Loading Support Packages from the Front End

Use

You want to load archives (*.CAR/*.SAR) from the front end to the application server so that you can use Support Package Manager to import the relevant Support Package.

If these archives are smaller than 10 MB, proceed as described here.

If the archives are larger than 10 MB, the procedure described here is not recommended. Follow the instructions under Loading Support Packages from SAP Support Portal or from CDs instead.

Procedure

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1. Call Support Package Manager.

2. Choose Support Package ® Load Packages ® From Front End. The system displays a dialog box for selecting an archive.

3. Select the relevant archive.

This archive is copied to the application server. The system then reads the contents of the archive and displays them in a dialog box.

To suppress this dialog box, you need to make the appropriate settings in Support Package Manager.

4. To copy the archive to the application server and then decompress it, choose Decompress. After you have decompressed the files, call Support Package Manager and choose New Support Packages, under Directory. Then choose Display. The new Support Package appears.

Result

The archive has been copied to the application server and decompressed. The compressed archive has been deleted on the application server (see Support Package Manager Settings).