Reporting Update Problems (SAP Library - Updates in the SAP System (BC-CST-UP))

Reporting Update Problems

The Update System draws your attention to update problems as follows:

The graphical Alert Monitor reports all update problems automatically.

The Update System sends an SAP express mail if an update is aborted. The user is informed that an express mail has been received by a dialog popup.

The user whose update was terminated prematurely receives an error message.

A system-wide message is displayed if the update is deactivated automatically or manually.

All terminated updates are maintained in update management. They are assigned the status Error. Also see Selecting and Displaying Updates

Express Mails and Error Messages

All users with failed updates are notified by the SAP System of the update error not only by alerts but also by means of an express mail. The mail is sent in the SAP System in which the problem occurred.

In the standard system, warnings per mail are activated; you can, however, deactivate them with the parameter rdisp/vbmail in the system profile (further information on this parameter can be found in the section entitled Main System Profile Parameters for Updates and in transaction RZ11).

The SAP System also displays a message pointing out the update error on the terminal of the user. Exceptions to this include situations in which a remote update is made by means of an RFC, or if the user logged off before the update was processed.

Note on Deactivating Updates

In the event of serious database errors, the update is stopped automatically (further information on this can be found in the section entitled Automatic Update Stop in the event of Database Problems and Deactivating and Reactivating Updates).

In these cases, you and all other users receive a warning message in the status bar or the active mode. All active transactions in the system are interrupted if updates are deactivated.

See also:

Monitoring Updates

Analyzing and Correcting Update Errors