Best Practice 2.6 – Make frequent, small, and reversible changes

Frequent, small, and reversible changes reduce the scope and impact of a change. Although many SAP NetWeaver solutions only support a “patch forward” approach, consider using feature toggles in custom development to allow rollback. This eases troubleshooting, enables faster remediation, and provides the option to roll back a change.

Suggestion 2.6.1 - Divide development and releases into frequent and smaller changes where possible

Suggestion 2.6.2 - Because many SAP solutions only support a “patch forward” approach (and do not allow reversible transports), consider using feature toggles in custom development to allow disablement of features rather than rollback/withdraw

Suggestion 2.6.3 - For non-reversible SAP changes, consider additional rollback options, such as whole system snapshots, database backup, and restore options