Each year SAP releases Support Packs addressing system defects reported by their clients or identified though their own internal testing, as well as the introduction of changes to accounting rules and financial regulations.  The implementation of SAP Support Packs is an activity that brings new and optimized functionality to a SAP environment.  Client application of Support Packs are necessary to keep SAP support current and a prerequisite to successfully running year-end tax reporting processes.

Support Packs are scheduled for release by SAP at various points throughout the year.  In an effort to minimize business interruption MIT collects the Support Packs for a single installation at year end.  As part of the installation process, functional and regression testing is conducted to determine if the changes introduced by the application of the Support Packs will have any impact on MIT’s implementation of SAP functionality. Impacts are analyzed and resolved before introduction into production. This process is an annual event with the assumption that SAP will continue to release Support Packs each year.

2012 Year End SP Project contact:

 Frank Quern (fquern@mit.edu)