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title: "Installing the Simplification Item (SI) Report"
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published: 2023-06-29T09:42:39Z
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# Installing the Simplification Item (SI) Report

This article explains how to install the Simplification Item (SI) Report.

**Prerequisites** Before you proceed with the below instructions, install the **latest version** of these **notes**. The following notes must be installed on both your**checked system** and the **Production system**. Panaya strongly recommends installing the **most up-to-date versions** of the notes.

- **Required**
  - [2399707](https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2399707) *- Simplification Item Check
  - [2502552](https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2502552) *- S4TC - SAP S/4HANA Conversion & Upgrade New Simplification Item Checks  
  
*  These notes and the Simplification Item Catalog should be installed and updated to its latest version. In case the conversion process has begun and you have finalized your Development system, these notes versions and the development (checked system) should be frozen.
- **Recommended**
  - [2678215](https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2678215) - Poor Performance in RUN_S4H_SIF_CHECK_INIT using Oracle DB
  - [2646649](https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2646649) - Performance improvements of generated methods of class CLS4SIC_MM_IM_SI1
  - [2753888](https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2753888) - Increase Precheck performance: skip KALNR-check (class CLS4SIC_MM_IM_SI1)
  - [2964871](https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2964871) - High memory consumption in CLS4SIC_LO_MD_BP

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## **What systems should be installed with the SI?**

The SI should be installed on the **checked system** (The one running the ETL Extractor) and the **productive system**. If you are going to use a copy of your production system, be sure to also review SAP note [2568736](https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2568736) - SAP Readiness Check for SAP S/4HANA - copy ST03N data.

**See also**

- [SAP S/4HANA Simplification Item Check – How to do it right.](https://blogs.sap.com/2018/03/26/sap-s4hana-simplification-item-check-how-to-do-it-right./)
- [Simplification Item Catalog, Simplification Item Check, and SAP Readiness Check for SAP S/4HANA](https://blogs.sap.com/2017/09/15/simplification-item-catalog-simplification-item-check-and-sap-readiness-check-for-sap-s4hana/)

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## **Downloading the Simplification Database**

There are 2 methods to download the Simplification Item Catalog

### **Method 1**

1. Navigate to [https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#sic](https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#sic)
2. Select your preferred version of the Product  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1638997384905.png)
3. Click on![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1638997393925.png) to download the catalog  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1639047782715.png)

### **Method 2**

1. Navigate to **SAP Software Download Center**
2. Download [CCMSIDB](https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/softwarecenter/search/CCMSIDB)
3. Select the relevant ZIP file and click on **Download Basket**

### **Method 3**

1. Start transaction **SE38** and execute program /SDF/RC_START_CHECK
2. Click on **Download Latest Simplification Item Catalog**  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1639047793570.png)

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## **Importing the Simplification Database**

1. Start transaction **SE38** and execute program /SDF/RC_START_CHECK
2. Select to **Upload Simplification Item Catalog**  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1639047810940.png)
3. Select the ZIP downloaded in the previous steps

This article is part of our [S/4HANA Setup Guide](/v1/docs/panaya-sap-s4hana-preparation-process)

## Related

- [Panaya SAP S/4HANA Preparation Process](/panaya-sap-s4hana-preparation-process.md)