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Performance Issues on ABAP Stack

Performance Issues on ABAP Stack
April 11, 2023 | No Comments »

Today we are going to check performance issues on ABAP stack…The system may be up and running, but performance issues will hurt everyone.
Let’s check some critical points for this…

What is RISE with SAP ?

What is RISE with SAP ?
February 13, 2023 | No Comments »

RISE with SAP is a “Business Transformation as a Service (BTaaS) product that focuses on shifting customers into the SAP cloud product infrastructure.

RISE with SAP is not a new product the same way that S/4 or HANA, RISE with SAP is described as a bundling of existing SAP assets that focus on providing customers with business-transformation-as-a-service.

SAP Spool : “Waiting in host spooler (Position 1)”

SAP Spool : "Waiting in host spooler (Position 1)"
January 25, 2023 | No Comments »

When you get an issue on printing side of your SAP system and you found the error “Waiting in host spooler (Position 1)” then you can check the following possibilities to solve the issue.

SAP Security Patch Day for December 2022

SAP Security Patch Day for December 2022
December 14, 2022 | No Comments »

On 13th of December2022, SAP Security Patch Day saw the release of 14new Patch Day Security Notes. Further, there were 5updates to previously released Patch Day Security.

ITAB_DUPLICATE_KEY in XPRA phase

ITAB_DUPLICATE_KEY in XPRA phase
December 06, 2022 | No Comments »

If you are getting the ITAB_DUPLICATE_KEY error while you are in XPRA phase like shown in the following structure, then you can check the solution field.

“Upgrade is running! No import possible” in ACT_UPG

"Upgrade is running! No import possible" in ACT_UPG
March 20, 2022 | 3 Comments »

If the SAP system in upgrade mode and no import possible, then you can use the following database query on the “UVERS” table.

ORA-12154: TNS:could not resolve the connect identifier specified

ORA-12154: TNS:could not resolve the connect identifier specified
March 04, 2022 | No Comments »

You may get “ORA-12154: TNS:could not resolve the connect identifier specified” error in your workprocess log file while trying to start your SAP system specially after the homogeneous copy operations.

SAP Security Mandate: SAP Software and Log4J Remote Code Execution

SAP Security Mandate: SAP Software and Log4J Remote Code Execution
December 18, 2021 | No Comments »

SAP continues to investigate the remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228) related to Apache
Log4j disclosed on Dec 10, 2021. SAP encourages our customers to update to the latest version of Log4j, where
applicable.

SAP HANA 2.0 Revision Strategy

SAP HANA 2.0 Revision Strategy
May 11, 2021 | No Comments »

SAP HANA corrections are shipped in the form of “Revisions” and “Support Packages”, new capabilities are only comes with SAP HANA Support Package Stacks “SPS” for once a year.

This request is not marked as modification adjustment transaction

This request is not marked as modification adjustment transaction
December 29, 2020 | No Comments »

When you try to upload “Modification Adjustment Transports” while SUM or SAPM/SAINT operations, you might get the below error screen with the message “This request is not marked as modification adjustment transaction” , and your process cannot continue before solving this issue.

CALL_SYSTEM_DISABLED Dump while Note Implementation

CALL_SYSTEM_DISABLED Dump while Note Implementation
November 23, 2020 | No Comments »

You can get the “CALL_SYSTEM_DISABLED” dump while you are trying to implement a SAP note via SNOTE transaction.In this case, you can use the following workaround or the finally solution.

Authorizations tab is missing in PFCG transaction

Authorizations tab is  missing in PFCG transaction
October 23, 2020 | No Comments »

PFCG is the transaction you use to create and maintain security roles in SAP. But somehow “Authorizations” tab can be disappear in the transaction, in this case you need to check or add below profile parameter to visible this feature again.

Inactive Partner Profile Was Found

Inactive Partner Profile Was Found
September 23, 2020 | No Comments »

You may get the error message like “Inactive partner profile was found” after a system copy operation for your BW system, then you can activate it easily with following step.

RFC connection CPIC-CALL: ThSAPOCMINIT, cmRc=2 thRc=679

RFC connection CPIC-CALL: ThSAPOCMINIT, cmRc=2 thRc=679
July 21, 2020 | No Comments »

You can get the “RFC connection CPIC-CALL: ThSAPOCMINIT, cmRc=2 thRc=679″ error while trying to make a connection on RZ70 or SLD_UC configuration, then you need to check “proxyinfo” file entry to get rid of this error.

Huge difference by table TST03 between Memory allocation

Huge difference by table TST03 between Memory allocation
February 24, 2020 | No Comments »

Sometimes table TST03 can appear to be very large with it’s LOB segment, in this case, we need to check and compare the “Memory allocation” and “Database” sizes to start improving steps.

SAP extends support for Business Suite 7 from 2025 to 2027

SAP extends support for Business Suite 7 from 2025 to 2027
February 13, 2020 | No Comments »

SAP will provide mainstream maintenance for core applications of SAP Business Suite 7 software until the end of 2027 followed by optional extended maintenance until the end of 2030 and also commitment for SAP S/4HANA until the end of 2040

DB Statistics on ORACLE Databases – RTCCTOOL Error for DVM

DB Statistics on ORACLE Databases - RTCCTOOL Error for DVM
February 06, 2020 | 1 Comment »

You can get the “DB Statistics on ORACLE Databases” error while executing RTCCTOOL on your SAP system with the DVM subject and the following details.

You Cannot Use a Request of This Type

You Cannot Use a Request of This Type
January 27, 2020 | No Comments »

When you want to save some changes to a transport request, then the error “You cannot use request SIDKXXXXX” happens and the transport request cannot be created.

Enabling SNOTE for Digitally Signed SAP Notes for 740 and Above

Enabling SNOTE for Digitally Signed SAP Notes for 740 and Above
January 09, 2020 | No Comments »

SAP recognizes a security threat during upload of SAP Note into customer landscape. The SAP Note can get modified maliciously and the customer can upload unknowingly the maliciously modified SAP Note into their landscape.

Enabling the System for SAP Note Transport-based Correction Instruction Rollback

Enabling the System for SAP Note Transport-based Correction Instruction Rollback
December 30, 2019 | No Comments »

You can rollback TCI similar to regular SAP Notes from Note Assistant. To do this, you first enable or update SNOTE for TCI rollback as follows, based on your SAP_BASIS release.

Enabling SNOTE for Transport-based Correction Instructions

Enabling SNOTE for Transport-based Correction Instructions
December 26, 2019 | No Comments »

SAP Note transport-based correction instruction (TCI) is a new way to deliver ABAP correction instructions to customer in a flexible manner. 

SAP Technical Communication User for SAPHUB Connection

SAP Technical Communication User for SAPHUB Connection
December 13, 2019 | No Comments »

SAP provides a communication channel between SAP systems and SAP backbone systems, to be able to use this communication channel, customers must create a new dedicated Technical Communication User ID.

ERROR: program IGS. not registered

ERROR: program IGS. not registered
December 05, 2019 | 1 Comment »

Sometimes you may get an error about IGS (Internet graphics server), in this case you can check your IGS status and if needed restart your IGS like explaned in this post.

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