Displaying Release Notes 

Use

Release notes describe the new functions and changes in each R/3 release. Using the Help menu, you can display release notes for any R/3 application and release. You can also search for release notes using keywords and attributes.

Whenever you receive a new release of R/3, you should review the release notes. The release notes describe new functions that may affect the task you perform in the system. They also describe how customizing and installation parameters must be changed before upgrading from one R/3 release to another.

Procedure

  1. From the menu bar, choose Help ® Release notes.

    2. The Find Release Notes screen appears.

  2. To see a list of all of the release notes, click on Complete list 3.0/3.1 or Complete list 4.0.
  3. Highlight the release notes for the R/3 version you want to see and choose Choose.

    4. A hierarchical list of the available release notes appears, with plus signs [+] to the left of every item that has sublists.

  4. Display one of the release note sublists by double-clicking on it.

    5. The sublist appears, containing release notes, more sublists, or both. You can identify a set of release notes by the fact that no plus or minus sign appears to the left of it.

  5. Repeat step 3 until you see the release notes you want.
  6. Double-click on the release notes you want to display.

The release notes appear on the screen. To print the chosen release notes, choose Print.

Searching for Release Notes

You can search for release notes by keyword or by attribute.

A keyword is a term associated with a release note, such as "Purchasing" for release notes in purchasing.

An attribute refers to the type of information the release note contains. You can narrow the search for release notes by choosing the attributes of the release notes you want to display. For example, a release note has the attribute Changes to customizing parameters if the new function requires a change in your system’s customizing parameters. Thus if you want to list all release notes requiring a change to customizing, then you could list all release notes with this attribute.

To search for release notes, follow these steps:

  1. From the menu bar, choose Help ® Release notes.
  2. Choose Keyword search to search by keyword.

    3. or

    Choose Attribute search to search for release notes that contain only a certain type of information.

  3. Enter your search criteria. (keywords or attributes).
  4. Choose Find.

Any release notes that match your search criteria are displayed.