Applying a Hot Patch - Step by Step

3/5/2002
By ITtoolbox Popular Q&A Team for ITtoolbox as adapted from SAP-Basis discussion
Summary:
I would like to know how to apply a hot patch step by step.
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1) Adapted from response by Darrin on Wed, 20 Feb 2002
http://Groups.ITtoolbox.com/archives/archives.asp?l=sap-basis&i=68475
Follow these procedures if using NT/2000:
- Download the support packs from service.sap.com (provided you have a login ID)
to the usr\sap\trans directory.
- Open a command prompt and change the directory to usr\sap\trans
- Unpack the support packs using the following command:
car -xvf .CAR
This command unpacks the files that need to be imported into your SAP instance i
nto the usr\sap\trans\eps\in directory.
- Log into client 000 as user DDIC
- Call transaction SPAM
- Once in transaction SPAM, go to menu option Support Package->Load Packages->Fr
om Application Server. It will ask you if you want to upload the files - click t
he green check mark on the box that appears to upload the files.
- Another screen will appear listing the files that you uploaded successfully just click on the Back arrow to get back to the SPAM screen.
- On the SPAM screen, click on the Display/Define button.
- A box will appear with the Support Package categories (Basis, ABA, etc.)
- Click on the category for the support packages that you uploaded and it will l
ist them in order.
- You can apply them individually or the whole list at one time.
- To apply individually, select the first one in the list and then hit the green
check mark at the bottom left of the box. Then on the SPAM screen, go to menu S
upport Package->Import Queue.
- Confirm that you want to import the support package.
- Once it is done importing, you have to confirm the queue by clicking on the
Confirm Queue button - this will turn the yellow light in the Status area to gre
en.
*Always check your logs after applying support packages by clicking on the Logs
button in the SPAM screen.
2) Adapted from response by Jair on Thu, 21 Feb 2002
http://Groups.ITtoolbox.com/archives/archives.asp?l=sap-basis&i=68869
step by step (HP)
1. Load the CD containing the patches.
2. Log on to the operating system as:
NT: adm
UNIX: adm
3. Change to the transport directory.
NT: :\usr\sap\trans

UNIX: /usr/sap/trans
4. Unpack the patch archive.
NT: CAR -xvf :\\.CAR
UNIX: CAR -xvf ///.CAR
The next step is to upload the patch from the operating system into R/3.
1. Log on to client 000, under any user that has SAP*-equivalent authorizations.
2. In the Command field, enter transaction SPAM and choose Enter
(or from the SAP standard menu, choose Tools ABAP Workbench Utilities Maintenanc
e SPAM-Patches).
3. From the menu bar, choose Patch Upload.
4. Choose .
5. Check that the Support Packages have successfully uploaded.
6. Choose Back.
7. Select All patches.
8. Choose Display.
9. The patch is under New patches.