SAP Solution Manager 7.2 · Managing Systems: Managed System Config & EWA

What questions does the SAP EarlyWatch Alert (EWA) report answer, and what will it never tell you?

It answers: how performance compares to SAP's recommendations, how old the software components are, how fast they're growing, and what to improve. (Included in standard + enterprise support for 10+ years.)

What it never says: that you did everything right — it'll always flag an old kernel or missing patches yellow. Still, it delivers real value for ERP/S4HANA/BW.

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