on 10-17-2007 11:07 AM
Hello Experts ,
wt is the difference between support packs /plugins /add ons . how to recognise wt is plugin , wt is add on and wt is support pack ? is support pack different frm patch ?wt is the difference between it?
what specifically is application plugin and how is it different from normal plugins ?
and wt are hotpacks and how are they different frm support packs ?
These queries iam carrying since long in my mind ,tried to read through a lot of stuff but never got the things resolved ? so useful answers shall be surely rewarded points .
Regards,
Somya
SP:
'Hot packs' is the old name, new name is "support Packs'(from '99). Both are same.In simple words, SP is the collection of sap notes(bug fixes) in one place.
Applying SPs are also called patching.
Add on:
Add ons in simple words are extra functionalities offered in your current SAP setup.
Plug In:
Plug ins in simple words are connectors to external applications in SAP.
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Thnx Bidwan quite helpful answer , assigned u points , but two queries left :
1. Wt is the difference between plugin and application plugin ?
2. Can u detail plugin a bit ang give example for it ? Can u give examples of support packs , plugins , applicattion plugins , hotpacks , and addons /
Plz revert at earliest so tat i close the thread .
Regards,
Somya
Plugin: Say you are using Windows Media Player, now you want to use a software called say "DJ Mix" which will give you the DJing effect in ur songs. Then what do you do? You install a plugin which facilitates use of DJ Mix in ur Windows Media Player. Same here in SAP.Ex: To integrate between SAP BW 3.5 and SAP EP 6.0 , you need to import the SAP Enterprise Portal Plug-In (PI_BASIS).
There is no difference between normal plugin and application plugin. Its the same. Plugins are also called Application Plugins
Add on: I explained in the last post
Support Packs: In simple words, Say the latest Basis SP available in market is SAPKB7001. Now say customers report 10 bugs in 5 months after applying this SP in their system. So SAP corrects this bugs individually in the form of SAP Notes and after sometime say 5 months it comes up with a new SP SAPKB7002(which will contain all the 10 bug fixes)
Hope everything is clear now!
Support Packs as mentioned before are collection of SAP Notes.
According to the help of SAP, "SAP add-ons can be Industry Solutions, plug-ins, or customer-specific development projects.". This means that a plugin is one kind of the possible add-ons you can use in SAP.
If you have interest, in this post you can find more information:
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