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928729 - Combined Upgrade & Unicode Conversion

(CU&UC)
Version 183 Type SAP Note
Language English Master Language English
Priority Recommendations / Additional Info Category Consulting
Release Status Released for Customer Released On 03.02.2022
Component BC-I18-UNI ( Unicode )

Please find the original document at https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/ 928729

Symptom

You want to perform an upgrade or update in combination with a system conversion

to Unicode.

Other Terms

Upgrade, EHPI, 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?

With SUM 1.0 SP11 CU&UC is available for all supported upgrades and updates of
the following applications:

• ERP, ECC, SAP R/3 Enterprise 47, SAP R/3 4.6C

• BW/BI
• SCM
• CRM
• SRM

Note: CU&UC is not available if you choose Single System Mode in the
preconfiguration mode of Software Update Manager (SUM) for an update
(implementing SPs or EHPs).

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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.

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 [email protected] 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?

For required minimum support package levels for the source and target releases,
refer to the relevant CU&UC Guide. 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. Note: The CU&UC Guides refer to the SAP_Basis releases!

Source Release Target Release CU&UC Guide

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4.6C (no minimum SP) -> NW 7.00 : CUUC46C_to_NW700.docx
4.6C (no minimum SP) -> NW 7.01 : CUUC46C_to_NW701.docx
4.6C (no minimum SP) -> NW 7.02 : CUUC46C_to_NW702.docx
4.6C (no minimum SP) -> NW 7.31 : CUUC46C_to_NW731.docx
4.6C (no minimum SP) -> NW 7.40 : CUUC46C_to_NW740.docx
-------------------------------------------------------------------
6.20 (Basis SP >= 65) -> NW 7.00 : CUUC620_to_NW700.docx
6.20 (Basis SP >= 65) -> NW 7.01 : CUUC620_to_NW701.docx
6.20 (Basis SP >= 65) -> NW 7.02 : CUUC620_to_NW702.docx

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6.20 (Basis SP >= 65) -> NW 7.31 : CUUC620_to_NW731.docx

6.20 (Basis SP >= 65) -> NW 7.40 : CUUC620_to_NW740.docx
-------------------------------------------------------------------
6.40 (Basis SP >= 23) -> NW 7.00 : CUUC640_to_NW700.docx
6.40 (Basis SP >= 23) -> NW 7.01 : CUUC640_to_NW701.docx
6.40 (Basis SP >= 23) -> NW 7.02 : CUUC640_to_NW702.docx
6.40 (Basis SP >= 23) -> NW 7.31 : CUUC640_to_NW731.docx
6.40 (Basis SP >= 23) -> NW 7.30 : CUUC640_to_NW730.docx
6.40 (Basis SP >= 23) -> NW7.40 : CUUC640_to_NW740.docx
-------------------------------------------------------------------
7.0x (min. SP see Guide) -> NW 7.02 : CUUC70x_to_NW702.docx
7.0x (min. SP see Guide) -> NW 7.30 : CUUC70x_to_NW730.docx
7.0x (min. SP see Guide) -> NW 7.31 : CUUC70x_to_NW731.docx
7.0x (min. SP see Guide) -> NW 7.40 : CUUC70x_to_NW740.docx
7.30 (min. SP see Guide) -> NW 7.40 : CUUC730_to_NW740.docx
7.31 (min. SP see Guide) -> NW 7.40 : CUUC731_to_NW740.docx

7.40 (min. SP see Guide) -> NW 7.40 : CUUC740_to_NW740.docx

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CU&UC from source releases NW 7.10 and NW 7.11 is not supported.

CU&UC from source releases NW 7.xx is only supported for Single Code Page
systems. Customers who have
an MDMP installation on NW 7.xx are requested to contact [email protected]
(see SAP Note 79991 for details).

CU&UC is not supported for target release NW 7.50 and higher.

CU&UC should be carried out with the most recent version of SUM. You can find
the most recent SAP notes of SUM by following

https://support.sap.com/sltoolset

-> System Maintenance

-> Software Update Manager

Recommendation for CU&UC with Software Update Manager (SUM):

SGEN should be de-selected in SUM Phase PREP_CONFIGURATION/INITSUBST. Run SGEN manually

before you release the system after the Unicode Conversion.

Software Components

Software Component Release

SAP_BASIS 46C - 46D

SAP_BASIS 620 - 640

SAP_BASIS 700 - 702

SAP_BASIS 711 - 711

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SAP_BASIS 731 - 731

SAP_BASIS 740 - 740

Support Package

Software Component Release Support Package

SAP_BASIS 620 SAPKB62066

SAP_BASIS 640 SAPKB64024

SAP_BASIS 700 SAPKB70019

SAP_BASIS 701 SAPKB70104

SAP_BASIS 711 SAPKB71102

This document refers to

SAP Note/KBA Title

959698 Twin Upgrade & Unicode Conversion FAQ

867193 ABAP and kernel patches for CU&UC in 46C

818374 Unicode Conversion of a Blended Code Page System

73606 Supported Languages and Code Pages

548016 Conversion to Unicode

1926261

1322715 Unicode FAQs

1319517 Unicode Collection Note

This document is referenced by

SAP
Title
Note/KBA

2248474 DDIC_TYPE_REF_ACCESS_ERROR during CU&UC

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3114254 SUM error: SAPuptool in '.\SUM\abap\bin_nuc 'does not exist

2767452 EBCDIC to Unicode codepage conversion and combined upgrade on IBM i

2712125 There are tables which were not processed by SPUMG during CU&UC

2522784 SAPup broke during phase EXTRACTKRN_PRE in module PREP_INPUT_CHECK / Parameter input

2387595 The listed pool tables must be repaired; see note 695196

2948270 IBM i: Poor performance after homogeneous system copy using R3load

Restrictions, Database-specific Settings, and Troubleshooting of nZDM (near-Zero Downtime

1678564
Maintenance) for ABAP-based solutions

800791 IBM i: In-place Code Page Conversion ASCII to Unicode

1319517 Unicode Collection Note

73606 Supported Languages and Code Pages

548016 Conversion to Unicode

1322715 Unicode FAQs

867193 ABAP and kernel patches for CU&UC in 46C

818374 Unicode Conversion of a Blended Code Page System

959698 Twin Upgrade & Unicode Conversion FAQ

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application/vnd.openxmlformats-of
CUUC46C_to_NW740.docx 982 ficedocument.wordprocessingml.doc
ument

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application/vnd.openxmlformats-of
CUUC70x_to_NW702.docx 842 ficedocument.wordprocessingml.doc
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application/vnd.openxmlformats-of
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application/vnd.openxmlformats-of
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application/vnd.openxmlformats-of
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application/vnd.openxmlformats-of
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application/vnd.openxmlformats-of
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application/vnd.openxmlformats-of
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application/vnd.openxmlformats-of
CUUC640_to_NW700.docx 966 ficedocument.wordprocessingml.doc
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application/vnd.openxmlformats-of
CUUC640_to_NW701.docx 968 ficedocument.wordprocessingml.doc
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application/vnd.openxmlformats-of
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application/vnd.openxmlformats-of
CUUC640_to_NW740.docx 984
ficedocument.wordprocessingml.doc

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ument

application/vnd.openxmlformats-of
CUUC730_to_NW740.docx 851 ficedocument.wordprocessingml.doc
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application/vnd.openxmlformats-of
CUUC731_to_NW740.docx 852 ficedocument.wordprocessingml.doc
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application/vnd.openxmlformats-of
CUUC740_to_NW740.docx 853 ficedocument.wordprocessingml.doc
ument

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