How can I apply support packs to my 4.7 IDES SYSTEM? SAP"- SAP R3 4.7EE, DATABASE : ORACLE 8.1.7 OS : WINDOWS 2003 SERVER What is the step by step procedure and how to apply in r/3?
You have various issues with your setup:
- Oracle 8.1.7 is not supported under Windows 2003
- Oracle 8.1.7 is out of maintenance since three years
During SP application you will maybe run into problems that can't be
fixed since your installation is just too old and
unsupported.
As mentioned, it's true that it won't get supported on Oracle 8. The best
combination would be with 9i
Any How I have mentioned the steps below to apply for patches.
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).
