SNOTE

• This is a free service for customers and partners of SAP.  It is a collection of informative documents, some of which include repairs or changes to standard SAP software.
• SAP notes are small corrections delivered by SAP before releasing the support package. All the SAP notes will be included in the next support package release.
• You must have an ID to access this site.  If your company is a licensee of SAP software, you get the ID from the person in your company who administers the license.
• The notes can be edited by SAP after releasing to the customers and when the SAP note is edited by SAP, new version of the SAP note will be released.

http://service.sap.com/notes.

Note Implementation:

1. Go to Transaction SNOTE
2. Download SAP note enter note number From down sap note option or Goto Download Note, Give note number and click on execute button.
3. After downloading the note, please goto SAP NOTE browser ctrl+F9 and enter the note number to check the implementation status of the note. The note can be implemented in the system if the "can be implemented" status is available.
4. Make sure the Note is in "Can be Implemented" or "Obsolete version Implemented" Implementation status.
5. Now click on menu bar on SAP Note and click on Implement SAP note or CTRL+F1 or select note and execute button.

Note:

The grey diamond indicates that note cannot be implemented.

A play button indicates note can be implemented.

The file extension for  snote in .DAT

1. Select the request from the pop-window or create a new request.
2. Now next screen will appear with transport number then click on OK button
3. Make sure to see the final status and log of note implementation (ctrl+F5).

Different Implementation in SNOTE for particular SAP note downloaded in the system.

Can be implemented - Note is valid for your system release and support package level and can be implemented in the system.

Cannot be implemented - Note is not valid for your system

Completely Implemented - The note is already implemented in the system

Incompletely Implemented - The note is partially implemented in the system and still some correction instructions of the note need to be implemented in the system.

Obsolete - The note is already delivered with the support package implemented in the system.

Obsolete Version Implemented - Either newer version of the note is released by the SNOTE or the system is upgraded to the higher version of the support package level.

Note

Following are the two important notes which need to be implemented in all the system depending on the basis releases. These notes contain the corrections for many known issues with the SNOTE.

875986    - Note Assistant: Important notes for SAP_BASIS up to 702

1668882 - Note Assistant: Important notes for SAP_BASIS 730,731,740.

OSS

Oss note is the message that created from question or problem from customer to SAP. If there is any fix to SAP standard, it will be attached to the note.

OSS message is a ticket customer creates if they experience a problem with an SAP system. The message is forwarded to SAP Support for processing.

Customer messages are created in Solution Manager or in the Service Marketplace. The messages are forwarded to the SAP Customer Service System.

OSS stands for Online Service System.

We can search or post an OSS note at service.sap.com/support

OSS notes are online documents published by SAP in their web site http://service.sap.com, aimed to take care of the following:

• Product errors
• Product modifications
• Product upgrades
• FAQs
• Consulting notes
• Customizing notes