Empowering Self-Service Success for SAP Upgrades and Releases
Keeping up with SAP releases and upgrades is essential for maintaining innovation, security, and business continuity. However, navigating the available tools, resources, and planning activities can sometimes be challenging.
To help customers streamline their upgrade journey and maximize the value of SAP’s self-service resources, SAP Foundational Support Services is excited to introduce the Release Walk-Thru Program.
Quick Start
Not sure where to begin? Use the guide below to find the right walk-thru for your objective.
I Want To…
Start Here
Prepare for an upcoming release
Release Navigator
Assess upgrade impacts
What’s New Viewer
Plan maintenance activities
SAP Activate
What is the Release Walk-Thru Program?
The Release Walk-Thru Program is a guided enablement experience designed to help SAP customers better understand and leverage the various SAP tools, services, and resources available to support upgrade and release activities.
Rather than focusing on project delivery, the program aims to:
Increase customer awareness of available SAP upgrade resources
Promote self-service adoption and confidence
Simplify navigation of SAP’s release readiness assets
Help customers proactively prepare for upcoming releases
Accelerate time to value through guided knowledge sharing
What Customers Can Expect
During a Release Walk-Thru engagement, customers will receive guidance on relevant SAP resources and best practices, including:
Topic
Details
Upgrade Discovery & Planning
Release information and release readiness resources
Upgrade planning considerations
Maintenance and lifecycle guidance
Key documentation and reference materials
SAP Tools & Resources
SAP Readiness Check
SAP for Me
Maintenance Planner
SAP Road Map Explorer
SAP Community Resources
Learning and Enablement Content
Self-Service Enablement
Understanding available guidance and documentation
Navigating SAP support resources
Identifying relevant learning opportunities
Best practices for ongoing release preparedness
Release Walk-Thru Library
This page serves as the central repository for all Release Walk-Thru content published by SAP Foundational Support Services. Browse by product below and use the status indicators to quickly identify new or recently updated content.
Browse by Product
SAP Ariba
Tool
Link
SAP Activate
What’s New Viewer
SAP Integrated Business Planning
Tool
Link
Onboarding Resource Center
Release Navigator
SAP Activate
What’s New Viewer
SAP S/4HANA
Tool
Link
Compatibility Package Usage Check
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition
Tool
Link
Onboarding Resource Center
Release Navigator
SAP Enterprise Support Value Maps
Product Availability Matrix
SAP Activate
What’s New Viewer
CQC for Transformation Assessment
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition
Tool
Link
Onboarding Resource Center
Release Navigator
SAP Activate
What’s New Viewer
Coming Soon
SAP Readiness Check for S/4HANA Upgrades
SAP BTP
SAP for Me
SAP EarlyWatch Alert
Program Benefits
Benefit
Customer Value
Improved Visibility
Better understanding of SAP release activities and resources
Increased Self-Sufficiency
Greater confidence using SAP self-service tools
Faster Preparation
Earlier identification of upgrade considerations
Enhanced Adoption
More effective use of SAP-provided guidance and accelerators
Continuous Readiness
Ongoing awareness of release-related recommendations
Who Should Participate?
This program is valuable for:
SAP System Administrators
Basis Teams
Technical Leads
Solution Architects
Release Managers
IT Operations Teams
SAP Center of Excellence (CoE) Teams
Why It Matters
Modern SAP landscapes are continuously evolving. Organizations that actively leverage SAP’s readiness and planning tools are often better positioned to:
Reduce upgrade preparation effort
Improve planning accuracy
Increase operational readiness
Accelerate adoption of new capabilities
The Release Walk-Thru Program helps customers build these capabilities through guided knowledge transfer and practical resource awareness.
Help Shape Future Walk-Thrus
What tool, product area, or release topic would help your team prepare for upcoming SAP releases?
Share your suggestions in the comments below:
The SAP product you use.
The tool or topic you’d like covered.
The challenge you are trying to solve.
Your feedback directly influences future Release Walk-Thru content.
