Combine upgrade and unicode conversion

[Former Member]

Hi,

Based on new documentation of SAP, we can combine the upgrade and the conversion to Unicode, can you please confirm that we can have this:

source system is 4.6C NON Unicode and upgrade to ECC 6.0 Unicode ?

Regards,

A.Kamel

[Former Member]

if the source system is 620 can we do UCCHECK after upgrade to ECC 6.0 & unicode conversion

or

perform UCCHECK after upgrade to ECC 6.0 but before unicode conversion.

[Former Member]

Hi Kamal

I am doing combined upgrade & unicode conversion. My server has 6 clients, so could you please tell me where should i run the uccheck and spumg. and by what phase it should be done.,

Does all progrmas need to be unicode complaint before prepare phase of upgrade.

crbasis@gmail.com

9727857008.

please help me.

[markus_doehr2]

What is your source system? 4.6c?

UCCHECK uses the sources and those are client independent. The SPUMG/SPUM4 transaction uses the dictionary tables - it doesn't know anything about a "client".

Markus

[Former Member]

Is not possible to launch the UCCHECK and SCOV in the 46C because is only in the 610>=

Is possible to copy some programs (all of the transactions UCCHECK and SCOV) from a 610>= to an 46C, and execute in the 46C???

Thanks.

Alfredo.

[markus_doehr2]

No.

A combined CU & UC implies a copy of the source system to be upgraded (so a third system).

It's not only the ABAP part, which is necessary for UCCHECK but also a kernel part. 4.6c doesn't know anything about Unicode because 6.10/6.20 was the first kernel supporting it.

Markus

[Former Member]

Thanks Markus,

we've opened a message with SAP, to see if they permit us to launch the UCCHECK after upgrade and before UNICODE, and we are waiting.

But i think that finally the alternative will be to do all the steps as say the Guide CU&UC (use a thrid system).

[Former Member]

SAP has said us:

"If you don't want an additional system, and want to do this STEP

(UCCHECK, convert code pages...) in the same system, AFTER UPGRADE, and

BEFORE UNICODE, of course you can try it, under your own risk.

We from SAP Active Global Support cannot provide you with any further

recommendation as this is not the standard process that should be

used."

So we can't do it.................allways appears problems and it's required the SAP Support.

Alfredo.

[markus_doehr2]

Yes - exactly for that combination that procedure was developed.

Check http://service.sap.com/unicode@sap on what do need to do in which step

http://service.sap.com/unicode@sap

--> Combined Upgrade & Unicode Conversion Library

--> Combined Upgrade & Unicode Conversion Guide 4.6C

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Markus