TCODE SM13 AND SM14

[Former Member]

Hi Experts,

Anybody explain the functionalities of tcode sm13 and sm14.

Thanks &Regards,

Ram Pulagam.

[Former Member]

Hi Ram,

Refer to the below links-

Update Program Administration (Transaction SM14) - Updates in the SAP System (BC-CST-UP) - SAP Libra...

SM13- Update Management - Updates in the SAP System (BC-CST-UP) - SAP Library

[raquel_gomez]

Hi Ram,

From transaction SM13, you can check status from update requests still pending on the system.

They can show different status, such as:

- Init: The update request has been created but has not been fully processed. (

- Error: An error occurred in the init phase, and so the update request has not been processed.

- Error (no retry): The update request has been cancelled and cannot be processed again.

- V1 processed: The init phase has been correctly processed and the V2 modules have been forwarded for processing.

- V2 processed: The V2 modules have also been correctly processed, but a collective processing run still has to be updated (basically, V3).

- Enqueues Deleted: The SAP locks belonging to this update request have been deleted manually (SM12).

Some updates can be re-processed or not, based on the status. Deeper explanation can be read on Note:  1510367 - Re-processing failed update records via SM13

Transaction SM14 ofers Update administration: you can 'Deactivate' update functionality, check application servers status, define server groups or modify some parameters.

Regards,
Raquel

[Johan_sapbasis]

Hi,

Here is a good explanation::

Features of the Update - Updates in the SAP System (BC-CST-UP) - SAP Library

Kind Regards,

J

[isaias_freitas]

Hello Ram,

SM13 is used to verify pending update requests. You can delete update requests you do not want anymore (check with functional area first!) or reprocess requests that failed. Read the following SAP Help page for more details:

Update Management - Updates in the SAP System (BC-CST-UP) - SAP Library

SM14 is used to administer the update mechanism itself (e.g., activate/deactivate the update mechanism, manage update groups, ...).

Regards,

Isaías