Upgrade ESS for ERP 4.7 to ERP 6.0

[carlos_verabaca]

Hi,

We made an upgrade from ERP 4.7 to ECC 6.0, and our ESS don't work. Do we need to install another version of the ESS ?. The actual ESS installed works with the stand alone ITS and as release ECC 6.0 it don't wotk any more, we need to use the integrated ITS, but we don't know if the ESS works with the integrated ITS or we need to use the ESS version that works with Webdynpro for Java.

Thanks in advance.

Kind regards,

Carlos.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Carlos,

For SAP Integrated ITS As of SAP NetWeaver 2004s, all ITS-based applications must be operated using the SAP integrated ITS.

For this reason, you must convert or replace ITS-based applications that use one of the programming models ITS Flow Logic or WebReporting and should be operated in a NetWeaver 2004s system (or higher).

As of Release 6.40 of the SAP Web Application Server, a large part of the SAP ITS was integrated into the kernel of the SAP WAS. For that, you no longer have to install or use separate ITS as of Release 6.40.

The SAP ITS 6.20 cannot be used to connect to systems based on SAP NetWeaver 2004s (7.00) or higher. If you use ITS 6.20 to try to log on to systems based on SAP NetWeaver 2004s (7.00) or higher, the process terminates and an error message is issued(Note 905135). You can nevertheless integrate applications that are operated using an ITS 6.20 into an SAP Enterprise Portal based on SAP NetWeaver 2004s or higher.

For ITS-based ESS services in SAP ERP2005 The functional scope of ESS will be ensured by SAP. SAP recommends using ESS based on Web Dynpro (Java). ESS services that are not available on Web Dynpro Technology yet will be converted to integrated ITS or replaced by newer or alternative SAP products. Therefore, the complete functional scope of ESS can still be used.

All ESS application based on the Standalone ITS that were replaced by new applications based on Web Dynpro (Java) will no longer be maintained by SAP as of SAP ERP 2005. As an alternative, we recommend the use of the relevant ESS Web Dynpro (Java) applications.

Affected are the services listed below:

International ESS services:

ESS ITS ESS Web Dynpro (Java)

Workset: Administration Workset: Address Book

Who's Who Address Book

Organisational Chart Organizational Chart as part of

Address Book

Change own data Change own office and communication

data as part of Address Book

Workset: Administration Workset: Work Environment

My Assets Equipment Card

Workset: Working Time Workset: Working Time

Display Leave Information Leave Request

Create Leave Request Leave Request

Leave Request Overview Leave Request

Record Working Time (CATS) Record Working Time

Time Statement Time Statement

Workset: Travel Management Workset: Travel and Expense

Expense Report (online) Create Expense Report

Travel Manager Create Travel Plan

Travel Manager Cancel Trip

Workset: Benefits and Payment Workset Benefits and Payment Participation Overview Participation Overview

Enrollment Enrollment

Paycheck Inquiry Salary Statement

Employment and Salary Employment and Salary

Verification Verification

Display Total Compensation Display Total Compensation

Statement Statement

Workset: Personal Information Workset: Personal Information

Address () Address ()

Bank Information () Bank Information ()

Family Member /Dependents () Family Member /Dependents ()

Emergency Contact (PZ18) Family Member /Dependents (*)

Personal Data () Personal Data ()

(*)supported countries: Germany, US, Japan, Canada, Netherlands, South Korea, Australia, France, Italy, Switzerland, Portugal, United Kingdom, Sweden, Norway, Spain, Ireland, Denmark, Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Venezuela, Mexico, Belgium, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan

Personal IDs(*) Personal IDs (*)

(**) supported countries: Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand

Workset: Career Workset: Career and Job

Edit Skills Profile Skills Profile

Display Skills Profile Skills Profile

Display Requirements Profile Skills Profile

Profile Match Up with Skills Profile

own position

Workset: Life and Work Events Workset: Life and Work Events

(R/3 table customizing) (Guided Procedures)

My First Days My First Days

Birth/Adoption Birth/Adoption

Marriage Marriage

Divorce Divorce

Terminate Employment Terminate Employment

Change Employment Status Change Employment Status

Benefits Benefits

Country-specific ESS services:

