Preprations for SAP upgrade

Hello,
Does anyone know what preparations for BW have to be done before an R/3 upgrade.
We are going to upgrade our R/3 system (currently 6.4) to mySAP Enterprise with ECC 5.0. The loads run daily or twice a day in the system. The production server is however going to be down for the upgrade during the weekend and it will be up and running after two days. We are currently using BW 3.5 SP10 and we use all FICO and Logistics DataSources. We are going to turn the loads off during those two days but do we have to do something else (e.g. empty logistics set up tables or anything else) before we shut down the system? and should anything specific be done when we turn on the system again?
Sarah

hi Sarah,
check oss notes
458305-OLTP system upgrade: What should I be aware of afterwards?
359412, there may be some others
301192 -> after upgrade, do 'activate' source system
also stated, before upgrade
If you use Logistic Cockpit, please make sure that you know notes 328181, 396647, 380078.
These are absolutely prerequisit notes for using Logistic Cockpit.
Never change the extract structure (communication structure) when there is data in SM13 or in the DeltaQueue!
Never upgrade your PlugIn System when you have data in SM13 or in the DeltaQueue!
SM13 and RSA7 have ALWAYS to be EMPTY BEFORE you apply any changes to communication structures, extract structures or any referenced Data Dictionary object or BEFORE you upgrade your PlugIn system!!!
SM13 and RSA7 have to be EMPTY also when you apply PlugIn Support Packages!
hope this helps.

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