Tips and Tricks About Searching in PAM

Note

In the Product Availability Matrix (PAM) you can only search for software product versions but not, for example, for software component versions (like SAP Kernel; see below Searching for “SAP Kernel”).

  • Make sure all words are spelled correctly.
  • Try different keywords / filters
  • Try fewer keywords / filters.

Search Tips

Use, for example, as search term net ehp or ehp in order to quickly find the software product versions.

Background Information

In daily communication abbreviations are used for longer software product version names – especially for enhancement package software product versions. Examples:

  • Abbreviation: NW 7.01
    Correct name: SAP EHP1 FOR SAP NETWEAVER 7.0 
    Official name: SAP enhancement package 1 for SAP NetWeaver 7.0
  • Abbreviation: NW 7.02
    Correct name: SAP EHP2 FOR SAP NETWEAVER 7.0
    Official name: SAP enhancement package 2 for SAP NetWeaver 7.0
  • Abbreviation: NW 7.03
    Correct name: SAP EHP3 FOR SAP NETWEAVER 7.0
    Official name: SAP enhancement package 3 for SAP NetWeaver 7.0  
  • Abbreviation: NW 7.31
    Correct name: SAP EHP1 FOR SAP NETWEAVER 7.3
    Official name: SAP enhancement package 1 for SAP NetWeaver 7.3

Search Tips

  1. Search for the SAP NetWeaver software product version in which context you are interested in the Adobe Document Services release information.
  2. Click on Technical Release Information.
    The overview table shows the product instances and the available release information categories.
  3. Select for the product instance Adobe Document Services the release information category you are interested in.  

Example

Direct link to the 'Technical Release Information' overview table of 'SAP NetWeaver 7.3'

Background Information

Adobe Document Services is part of the SAP NetWeaver software product versions. There it is the product instance Adobe Document Services.

Search Tips

  1. Search for the SAP NetWeaver software product version in which context you are interested in the BEX release information.
  2. Click on Technical Release Information.
    The overview table shows the product instances and the available release information categories.
  3. Select for the product instance Business Explorer (BI) the release information category you are interested in.

Example

Direct link to the 'Technical Release Information' overview table of 'SAP NetWeaver 7.3'

Background Information

The Business Explorer (BEX) is part, for example, of the software component versions BI 7.0 ADDON FOR SAP GUI 7.20 and BI 7.0 ADDON FOR SAP GUI 7.30. They are, for example, part of the product instance Business Explorer (BI) of SAP NetWeaver 7.3.

Search Tips

  1. Search for the SAP NetWeaver software product version in which context you are interested in the Business Intelligence release information.
  2. Click on Technical Release Information.
    The overview table shows the product instances and the available release information categories.
  3. Select for the product instance Business Intelligence the release information category you are interested in.  

Example

Direct link to the 'Technical Release Information' overview table of 'SAP NetWeaver 7.3'

Background Information

SAP BI, BW, SAP Business Intelligence are directly part of SAP NetWeaver since SAP NetWeaver 04. There it is the product instance Business Intelligence.
The last separate SAP BW software product version was SAP BW 3.1 CONTENT (mainstream maintenance end: 31.12.2006).

Search Tips

Use, for example, as search term accelerator in order to quickly find the software product versions.

Background Information

BWA is the abbreviation for Business Warehouse Accelerator. The software product versions are

  • SAP BI ACCELERATOR 7.0
    Official name: SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence Accelerator 7.0
  • SAP BW ACCELERATOR 7.2
    Official name: SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse Accelerator 7.2

Search Tips

Use, for example, as search term ecc, ecc 6, sap erp, sap erp 6, ehp erp or erp ehp in order to quickly find the software product versions.

Background Information

Many customers, consultants, and SAP employees think that SAP ECC and SAP ERP are the same. But they aren’t. What is the difference between SAP ECC and SAP ERP?
Originally, SAP ECC was the technical successor of SAP R/3 Enterprise. However, not SAP ECC but SAP ERP was positioned as the successor. And SAP ERP contains SAP ECC but also much more – for example, SAP cProject Suite, SAP Learning Solution, SAP E-Recruiting, or SAP SEM.
So, with SAP ECC 5.0 / 6.0 normally the main ABAP part / product instance SAP ECC Server of SAP ERP is meant:

  • SAP ECC 5.0 = SAP ERP 2004 - SAP ECC Server
  • SAP ECC 6.0 = SAP ERP 6.0 - SAP ECC Server

Search Tips

Use, for example, as search term ehp erp or erp ehp in order to quickly find the software product versions.

Background Information

In daily communication often abbreviations are used for longer software product version names, especially for enhancement package software product versions. Examples:

  • Abbreviated name: ERP 6.02
    Correct name: EHP2 FOR SAP ERP 6.0
    Official name: SAP enhancement package 2 for SAP ERP 6.0
  • Abbreviated name: ERP 6.03
    Correct name: EHP3 FOR SAP ERP 6.0
    Official name: SAP enhancement package 3 for SAP ERP 6.0
  • Abbreviated name: ERP 6.04
    Correct name: EHP4 FOR SAP ERP 6.0
    Official name: SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

Search Tips

  1. Search for the SAP NetWeaver software product version in which context you are interested in the Process Integration release information.
  2. Click on Technical Release Information.
    The overview table shows the product instances and the available release information categories.
  3. Select for the product instance Process Integration the release information category you are interested in. 

