Question 3 - SAP E_S4CON_2505 Real Exam Questions [March 2026 Update]

Q: 3

You want to perform an SAP S/4HANA conversion using SUM with DMO. Which steps run before the beginning of the technical downtime, irrespective of your SUM configuration? Note: There are 3 correct answe rs to this question.

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Discussion

Amelia W. Feb 28, 2026 3:10 am

Guessing B and E again, classic SAP exam trick question. Can't believe they ask for three here.

Kevin Feb 17, 2026 1:07 pm

Its B and E for steps before technical downtime, at least per official SUM doc phases. None of the others fit if you go by uptime/preprocessing rules. Pretty sure about this but open to another interpretation if I missed something.

Riley I. Mar 2, 2026 10:57 pm

Pretty sure B and E, that's what I saw in similar exam reports. The third option doesn't match pre-downtime steps from SUM docs.

Priya D. Feb 26, 2026 10:05 pm

saw pretty similar problem in my exam on a practice, I picked A D E.

Drew N. Mar 4, 2026 4:02 pm

B . Had something like this in a mock and I picked B, D, E because D seemed to fit as a shadow table step before full downtime. Still not totally sure if that's right since official docs say only B and E are strictly pre-downtime. Anyone got a different take?

NoahU Mar 3, 2026 2:50 am

Its B and E. Both those steps (language data in TABIM_UPG, DDIC objects in DDIC_UPG) run during the uptime phase, before technical downtime kicks in. The question asks for 3 but SUM guides only show two before downtime, so maybe a typo in the question. Pretty confident here but if someone has other docs, let me know.

Ava S. Feb 22, 2026 8:32 pm

B or E for sure, C/D feels like a trap since both happen after downtime starts if you check SUM guides. Not 100 percent but that's how similar exam questions usually go.

Parker Q. Feb 27, 2026 1:45 am

B tbh. A looks tempting but it actually happens during downtime, not before. I've seen similar confusion in SAP notes.

FocusedMentor387 Feb 18, 2026 3:14 am

C/D? In the SAP SUM process, only B and E are clearly before technical downtime based on official phase mapping. I've seen similar questions in practice and exam reports that stick to those two. Not sure why three are requested, maybe a trick in the wording or an error.

Amelia Feb 15, 2026 8:49 pm

B tbh, only B and E are definitely before technical downtime. Not sure what the third is supposed to be, maybe question is off?

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Correct Answer:

B, E NOTE TO THE USER: THE QUESTION STATES THERE ARE 3 CORRECT ANSWERS. BASED ON OFFICIAL SAP DOCUMENTATION REGARDING THE SOFTWARE UPDATE MANAGER (SUM) PROCESS, ONLY TWO OF THE PROVIDED OPTIONS (B AND E) OCCUR BEFORE THE TECHNICAL DOWNTIME. OPTION C OCCURS AFTER THE DOWNTIME, WHILE OPTIONS A AND D OCCUR DURING THE DOWNTIME. THERE APPEARS TO BE AN ERROR IN THE QUESTION'S PREMISE. HOWEVER, IF FORCED TO SELECT A THIRD OPTION THAT OCCURS DURING SYSTEM UPTIME (I.E., NOT IN DOWNTIME), OPTION C WOULD BE THE CHOICE, ASSUMING THE QUESTION INCORRECTLY USES THE WORD "BEFORE" WHEN IT MEANS "OUTSIDE OF". THE FOLLOWING EXPLANATION IS BASED ON A STRICT INTERPRETATION OF THE QUESTION AS WRITTEN.

Explanation

The SAP S/4HANA conversion process using SUM is divided into uptime and downtime phases. The question asks for steps that run before the technical downtime begins. These are the uptime preprocessing phases.

- (B) TABIMUPG: This phase involves importing application data (like language data) into the shadow repository. This is a standard uptime activity.

- (E) DDICUPG: This phase imports the new Data Dictionary (DDIC) objects from the installation media into the shadow repository. This also occurs during the uptime preprocessing stage.

Both of these activities are performed while the source system is still operational, hence they occur before the technical downtime.

Why Incorrect

A. Activation of dictionary objects in phase ACTUPG

This phase activates the new repository objects in the system. It is a critical part of the system switch and runs during the technical downtime.

C. Generation of the new ABAP loads in phase RUNSGENGENER8

This phase runs SGEN to generate the ABAP loads for the new target release. It occurs during the post-processing stage, which is an uptime phase after the technical downtime has been completed.

D. Creation of application tables in the SAP HANA database in phase EUCLONEMIGDTCREATE

The "DT" in the phase name signifies downtime. This step creates the table structures in the target HANA database during the downtime migration period.

References

1. SAP Help Portal

Software Update Manager 2.0 Guide: The official guides for SUM provide a detailed roadmap of the update/conversion process. The section on "The Phases of the Software Update Manager" clearly delineates between preprocessing (uptime)

execution (downtime)

and post-processing (uptime) phases. Phases DDICUPG and TABIMUPG are listed under the MAINSHDIMP (shadow import) preprocessing module.

2. SAP Help Portal

Database Migration Option (DMO) of SUM 2.0 SPxx Guide: This guide details the DMO-specific phases. It confirms that EUCLONEMIGDTCREATE is a downtime phase for creating objects in the target database. It also confirms that ACTUPG is a downtime phase within the MAINSWITCH module

and RUNSGENGENER8 is a post-processing phase in the MAINPOSTP module. (Reference specific phase descriptions within the guide's roadmap section).

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