Question about SAP Support pagackes

[Former Member]

Hi all

I am trying to understand more about SAP Support packages. Can anyone please help me to answer the following questions.

1. How do we find out waht version of Support package currently installed on our system. ( e.g what command or transaction provides this info).

2. How do we find the latest support pack available from SAP?

3. Do we have to apply support pack to each component or to each module e.t.c

( Any command or tranaction....)

4. What is a differnce between SAP kernel support pack and SAP Note.

5. Is it requirement to apply support package from SAP solutaion manager or can also be applied throught transaction

Thank you very much....

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Julio,

1. How do we find out waht version of Support package currently installed on our system. ( e.g what command or transaction provides this info).

Go to Txn SPAM --> Click on Package Level --> Check the level against SAP_BASIS or SAP_ABA

2. How do we find the latest support pack available from SAP?

http://service.sap.com/sp-stacks --> SP Stack Information

3. Do we have to apply support pack to each component or to each module e.t.c

( Any command or tranaction....)

There will be support packs for each component like SAP_BASIS,SAP_ABA,SAP_BW .. etc and you can apply them through SPAM.

4. What is a differnce between SAP kernel support pack and SAP Note.

Kernels are central program that are required to run SAP system and these programs reside in OS level.Kernel support pack means correction to these cental programs .There is no transaction for this.You can replace the existing files with the new one ( in simple words ) . SAP note means correction to SAP programs , more than one SAP note is called a Support pack and Note can be implemented using SNOTE and Support packs using SPAM

5. Is it requirement to apply support package from SAP solutaion manager or can also be applied throught transaction

Now you need Solution Manager to download Support packs from SMP.You can apply SPs in the target system without using Solman.

Thanks

Prince Jose

PS: points are appreciated

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Prince Jose