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SAP Enterprise Support, cloud editions

FixedEffectively non-negotiable in standard paper. Spend your capital elsewhere; manage the consequence instead.

What it governs

The support included in every cloud subscription fee: case handling with published response targets, 24×7 mission-critical support for the two highest priorities, the customer support website, and application lifecycle tooling.

Why SAP moves on it — or doesn't

It is part of the subscription and the schedule is uniform. There is nothing to negotiate on scope; the only alternative SAP sells is the paid add-on above it.

The lever

Know the response targets before an incident, not during one: one hour for a very-high case, four hours for high, one business day for medium, two for low. They are initial-response targets, not resolution promises.

In SAP's published documents

Included in the subscription fees unless alternative support terms are agreed. Response targets: P1 very high — initial response within 1 hour, ongoing communication hourly, corrective-action target 4 hours; P2 high — 4 hours; P3 medium — 1 business day; P4 low — 2 business days. 24×7 mission-critical support for P1 and P2 in English; ALM tooling delivered as part of the offering under published usage rights.

Source: Support Schedule for Cloud Services, sections 2–3 — enGLOBAL.v.07-2025. Checked 2026-09-17 against the SAP Trust Center; editions change — re-verify before relying on it.

Before you rely on this. A judgement, not legal advice. SAP's standard terms change — verify the current wording of this term in the standard documents published at the SAP Trust Center before using it in a live negotiation.
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