How to apply a note in SAP system ?

How to apply a note in SAP system ?

This article answers the following queries :

• What is SAP note ?

• What is the use of SNOTE transaction code ?
• How to apply a SAP note in SAP system?

What is SAP Note ?

SAP releases notes on regular basis to provide the corrections/minor
improvements to the existing bugs/issues/functionalities. Since periodicity of
release of Support packages is very less, to resolve customer issues SAP releases
notes to customers on regular basis to fix bugs.
What is the use of SNOTE transaction code ?
A note can be applied in SAP system using SNOTE transaction.
How to apply a note in SAP System ?
Before applying any note, please download SAP note. Go to SNOTE transaction
and navigate as shown below and download the note that is to be applied

Enter the note number to be downloaded and press execute button to download
the note as shown below
You can view the downloaded note in the “New” section under SAP notes as
shown below.
Once the note got downloaded, to implement the note, select the note as shown
below and click on execute button to implement SAP note
After that, system prompts you to confirm that you have read the note. Please
make sure you have read the note thoroughly before you implement the note.
Please find out the applicability of the note to your system by cross-checking with
the system SAP release/version/database etc.

As shown above press Yes button to confirm that you have read the note and
proceed further.
In the information popup window, press continue as shown above.
After that, systems prompts for transportable workbench request. Please click on
create request button as shown in below screen.

In the create request popup screen, please provide request details and save to
create request as shown below screens
After that, list of changes that are being made will be displayed as shown below.
Click on continue button to proceed to apply the changes
Click on continue button in the below screen to proceed further
Once the SAP got implemented successfully, it moves from New section to
Processing section as shown below