Background documentation Update Strategy for SAP DB OLTP Database Instances Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

For the selection of the update strategy, SDBUPD determines the SAP DB software version of the existing database instance (start version), and the SAP DB software version of the software package to be installed (target version).

Prerequisites

You are updating a Structure linkSAP DB OLTP database instance.

SAP DB Software Versions

The following table shows which update strategy is selected for which start and target versions of the SAP DB software.
 

Target Version 7.4.03

Start version from 7.2.05.19

INPLACE

Start version from 7.3.00.25

INPLACE

Start version 7.4.03

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