IntelliCorp :: Assessor Support Pack Edition

After making extensive investments to create a stable, functioning SAP environment, most companies are understandably reluctant to introduce changes - even necessary support packs - because of the unacceptable risk of the unknown. Documentation is often sparse and testing guidance is negligible. Installing those periodic support and legal change packs from SAP could destabilize critical production systems - but you need to install them to ensure the future performance and serviceability of your SAP environment.

What's more, different support packs can be invalidated by improper sequencing, custom changes and other modifications. When you factor in the limited availability of skilled personnel to properly perform rigorous regression testing, it's no surprise that many companies have a large backlog of uninstalled support packs.

Find Every Affected Transaction and Report - In Minutes
IntelliCorp Assessor - Support Pack Edition ends the frustrating delays and the uncertain risks of applying SAP support packs to your SAP environment. Like a medical MRI, Assessor uses a lightweight, low-overhead monitor to scan unobtrusively your SAP environment and find the executable objects (both SAP's and your own custom objects) that would be affected by each of the objects in the support pack.

In addition to identifying affected objects, Assessor automatically filters the results based on actual system usage and prioritizes the changes based on an automated risk assessment. The result is more effective and more efficient testing of the critical business functionality.

Assessor can analyze any support pack residing on an SAP system as well as your custom Transports. You don't have to install it on your Production system. You can run it on your Development, QA or Sandbox system to lower your risk. You can even filter the results based on actual production system usage to maintain the highest level of accuracy.

When the analysis is complete, you receive a CSV file that you can load into Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel or other reporting/analysis tools. Assessor shows you:

The number of times an Executable was found for each Transport Object.
The depth at which the Executable was found (greater depth equals lower risk).
Which Executables are being used by your staff within your SAP environment.

Better SAP Lifecycle Events - With Lower Cost, Lower Risk
In just hours, IntelliCorp Assessor gives you a clearer, more complete, and more accurate picture than you could ever obtain after weeks or months of analysis. You'll quickly recoup your investment - and solidify, streamline, and accelerate your SAP support pack implementations.

Reduced Risk to Production Systems - Assessor can work on test/development systems. Most importantly, it prevents support pack deployments that interfere with critical production systems in unforeseen ways.
Fact-Based Analysis - Rather than rely on bare-bones documentation or voluminous SAP release notes, you can analyze the impact of a support pack on your unique environment through a fact-based interrogation and analysis.
Smarter Testing - Support packs require vigorous regression testing to prevent production-system disruption. Assessor identifies where to direct your testing efforts and helps you prioritize your plan. Test only what you use and test it more completely.
Efficient Support Pack Deployment Process - Assessor automates data collection tasks that could otherwise take weeks, letting your busy team focus on analysis and other higher-value activities that accelerate support pack deployment. That's critical if you have a backlog of support packs you've been reluctant to implement. Assessor lessens the risk of this SAP-recommended activity.
Lower Complexity - Support packs can be invalidated by subsequent SAP patches or support pack transports that overlay - or if Transports imported out of sequence. Custom changes can also create major headaches. Assessor strips away these complexities and ensures that you know the impact of a support pack before you test and deploy.