Updating Patches

[Former Member]

Hi,

How do we know if our SAP system is updated with currnent patches available, I mean in which transaction can we check this?

And if we are not updated with current patches,how do we update the same?

Regards,

Bhavin P Shah

[Former Member]

Hi,

To Apply Support packs first up all you need to download the patches. When you have the downloaded the file i.e.. (*.car ) patch file then you can extract and apply it in two ways.

1. Go to command prompt through cmd (if you are using windows) and go to the folder where you have download these files ( could be in <drive>\downloaded folder\ ) type this command on command prompt without quotes "sapcar -xvf <filename>.sar". Now it will create a folder called EPS and a folder called IN inside EPS. Go to this folder and it will show two extracted files with extension " .att " and " .pat ". Copy this two files into yours trans\eps\in folder which could be something like <drive>\usr\sap\trans\eps\in folder.Then type spam on your session and navigate to Support Package\Load Package\From Application Server and it will ask for Path confirm it Say " YES"Select the patch imported and double click on it and then click on small truck Icon and it start Import.

2. Type Spam on session then navigate to Support Package\Load Package\From FrontEnd \ and Navigate to path where you have downloaded the *.SAR file of Support Pack.Now it will open a popup window and then click on decompress button ( It is front-End process for extracting or decompressing .sar file in .pat and .att extension ) After that click on Display-Define button on right hand side.) Select the BASIS or ABAP patch ( whichever you are applying *) what ever you are after and import it in queue. After that click on Small truck Icon in menu i.e.. (import Queue) and it Starts importing.

• Note :- Basis patch starts with KBxxxx.sar and Abap Patch start with KAxxxx.sar likewise.

• Note :- If you are applying all support pack it may ask you to increase your spam level (SUPPORT PACK MANAGER).

Regards

Jhony

[former_member193294]

Hi Bhavin,

here some detailed description of the process:

To Apply Support packs first up all you need to download the patches. When you have the downloaded the file i.e.. (*.car ) patch file then you can extract and apply as follows:

Go to command prompt through cmd (if you are using windows) and go to the folder where you have download these files ( could be in <drive>\downloaded folder\ ) type this command on command prompt without quotes "sapcar -xvf <filename>.sar".

Now it will create a folder called EPS and a folder called IN inside EPS. Go to this folder and it will show two extracted files with extension " .att " and " .pat ". Copy this two files into yours trans\eps\in folder which could be something like <drive>\usr\sap\trans\eps\in folder.

Then type spam on your session and navigate to Support Package\Load Package\From Application Server and it will ask for Path confirm it Say " YES" Select the patch imported and double click on it and then click on small truck Icon (import Queue) and it start Import.

[Former Member]

Hi Friends

Support pack and patch are same or different?

Regards,

Chama.

[former_member204746]

to know about kernel patch:

SM51 and button RELEASE NOTES

[Former Member]

Hi,

use tcode- SPAM and look at the component patch level by clicking package level

you can updtae the patch by downloading patch from service.sap.com and apply patch using tcode-spam in client 000

read the relavant sap note while applying support package

regards,

kaushal