SAP Basis

ADM100 Lesson: Term Definition: Support Packages
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Term Definition: Support Packages
Lesson Duration: 30 minutes
Lesson Overview
This lesson provides an introduction to the topics of Support Packages,
Plug-Ins, and Add-Ons.
Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:
• List the differences in principle between Support Packages, Plug-Ins,
and Add-Ons
See the notes in the text
Business Example
After the installation of your SAP system, you want to import functional
enhancements into your system, and correct errors that may occur. SAP
makes Support Packages available for this purpose.
Support Packages and Industry Solutions
An SAP system consists of different software layers, also called software
components. All of these layers are regularly updated using Support
Packages; that is, errors are corrected and new functions are provided
using Support Packages.
The SAP system should always be kept at the current correction status so
that errors in the standard release are preventatively removed.
In addition to the standard functions in an SAP system, additional
functions are sometimes required from an Industry Solution (IS).
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