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Use

The Add-On Installation Tool contains two types of log: import logs and action logs.

The import log display logs for phases of the Add-On Installation Tool that use the transport control program tp.

The action log contains information about the actions that take place during the individual phases when importing an installation queue.

Check these logs after each successful queue import.

Import Log

Phases and Their Log Files

Phase

Log File

DISASSEMBLE_PATCH

Create cofile

IMPORT_OBJECT_LIST

Command file import

CREATE_VERS_BEFORE

Object version creation

DDIC_IMPORT

Data Dictionary import

DDIC_ACTIVATION

Data Dictionary activation

INACTIVE_IMPORT

Inactive import of program code and program texts
(Only for import mode downtime-minimized)

IMPORT_PROPER

Import
Transport steps that are independent of requests (Dictionary distribution, activation of inactive runtime objects, and so on)

XPRA_EXECUTION

XPRA/method execution

ABAP_GENERATION

ABAP/screen generation

Return Codes:

Return Code

Meaning

0 or 4

System information and warnings. Warnings are generally not critical for the system. Check them however, since sequence errors may occur in exceptional cases.

Greater than 4

Serious errors that must be corrected before you can successfully import the Support Package.

Action Log

The action log contains information about the import procedure of the current queue. It also includes for example information about the point at which a phase was stopped, as well as detailed error information.

Procedure

To view the log display, choose Goto on the initial screen of the Add-On Installation Tool and then choose the following:

Function

Menu Option

Import Log

Import Log ® Queue

Action Log

Action Log

 

 

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