What's New in 3.0 SP6 Enterprise Edition
This section describes the changes implemented in Support Package 6 of SAP Landscape Management 3.0.
We differentiate between the following types of change:
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New
Something new, that is, the elements involved did not exist before.
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Enhanced
Something that has been changed or improved. New elements have been added.
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Changed
Something that has been changed or improved. New elements have not been added.
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Deleted
Something that has been deleted.
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Category |
Page |
Feature |
Description |
Related Link |
Type of Documentation Change |
Type of Software Change |
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| Automation Studio |
 Managing System Landscapes  Automation Studio Constraints Static and Dynamic Constraints
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Static and Dynamic Constraints | The static and dynamic constraints have been enhanced. | Static and Dynamic Constraints | Enhanced | Enhanced |
| Operations and Maintenance |
Managing System Landscapes Operations and Maintenance SAP HANA Replication Unregistering Secondary from System
Replication
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Unregistering a Secondary from System Replication | The section about unregistering a secondary from system replication has been enhanced. | Unregistering Secondary Tier from System Replication | Enhanced | None |
| Operations and Maintenance |
Managing System Landscapes Operations and Maintenance SAP HANA Processes Takeover
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Takeover | The section about performing a takeover has been enhanced with a detailed workflow overview. | Takeover Workflow | Enhanced | None |
| Operations and Maintenance |
Managing System Landscapes Operations and Maintenance SAP HANA Processes Near Zero Downtime Takeover
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Near Zero Downtime Takeover | The section about performing a near Zero Downtime takeover has been enhanced with a detailed workflow overview. | Near Zero Downtime Takeover Workflow | Enhanced | None |
| Operations and Maintenance |
Managing System Landscapes Operations and Maintenance SAP HANA Processes Near Zero Downtime Maintenance on Non-Primary
Tier
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Near Zero Downtime Maintenance on Non-Primary Tier | The section about performing a near zero downtime takeover on a non-primary tier has been enhanced with a detailed workflow overview. | Near Zero Downtime Maintenance on Non-Primary Tier Workflow | Enhanced | None |
| Operations and Maintenance |
Managing System Landscapes Operations and Maintenance SAP HANA Processes Near Zero Downtime Maintenance on Primary
Tier
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Near Zero Downtime Maintenance on Primary Tier | The section about performing a near Zero Downtime takeover on a primary tier has been enhanced with a detailed workflow overview. | Near Zero Downtime Maintenance on Primary Tier Workflow | Enhanced | None |
| Operations and Maintenance |
Managing System Landscapes Operations and Maintenance SAP HANA Processes Failback
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Failback | The section about performing a failback has been enhanced with a detailed workflow overview. | Failback Workflow | Enhanced | None |
| Operations and Maintenance |
Managing System Landscapes Operations and Maintenance SAP HANA Processes Register Primary Tier as new Secondary
Tier
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Register Primary Tier as new Secondary Tier | The section about registering a primary tier as new secondary tier has been enhanced with a detailed workflow overview. | Register Primary Tier as new Secondary Tier Workflow | Enhanced | None |
| Operations and Maintenance |
Managing System Landscapes Operations and Maintenance Exporting Entity Properties
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Exporting Entity Properties | You can export instance, host, virtual host, or storage properties to an XML file. The section about exporting entity properties has been enhanced for cloud entities. | Exporting Entity Properties | Enhanced | None |
| Operations and Maintenance |
Managing System Landscapes Operations and Maintenance SAP HANA System Replication Cleanup System Replication
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Cleanup System Replication | The prerequisites for cleaning up system replication configuration have been enhanced. | Cleanup System Replication | Enhanced | None |
| Operations and Maintenance |
Managing System Landscapes Operations and Maintenance Automation Studio Managing Blueprints Saving Activities as Blueprints
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Creating a Blueprint | On the summary step of a provisioning process you have the option to create a blueprint. The option Save as Blueprint has been renamed to Create Blueprint. You have now also the option to create a blueprint and close the current provisioning process. | Saving Activities as Provisioning Blueprints | Enhanced | Enhanced |
| Overview |
Managing System Landscapes Overview Searches Search Operators and Wildcards
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Search Operators | The overview of search operators has been enhanced. | Search Operators and Wildcards for Global Searches | Enhanced | None |
| Automation Studio |
Managing System Landscapes Automation Studio Constraints Constraint Operators
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Constraint Operators | The description of the constraint operators has been changed. | Constraint Operators | Changed | None |
| Automation Studio |
Managing System Landscapes Automation Studio Design Configuring Custom Navigation Pane
Entries
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Custom Navigation Pane Entries | The prerequisites for configuring custom navigation pane entries have been enhanced. | Creating Menu Items | Enhanced | None |
| Automation Studio |
Managing System Landscapes Automation Studio Design Configuring Custom Operations
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Custom Operations | The section about configuring custom operations has been enhanced with information about creating a new button group. | Creating Custom Operations | Enhanced | None |
