ECC 6.0 upgrade to Best practise for chemical industry implementation

Dear All.,
Please tell me what all the EHP3 must be updated in the SAP erp ecc 6.0. I have already updated
SAP_APPL 60304.
Tell me what is the next Ehp3 required before i start best practise in saint.
Thanks & Regards,
Manju

Dear sir.,
I have installed SAP ECC 6.0 for a chemical industry, now am planning to implement Best practise to reduce implementation time.
1) As per the SAP Quick quide i have downloaded best practise for chemical industry(IS) and implemented through SAINT, and the prerequisites were maintained as per the SAP notes 774615,1301301,1064635,
2)The above mentioned notes explains minimum stack11 and sapka=18,sapkb=18,sapbw=20,PI_Basis-2005_1_700=20 and sap_ap=15 to update Ehp3 for SAP_APPL603.
3) After updating all the above mentioned patch level i implemented the Best practise in saint and that was successful.
But still the problem persist in activation of BP by tcode /n/smb/bbi only 70% has been completed and activation stoped with *ABAP program error ASSIGNSUBSTRING_NOT_ALLOWED and relevent note is 1295083*_
Please any one tell me, is that required to update all the EHP3 components since i have maintained only SAP_APPL60304.
What all Ehp3 components should be updated to get a smooth activation og BP for chemical industry.

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Can someone hint me where i can get those files.

Yogesh,
I suspect that the exact file you are looking for was part of an earlier release.
Why not just download the latest version?
https://websmp210.sap-ag.de/~form/sapnet?_FRAME=CONTAINER&_OBJECT=011000358700001465742009E
US version/zip file format..
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I would like to know if anyone is aware of SAP BI Best Practice for Chemicals.And if so can anyone please post a link aswell.
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SAP Best Practices packages support best business practices that quickly turn your SAP ERP application into a valuable tool used by the entire business. You can evaluate and implement specific business processes quickly u2013 without extensive Customization of your SAP software. As a result, you realize the benefits with less Effort and at a lower cost than ever before. This helps you improve operational efficiency while providing the flexibility you need to be successful in highly demanding markets. SAP Best Practices packages can benefit companies of all sizes, including global enterprises creating a corporate template for their subsidiaries.
Extending beyond the boundaries of conventional corporate divisions and functions, the SAP Best Practices for Chemicals package is based on SAP ERP; the SAP Environment, Health & Safety (SAP EH&S) application; and the SAP Recipe Management application. The business processes supported by SAP Best Practices for Chemicals encompass a wide range of activities typically found in a chemical industry
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u2013 Third-party processing
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u2022 Processing internal sales activities that involve different organizational units
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