We will create a new test environment especially for this major upgrade (CRM Roll-Up 18, CRM-Release 4.0 and AX-R3). This allows us to work completely in parallel to the existing environments.
The week after the Key-User meeting in Singapore (April 27th to May 1st) we will release the combined test system for testing for general Key-User testing
We will however do some testing beforehand with selected Key-Users e.g. the Americans will be able to test CRM Roll-Up 18 usage in offline (which is very critical for their “Go Live” planned for July)
All the dates above are provisional and the final dates will be dependent on the required develop work in CRM and AX needed to ensure that the existing modifications work in the upgraded environment and the development work required for CRM-Release 4.0. which is focused on interface improvements and impacts both CRM and AX.