Empowering Self-Service Success for SAP Upgrades and ReleasesKeeping up with SAP releases and upgrades is essential for maintaining innovation, security, and business continuity. However, navigating the available tools, resources, and planning activities can sometimes be challenging.To help customers streamline their upgrade journey and maximize the value of SAP’s self-service resources, SAP Foundational Support Services is excited to introduce the Release Walk-Thru Program. Quick StartNot sure where to begin? Use the guide below to find the right walk-thru for your objective.I Want To…Start HerePrepare for an upcoming releaseRelease NavigatorAssess upgrade impactsWhat’s New ViewerPlan maintenance activitiesSAP Activate What is the Release Walk-Thru Program?The Release Walk-Thru Program is a guided enablement experience designed to help SAP customers better understand and leverage the various SAP tools, services, and resources available to support upgrade and release activities.Rather than focusing on project delivery, the program aims to:Increase customer awareness of available SAP upgrade resourcesPromote self-service adoption and confidenceSimplify navigation of SAP’s release readiness assetsHelp customers proactively prepare for upcoming releasesAccelerate time to value through guided knowledge sharing What Customers Can ExpectDuring a Release Walk-Thru engagement, customers will receive guidance on relevant SAP resources and best practices, including:TopicDetailsUpgrade Discovery & PlanningRelease information and release readiness resourcesUpgrade planning considerationsMaintenance and lifecycle guidanceKey documentation and reference materialsSAP Tools & ResourcesSAP Readiness CheckSAP for MeMaintenance PlannerSAP Road Map ExplorerSAP Community ResourcesLearning and Enablement ContentSelf-Service EnablementUnderstanding available guidance and documentationNavigating SAP support resourcesIdentifying relevant learning opportunitiesBest practices for ongoing release preparedness Release Walk-Thru LibraryThis page serves as the central repository for all Release Walk-Thru content published by SAP Foundational Support Services. Browse by product below and use the status indicators to quickly identify new or recently updated content. Browse by ProductSAP AribaToolLinkSAP ActivateWhat’s New Viewer SAP Integrated Business PlanningToolLinkOnboarding Resource CenterRelease NavigatorSAP ActivateWhat’s New Viewer SAP S/4HANAToolLinkCompatibility Package Usage Check SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private EditionToolLinkOnboarding Resource CenterRelease NavigatorSAP Enterprise Support Value MapsProduct Availability MatrixSAP ActivateWhat’s New ViewerCQC for Transformation Assessment SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public EditionToolLinkOnboarding Resource CenterRelease NavigatorSAP ActivateWhat’s New Viewer Coming SoonSAP Readiness Check for S/4HANA UpgradesSAP BTPSAP for MeSAP EarlyWatch Alert Program BenefitsBenefitCustomer ValueImproved VisibilityBetter understanding of SAP release activities and resourcesIncreased Self-SufficiencyGreater confidence using SAP self-service toolsFaster PreparationEarlier identification of upgrade considerationsEnhanced AdoptionMore effective use of SAP-provided guidance and acceleratorsContinuous ReadinessOngoing awareness of release-related recommendations Who Should Participate?This program is valuable for:SAP System AdministratorsBasis TeamsTechnical LeadsSolution ArchitectsRelease ManagersIT Operations TeamsSAP Center of Excellence (CoE) Teams Why It MattersModern SAP landscapes are continuously evolving. Organizations that actively leverage SAP’s readiness and planning tools are often better positioned to:Reduce upgrade preparation effortImprove planning accuracyIncrease operational readinessAccelerate adoption of new capabilitiesThe Release Walk-Thru Program helps customers build these capabilities through guided knowledge transfer and practical resource awareness. Help Shape Future Walk-ThrusWhat tool, product area, or release topic would help your team prepare for upcoming SAP releases?Share your suggestions in the comments below:The SAP product you use.The tool or topic you’d like covered.The challenge you are trying to solve.Your feedback directly influences future Release Walk-Thru content. Read More Technology Blog Posts by SAP articles
Empowering Self-Service Success for SAP Upgrades and Releases
Keeping up with SAP releases and upgrades is essential for maintaining innovation, security, and business continuity. However, navigating the available tools, resources, and planning activities can sometimes be challenging.
