Enhancement pack

[Former Member]

Hi

Can anybody tell me what is the exact difference between Enhancement Pack and Support Pack

Thanks in advance

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hai,

EHP's are collection of support packages + new functionalities, enhanced processes and scenarios.

Support packages are collection of Bugs fixes, you can also say collection of SAP Notes.

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/wiki?path=/display/ehp/overview%252bsap%252benhancement%252bpackages

Check SAP Note: 1064635.

Regards,

Yoganand.V

Edited by: Yoganand Vedagiri on Feb 18, 2009 11:52 AM

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

>EHP's are collection of support packages + new functionalities, enhanced processes and scenarios.

This is incorrect!

SAP has made the disctinction between EHP's and SP's very clear:

-- EHP's contain new functionality

-- SP's contain error corrections

There should not be new functionality in a SP, and there should not be error corrections in a EHP.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

To put in simple words EPH will provide new version of Software components like Basis,Abap,BI.

Where as support packages provide corrections to the software components.

Regards,

Vamshi.

[former_member59574 · Accepted solution]

Hi Matt,

Sorry but I don't agree with you.

Here is the official snip from ADM100 training and have this info>>

In the past, new functions for an existing release were "hidden" in Support

Packages. This means that Support Packages received not only changes due to

legal requirements and corrected errors, but also some new functions.

<<

As I did a lot of SP implementation I know they are "built" from Correction of instruciton, but also they delivered some new functions, e.g. improving reorganization of tables ... but not such as upgrade.

So I would say this>

EHP's contain new functionality 100%

SP's contain error corrections 99.9% and 0.1% of new functions

Or you have more info and ADM100 should be corrected.

Thanks

Peter

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

>There should not be new functionality in a SP, and there should not be error corrections in a EHP.

It seems that SAP developpers at Waldorf are still not aware about this statement...

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

@Peter - Yes, it is true and correct that new functionality used to be delivered in SPs...I started as a consultant in 1998 so I am well aware of this. But, with the advent of EhPs, SAP, including development, has made the demarkation very clear:

- SPs contain bug fixes

- EhPs contain new functionality

They are two separate entities. So, yes, ADM100 should be updated.

@Olivier - Trust me, all of the developers in Walldorf are aware of this (as are the ones in Palo Alto, Sofia, etc...)

Best Regards,

Matt

[Former Member]

I thank all of you for helpful answers

[Former Member]

Vitthal,

Hope following link will clear your doubts about EHP.

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/wiki?path=/display/ehp/ehp%252bfaq

Manoj Chintawar

[former_member187565]

Hi Vitthal,

With an enhancement package, you have the option to update only specific subsets

of software components related to specific business functions. Afterward,

you select and activate business functions; the system behavior will change only

where a business function has been activated. This targeted update process is

key within the delivery methodology of enhancement packages. Release upgrades,

on the other hand, required that all software components that were installed in an

SAP software system had to be upgraded regardless of your specific business

needs.

So in terms of effort, SAP enhancement packages are lightweight compared to upgrades. They can be installed unnoticeably as a normal maintenance activity, together with support packages (SPs).