Solution Manager Update – What is UPL and why should you care?
In one of my previous posts I outlined the new features in Solution Manager 7.1 Feature Pack Two (Support Pack 10) including Usage and Procedure Logging
(UPL) now being extended to Custom Code Management. UPL is also a key part of Solution Documentation Assistant (SolDocA), Business Process Change Analyzer (BPCA) and in the future Enhancement Pack Scope and Effort Analyzer.
So why is this important? UPL, as its name suggests, logs all the user activity and stores the information in BW. By capturing this data over a period of 3-12 months it can give a comprehensive view of what transactions, reports and function modules are being used and how frequently. This can then be analyzed to help reduce custom code (remove unused customization’s), assess impact of change on processes, optimize testing scope (reduce cost) and confirm/maintain process design documentation.
By activating UPL in Solution Manager you will immediately start building the usage data and history on which to help utilize the above functions to reduce cost and improve reliability.
Free EGI’s – North America Schedule for March 2014:
- Online schedule for Expert Guided Implementation sessions
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Tool & Process Setup on SAP Solution Manager 7.1
- Basic Configuration of Solution Manager 7.1 – 10th to 14th Mar
- Change Control Management III: Change Request Mgmt – 3rd to 7th Mar
- Job Scheduling Management – 10th to 14th Mar
- SAP Solution Manager 7.1 Roadmap – 21st Mar and 26th to 27th Mar
- Business Intelligence Monitoring & Troubleshooting – 10th to 12th Mar
Guided Self Service Execution (Also run as an EGI on below dates):
- Data Volume Management (DVM) – 10th to 14th Mar
- Performance Optimization (PERF) – 24th to 28th Mar
- Solution Manager 7.1 configuration SAP BusinessObjects BI 4 – 3rd to 7th Mar
- SAP HANA (2 of 6) – Database Adminstration and Operations – 3rd to 7th Mar
- SAP HANA (3 of 6) – Advanced Database Monitoring – 31st Mar
- SAP Mobile (3 of 5): Enterprise Mobility Management – 3rd to 6th Mar
- SAP Mobile (4 of 5): App Development – 24th to 26th Mar
Support in General:
- The SAP Support Portal Demo – 11th Mar
Schedule for April 2014:
Tool & Process Setup on SAP Solution Manager 7.1
- Tool & Process Setup: Custom Development Management Cockpit – 28th to 30th Apr
- Business Intelligence Monitoring & Troubleshooting – 7th to 9th Apr
Guided Self Service Execution (Also run as an EGI on below dates):
- SAP HANA (3 of 6) – Advanced Database Monitoring – 1st to 4th Apr
- SAP HANA (4 of 6) – Make your Custom Code Ready – 28th to 30th Apr
- SAP Mobile (5 of 5): System Operations – 7th to 10th Apr
Support in General:
- The SAP Support Portal Demo – 15th Apr
Hi James
Great blog. Thanks for sharing. One thing though, I am starting to pull UPL data into CCLM in a 7.1 SP07 system. Can you clarify the enhancements that have bene made in SP10? Is it with CCLM or CDMC?
Thanks
Ian
Hi Ian, the UPL statistics have been available from SP 8 and are integrated into CDMC, check note 1887073.
Excellent work James, very informative.
Hope this message finds you well.
Cheers
Dave