Combined Upgrade and Unicode Conversion (CUUC)

Symptom

You want to perform an upgrade in combination with a system conversion to Unicode.

Other terms

Upgrade,NW 2004s,SAP ECC, ERP 2005, MDMP, Single Code Page, Unicode, CU&UC, SPUM4, SPUMG

Reason and Prerequisites

1. For which source and target releases is the Combined Upgrade & Unicode Conversion (CU&UC) supported?

2. Is the CU&UC supported for all code page configuration types?

3. Are there any hardware regulations for this project?

4. What support packages, patches and corrections I need?

5. What documentation do I need and where do I find it?

Solution

1. For which source and target releases is the Combined Upgrade & Unicode Conversion (CU&UC) supported?

              General Information:

              The CU& UC is only available for upgrades to the following target releases:

• NW 7.0 SR1 and higher (including Enhancement Package 1 and higher) from the following source releases:

                    R/3 4. 6C, R/3 4.6D,
R/3 Enterprise 4.70 Core with Ext. 1.10 or 2.00,

                    SAP Web Application Server (WAS) 6.20 (standalone),

                    SAP NetWeaver 6.40 (standalone), and

                    SAP ECC 5.0.

• BI 7.0 (based on NW 7.0 or 7.01) from source releases BW 3.x

• BW 7.30 from source releases BI 6.40, BI 7.0

• SCM 7.0 from source release SCM 4.1

              All other SAP products based on the following source releases are supported and available for PILOT CUSTOMERS:

                    SAP_BASIS 4.6C, SAP_BASIS 4.6D,

                    SAP_BASIS 6.20, and

                    SAP_BASIS 6.40.

                    If you want to become a pilot customer, please contact globalization@sap.com.

              Note: For MDMP systems on source release Web AS 6.10 and on source releases lower than R/3 4.6C a different procedure called "Twin Upgrade & Unicode Conversion" ("TU&UC") is available on pilot project basis. Please read SAP note 959698 for details.

              The TU& UC procedure is only available for MDMP and Ambiguous Blended Code Page systems.

2. Is the CU&UC supported for all code page configuration types?

              The CU&UC is supported for:

• Single Code Page configurations

• MDMP configurations

• Unambiguous Blended Code Page configurations

• Ambiguous Blended Code Page configurations which meet the requirements listed in SAP Note 818374 (minimum Support Package and Kernel patch levels, special parameter settings, etc.).

               Note: We strongly recommend that this upgrade is done by a certified SAP Technical Consultant with experience in converting systems to Unicode. Please contact globalization@sap.com for more information.

3. Are there any hardware regulations for CU&UC?

              In some cases there might be additional hardware required for a Unicode system (compared to non-Unicode). The size depends on several factors, for example the database encoding format (UTF-8 vs. UTF-16), the code page and language settings (MDMP vs. Single Code Page) before the CU&UC, use of double byte languages like Japanese, and more. SAP Note 73606 provides detailed information; please refer to the documents attached to 73606.

4. What support packages, patches and corrections do I need?

              The required minimum support package levels for the source and target releases are listed in the matrix below. Note that they are also required for the supported CU&UC procedure of non-R/3 products as they are based on Basis releases (see section 1.).

              In addition, check SAP Note 867193 for up-to-date information about support packages, patches and corrections.

5. What documentation do I need and where can I find it?

              You need the "Combined Upgrade & Unicode Conversion Guide" which is available for download from the Note attachments. Please check the following matrix to find out which CU&UC Guide is required for your source/target release combination.

              

Source Release          Target Release       CU&UC Guide
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4.6C (no minimum SP)  -> NW 7.00 (SP 15-21):  CUUC46C_to_NW700SP17.zip
4.6C (no minimum SP)  -> NW 7.00 (SP >= 22):  CUUC46C_to_NW700SP22.zip
4.6C (no minimum SP)  -> NW 7.01 (SP >= 07):  CUUC46C_to_NW701SP07.zip
4.6C (no minimum SP)  -> NW 7.02 (SP >= 05):  CUUC46C_to_NW702.zip
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6.20 (Basis SP >= 62) -> NW 7.00 (SP 15-21):  CUUC620_to_NW700SP17.zip
6.20 (Basis SP >= 62) -> NW 7.00 (SP >= 22):  CUUC620_to_NW700SP22.zip
6.20 (Basis SP >= 62) -> NW 7.01 (SP >= 07):  CUUC620_to_NW701SP07.zip
6.20 (Basis SP >= 62) -> NW 7.02 (SP >= 05):  CUUC620_to_NW702.zip
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6.40 (Basis SP >= 21) -> NW 7.00 (SP 15-21):  CUUC640_to_NW700SP17.zip
6.40 (Basis SP >= 21) -> NW 7.00 (SP >= 22):  CUUC640_to_NW700SP22.zip
6.40 (Basis SP >= 21) -> NW 7.01 (SP >= 07):  CUUC640_to_NW701SP07.zip
6.40 (Basis SP >= 21) -> NW 7.02 (SP >= 05):  CUUC640_to_NW702.zip
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CU&UC from source release NW 7.00 is only supported for upgrades to NW 7.30.