2146864 - Difference between ASE 15.7 codelines: ESD, SPxx & SP1xx - SAP ASE

• What is the difference between ASE 15.7 codelines?
• Why are there ASE 15.7 releases with 'ESD', SPxx and SP1xx numbers?
• Why was ASE version numbering changed?
• Are all fixes in Service Packs (SP) from the newer ASE SP1xx codeline in the ASE SPxx releases?

SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) 15.7

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