Details Description Of SPAU & SPDD

Describe SPAU and SPDD.

When you apply a package, a large number of objects are changed.
If you have applied any OSS notes to objects in your system, the hot package may
overwrite these objects.
SPDD is used to identify dictionary objects
and
SPAU (repository objects), will identify any objects where the hot package is ov
erwriting changes you have made through OSS notes.
You must check all objects identified in SPAU and decide whether you need to rea
pply the OSS note or reset the code to the original SAP Code.
If, for instance, you are applying hot package 34, SPAU identifies an object whe
re you have applied an OSS note. You must check the OSSs note and see if SAP ha
ve fixed that note in a hot package.
If the OSS note has been fixed in hot package 34, then you should reset the obje
ct to its original source code. This means that there is no repair flag set aga
inst this object again and it is now SAP standard code.
If, however, the object is not fixed until hot package 38, or there is no fix av
ailable you have to reapply the OSS note, otherwise users will encounter the pro
blems they had before the note was applied.
You must transport all reapplied notes and Reset to SAP Standard objects after y
ou apply your hot package to your QAS and PRD systems.
What objects will come in SPAU and SPDD?
All the objects which are modified, after tansporting to the current system, wil
l be listed in SPAU and SPDD. SPDD contains the list of all modified Data Dictio
nary objects, like tables, dataelements, domains,view...etc. The rest of all the
modified repository objects will be listed in SPAU.
What happens to the modifications done in the older version when we upgrade the
version? (with Modification assistant and w/o)
After the initial upgrade happens, we have to do adjustments from SPAU/SPDD to m
aintain or reset the changes. That is, from the list of objects in SPAU/SPDD, yo
u have to either carry forward the changes to the new version, by choosing the o
ption ADOPT CHANGES (available on right click) or RESET TO ORIGINAL (available o
n right click).
Will they come in these transactions?
Yes, they will be listed in these transactions, after the BASIS updgrade activit
y.
And what if we apply some patches(Notes) to the system? What is the impact of th
ese patches to the SPAU transaction?
Patches will be supported by the version upgrade. In case of notes, we have to v
erify whether these notes are supported by the new version (you can go into http
://www.service.sap.com/notes to verify this. Also, we have to analyze whther the
code in the note is already incorporated in the new version. In this case you c

an ignore the chanes choosing RESET TO ORIGINAL option