OSS and Support Packages

[Former Member]

Hi all,

Is ther any difference between the OSS and support packages?

Plz explain for this one.

regatrds

vijay

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

A support package is a bundle of corrections released on every some months.

and "OSS patch" does not exist, it may be a code correction for a

special program.

Regards,

Jafer

[Former Member]

thanks for all

[Former Member]

Hi,

IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE

Support packages provide a bundle of fixes in electronic form that are imported into the SAP system. These Support packages must be imported in order (starting with the very first one) and they cannot be skipped. All fixes within a Support package must be imported together, there is no ability to pick and choose the fixes.

The second form of fixes that SAP provides is via OSS notes that pertain to specific problems. These notes must be manually applied to the system, as these fixes are generally not available in electronic form at the time the note is published. Care must be taken to ensure that the note is entered correctly otherwise new problems may occur, or the existing problem is not corrected.

A Support package may contain fixes that also exist as individual notes, but many times they contain fixes that are only provided in Support packages. SAP’s strategy for providing intra-release fixes is through Support packages and the use of individual notes is decreasing.

I hope this information could help you.

Note: Points always encourage me to reply !!

[Former Member]

Hello,

When an end user of SAP finds a bug in the SAP product he reports the same to SAP support, SAP developers check the same and develop a correction for the same. This correction is sent to the customer in the form of a NOTE.

If the same or similar bug is reported by multiple clients or end users, then SAP recognizes such bug corrects them and collects all these corrections in one place and adds some enhancements to the earlier version of SAP and then calls this as a SUUPORT PACK.

In simple words collection of SAP NOTES is a SUPPORT PACK.

Regards,

Bharath

[Former Member]

Vijay,

In simple words , OSS notes are correction to standard SAP programs and collection of OSS notes are called support pack.

Thanks

Prince Jose