21. Why Transport Based Correction Instruction (TCI) ? Quick recap

Let's have an quick recap on TCI.

TCI Implementations will take place in SPAM Transaction. It's not New Add on to take place in SAINT. 

In simple, For minor/medium corrections, Corrections can be used. With the help of SNOTE, Corrections can be implemented.

To have a high number of corrections in single package which should relate/match to SP updates, It can't be done easily with increasing CI counts. Even SAP Portal sometimes stuck to load huge number of corrections if exists for single component SP version (Say Basis all versions).

✨Hence, SAP Introduced TCI way. TCI will be implemented in SPAM transaction technically. But, SAP simplified the same to complete via SNOTE itself to avoid direct implementation via SPAM. Importing in SPAM directly is not an recommended procedure except enabling TCI feature in older systems.

For latest SAP System versions, TCI handling feature for SNOTE would be already enabled since we have higher support packages. For older versions, TCI Enablement package can be imported in SPAM. This will make SNOTE to handle TCI notes. 

Once you enabled TCI feature for SNOTE Assistant/Transaction. You should use SNOTE to implement TCI notes as well as note corrections. 

For HTTP protocol, Manual download required. However, for Download Service, TCI will be automatically downloaded when downloading note itself.

Assume I'm implementing one SAP Note which has corrections as well as TCI. SAP asked to download TCI during note implementation via TCI not available error. I have uploaded the same.

⭐If TCI note implemented, SNOTE will use SPAM in backend and completes the import in addition to corrections. Once completed, It will change status in SNOTE transaction - Completely Implemented. It will be a simplified procedure as same as SNOTE Implementation. You can check SPAM logs post completing the same.

Exceptional case - If somehow TCI failed during note implementation and stuck in SPAM, we can feel free to check and resolve error in SPAM - continue note implementation. Usually, SNOTE status would be in "Incompletely Implemented" state. Post SPAM completion, SNOTE will change status automatically sometimes or continue/retry note implementation. It will change status to completely implemented.

Note 2543372 - Procedure to Implement TCI note

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