How to apply the downloaded SAP Support Packages and Patches

• You will get a pop up screen with the unapplied patches.
• Select the patch or group of patched that you want to apply and hit the enter key/icon.
• The patch number will be defined in the queue box.
• Goto Support Packages >> Import Queue or click the apply patch / import queue icon on the application toolbar
• After the patch is successfully applied, you will have to CONFIRM the patch application.
• Goto Support Packages >> Confirm Or click the confirm icon on the application toolbar.
• The traffic light in the status box should turn green.
• While the patches are being applied, it’ll prompt us for conformation of the changes, whether to keep the objects which have come from SAP patch or to keep existing customized objects.

• You can compare the changes and decide to keep the changes made to the system via OSS notes or return the objects to original.

For applying SPAM upgrage patch (KDVVVPP.CAR) use import SPAM/SAINT Update menu option.

Import from Frontend
for small files you can do this. It will upload from frontend to server and ask you to decompress. Once decompressed, click on New Support Packages/ Display button.

Once decompressed, click on New Support Packages/ Display button.


Check for logs

 

• At times depending on the situation, you may have to reapply the OSS notes after returning back the object to original

Errors and Problems

Cannot_create_cofile

While applying a patch, if you get an error "CANNOT_CREATE_COFILE" delete the concerned file of the patch from the /usr/sap/trans/cofile and /usr/sap/trans/data directory. After deleting the files restart the process. The patch application may work.

Eps in is in old format

If you are unable to upload the queue and you see a message like EPS in IS IN OLD FORMAT , check for the SPAM version and do a SPAM update. Delete the concerned files (i.e. the .ATT and .PAT files from the /usr/sap/trans/EPS/in directory) and then decompress the .CAR file and continue with applying the support packs.

Objects locked

There are also times when a patch fails because an object that it is trying to modify is locked by a change request. In such cases, identify the object and the change request and then using SE03 search for the object. Once you have identified the change request unlock the object and then Continue with the SPAM transaction. Sometimes the SPAM/SAINT Update process comes out with error. In such case just go ahead and start the SPAM update process again and it should go through fine.

Objects locked

• Tp could not connect to database
• Tp may be older version or outdated
• No enough space in "eps/in" directory.
• Tp could not be executed.
• Stms is not configured properly.