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The document discusses activating business functions in SAP systems using enhancement packages. It explains that enhancement packages allow new functions to be installed and activated depending on business needs without an upgrade. Only one enhancement package version and one business function can be active per system. Activating a business function makes new features like menus, screens and configuration settings visible in the system. The document provides instructions for selecting a business function set, which activates associated changes, and describes how to check the status of background jobs and view which business functions are now active.

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The document discusses activating business functions in SAP systems using enhancement packages. It explains that enhancement packages allow new functions to be installed and activated depending on business needs without an upgrade. Only one enhancement package version and one business function can be active per system. Activating a business function makes new features like menus, screens and configuration settings visible in the system. The document provides instructions for selecting a business function set, which activates associated changes, and describes how to check the status of background jobs and view which business functions are now active.

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Switch Framework Technology

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1.1 Enhancement Package Key Concept ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2
1.2 Activate Business Function – SFW5 .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
1.3 Background Job - SM37..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
1.4 Check the Activated Business Functions ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7

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1 Switch Framework Technology
We can activate only one Industry Specific Business Function in SAP System.

1.1 Enhancement Package Key Concept

We have adapted our major release strategy to better fit your adoption cycle. To ensure that you benefit from new developments and innovations while minimizing the impact
on your core operational systems, SAP uses enhancement packages to speed up the delivery of new functions.
With SAP enhancement packages, you can install and activate new functions depending on your business needs without having to perform a system upgrade.

You cannot mix the installation of different enhancement package versions in your ABAP-based SAP system. You can have just one enhancement package version in the SAP
system.
From a business point of view, functional enhancements are grouped into business functions (BFs). The technical installation of the business functions does not change the
system behaviour.

You cannot reverse a business function once it is activated. Due to technical restrictions, only a limited number of business functions are reversible.

After you have activated a business function, you can see the changes and new developments in the SAP system, for example:
 Menu entries
 New screens
 New fields on the application user interfaces
 IMG activities required for the implementation
 New table entries in Customizing tables and system tables

You can create a transport request with the current settings of the switch framework. You can check functional changes and the impact of an activated business function in
advance in the business function documentation.

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1.2 Activate Business Function – SFW5

In this activity you can activate individual standard applications and industry solutions in your ABAP-based SAP system. These applications and solutions are known as Business
Function Sets and Business Functions.

Business Functions are collected in Business Function Sets. You use these function sets to configure your system for an industry solution. If you do not implement any industry
solutions, you can use the General Business Function Set to activate other applications.

You can activate only one Business Function Set in each system instance. The General Business Function Set is integrated into the Business Function Sets of the industry
solutions, to enable you to use both.

The functions and applications that underlie a Business Function Set and Business Function are not visible in the system until you activate them. These can include menu items
and enhancements in existing transactions, activities in the Implementation Guide, and components in the application component hierarchy.

Note that the changes you make in this IMG activity are critical. Once you have activated a Business Function, you can no longer cancel the enhancements it makes in the
system. You can select Business Functions and activate the associated changes in the system only if you have the appropriate authorizations.

You may not be able to select any Business Functions if you have installed a particular SAP (for example, SAP ECC, SAP CRM, or SAP SCM). In these cases, the table does not
contain any entries.

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Select Business Function Set which need to Activate

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Background Job is generated

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1.3 Background Job - SM37

Check the Background job status

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1.4 Check the Activated Business Functions

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