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Prerequisites

Context

This function provides you with an overview of the update requests and a tool to investigate any problems that may have occurred. This function does not display requests that have been updated successfully.

Note

You can also see the same display if you choose Administration of Update System, and select all update requests or canceled update requests. However, this function does not allow you to define detailed selection criteria.

Procedure

  1. Define the selection criteria. You can select update requests by the following properties.

    Selection Criterion

    Meaning

    Client

    Client in which an update was created

    User

    User who created the update request

    Type of update request

    The options for selecting the status are:

    • Canceled: Display canceled updates only

    • To be updated: Display updates that have not yet been processed (the reasons why are also displayed)

    • V1 executed: Display executed V1 updates

    • V2 executed: Display executed V2 updates

    • All: Display all update requests

    Date and time

    Interval (date and time) for which the updates are to be displayed

    Max. no. of records

    Maximum number of update records to be displayed

    Update server

    Update server on which an update was executed

    Note

    No input or * will display all possible update requests.

  2. Choose Execute (F8).

    A list of update requests will be displayed.

    Example of the Display of Selected Update Requests

  3. Analyze the result.

    • Green color in the Status field means that the update is currently running or has not yet started. You are not required to do anything provided that the list is not too long and the updates are not being processed.

    • Red color in the Status field means that an error occurred and the update request could not be processed.

      In many cases, information relating to the cause of the error is given in parentheses.

    • The Info column provides the following information.

      Symbol (Quicklink)

      Meaning

      Synchronous update

      Update request with synchronous update

      Restart not possible

      Update request cannot be updated again

      Update request with enqueues

      SAP locks activated for this update request

      Enqueues released

      The locks for this update request are released (possible causes: manual deletion, update canceled due to 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. It cannot be updated again.

  4. Examine the updates in more detail, or make changes to them.

    The following functions are available.

    Pushbutton

    Menu Path

    Function

    Comment

    Refresh

    Start of the navigation path List Next navigation step Refresh End of the navigation path

    Update list

    Administration of Update System

    Start of the navigation path List Next navigation step Refresh End of the navigation path

    Start of the navigation path Update Requests Next navigation step Reset Status End of the navigation path

    Resetting the Update Status

    These functions apply to all selected update requests in the list.

    Repeat UpdateRepeat Update of Record

    Start of the navigation path Update Requests Next navigation step Repeat Update End of the navigation path

    Processing Updates Manually

    Delete record

    Start of the navigation path Update Requests Next navigation step Delete End of the navigation path

    Deleting Update Records

    Update header

    Start of the navigation path Goto Next navigation step Update Header End of the navigation path

    Display Update Header

    These functions apply to the update request on which your cursor is positioned, irrespective of selection.

    ModulesUpdate Modules

    Start of the navigation path Goto Next navigation step Update Modules End of the navigation path

    Display Update Modules

    Single test

    Start of the navigation path Update Requests Next navigation step Single Test End of the navigation path

    Testing Failed Updates

    User information

    Start of the navigation path Goto Next navigation step User info End of the navigation path

    Information for the user who created the update request

Next Steps

Update Statuses

Notification of Update Problems

The SAP Lock Concept (BC-CST-EQ)