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OSS Note

Former Member — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 14:46:57 GMT

Hello friends,

I have a requirement releated to OSS note.

the note number is 895408.

what is OSS all about and whats the procedure and how would i get started. Assuming that I have an ID and Password, what next..

Also let me know the steps involved in this.

Thanks,

Madhu.

Re: OSS Note

ferry_lianto — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 14:49:16 GMT

Hi,

OSS notes or SAP Notes (OSS is the old term!) are corrections/fixes found in the SAP service marketplace. A note can range from simple consulting type advice to complex corrections and corrective steps.

There are two ways to connect to the notes search system. They are:

1. The web frontend via your browser at http://service.sap.com/notes

2. The SAPGUI for Windows frontend via transaction OSS1 in your SAP system. [must be preconfigured by your system administrators]

The notes contain instructions and in some cases code corrections. The code can be applied manually via the developer tools or via transaction SNOTE which will try to automatically step you through the application process.

Where the correction is complex and/or not a high priority it maybe that the code is delivered in a Support package and no "advance" code is provided. In this case you have to apply a collection of fixes together at once. This is usually done by your system administrators.

Please check this link for more information on how to use SNOTE.

http://www.sappoint.com/basis/snote.pdf

Hope this will help.

Regards,

Ferry Lianto

Re: OSS Note

amit_khare — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 14:49:30 GMT

goto http://services.sap.com

there click on search notes link and give your note number on the right hand top of displayed window and press enter.

This will display the content of that OSS note.

OSS noted are basically the changes, modification, addition or updation on any kind os SAP standard functionality.

Regards,

Amit

Re: OSS Note

Former Member — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 14:50:12 GMT

Go to service.sap.com and download the note with user name and password and apply manually by getting access key ...

also check

http://www.sap-img.com/basis/oss-notes.htm

http://www.sap-img.com/basis/manually-applying-the-oss-note.htm

http://www.sappoint.com/basis/`.pdf

Regards,

Santosh

Re: OSS Note

Former Member — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 14:51:53 GMT

HI,

In order to fix one of the problem in R/3 system, SAP will asked you to download an OSS notes which is a “.car” file.

To work with a CAR File do the following at OS Level:

Get into OS as < sapsid >adm

Copy the .CAR file to a Temporary Directory.

Uncompress the file with SAPCAR

Copy the the data file generated in the data transport directory

( ej: = /usr/Sap/trans/data).

Copy the the cofile file generated in the cofiles transport directory

( = ej: /usr/Sap/trans/cofiles).

Run transaction STMS

Upload the support package with SPAM transaction and the support package will show “New support packages”.

<b>Manually Applying OSS note on SAP Standard Program</b>

November 25th, 2005

In order to apply any OSS note, you have to be authorized by your company and be assigned an OSS ID and password.

For any SAP standard program modification, you are required to login to OSS and request for a repair program Access key.

Follow this step to obtain the Program Access key:

Menu Path: System -> Services -> SAP Service (Transaction code OSS1)

Click the Registration button

Click Register Object

Double click R/3 Value Contract

Fill in the Object Registration for Installation:

For e.g.

PGMID/Object/Name: R3TR FUGR MIGO

SAP release: 46C

Finished, click the Register button

Select the Key number and use the Copy and Paste short key to copy the Access key

You are now able to modify the SAP standard program.

Finished the modification, do remember to transport it to the production system after all the necessary testing.

Regards

Sudheer

Re: OSS Note

Former Member — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 14:51:55 GMT

say u have userid and password...

goto sap site...

click on oss notes link...

it will ask for the userid and password....

specify the same...

in oss link search for the oss number and it will displayed the notes....

check the notes what it pertains to....

now either u have to go to SE38 or SE37 and check the program/fm name mentioned in the notes....

u need to get the access number for the same...

then u can change/add/delete/modify the code as specified in the notes.....

mark points..

Re: OSS Note

Former Member — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 15:33:33 GMT

Thanks All.

Madhu