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Prepare a SPAM/SAINT Update or Support Package for Application

Once you have downloaded your SPAM/SAINT Update and/or support package(s), they must be moved to the appropriate transport directory and uncompressed.

1.               For a SAP instance, move the downloaded K*.?AR file to the /usr/sap/trans/tmp directory on the SAP Transport Domain Server which is normally the DEV server of a SAP “Flavor”.

2.               Log on to the appropriate server as <sid>adm.

3.               Type the following:

cd /usr/sap/trans ¬

SAPCAR.EXE -xvf “tmp\*.?AR” ¬

This will unCAR all CAR and SAR files in the \usr\sap\trans\tmp directory to the /usr/sap/trans/EPS/in.

4.               Log off the server.

5.               Log on client 000 of the appropriate SAP system.

6.               Go to transaction SPAM.

7.               From the menu bar of the Support Package Manager screen, click Support Package → Load Packages → From application server.

8.               On the SPAM: Confirm upload popup, click the green √ picture-icon.  The progress of the support package loads will show in the status bar at the bottom of the screen.

9.               Scroll down the SPAM: Uploading Packages from the file system screen to make sure your SPAM/SAINT update is listed.  Use the Go Back icon to return to the previous screen.

10.           You may now leave the SPAM transaction.