The purpose of this book is to remove the veil of secrecy surrounding SAP upgrade techniques and concepts, and to provide users with a detailed description of the steps needed for successful implementation. This book provides a complete picture of the process for upgrading from one release of SAP to the next and explained with detailed descriptions, the use of all relevant SAP upgrade tools. The examples in this book are based on a variety of different SAP products and release, such as SAP NetWeaver 2004, 2004S (also known as NetWeaver 7.0 and 7.1), and SAP Business Suite 2005 with SAP, ERP 6.0 BI, CRM, SCM, and SRM.