SAPCAR and it's version numbering

[christoph_volkert]

Hello,

i have downloaded today the latest version of SAPCAR for Linux. Which is SAPCAR_1115-70006178.EXE

In my software folder, i have a lot of different versions of SAPCAR from some years ago, and there i have a version from August 2020 which is
SAPCAR_1320-80000935.EXE

So, why is the actual version lower then the version some years ago? Can someone explain me the versioning logic?

Thank you.

[christoph_ostrop]

If SAP employees were to be asked whether they really understand the logic behind software-version naming and download-file naming, i guess at least 60% would deny this. 🙂

[christoph_volkert]

Hello Christoph,

thanks for your explanation. I did not even thought about the possibility that a ZIP-tool could be related to the SAP-Kernel.

But when seeing it with that background info, then the numbering makes (some) sense.

But why should a tool like a file-packer should be related to the SAP-Kernel, that's strange somehow.

[christoph_ostrop]

Hi,

Sometimes I have the suspicion, the SAP makes this intentionally to confuse customers 🙂

Yes, sometimes SAP is very confusing:

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that are different versions (7.21 <=> 7.22), but not easy recognizable within file-naming.

70006178 = SAPCAR NW-7.22 Linux-x86_64bit

https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/softwarecenter/template/products/%20_APP=00200682500000001943&_E...

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80000935 = SAPCAR NW.7.21 Linux-x86_64bit

https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/softwarecenter/template/products/%20_APP=00200682500000001943&_E...

regards

Christoph