Enhancement packages are an SAP technique to deliver more innovation, more quickly, in a more accessible way to organizations that have implemented or upgraded to SAP ERP 6.0. The packages enable rapid deployment of select new functionality in a way that minimizes disruption on core production systems. SAP intends to deliver enhancement packages several times per year and will include new functionality along with enterprise services. Customers will have the option of applying enhancement packages to their SAP ERP 6.0 environment.

SAP enhancement package 3 for SAP ERP 6.0, released in December 2007, includes and provisions enterprise services for the following ES bundles:

• Advertising Management
• Availability Issue Resolution and Backorder Processing
• Compliance Relevant Data Exchange - eLogbook
• Environment, Health, and Safety (EH&S)
• HCM Enterprise Learning
• HCM Master Data
• HCM Organizational Management
• HCM Time Management
• Information System Integration
• Insurance Billing and Payment
• Insurance Credentialing
• Insurance Document Vendor
• Insurance External Reporting
• Insurance External Claims Investigation
• Integration of External Warehouse Management System
• Integration of Transportation Management System
• Outsourced Manufacturing
• Procure to Pay
• Project System
• Public Sector Budget Management
• Quote to Order for Configurable Products
• Funds Commitment Processing
• Resource and Supply Chain Planning for Healthcare Providers
• In-Store Food Production Integration
• Subscription Management
• Supply Chain Operations and Execution for Oil and Gas
• Trade and Commodity Management
• Transportation Collaboration and Subcontracting

The following existing ES bundles gained new functionality as of SAP enhancement package 3 for SAP ERP 6.0:

• Customer Service Execution
• Maintenance Processing
• Order to Cash
• Supplier Collaboration for the Supply Chain

Links:

Enhancement Packages
SAP enhancement package 1 for SAP ERP 6.0
SAP enhancement package 2 for SAP ERP 6.0
SAP ERP 6.0
An article by Dr. Andreas Schaffry that mentions Enhancement Package 3