| Automation Studio |
Managing System Landscapes Automation Studio Schedule Templates Schedule Status
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Schedule Status | You have now an overview of the template status available in the schedule. | Schedule Status | New | None |
| Automation Studio |
Managing System Landscapes Automation Studio Managing Operation Templates Saving Operations as Template
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Saving Operation Templates | You can now save operations as template to execute operations on a later point in time on cloud entities. | Saving Operations as Template | Enhanced | New |
| Automation Studio |
Managing System Landscapes Automation Studio Managing Custom Processes Creating Custom Processes
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Creating Custom Processes | You can create custom processes where you combine operations available for execution as per your needs. Now you can define whether a step must be executable on all resolved entities. | Creating Custom Processes | Enhanced | Enhanced |
| Automation Studio |
Managing System Landscapes Automation Studio Managing Custom Processes Editing Custom Processes
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Editing Custom Processes | When editing a custom process you can define whether a step must be executable on all resolved entities. | Editing Custom Processes | Enhanced | Enhanced |
| Automation Studio |
Managing System Landscapes Automation Studio Managing Custom Processes SAP Process Steps
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SAP Process Steps | The SAP process steps availble when creating or editing a custom process have been enhanced. | SAP Process Steps | Enhanced | Enhanced |
| Provisioning |
Managing System Landscapes Provisioning Provisioning Systems Refreshing a Database
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Refreshing a Database | The section about refreshing a database has been enhanced with the tenant details step. | Refreshing a Database | Enhanced | None |
| Provisioning |
Managing System Landscapes Provisioning Provisioning Systems
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Creating a Blueprint | On the summary step of an provisioning process you have the option to create a blueprint. The option Save as Blueprint has been renamed to Create Blueprint. You have now also the option to create a blueprint and close the current provisioning process. | Summary | Enhanced | Enhanced |
| Provisioning |
Managing System Landscapes Provisioning Provisioning Systems Refreshing a Database Using a Database
Backup Database Restore
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Refreshing a Database Using a Database Backup | When performing a restore based refresh for a system with SAP HANA databases, you use a complete database backup from the source system. The section about selecting a database backup has been changed. | Database Restore | Changed | Changed |
| Setup |
Landscape Configuration Initial Landscape Setup Configuring Engine Settings Configuring Operation Settings
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Configuring Operation Settings | When configuring operation settings, you can specify users and host connections that can be ignored during a soft shutdown. The description of these operation settings has been enhanced. | Configuring Operation Settings | Enhanced | None |
| Setup |
Landscape Configuration Initial Landscape Setup Validations for Landscape Entities Validations for Instances
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Validations for Instances | The validations for instances have been enhanced. | Validations for Instances | Enhanced | Enhanced |
| Setup |
Landscape Configuration Initial Landscape Setup Configuring Notification Settings
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Configuring Notification Settings | The section about configuring notification settings has been enhanced with placeholders for e-mail templates. | Configuring Notification Settings | Enhanced | None |
| Configuration |
Landscape Configuration Initial Entities Configuration Configuring Instances Instance Properties Example: Virtual Host Name Assignment
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Virtual Host Name Assignment | The new section shows examples of the virtual host name assignment for systems with tenant databases. | Example: Virtual Host Name Assignment | New | None |
| Configuration |
Landscape Configuration Initial Entities Configuration Configuring Instances
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Instance Configuration | The section about configuring instances has been enhanced. | Configuring Instances | Enhanced | None |
| Configuration |
Landscape Configuration Initial Entities Configuration Configuring Systems
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System Configuration | The section about configuring systems has been enhanced. | Configuring Systems | Enhanced | None |
| Setup |
Landscape Configuration Initial Landscape Setup Creating User Name References Reports
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User Name Reference Report | You can now create a report to receive an overview of users assigned to dashboards, pods, and working sets configured. | Creating User Name References Reports | New | New |
| Setup |
Landscape Configuration Initial Landscape Setup Deleting User Name References
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User Name References Report | You can now delete user references in terms of working sets, dashboards, and pods assigned to a specific user. | Deleting User Name References | New | New |
| Security Considerations |
Security Considerations Personal Data User IDs
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Personal Data | The overview of information available on identified or identifiable natural persons within SAP Landscape Management has been enhanced. | User IDs | Enhanced | Enhanced |
| Monitoring |
Managing System Landscapes Monitoring Reporting Report Types
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System Provisioning and Refresh Report | The system provisioning and refresh report displays the provisioning and refresh history of SAP Landscape Management. You can no longer filter the system provisioning and refresh report by user ID. | Report Types | Changed | Changed |