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Support Package Manager contains various types of logs.

During queue definition, you can use the queue calculation log for troubleshooting purposes. After successfully importing the queue, you should always check the import log and the action log.

Queue Calculation Log

The queue calculation log displays detailed information for queue calculation. The log is structured hierarchically. The highest package occupies the highest position. This log provides you with various details, including the prerequisites for importing the package. You can thus to determine which prerequisites have not been met, preventing successful queue calculation.

If analyzing the log does not solve your problem, you can save it, using the print function. You can then send a problem message to SAP and include the log as an attachment.

Import Log

The import log displays logs for Support Package Manager phases that are used by transport control program tp.

Assigning the SPAM Phases to Log Files

Phase

Log File

DISASSEMBLE_PATCH

Create cofile

TEST_IMPORT

Test Import

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

Meaning of the Return Codes

Return code

Meaning

0 or 4

System information and warnings

Warnings are generally not critical for the system. You should still check them, however, since sequence errors can occur sometimes.

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 actions that take place during the individual phases while importing the current queue. It also includes information about the point at which a phase was stopped, as well as detailed error information.

Procedure

To display the logs for the current queue, choose   Goto   on the initial screen in Support Package Manager, followed by one of the following menu options  .

Function

Menu Option

Queue Calculation Log

Queue Calculation Log

Import Protocols (logs)

  Import Log   Queue  

Action Log

Action Log