Support Package Manager Settings 
Choose Extras ® Settings to make general settings for Support Package Manager. These settings influence the behavior of the system when loading and importing various types of Support Packages. SPAM/SAINT updates are an exception, as certain default settings cannot be changed.
You only have to define the settings once. They are saved and can be used each time you call Support Package Manager. Note that these settings also apply to Add-On Installation Tool.
One exception is the setting for import mode downtime-minimized. This does not automatically apply to Add-On Installation Tool.
You can set or check the following attributes.
Tab: Load Packages
● Directory on Application Server
You can check which application server directory the Support Packages are located in.
● Load CAR/SAR Archives from Front End
○ Display Content Before Decompressing
You can decide whether to display a dialog box with the contents of the CAR/SAR archive before decompressing it. This is the default setting.
○ Delete Archive After Decompressing
You can choose whether you want to delete the CAR/SAR archive, which was transferred to the application server, after decompressing it. This is the default setting.
○ Save Last Upload Directory
You can decide whether to save the most recently used upload directory from your front-end host. This directory then appears automatically as the start directory in the archive selection dialog box next time round. This is the default setting.
You can enter your own choice of upload directory in the Upload directory field. This upload directory then appears as the start directory in the archive selection dialog box.
Tab: Import Queue
● Scenario
When choosing the scenario, you determine which activities you want to be performed when the Support Package is imported.
○ Standard
You use the standard scenario to import Support Packages completely. All steps are performed.
■ Import Mode Downtime-Minimized
If you choose the standard scenario, you can also choose import mode downtime-minimized to reduce the downtime. The default setting is for this option to be deactivated. The packages are imported using the conventional import method.
To find the most suitable import mode for your system, check the prerequisites under Import Mode: Downtime-Minimized.
○ Test
Use the test scenario to determine if a modification adjustment is required before the Support Package is actually imported, or if any conflicts need to be resolved before the import. The test scenario does not import data into your SAP system.
There is no test scenario for SPAM/SAINT updates. A SPAM/SAINT import ignores the scenario you select.
● Create New Data File
You can determine whether the data files are to be unpacked from the EPS parcels whenever you import Support Packages. This is the default setting.
If you use a multiple system landscape with a common transport directory, it is best to only activate this option in the first system into which you import Support Packages, and to deactivate it in the following systems. This saves time because the data files do not need to be created again in these systems.
● Delete Data File After Import
You can determine whether to delete the data files after the Support Packages have been imported. This saves hard disk space and is the default setting.
If you use a multiple system landscape with a common transport directory, it is best to deactivate this option. This saves you having to create new data files in the other systems (see Create new data file above).
● Create Object Versions During Import
This option does not apply to SPAM/SAINT updates.
You can choose to create versions of the objects in the Support Packages in the queue when they are imported. This option is deactivated by default, since only makes sense to do this if version creation is active for all imports. This can take a long time and use up a lot of space in the database.
If version creation is activated in the configuration of the transport tools in the Transport Management System (transaction STMS), parameter VERS_AT_IMP must be set as ALWAYS.
● ABAP/Screen Generation
Select this option if you want the programs and screens delivered in the Support Packages to be generated when they are imported.
You cannot change the generation settings for SPAM/SAINT updates.
○ Never Execute
If you choose this option, the programs and screens are generated only when they are called for the first time.
○ Always Execute
If you choose this option, the programs and screens are always generated. Note that generation can take a long time and may cause errors.
○ According to SAP Instructions
If you choose this option, the programs and screens are generated if the option for generating them while importing these Support Packages has been activated by SAP.
Default Settings in Support Package Manager
Option |
SAP Global Settings |
Display Contents Before Decompressing |
On |
Delete Archive After Decompressing |
On |
Save Last Upload Directory |
On |
Scenario |
Standard |
Import Mode Downtime-Minimized |
Off |
Create New Data File |
On |
Delete Data File After Import |
On |
Create Object Versions During Import |
Off |
ABAP/Screen Generation |
Never Execute |