Database Migration Option: Target Database SAP MaxDB

Naming Conventions

This section deals with the most important naming conventions used in this document.

See the SUM Guide for a comprehensive overview about naming conventions. The most important naming conventions in this document are:

Naming

Meaning

SUM guide

Abbreviation for: Update Guide – Update of SAP Systems Using Software Update Manager <version>

update

For clarity and readability, the generic term Update is used in this document in the context of release upgrade, enhancement package installation and Support Package Stack application with SUM.

SAPup

The DMO procedure is only available for systems based on AS ABAP, so on technical level, the executable SAPup (as part of SUM) is used, for example, in the log files or in commands.

anyDB

DMO of SUM migrates from an existing relational database type (called anyDB) to the target database.

<SUM directory>

This spelling is used when referring to <path to SUM directory> > SUM.