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UdoPaltzer
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Introduction

In this blog I would like to share with you SAP’s recommendation on which release of SAP NetWeaver Process Integration (SAP NetWeaver PI) you should use.

Release Recommendation for SAP NetWeaver PI:

SAP recommends that you use the highest version of SAP NetWeaver PI. This is currently Enhancement Package 1 (EHP 1) for SAP NetWeaver PI 7.1.

 

The main reasons for this recommendation are as follows:

Customers of SAP Exchange Infrastructure (SAP XI 3.0)

If you who would like to use the new functions of SAP NetWeaver PI then you must move to a new release of SAP NetWeaver PI because there will not be any new functions provided for SAP Exchange Infrastructure (SAP XI) 3.0. Furthermore, the end of standard maintenance for SAP XI 3.0 is March 2010. For this reason you might want to consider moving directly to the highest version of SAP NetWeaver PI. The move from SAP XI 3.0 to the highest version of SAP NetWeaver PI can be done directly in one step; there are no intermediate steps required.

 

Customers of SAP NetWeaver PI 7.0

The current plan is that there will be very few new enhancements for SAP NetWeaver PI 7.0. You might want to consider which release you would like to move to based on the respective value proposition. However, be aware that the key new functions will only be provided in the highest release of SAP NetWeaver PI. You therefore might want to consider moving directly to the highest version of SAP NetWeaver PI. The move from SAP NetWeaver PI 7.0 to the highest version of SAP NetWeaver PI can be done directly in one step; there are no intermediate steps required.

 

Accelerated Innovation with Highest Release

Innovation with Highest Release of SAP NetWeaver PI

Key benefits and new functions are only provided with the highest release of SAP NetWeaver PI. To ensure maximum flexibility with respect to moving to new releases or enhancement packages for SAP NetWeaver PI, SAP recommends running SAP NetWeaver PI on a separate instance, that is, not together on the same instance of your SAP applications. This ensures accelerated innovation at any time at your convenience and also provides independence between SAP NetWeaver PI upgrades and SAP applications upgrades.

 

Downward Compatibility

SAP NetWeaver PI is downward compatible which means that higher releases of SAP NetWeaver PI can integrate older versions of SAP applications, such as SAP ERP 6.0.

 

Upgrade Efforts

The main effort in upgrade projects is usually the testing to ensure that your scenarios still run with the new software. Upgrade or update efforts themselves are generally small in comparison to the effort required for testing. Therefore, when considering an update or upgrade, we recommend that you upgrade to the highest release of SAP NetWeaver PI directly.

 

 

Value Proposition of EHP 1 for SAP NetWeaver PI 7.1

  

The key benefits and new functions are only provided with the highest release of SAP NetWeaver PI. Therefore the value proposition for the highest release of SAP NetWeaver Process Integration is much greater than for SAP NetWeaver PI 7.0, including its EHPs, or SAP XI 3.0. The following list gives you an overview of the value proposition of the new functions provided (almost) exclusively by EHP 1 for SAP NetWeaver PI 7.1:

  • Significantly increased performance
  • Innovation through service-oriented architecture (SOA): Superior governance, SOA enablement
  • Lower total cost of ownership (TCO): Faster installation, reduced sizing and extended scalability, enhanced standard support for increased interoperability
  • Higher user productivity: Enhanced developer productivity and new functions

 

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