Update Strategy for liveCache Database Instances 
For the selection of the update strategy,
SDBUPD determines the software version of the existing SAP DB database instance and SAP APO release (start version), and the software version of the software packages and the APO release to be installed (target version).Prerequisites
You are updating a
liveCache database instance for SAP APO.
SAP DB Software Versions
The following table shows which update strategy is selected for which start and target versions.
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Target Version 7.4.02/30A |
Target Version 7.4.02/310 |
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Start Version 7.2.05/30A |
Backup/Restore Upgrade | APO Extract/Load Upgrade |
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Start Version 7.4.02/30A |
Inplace Upgrade | APO Extract/Load Upgrade |
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Start Version 7.4.02/310 |
not possible |
Inplace Upgrade |