To help customers streamline their upgrade journey and maximize the value of SAP’s self-service resources, SAP Foundational Support Services is excited to introduce the Release Walk-Thru Program.
Quick Start
Not sure where to begin? Use the guide below to find the right walk-thru for your objective.
I Want To…
Start Here
Prepare for an upcoming release
Release Navigator
Assess upgrade impacts
What’s New Viewer
Plan maintenance activities
SAP Activate
What is the Release Walk-Thru Program?
The Release Walk-Thru Program is a guided enablement experience designed to help SAP customers better understand and leverage the various SAP tools, services, and resources available to support upgrade and release activities.
Rather than focusing on project delivery, the program aims to:
Increase customer awareness of available SAP upgrade resources
Promote self-service adoption and confidence
Simplify navigation of SAP’s release readiness assets
Help customers proactively prepare for upcoming releases
Accelerate time to value through guided knowledge sharing
What Customers Can Expect
During a Release Walk-Thru engagement, customers will receive guidance on relevant SAP resources and best practices, including:
Topic
Details
Upgrade Discovery & Planning
Release information and release readiness resources
Upgrade planning considerations
Maintenance and lifecycle guidance
Key documentation and reference materials
SAP Tools & Resources
SAP Readiness Check
SAP for Me
Maintenance Planner
SAP Road Map Explorer
SAP Community Resources
Learning and Enablement Content
Self-Service Enablement
Understanding available guidance and documentation
Navigating SAP support resources
Identifying relevant learning opportunities
Best practices for ongoing release preparedness
Release Walk-Thru Library
This page serves as the central repository for all Release Walk-Thru content published by SAP Foundational Support Services. Browse by product below and use the status indicators to quickly identify new or recently updated content.
Browse by Product
SAP Ariba
Tool
Link
SAP Activate
What’s New Viewer
SAP Integrated Business Planning
Tool
Link
Onboarding Resource Center
Release Navigator
SAP Activate
What’s New Viewer
SAP S/4HANA
Tool
Link
Compatibility Package Usage Check
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition
Tool
Link
Onboarding Resource Center
Release Navigator
SAP Enterprise Support Value Maps
Product Availability Matrix
SAP Activate
What’s New Viewer
CQC for Transformation Assessment
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition
Tool
Link
Onboarding Resource Center
Release Navigator
SAP Activate
What’s New Viewer
Coming Soon
SAP Readiness Check for S/4HANA Upgrades
SAP BTP
SAP for Me
SAP EarlyWatch Alert
Program Benefits
Benefit
Customer Value
Improved Visibility
Better understanding of SAP release activities and resources
Increased Self-Sufficiency
Greater confidence using SAP self-service tools
Faster Preparation
Earlier identification of upgrade considerations
Enhanced Adoption
More effective use of SAP-provided guidance and accelerators
Continuous Readiness
Ongoing awareness of release-related recommendations
Who Should Participate?
This program is valuable for:
SAP System Administrators
Basis Teams
Technical Leads
Solution Architects
Release Managers
IT Operations Teams
SAP Center of Excellence (CoE) Teams
Why It Matters
Modern SAP landscapes are continuously evolving. Organizations that actively leverage SAP’s readiness and planning tools are often better positioned to:
Reduce upgrade preparation effort
Improve planning accuracy
Increase operational readiness
Accelerate adoption of new capabilities
The Release Walk-Thru Program helps customers build these capabilities through guided knowledge transfer and practical resource awareness.
Help Shape Future Walk-Thrus
What tool, product area, or release topic would help your team prepare for upcoming SAP releases?
Share your suggestions in the comments below:
The SAP product you use.
The tool or topic you’d like covered.
The challenge you are trying to solve.
Your feedback directly influences future Release Walk-Thru content.