Example

Direct link to the 'Technical Release Information' overview table of 'SAP NetWeaver 7.3'

Background Information

SAP PI / XI / Exchange Infrastructure / Process Integration is directly part of SAP NetWeaver since SAP NetWeaver 04. There it is the product instance Process Integration.
The last separate SAP XI software product version was SAP EXCHANGEINFRASTRUCTURE 2.0 (mainstream maintenance end: 31.12.2006).

Search Tips

  1. Search for the SAP NetWeaver software product version in which context you are interested in the Enterprise Portal release information.
  2. Click on Technical Release Information.
    The overview table shows the product instances and the available release information categories.
  3. Select for the product instance EP Core - Application Portal or Enterprise Portal the release information category you are interested in.  

Example

Direct link to the 'Technical Release Information' overview table of 'SAP NetWeaver 7.3'

Background Information

SAP Enterprise Portal is directly part of SAP NetWeaver since SAP NetWeaver 04. There it is the product instance EP Core - Application Portal or Enterprise Portal.
The last separate SAP Enterprise Portal software product version was SAP EP 6.0 ON WEB AS 6.20 (mainstream maintenance end: 31.12.2006).

Search Tips

  1. Search for the SAP NetWeaver software product version in which context you are interested in the SAP Content Server release information.
  2. Click on Technical Release Information.
    The overview table shows the product instances and the available release information categories.
  3. Select for the product instance Content Server the release information category you are interested in.

Example

Direct link to the 'Technical Release Information' overview table of SAP NetWeaver 7.0.
SAP NetWeaver 7.0 - Content Server contains both SAP Content Server 6.30 and 6.40.

Background Information

SAP Content Server is a software component and has, for example, the versions 6.30 and 6.40. The SAP Content Server is mainly part of the SAP NetWeaver software product versions. There it is part of the product instance Content Server.

Search Tips

  1. Search, for example, for the SAP NetWeaver software product version in which context you are interested in the SAP GUI release information.
  2. Click on Technical Release Information.
    The overview table shows the product instances and the available release information categories.
  3. Select for the product instance Frontend its operating system release information category.

Example

Direct link to the 'Operating Systems' of 'SAP NetWeaver 7.3 - Frontend'

Background Information

SAP GUI is a software component. There is, for example, SAP GUI FOR WINDOWS CORE and SAP GUI FOR JAVA available. SAP GUI FOR WINDOWS CORE has, for example, the versions 7.20 and 7.30. SAP GUI is, for example, part of the SAP NetWeaver software product versions. There it is available on the product instance Frontend.

Search Tips

  1. Search for the software product version for which you want to find the Kernel DB-OS release information (e.g., SAP NETWEAVER 7.3 or SAP ERP 6.0).
  2. Display the details for this software product version.
  3. Click on Technical Release Information. The overview table shows the product instances and the available release information categories.
  4. Select Database Platforms of the ABAP product instance you are interested in.
  5. The list now shows the Database Platforms for this product instance. If there are alternative kernels then you can see in the column Scope for which kernel the information is valid. You can then also filter the list by scope.

Example

Direct link to the Database Platforms of “SAP NetWeaver 7.3 - Application Server ABAP”

Background Information

SAP Kernel is a software component version which is part of a software product version (or to be more precise: of a product instance of a software product version, e.g., Application Server ABAP of SAP NetWeaver 7.3). Usually, a kernel is part of the ABAP server instance.
For example, the following alternative kernels are part of SAP NetWeaver 7.3 - Application Server ABAP:

  • SAP KERNEL 7.20 64-BIT
  • SAP KERNEL 7.20 64-BIT UNICODE
  • SAP KERNEL 7.20 EXT 64-BIT
  • SAP KERNEL 7.20 EXT 64-BIT UC

Search Tips

  1. Search for the SAP NetWeaver software product version in which context you are interested in the TREX release information.
  2. Click on Technical Release Information.
    The overview table shows the product instances and the available release information categories.
  3. Select for the product instance Search and Classif. (TREX) the release information category you are interested in.

Example

Direct link to the 'Technical Release Information' overview table of SAP NetWeaver 7.0.
SAP NetWeaver 7.0 - Search and Classif. (TREX) contains both TREX 7.00 and TREX 7.10.

Background Information

TREX is a software component and has, for example, the versions 7.00 and 7.10. TREX is mainly part of the SAP NetWeaver software product versions. There it is on the product instance Search and Classif. (TREX).

  • The search in PAM searches only for software product versions.
  • The technical release information for a software product version is displayed per product instance.
  • PAM does not include information on prices, price lists, usage rights, or license materials.
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You may want to take a look at this graphical visualization of software product versions, product instances, and software component versions for a better understanding.

The PAM does not include information on prices, price lists, usage rights, or license materials.

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