Note 2011192)
    • Improved handling of objects that were part of language deliveries
  • SAP Notes transport-based correction instructions (TCI):
    • Improved preparation of workbench requests containing the TCI to avoid errors when releasing them.
    • Fix to ensure correct import sequence of Support Packages (TCI) during the parallelized import (see SAP Note 2714310)..
  • Improved handling of DW4CORE and BPC4HANA Support Packages to enable more flexibility in future
  • Extraction of SAR archives is more robust in case of already existing EPS files.

Software Provisioning

New Features for Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 SP25 and Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 SP02

  • New product versions
    • SAP BW/4HANA 2.0
  • Support of Microsoft shared filesystem
    • SAP now supports Windows Failover Cluster for all databases. See installation guide for details or this blog
  • Newest Version of sapinst included
  • Latest Security features implemented
    • Recommended Secure API Calls used

Changes with Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 SP 25

  • New OS/DB versions
    • Enable new OS/DB or DCK Backward Releases
      • New DB2 for z/OS AS platform: Linux on Power Little Endian (down to NW7.50)

Changes with Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 SP02

  • ŸImprovements for installation and system copy on multi tenant databases
    • Multi-threaded & monitored backup/restore
  • Ÿno news
  • Improved Command Line Interface

LM Automation

Standalone Task Manager for Lifecycle Management Automation

  • no news