Automatic Update Stop in the Event of Database Problems
If a serious error occurs in the database of the SAP System, the update is stopped automatically. Each database error message which requires the intervention of a database administrator is also passed onto the Update System, which then interrupts the update.
The automatic stop mechanism is valid for all databases supported by the SAP System.
Let us assume that your Oracle database has just output the message "Table space overflow". The SAP database interface recognizes the message as a serious error message and outputs a signal to the Update System, which then stops the update. The active transactions are interrupted (an appropriate message is output here) until the update is reactivated.
Stopping the update in the event of database problems makes it easier to restore normal operating conditions after the error has been corrected. Updates are not canceled but are assigned the status init or auto (green backfround), which indicates that they have not yet been completed. The updates are then processed automatically when the update is reactivated after the error has been corrected.
The update is not stopped if a local error in an update function module causes a record to be aborted (see also
Error Handling and Data Consistency).Further information can be found in the section entitled
Deactivating and Reactivating Updates.