Empowering Self-Service Success for SAP Upgrades and ReleasesKeeping up with SAP releases and upgrades is essential for maintaining innovation, security, and business continuity. However, navigating the available tools, resources, and planning activities can sometimes be challenging.To help customers streamline their upgrade journey and maximize the value of SAP’s self-service resources, SAP Foundational Support Services is excited to introduce the Release Walk-Thru Program. Quick StartNot sure where to begin? Use the guide below to find the right walk-thru for your objective.I Want To…Start HerePrepare for an upcoming releaseRelease NavigatorAssess upgrade impactsWhat’s New ViewerPlan maintenance activitiesSAP Activate What is the Release Walk-Thru Program?The Release Walk-Thru Program is a guided enablement experience designed to help SAP customers better understand and leverage the various SAP tools, services, and resources available to support upgrade and release activities.Rather than focusing on project delivery, the program aims to:Increase customer awareness of available SAP upgrade resourcesPromote self-service adoption and confidenceSimplify navigation of SAP’s release readiness assetsHelp customers proactively prepare for upcoming releasesAccelerate time to value through guided knowledge sharing What Customers Can ExpectDuring a Release Walk-Thru engagement, customers will receive guidance on relevant SAP resources and best practices, including:TopicDetailsUpgrade Discovery & PlanningRelease information and release readiness resourcesUpgrade planning considerationsMaintenance and lifecycle guidanceKey documentation and reference materialsSAP Tools & ResourcesSAP Readiness CheckSAP for MeMaintenance PlannerSAP Road Map ExplorerSAP Community ResourcesLearning and Enablement ContentSelf-Service EnablementUnderstanding available guidance and documentationNavigating SAP support resourcesIdentifying relevant learning opportunitiesBest practices for ongoing release preparedness Release Walk-Thru LibraryThis page serves as the central repository for all Release Walk-Thru content published by SAP Foundational Support Services. Browse by product below and use the status indicators to quickly identify new or recently updated content. Browse by ProductSAP AribaToolLinkSAP ActivateWhat’s New Viewer SAP Integrated Business PlanningToolLinkOnboarding Resource CenterRelease NavigatorSAP ActivateWhat’s New Viewer SAP S/4HANAToolLinkCompatibility Package Usage Check SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private EditionToolLinkOnboarding Resource CenterRelease NavigatorSAP Enterprise Support Value MapsProduct Availability MatrixSAP ActivateWhat’s New ViewerCQC for Transformation Assessment SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public EditionToolLinkOnboarding Resource CenterRelease NavigatorSAP ActivateWhat’s New Viewer Coming SoonSAP Readiness Check for S/4HANA UpgradesSAP BTPSAP for MeSAP EarlyWatch Alert Program BenefitsBenefitCustomer ValueImproved VisibilityBetter understanding of SAP release activities and resourcesIncreased Self-SufficiencyGreater confidence using SAP self-service toolsFaster PreparationEarlier identification of upgrade considerationsEnhanced AdoptionMore effective use of SAP-provided guidance and acceleratorsContinuous ReadinessOngoing awareness of release-related recommendations Who Should Participate?This program is valuable for:SAP System AdministratorsBasis TeamsTechnical LeadsSolution ArchitectsRelease ManagersIT Operations TeamsSAP Center of Excellence (CoE) Teams Why It MattersModern SAP landscapes are continuously evolving. Organizations that actively leverage SAP’s readiness and planning tools are often better positioned to:Reduce upgrade preparation effortImprove planning accuracyIncrease operational readinessAccelerate adoption of new capabilitiesThe Release Walk-Thru Program helps customers build these capabilities through guided knowledge transfer and practical resource awareness. Help Shape Future Walk-ThrusWhat tool, product area, or release topic would help your team prepare for upcoming SAP releases?Share your suggestions in the comments below:The SAP product you use.The tool or topic you’d like covered.The challenge you are trying to solve.Your feedback directly influences future Release Walk-Thru content. Read More Technology Blog Posts by SAP articles
