SAP FORUM : Review SM13 on Manual Check

Now about SM13
The Question is:

1. What do you know about SM13 Check?
2. If you found error, how you must report that error (for email report)? I ask this, because for this T-Code we have different way to report the error.

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I’ll try to answer J

1. About SM13 transaction code:

• SM13 (generally) is Update management tcode.
• SM13 used for checking terminated update records on our manual check.
• Basically Update management is used for the following:
  • Display update requests.
  • Analyze problems pertaining to the update.
  • Test and debug canceled update requests.
  • Display and reset the status of update requests.
  • Delete update requests.
  • Display statistics on updates.
• SM13 transaction code is basically used to monitor the update statistics. In this tcode we can find out if any uncommitted updates are there for a particular user. We can check critical updates and non critical updates here. And also we can specify the date and time when there is an update error happened in our system. In netweaver system, Shift +F5 will lead us to the administration of the update system.
  

2. I don’t understand the question. But based on my opinion, my skill J, my knowledge, my head, my habits, this answer to report by email:

Terminated update records happen on the system for Solidpack SPP, number of entries is 3

Detail:

Clnt User Date Time TCode Information Status

800 EBOSMAN 06.03.2007 13:11:44 CO40 Err

800 IF_OMPSAP 20.03.2007 08:15:12 CO02 Err

800 IF_OMPSAP 21.03.2007 09:39:47 CO02 Err
Make sure all that record with date (red marked font) yesterday or today, exception on Monday, where you also inform Friday to Monday and on system that has to be checked once a week or once a month, we should also have to review the date from the previous week.

That’s all my answer, CMIIW, thanks

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Just one to underline about Question no 2

If you found error, how you must report that error (for email report)? I ask this, because for this T-Code we have different way to report the error

The way to report this error is:

- as you can see, you found an update terminated below

- When you found error like above, please also give the reason by click the error two times and you will be go to screen (see below),

put function module and error text from screen below

This is example report you can place on the email report to customer:

Update terminated happen on the system

Detail:

Cln User Date Time Status

100 DDIC 22.03.2007 11:17:19 Error

Function module: CRM_ORDERADM_I_UPDATE_DU

Error detail: CRM_ORDER_MISC 002: Error in updating object ORDERADM_I

For Question 1 this is my answer I found from SAP R3 Administration made easy; maybe this can update your knowledge about this T-Code

A failed update, or an “update terminate,” is an update to the failed database. These failed updates occur when a user entry or transaction is not entered or updated in the database. The following analogy should help clarify this concept:

1. A secretary gives a file clerk a folder (similar to a save).

2. The file clerk gives the secretary a receipt (similar to the R/3 document number).

3. On the way to the file cabinet, the clerk falls, and gets hurt.

The folder in not put into the cabinet (this is the failed update).

4. The end result is the folder is not in the cabinet—even though the secretary has the receipt.

For performance reasons, the database update is done in asynchronous mode. In this mode, the user continues to work while the system takes over the update process and waits for the database update to complete. In synchronous mode, users would have to wait until the database successfully updated before they could continue to work.