Checking Logs

Use

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. Among other things, this log lists the prerequisites for importing the package. This allows you to determine which prerequisites have not been met, thus preventing a 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	Dictionary import
DDIC_ACTIVATION	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 Logs	Import Log ® Queue
Action Log	Action Log