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
• Online schedule for Meet the Expert sessions

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Tool & Process Setup on SAP Solution Manager 7.1

• Basic Configuration of Solution Manager 7.1 – 10^th to 14^th Mar
• Change Control Management III: Change Request Mgmt – 3^rd to 7^th Mar
• Job Scheduling Management – 10^th to 14^th Mar
• SAP Solution Manager 7.1 Roadmap – 21^st Mar and 26^th to 27^th Mar
• Business Intelligence Monitoring & Troubleshooting – 10^th to 12^th Mar

Guided Self Service Execution (Also run as an EGI on below dates):

• Data Volume Management (DVM) – 10^th to 14^th Mar
• Performance Optimization (PERF) – 24^th to 28^th Mar
• Solution Manager 7.1 configuration SAP BusinessObjects BI 4 – 3^rd to 7^th Mar
• SAP HANA (2 of 6) – Database Adminstration and Operations – 3^rd to 7^th Mar
• SAP HANA (3 of 6) – Advanced Database Monitoring – 31^st Mar
• SAP Mobile (3 of 5): Enterprise Mobility Management – 3^rd to 6^th Mar
• SAP Mobile (4 of 5): App Development – 24^th to 26^th Mar

Support in General:

• The SAP Support Portal Demo – 11^th Mar

Schedule for April 2014:

Tool & Process Setup on SAP Solution Manager 7.1

• Tool & Process Setup: Custom Development Management Cockpit – 28^th to 30^th Apr
• Business Intelligence Monitoring & Troubleshooting – 7^th to 9^th Apr

Guided Self Service Execution (Also run as an EGI on below dates):

• SAP HANA (3 of 6) – Advanced Database Monitoring – 1^st to 4^th Apr
• SAP HANA (4 of 6) – Make your Custom Code Ready – 28^th to 30^th Apr
• SAP Mobile (5 of 5): System Operations – 7^th to 10^th Apr

Support in General:

• The SAP Support Portal Demo – 15^th Apr