Defining a Patch Queue

Use

The patch queue specifies which patches are applied in which order in your system by the SAP Patch Manager.

Transaction SPAM ensures that only the patches appropriate for your system are displayed in the queue. Patches that are meant for another release or add-on do not appear in the queue, even if they were loaded in your R/3 System. For more information see Rules for the Patch Queue.

If the queue is already completely defined (all patches are selected), this is then displayed; you cannot change the selection anymore. In the case where no patches have been selected, you must define the queue using the available patches.

Before applying patches, you must define the patch queue.

Requirements

You have loaded the relevant patches into your R/3 System using SPAM.

Procedure

1. To define a patch queue, choose Display/define queue. The dialog box for the queue definition appears.
2. From the list of patches, select the patches you want to apply.

With the menu option Select all, you can apply all the patches at once. However, you can only choose several of the patches offered.

3. Check the consistency of your selection by choosing Check selection.

If your selection is not complete, it is automatically completed if the missing patches are available. The additional patches that have been included are highlighted in color.

If the patches needed to complete the queue are missing, you will be informed about which ones these are. You can reduce the selection size until the queue is consistent, or you can close the dialog box and get the missing patches.

4. If your selection is consistent, choose Confirm selection.

This defines the patch queue and then you leave the dialog box.

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Apply the patches in the queue.