Installing and Upgrading Add-Ons

Add-On Installation Tool can process two different types of add-on delivery packages: add-on installations and add-on upgrades.

NOTE:

Only import packages when the system load is low, since users must not be logged onto the system and there should be no background jobs running.

Otherwise, problems can arise, such as terminated transactions or problems with synchronization.

Since the add-on installation procedure is identical to the add-on upgrade procedure, the installation is used as an example here.

Prerequisites

• You must have distributed maintenance certificates in your system if you want to import SAP add-on packages. For more information, see the SAP Support Portal under http://service.sap.com/maintenancecertificate and SAP Note 1240265.
• You are logged on in client 000.
• You have loaded the relevant installation packages into your system.
• You have called Add-On Installation Tool with transaction SAINT.
  The add-ons that have already been installed are listed on the initial screen.
• You have selected the required installation mode in the Add-On Installation Tool settings.

Procedure

Before installing add-ons you first have to make a series of definitions: The Add-On Installation Tool guides you through these. Use the Continue button to move to the next step. Choose Back to return to the previous step.

1. Define the installation queue
   Since it is often not only one add-on that is installed but several add-ons at the same time you first have to select the add-on packages that are to be installed. From the add-on packages that are selected, the system calculates the installation queue in the right order, that is, all packages that the installation consists of.
   Depending on whether your system is configured in the Solution Manager or not, you can define the installation queue using a stack configuration (Solution Manager) or manually.
   For more information, see Defining the Installation Queue.
2. Optional: Extend the installation queue with Support Packages.
   If you also want to include Support Packages with the add-ons to be installed in the installation queue, you can choose Support Packages that are to be imported with the queue for each software component on the Support Package Selection tab.
   For more information, see Extending the Installation Queue with Support Packages.
3. Optional: Include modification adjustment transports into the installation queue.
   If you have already executed a modification adjustment (for example, in the development system) and have created an adjustment transport from it, then you can include it in the follow-on systems in the installation queue.
   For more information, see http://rajsapbasis.blogspot.in/.
4. Define the start options or check those selected.
   You can define start options for the individual modules according to your system requirements. If you confirm the dialog field without changing any settings, the import tool assumes the default start options, according to the selected import mode. If you change any settings, you can save them as a template for future import activities.
   For more information, see Defining Start Options.
5. Install the queue.
   The selected start options define when the queue is installed. For example, if you have selected the option Immediate Start for the preparation module, then the installation starts straight after you have confirmed the start options.
   Depending on the selected import mode, the Add-On Installation Tool executes the installation.