SAP Transaction code to pre-compile all system program

SAP Transaction code to pre-compile all system program

If I have to run SGEN and have to recycle the server as well for clearing out memory, does it make sense to run SGEN first and recycle afterwards, because SGEN will sort of litter the memory or is it inconsequential what runs first.

SGEN is ued to "compile" ABAP programs. Results are put in database. 

So, if you restart SAP, compiled results will still be in the database, so, no need to run SGEN again. 

Make use of the transaction 'SGEN' to re-generate all the SAP programs after you change version of your SAP kernel, upgrade SAP system or apply support packages.

Do take care of the table spaces and use SAPDBA to observe them.

Do it during a weekend which is the best or a period of time with very very low users activity. 

It will takes about 5 to 8 hours depending on the type of hardware configuration you are using.

Reporting a Problem to SAP

When I tried to report a problem to SAP using  
http://service.sap.com/message  url it provided 4 steps to follow:

1) Choose system
2) Prepare Solution Search
3) Find Solution
4) Enter Message

I could do the step 1 but dont know what to do at steps 2, 3 and 4.

SAP changed the customer message screens so you now have to navigate through a search of the SAP Notes before being able to create a message.

We usually search the Notes extensively before we create a message, so we just enter a blank search and then go on to create the message.

Follow the steps, It may solve your problem:

1. Copy following url into web browser : http://service.sap.com/message

    It will ask you for your OSS ID and password .
    A Screen which contain a push Button Select System displayed . 

2. Push the Button Select System .
    It will open a sub screen in which there will be a hierarchical structue which looks like

   - <Your SAP Customer Number >
         -<SAP Installation number for a specific product1 >
             <radio Button><System SID1 for which you have registered a license>
             <radio Button><System SID2 for which you have registered a license>

        +<SAP Installation number for a specific product2 >
         +<SAP Installation number for a specific product3 >

Here  + indicate that you have a sub tree .
         Specific product  like SAP R/3 T for Services , SCM , CRM , ERP   etc

3. Select the system for which you need to log a message
    It will take you to message screen  screen.

4. Select you domain for problem for example Basis problem with Database where dataBASE IS  oracle then Message type will be BC-DB-ORA
* .
5 Select priority of Message

6 . Write Message and send it to SAP

Apply Support Packs To My SAP SYSTEM

How can I apply support packs to my 4.7 IDES SYSTEM?
SAP"- SAP R3 4.7EE, 
DATABASE : ORACLE 8.1.7
OS       : WINDOWS 2003 SERVER
What is the step by step procedure and how to apply in r/3?

You have various issues with your setup:

- Oracle 8.1.7 is not supported under Windows 2003
- Oracle 8.1.7 is out of maintenance since three years

During SP application you will maybe run into problems that can't be 
fixed since your installation is just too old and unsupported.                            

As mentioned, it's true that it won't get supported on Oracle 8. The best combination would be with 9i
 
Any How I have mentioned the steps below to apply for patches.

To Apply Support packs first up all you need to download the patches. When you have the downloaded the file i.e.. (*.car ) patch file then you can extract and apply it in two ways.
 
1. Go to command prompt through cmd (if you are using windows) and go to the folder where you have download these files ( could be in <drive>\downloaded folder\ ) type this command on command prompt without quotes "sapcar -xvf <filename>.sar". Now it will create a folder called EPS and a folder called IN inside EPS. Go to this folder and it will show two extracted files with extension " .att " and " .pat ".  Copy this two files into yours trans\eps\in folder which could be something like <drive>\usr\sap\trans\eps\in folder.Then type spam on your session and navigate to Support Package\Load Package\From Application Server and it will ask for Path confirm it Say " YES"Select the patch imported and double click on it and then click on small truck Icon and it start Import.
 
2. Type Spam on session then navigate to  Support Package\Load Package\From FrontEnd \ and Navigate to path where you have downloaded the *.SAR file of Support Pack.Now it will open a popup window and then click on decompress button ( It is front-End process for extracting or decompressing .sar file in .pat and .att extension ) After that click on Display-Define button on right hand side.) Select the BASIS or ABAP patch ( whichever you are applying *) what ever you are after and import it in queue. After that click on Small truck Icon in menu i.e.. (import Queue) and it Starts importing.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                      
* Note :- Basis patch starts with KBxxxx.sar and Abap Patch start with KAxxxx.sar likewise.
* Note :- If you are applying all support pack it may ask you to increase your spam level (SUPPORT PACK MANAGER).