SAP SPAM / SAINT UPDATE

SAP recommends updating SPAM /SAINT to latest  version  before applying any

Support packs or Add-on in SAP system

Please note :For  SPAM and SAINT update, you do not have to follow increment
approach like other SAP ABAP components.For example if your current 
SPAM/SAINT  version  is 7.00/0034 ,you can directly update  this component 
to the latest. You do not have to apply version 35,36,37..and son on to reach 
to target level.

Following screencast will show you how to update your SPAM /SAINT.

1.To check the current Support Package manager version, Log into SAP and execute

  transaction SPAM.

In the above screen you can see that our Support package manager version 

is 7.00/0034 . 

2. Now we will go to SAP market place to check the latest  version of SPAM

available for our release.Go to https://service.sap.com/swdc > 

Support Packages and Patches > Browse Our Download Catalog >

Additional Components

2.1 Select SAP SPAM/SAINT Update  > Select appropriate version for your

system. In our example we are trying to update SPAM from version 7.00/0034

to latest available.  So we will select SPAM/SAINT Update 700.

2.2 Now click on "Support Packages" and select the latest version.

Download the selected file and copy it to /usr/sap/trans/EPS/in , you can 

deploy this file  without copying at OS level also,but its recommended to keep

it at mentioned directory,  so that it can be reused for all the systems that l

andscape.

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3. Go to transaction SPAM - client 000 (do not use DDIC) and go to

 Support Package > From Application Server > and press Yes.

4.This will upload the file from /usr/sap/trans/EPS/in and you will get 

below screen.

5.Now go to menu and select Support Package >import SPAM /Saint Update

and press  green check mark to start deploying the update.

Known Error: If SPAM updates through an error, go out and execute SPAM 

and execute step 5 again.

6.Once the update is finished, go out and execute SPAM again. Now you can 

see the new version deployed.

How to reset SPAM/SAINT queue

To reset SAINT queue / reset SPAM queue / reset OCS queue

Find below steps to Reset the OCS queue while applying add on / support packs.

While applying add on or support packs, if process hang up in IMPORT_PROPER phase of DDIC activation phase etc and if you are not able to re import or reset the queue, please follow below procedure.

At command line on prompt

Run below command

tp r3i all pf=/usr/sap/trans/bin/TP_DOMAIN_.PFL tag=spam -Dclientcascade=yes -Drepeatonerror=8

After this it will again come on your prompt.

Then go in se37 run below program

ocs_reset_queue

Hit F8

Give following parameter

IV_TOOL = SPAM / SAINT

IV_FORCE = X

Hit execute.

Now run SPAM or SAINT and redefine your queue