Applying OSS note

[Former Member]

Hi,

I having an issue with the OSS note application. SAP provided an OSS note Version 1 to apply on a program. I applied it using a object key and the issue did not get resolved. Then we asked for SAP help and they came back with the proposed solution on the same note with Version 2. This time aorund the basis guy tried to apply the version 2, it it did not work. Hence I reverted the code back to the original one before applying the version 1. the note did not apply again.

The error message that it is showing points to some missing DELETE blocks in the code. Like 'Delete block not found'. I did not understand.

How to correct it? What steps need to be taken in this scenario when you are trying to apply the version 2?

Any thoughts or help is widely appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

VG

[Sm1tje]

When applying the note, the application checks where to delete, what to insert etc. For this the current code is used. Now if the block to be deleted only let's say differs in one character (one space to much / less for example), it can not apply the note since the current coding does not equal the coding it searches for when applying the note. So you will have to make sure that the code to be replaced matches exactly yours.

You can check this by going to service.sap.com and look for the note. In the correction instructions, this delete block is also displayed together with the context block and the insert block. Copy the delete block per line and look for it in your code.

[Former Member]

Hi Micky,

Thanks for your response. I appreciate your help here. The note I am looking at is 1379339 and program is RPAR6W00

The note as 2 delete blocks. I just added the first delete block through manual correction so that the basis guy can apply the version 2 of the note.

DELETE block1

infotypes: 0283 name i0283 occurs 0

Delete block1

In the program, i have created a delete block

*{ DELETE 4

*\ infotypes: 0283 name i0283 occurs 0.

*} DELETE

even then it did not work and I got the same error. We tried few more options.

Basis guy applied the note version 2 over version 1 it did not work.

I reverted the code back to original version before applying any OSS note and asked the basis guy to apply the version 2 it did not work.

Now a possible soultion that I think is

revert the code back to the original version (before any note was applied) then add just the delete blocks and then apply version 2.

How do you think does it work? Is it a right approach?

However i did not understand the concept here. here is a scenario where we applied version 1 of OSS note did not work and SAP came back and asked to apply the version 2 of the same note.

What does it mean when it is looking for delete block in the code? How should the OSS note be applied in such a scenario?

I have not come across a situaton like this and is new to me. Your help and inputs will be helpful.

Thanks again.

VG

[Former Member]

Resolved the issue on my own.

Thanks

Santhosh.