This is the first in a series of posts looking at the new functionality of LiveCompare 2.3.  Today I’m going to cover the extended Enhancement Pack (EP) support.  You can read about LiveCompare's existing support for Enhancement Packs here.

LiveCompare 2.3 compares two new object types:

·         Enhancement Object (ENHO)

·         Enhancement Spot (ENHS)

The Quick Compare Wizard, tier 1 hierarchy, tier 2 details and report options have all been upgraded to work with ENHO and ENHS objects.  This brings enhancement object support up to the level of other SAP object types such as Programs, Function Modules, Tables, and Screens.

Enhancement Object

Here's the standard SAP display for an ENHO object:

In LiveCompare this becomes:

Each tab in the SAP display becomes an item in the tier 2 LiveCompare hierarchy.  This provides convenient access to the important comparable characteristics.  The usual LiveCompare comparison status icons: same, different, in1 and in2 are displayed to the right of the hierarchy item.

Enhancement Spot

Here's the standard SAP display for an ENHS object:

And this is the result of comparing an ENHS object in LiveCompare:

LiveCompare will process ENHO and ENHS objects if it is given a container such as a transport.  This means you can use the standard Compare Objects template to discovery and compare enhancement objects automatically.  As these examples show, comparison of ENHO/ENHS objects isn't limited to SAP standard objects.  You can use it with your custom enhancements too.

Summary

LiveCompare 2.3 adds support for discovering and comparing ENHO and ENHS objects.  With LiveCompare 2.3 you can see how enhancements are changing and what the impact will be.