SAP BW Support pack

Question

BW Experts,
Can anyone tell me what is the recent most SAP BW Support pack? My client is on support pack 19, and they want to upgrade it with the version previous to the most recent one.
Thanks
Ashwin

Answer 1

hi Ashwin,
yes, the note mention the impact.
for steps please find here
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/29/ff9036e1e4b603e10000009b38f889/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/a7/a7a932845c11d2b421006094b9ea64/frameset.htm
normally this task is done by basis.
hope this helps.
783253
Symptom
Support Package 23 for BW Release 3.1 Content
Other terms
SAPBWNEWS, Support Packages for 3.1 Content, BW 3.10, BW Patches
Solution
This note contains the SAPBWNews for Support Package 23 for BW Release 3.1 Content. It contains a list of all notes that describe the corrections and enhancements in Support Package 23 (SAPKW31023). This note will be updated as soon as further notes are added.
The information is divided into the following areas:
Manual actions that may be required:
Factors you must take into account when you import the Support Package.
Errors that may occur after you import the Support Package
General information:
This Support Package corrects the following errors.
Enhancements delivered with this Support Package
Note 539867 contains further important and necessary information about importing Support Packages for BW 3.1 Content, and this information does not refer to any particular Support Package.
For example, Note 539867 contains the necessary patch level for the basis system and other essential information about importing the Support Packages, as well as information about problems that originate in other systems but may also appear in BW.
Note 539867 also contains the planned Support Package release dates. The note is regularly updated to include the most current information (the last update was on NOV/08/2004).
Therefore, we strongly recommend that you refer to this note before you import the Support Package. To subscribe to the note, refer to the instructions contained in Note 487366.
Support Package 23 for BW 3.1 Content corresponds to the technological level of Support Package 29 for BW 3.0B (SAPBWNews 783251).
Factors you must take into account when you import the Support Package:
After you import the Support Package, remember to restart the application or to use $sync to clear the temporary storage.
If filter value selection takes a long time, refer to Note 912773.
Errors that may occur after you import the Support Package:
Querys on MultiCubes in read mode A. For more information, see Note 896066.
The query shows more rows. For more information, see Note 901097.
The update from the PSA using the 'Update' indicator in the scheduler no longer works for normal master data that is not flexible and text DataSources that were updated using 'PSA only' - Reason: The problem is caused by the correction that is contained in Note 889160, Note 905105 corrects the problem.
A syntax error occurs in class CL_RSMD_CONVERSION, method DROP_TMPTABLES. For more information, see Note 905168.
F4 and authorization: SQL error in SAPLRSDM_F4. For more information, see Note 907337.
This Support Package corrects the following errors:
Enhancements that are delivered with this Support Package:
Refer also to the Documentation Enhancements on the SAP Service Marketplace (http://service.sap.com/bi --> Documentation --> SAP BW 3.x Documentation Enhancements), which describe the enhancements that are delivered with this Support Package.
Enhancements in the area of OLAP technology:
General performance improvements for OLAP. For more information, see Note 825396.
The runtime in the REMOVE_SELDR_0INFOPROV_NEW form is very long. For more information, see Note 887801.
Unnecessary reading of partprovider. For more information, see Note 885733.
The performance in from SAPLRRK0; loc_rechnen has been improved. For more information, see Note 884482.
Problems occur with hierarchy selections in MultiProviders. For more information, see Note 879290.
Query runtime if there are several nested formulas. For more information, see Note 872904.
Information regarding the system component validation:
The Support Package was validated at a specific level of the system components that are available at this time. We therefore recommend that, in parallel to the BW Support Package upgrade, you adjust the system environment to the version of the individual components.
You can find more information in the SAP Support Portal at http://service.sap.com/swdc:
-> Additional Download Information -> SAP Support Package Stacks -> SP Stack Information and Download -> SP Stack SAP BW 3.1 Content