SAP System UPGRADE & UPDATE Troubleshooting Guides

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When performing an SAP system upgrade, the information you obtain from warning messages and error log files will often only help you diagnose the issues without providing a remedy. In order to help you perform smoother SAP system upgrades, we have developed the SAP System UPGRADE & UPDATE Troubleshooting Guides to guide you through the steps you could take to solve the problems.

This blog contains latest update wiki pages and direct hyperlinks to the guides.  Upgrade troubleshooting guides would help you troubleshoot the problems you encounter with your SAP System upgrade. It has been split up into six categories.

1.      Maintenance Planner
2.      SAPJup
3.      SPAM and Saint
4.      SUM for ABAP
5.      SUM for JAVA
6.      Note Assistant
7.      JSPM

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:!: Note:  This table will be updated regularly with recently Added/Updated Guides.

Notes and KBAs about performance in Upgrades and Enhancement Packages

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Maintenance Planner:

• Maintenance Planner - Troubleshooting Guide

SUM for ABAP:

• Troubleshooting Issues with the SUM SL Common UI


• FAQ update execution


• FAQ updates executed by SUM tool


• Notes and KBAs about performance in Upgrades and Enhancement Packages


• Database Migration Option for Software Update Manger (DMO)


• (SUM)INPUT-OS-USER-PASSWORDS-sapcontrol cmd return exit code higher than 0


• ACT_UPG  phase (Data dictionary activation)


• Upgrade Preparation Session


• ADD-ON Handling

SUM for Java:

• (SUM) DEPLOY-COMPONENTS - wrong SAPJVM path


• (SUM) Known issues during DEPLOY-SDM step

The following table lists out the six categories and their subtopics that make up the UPGRADE System troubleshooting guides.

 

Note: Not all troubleshooting guides are complete yet.  Please revisit those pages again as we are currently working on those contents.

Category	Subtopic
System Upgrade And Update	SAP System Upgrade & Update Troubleshooting Wiki Space
1. SUM for Java	Update/ Enhancement package installation using SUM
	Release upgrade using SUM
	Using SUM's 'Manually Prepared Directory' option
	FAQ: Frequently asked questions
2. SUM for ABAP	General information
	ADD-ON Handling
	SPDD and SPAU
	ACT_UPG
	PARCONV_UPG
	Shadow Import & TABIM phases
	XPRAS phases
	Upgrade/update reset
	Data loss
	Instance start-stop situations
	Database Migration Option for Software Update Manger (DMO)
	Glossary
3. SPAM/Saint	Package attribute
	Support Package Stack
	ACP package
	Disassemble Package
	Test Import
	Precheck
	DDIC_import
	Activation
	SPDD and SPAU
	DDIC Distribution
	Move Nametab
	Main Import
	XPRAS Execution
	Reset SPAM queue
	Downtime optimization
4. SAPJup	Upgrade to SAP NetWeaver 7.0x
	Upgrade to SAP NetWeaver 7.1x
5. Note Assistant	SAP Note structure and classification
	Activate Note Assistant
	Note download, prerequisite note etc.
	How to implement SAP Notes using SNOTE
	Objects are locked, how to transport to subsequent systems.
	Adjust notes in SNOTE/spau
	Frequently-asked questions
	Version management
	Find out and implement side effect notes
6. JSPM	JSPM is not supported. See SAP note 1589311. Use SUM instead!

 

ℹ For more information, please visit the SAP System Upgrade & Update Troubleshooting Wiki Space.  This Wiki Space includes information needed before a system upgrade & update. Information includes:

 

• Upgrade troubleshooting guides in Wiki Space


• Latest News


• PS Social Media Channel (Product Support Facebook page, Twitter page , Weibo blog, YouTube channel)


• Meet-the-Expert sessions (MTE)


• Tools supporting upgrades and enhancement package implementations


• Release, Upgrade and Maintenance Information


• List of Feature SAP Notes / List of Feature SCN Blogs

 

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