TP Import issue on Ehp5 System

[Former Member]

Dear Guru's,

After the SAP ECC 6.0 Ehp5 installation, in the transport queue we have one request named as SYNCMARK and we're unable to set the client for this request because of this request we're unable to do the transports. Also we tried to delete the request and its also no possible.

Error message:

Transport control program tp ended with error code

Errors: wrong syntax in tp call

Could anyone suggest me.

regards,

Guna

[Former Member]

Dear Guna,

This kind of problem generally comes when DIR_TRANS and TRANSDIR do not match which otherwise should be set as same directory. Can you please check your TP_DOMAIN_<SID>.PFL if this is the case.

Regards,

Nitin

[Former Member]

Dear Nitin,

Thanks for your reply.

We checked the system, DIR_TRANS and TRANSDIR are same only. When I try to Specify a target client for requests SYNCMARK, that time only I'm getting the above issue. Could you please help us how to resolve this issue.

regards,

Guna

[Former Member]

Dear Guna,

I know its an old post but just wanted to update the thread. I had the same issue. The solution described in the below link solved the issue.

SYNCMARK blockiert Importqueue: wrong syntax in tp call

(Open the file SID in folder buffer under /usr/sap/trans and look for the keyword SYNCMARK. Add a hash # symbol at the beginning of that row and save the file. Now, refresh the queue and the SYNCMARK should disappear).

Regards,

Mohan.

[Former Member]

Hi Krishna,

I am also facing the same issue. So i have commented the SYNCMARK entry in buffer directory(os level), after that if i refresh the import queue , the syncmark is not displaying in queue. but i if import any TR, then SYNCMARK entry is adding automatically.

please suggest.

Regards,

Lakshmanan V

[Former Member]

Hi Krishna,

Thanks so much - the url was in German but I got the gist of it.

comment out with # SYNCMARK in file /usr/sap/trans/buffer/<SID>

Regards

James

[brian_quigley]

The SYNCMARK is a special TP command automatically entered to prepare

the transport buffer during SAP Upgrades and the application of patches

via transaction SPAM. This buffer entry is only needed when tp is

allowed to import several transport requests or Support Packages in

parallel. SYNCMARKs are used to separate transport requests or Support

Packages in the buffer containing the same objects.

You COULD delete it either of 2 ways:

" tp delsyncmark ALL <sid>"

and if that did not work and you were sure you could perform a "tp cleanbuffer <sid>".

But as EHP5 is new enough if I were you I would probably contact SAP support to be sure this is ok first.

[Former Member]

Hi Brain,

Thanks for your reply.

We tried both the commands, its throwing error message as ....

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This is tp version 375.86.82 (release 720, unicode enabled)

E-TPSETTINGS could not be opened.

EXIT

Error in TPSETTINGS: transdir not set.

tp returncode summary:

TOOLS: Highest return code of single steps was: 0

ERRORS: Highest tp internal error was: 0208

tp finished with return code: 208

meaning:

error in transportprofil (param missing, unknown,...)

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Could you please suggest for the above issues.

Thanks & regards,

Guna

[Former Member]

Hi,

As per the error: Error in TPSETTINGS: transdir not set

Check SAP Note 28781 and set the transdir variable from STMS -> Overview -> System -> Configuration -> Transport Tool

Regards,

Srikishan