Which maintenance events are possible with SUM for an SAP system based on AS ABAP 7.40 and above? There are 3 correct answers to this question.

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Options

• ASupport Package Stack update
• BHomogenous system copy
• CRelease upgrade
• DDual Stack split
• EDatabase migration

• A
  94% (34)
• B
  3% (1)
• D
  3% (1)

Explanation

SUM (Software Update Manager) is SAP's dedicated tool for in-place system maintenance, covering Support Package Stack updates (A), Release upgrades (C), and Database migration (E) - the last of which is performed via SUM's built-in DMO (Database Migration Option), making it the standard path for migrating to SAP HANA without a separate project phase.

Why B and D are wrong:

• B (Homogeneous system copy) is handled by SWPM (Software Provisioning Manager), not SUM. A system copy is a provisioning activity, not a software update.
• D (Dual Stack split) - separating a combined ABAP+Java system into two standalone systems - is also an SWPM task. Additionally, AS ABAP 7.40+ systems are typically single-stack, making this scenario largely irrelevant to the question's scope.

Memory tip: SUM = Stack updates, Upgrades (release), Migration (DB). Everything else - copies, splits, provisioning - belongs to SWPM. If it involves moving or copying a system rather than updating it in place, it's SWPM territory.

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