Solution Life Cycle Management (SAP Library

Solution Life Cycle Management

Purpose

Solution Life Cycle Management (SLCM) is one of the key areas of SAP NetWeaver. It provides you with the technology required for the entire life cycle of your solution, from its implementation, through running a live system, to continuous modifications and upgrades.

Integration

The following graphic gives you a simple overview of how Solution Life Cycle Management is positioned within SAP NetWeaver. It also lists the individual SLCM components, which are described in more detail below.

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Features

Solution Life Cycle Management includes the following areas:

Area	Description
Installation and upgrade	The installation and upgrade of SAP NetWeaver and its components is described both in individual documents and in the SAP Library. The central documents for the installation and upgrade of SAP NetWeaver are the Master Guide and Upgrade Master Guide. These documents both refer to all other documentation that you need. You can find the Master Guide and Upgrade Master Guide in SAP Service Marketplace at service.sap.com/instguides.
SAP Licenses	This section gives you an overview of the tools that manage your SAP licenses.
Solution Monitoring	The monitors in IT landscapes monitor IT components and processes that run across multiple components. The results of the monitoring are displayed in a central system. Any problems are displayed as alerts. You can use the relevant analysis methods to go to an appropriate transaction or tool to evaluate the problem.
Statistics	Statistics give you an overview of system performance and system load.
Application Log	The application log is a tool that collects messages, exceptions, and errors. This information is organized and displayed in a log.
System Management	A wide range of system management functions enable you to control and configure your SAP system.
Network Integration	SAP Service Marketplace contains comprehensive information about networks: http://service.sap.com/network The SAP Library contains information about the following network topics: · SAProuter You use SAProuter to configure access to your network. · SAP Web Dispatcher You can use the SAP Web Dispatcher as an access point for Web requests. These requests are then distributed (using load balancing) between the individual SAP Web Application Servers of your SAP system, which is behind the firewall.
High Availability	The high availability of an SAP system is guaranteed by reducing both unscheduled and scheduled downtime to a minimum.
Software Change Management	Software Change Management standardizes and automates the distribution and maintenance of software in software landscapes.
Solution Manager	The SAP Solution Manager gives you central access to tools, methods, and preconfigured content that you can use while evaluating and implementing your solutions. When your implementation is running, you can use the SAP Solution Manager to manage and monitor systems and business processes in your solution landscape, and also set up and operate your own solution support.
Customizing	Customizing settings enable you to adjust the neutral industry-specific functions shipped in an SAP system to the specific business requirements of your enterprise.
Testing	The Test Workbench is a complete environment for all test phases, including test administration and the tests themselves.
Data Archiving	You can use the data archiving functions to archive any business data that is no longer relevant to your daily operations, and so decrease the load on the database.