ESS ITS ESS Web Dynpro (Java)

US

Workset: Benefits and Payment Workset:Benefits and Payment

W-2 Reprint W-2 Reprint

W-4 Tax Withholding W-4 Tax Withholding

Germany

Workset: Benefits and Payment Workset: Benefits and Payment

Netcalculation of Monthly Netcalculation of Monthly

Salary Salary

Value of Entitlements (BAV) Value of Entitlements (BAV)

Semi-retirement Simulation Semi-retirement Simulation

Deferred Compensation Deferred Compensation

Singapore

Workset: Benefits and Payment Workset: Benefits and Payment

IR8A Form IR8A Form

IR8S Form IR8S Form

Canada

Workset: Benefits and Payment Workset:Benefits and Payment

Employment Equity Employment Equity

Australia

Workset: Benefits and Payment Workset: Benefits and Payment

Tax Tax

Superannuation Superannuation

ESS applications based on the Standalone ITS that were replaced by alternative SAP products/ESS applications, will no longer be maintained by SAP as of SAP ERP 2005.

The following services are affected:

ESS ITS Replaced by

Workset: Administration

Calendar Function of the SAP Enterprise Portal:

Inbox UWL (Universal Worklist)

Workset: Jobs Workset: Career and Job

Employment Opportunities Integration SAP e-recruiting

Application Status Integration SAP e-recruiting

Workset: Working Time Workset. Working Time

Create Leave Request Standard Leave Request based on

for Japan Web Dynpro

Leave Request for Public Standard Leave Request based on

Sector (PZ54) Web Dynpro

Workset: Personal Information Workset Personal Information

External Bank Transfer for Standard Bank Information Web

Australia Dynpro

New Hire Data L&W Event My First Days

Notification of Marriage L&W Event Marriage

for Japan

Workset: Career Workset: Career and Jobs

My_Appraisals Not part of standard solution -

My_App_Create Integration of the product "SAP Performance

Management" (known before as

" Objective Setting and Appraisals") possible.

Further:

ESS Standalone menu (PZM3) replaced by XSS Homepage Framework.

in combination with Enterprise Portal

The following international ESS applications based on Standalone ITS have been or will be converted to integrated ITS Version 6.40, and can still be used with SAP ERP 2005. You can integrate these applications using ESS Homepage Customizing if required:

International ESS Services available on the integrated ITS as of SAP ERP2005:

Training Center (PV7I) (see Note 771196)

myBookings (PV8I) (see Note 771196)

Previous Employer (see Note 969130)

Work Schedule (see Note 678904)

Application management (PZ21_TC, PZ22_TC, PBW3) (See Note 766578)

For ESSMSS BP

The roles for SAP ERP 2004 and SAP ERP 2005 use the same system aliases in the standard system. To run both roles in a parallel portal, you must rename the system aliases for one role. For this, create a delta link copy of this role and change the system aliases in the iViews in this role. The other role remains unchanged.

The SAP ERP 2004 roles must be linked to XSS 500 on J2EE 6.40. For this, the system alias "SAP_WebDynpro_XSS" (or the newly created system alias) must point to J2EE 6.40. Furthemore, you must create the JCo destination between J2EE 6.40 (with XSS 500) and ECC 5.0 in SLD (system landscape directory).

For the SAP ERP 2005 roles, install XSS 600 on EP NW04s. For this, the system alias "SAP_WebDynpro_XSS" (or the newly created system alias) must point to EP NW04s. Furthemore, you must create the JCo destination between EP NW04s (with XSS 600) and ECC 6.0 in SLD (system landscape directory).

Hope this will give an Idea. let me know if any confusions

Venkat

[carlos_verabaca · Accepted solution]

Thanks a lot Venkat.

Regards,

Carlos.

[Former Member]

Carlos,

Ideally, you would have to upgrade your business package for ESS as well because the ITS based applications would not work.

Refer to Note 709038 - SAP Integrated ITS

Note 870126 - ITS-based ESS services in SAP ERP2005

Note 1034385 - BP ESS/MSS ERP2004 and ERP2005 on EPNW04s

Hope this helps.

Cheers!

Sandeep Tudumu