PAM Basics Understanding the Basics of the Product

PAM Basics Understanding the Basics of the Product Availability Matrix on SAP Service Marketplace SAP AG Jan 2010

Product Availability Matrix: What is it? http: //service. sap. com/pam The Product Availability Matrix (PAM) bundles technical and release planning information on SAP software product versions for quick reference. You find information on the availability and maintenance end dates, as well as release information (languages, country versions, DB-platforms, JSE-platforms etc. ). PAM FAQs & Docu Quick Search Quick Links and additional information © SAP AG 2009. All rights reserved / PAM Basics / Page 2 Quick Views Help & Feedback

Product Version Construction Plans – Product Instances + Software Component Versions A SAP software product version is structured into product instances. A product instance is a bundle of technically dependent software component versions to be installed on one single logical system. The technical release information is displayed per product instance. Software Components and Versions Products and Versions SAP BBPCRM SAP CRM … SAP CRM 5. 0 SAP BBPCRM 5. 0 SAP CRM ABAP 6. 0 SAP BASIS … SAP CRM 2007 Product Instance CRM AS ABAP Product Instance … Product Instance Frontend GUIs SAP CRM ABAP 6. 0 SAP Net. Weaver 7. 0 AS ABAP … SAP BASIS 7. 00 SAP GUI FOR WIN. 6. 20 SAP BASIS 7. 10 SAP NETWEAVER SAP Kernel … SAP NETWEAVER 04 SAP NETWEAVER 7. 0 SAP KERNEL 7. 00 SAP KERNEL 7. 10 Product Instance AS ABAP Product Instance AS Java Product Instance … SAP ABA 7. 00 PI_BASIS … SAP BASIS 7. 00 … PI_BASIS 2006_1_710 PI_BASIS 7. 01 AS = Application Server © SAP AG 2009. All rights reserved / PAM Basics / Page 3 SAP J 2 EE ENG. 7. 00 … …

A very “simplified” View: What is a (Software) Product Version? Software Component Versions © SAP AG 2009. All rights reserved / PAM Basics / Page 4 Product Instances = Sets of Software Component Versions (Software) Product Versions = Sets of product instances

Two Types of (Software) Product Versions: Stand-Alone and Add-On Product Versions Examples: Standalone Product Version Add-On Product Version Shipment contains all software component versions necessary in order to install and run the product version Contains software component versions to be installed on top of a product instance of another product version Add-on product version is an Add-On Product version for Stand-alone product version Product Instances © SAP AG 2009. All rights reserved / PAM Basics / Page 5 e. g. SAP CPROJECT SUITE 4. 50 e. g. SAP NETWEAVER 7. 0

Using the Quick Search Advanced search by availability and maintenance end information Alphabetical search Enter a search string and press “Search in PAM” Search results Display details for product version Export search results as xml © SAP AG 2009. All rights reserved / PAM Basics / Page 6

Displaying Details for a Product Version Different available release information categories for SAP SCM 7. 0 General Data for SAP SCM 7. 0 Database Platform information is available for the instances ”SCM Server” and “SCM WCL” of SAP SCM 7. 0 Detailed Platform information for SCM Server using SAP Kernel 7. 01 64 -Bit on DB 2 FOR LUW with AIX © SAP AG 2009. All rights reserved / PAM Basics / Page 7 Comments for a release information