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SAP problems and how to fix them

Every page below is one finding the ERP Preflight analysis engines report: what it means, which export reveals it, the evidence a finding cites and the remediation from the rule catalog.

Problem areas

Output & extensibility

  • Output management

    SAP output determination problems (OPD, BRFplus)

    10 documented problems · OPD Guard

  • Forms

    SAP form problems: Adobe Forms bindings and legacy forms

    13 documented problems · FormDoctor

  • Custom fields

    SAP custom field problems: field not showing in app, form or API

    7 documented problems · Custom Field Flow Doctor

  • Extensions

    SAP extension impact problems: dependencies, deletions, type changes

    8 documented problems · Extension Impact Guard

Migration & Clean Core

Integration

  • Change pointers

    SAP change pointer problems: why changes are not distributed

    9 documented problems · Change Pointer Coverage Auditor

  • API changes

    SAP API breaking changes and deprecations (OData, OpenAPI)

    23 documented problems · API Change Guard

Release & transport

  • Transports

    SAP transport dependency problems: import order and overtakers

    7 documented problems · Transport Dependency Analyzer

  • Software collections

    SAP software collection import problems

    7 documented problems · Software Collection Dependency Guard

Operations

  • Fiori 403 errors

    SAP Fiori 403 Forbidden: root causes and fixes

    9 documented problems · Fiori 403 Root-Cause Doctor

  • Roles & licensing

    SAP role problems: license tiers, redundant catalogs, emergency access

    7 documented problems · IAM Cost Optimizer

  • Workflow

    Stuck SAP workflow items: causes and fixes

    6 documented problems · Workflow Stuck Explainer

  • Account determination

    SAP account determination errors (OBYC, VKOA)

    8 documented problems · Account Determination Preflight

  • System refresh

    SAP system copy checks: RFC destinations, BDLS, mail and jobs

    10 documented problems · System Refresh Delta Guard

  • User decommissioning

    Safely decommissioning SAP users: dependency checks

    12 documented problems · Safe Decommission Preflight

  • Error logs (root cause)

    SAP error logs: from thousands of messages to the root causes

    4 documented problems · Error Log Root Cause

Warehouse automation

SAP object release states

Is a table, CDS view, class or function module released for ABAP Cloud, and what replaces it? Official release data from the SAP Cloudification Repository, per release.

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Glossary

Short definitions of the SAP terms used on these pages — Clean Core tiers, released APIs, OPD, IDoc, change pointers, transports and more.

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