Selecting and Displaying Updates (SAP Library - Updates in the SAP System (BC-CST-UP))

Selecting and Displaying Updates

Use

This function provides you with an overview of the update requests. Under normal circumstances, this function does not display requests that have been updated successfully.

Integration

The same information is displayed when you access the administration of the update system via the button This graphic is explained in the accompanying text , and then choose All update requests or Canceled update requests. However, this function does not allow you to specify more precise selection criteria.

Prerequisites

You can use the following criteria for selecting updates:

Option	Description
Client	Client in which the update was created
User	User who created the update
Status	The following status selection options are available: Canceled: Display canceled updates only To be updated: Display updates that have not yet been processed (the reason for this is indicated in the display; see below) V1 executed: Display executed V1 updates V2 executed: Display executed V2 updates All: Display all update records
Date and time	Interval (date and time) for which the updates are to be displayed
Max. no. records	Maximum number of update records that can be displayed
Update server	Update server on which the update was carried out

Note

If you leave a field blank or enter *, a generic search is carried out on all entries.

Features

Once you have entered your selection criteria and chosen This graphic is explained in the accompanying text (or pressed Enter), the system displays all the update records that match the selection criteria and that still have to be processed in full.

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The screen displaying the selected data records shows the status of each data record (see also Most Important Update Statuses).

Update currently executing, or has not started

Update records that are not yet (fully) processed are shown in green; they can be assigned different statuses (see below). No action is required on your part providing the list is not extensive and the updates are not being processed.

The following statuses are possible:

init indicates that an update record is complete (header, function module calls and data elements exist), but has not yet been processed.

ok means that no errors occurred while the update request was being executed (if rdisp/vb_delete_after_execution is set to 2; in other words, if automatic deletion after execution of update is deactivated). See Main System Profile Parameters for Updates.

V1 processed means that V1 modules of the update request were executed without any errors. This does not, however, refer to the entire update request (that is, there are still V2 updates and/or collective runs to be processed).

V2 processed means that V2 modules of the update request were executed without any errors. This does not, however, refer to the entire update request (that is, there are still collective runs to be processed).

Error occurred, update request canceled

Update requests containing errors are displayed against a red background. You have to investigate these, as described in the section entitled Analyzing and Correcting Update Errors.

Error identifies update records that caused an update to be terminated prematurely because an error occurred while the update request was being executed. In many cases, information relating to the cause of the error is given in parentheses. See also Most Important Update Statuses

Info Column

The column I n f o also provides information on the update requests:

Symbol	Explanatory Text (Cursor on symbol)	Description
	Synchronous update	Update request with synchronous update
	Restart not possible	Update request cannot be updated again
	Update request with enqueues	SAP locks exist for this update request (see The SAP Lock Concept)
	Enqueues released	The locks on this update request are released (possible causes: manual deletion, update canceled with errors)
	External commit	Update request was initiated by an external system
	Generated by batch input	This update request was generated by processing a batch input session. This means, in particular, that it cannot be updated again.