ADM325
Unit 8: OCS Patches and SAP Notes

Applying Patches Using SPAM and Note Assistant

One of the responsibilities of the SAP administrator is to make sure that the SAP system is running the latest version of support packages for the
different SAP components. This lesson discusses two of the most important tools for managing support packages and error fixes. These tools are
the Support Package Manager (SPAM) and Note Assistant (SNOTE).
Transact ion SPAM is used to manage and install support packages. To be able to use SPAM effectively, you should become familiar with the various
SPAM options and the process of managing support packages with this important transaction. SNOTE is used to apply SAP supplied corrections
to SAP delivered objects. SPAM and SNOTE complement each other and both have to be used to properly maintain an SAP system.