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1921554 - How to verify the version of the SAP Integration Kit Transports loaded on the SAP Netweaver or SAP BW System? [Video]

Symptom

  • What is the version of the SAP Integration Kit Transports loaded on the SAP System?
      
  • How can we confirm the exact version of the SAP Integration Kit Transports loaded on the SAP BW System or SAP Netweaver System?
      
  • In the Transport Management System (STMS), it does not show the SAP Integration Kit Transports. How do we know if the functionality is loaded on the system, and what version is loaded?
        
        
  • Note: Images and data in this SAP Knowledge Base Article is from SAP internal systems, sample data, or demo systems. Any resemblance to real data is purely coincidental.

Environment

  • SAP Crystal Reports 2013
  • SAP Crystal Reports 2016
  • SAP Crystal Reports 2020
      
  • SAP Netweaver 7.4
  • SAP Netweaver 7.5

Reproducing the Issue

Cause

  • In the past, to quickly know the version of the SAP Integration Kit Transports loaded on the SAP System, we looked in the Transport Management System (STMS)
        
  • Now, most of the required functions, programs, and objects for Crystal Reports to connect to an SAP System are loaded automatically to the SAP System when applying an SAP Netweaver update, therefore, there will be no history of loaded transports of the SAP Integration Kit in the Transport Management System, and therefore we do we know the version of the SAP Integration Kit Transports loaded.

Resolution

  • To know the SAP Integration Kit Transports version loaded on the SAP System, verify the version of the functions loaded on the SAP System for the type of SAP connectivity used.
        
    1. Login to the SAP System.
          
    2. Type transaction: SE38

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    3. In the ABAP Editor, type the program name corresponding to the connection type, or functionality, you want to verify the version:

      Connection Type Program
      MDX Query Connectivity /CRYSTAL/SAPLMDX
      Open SQL Connectivity /CRYSTAL/OSQL_EXECUTE
      Info Set Connectivity /CRYSTAL/QUERY_BATCH
      Row Level Security Tool /CRYSTAL/RLSDEF
      Cluster Definition ZCIMPRBG
      Content Administration /CRYSTAL/CONTENT_ADMIN
      ODS Connectivity /CRYSTAL/SAPLODS_REPORT
      Personalization /CRYSTAL/LPERSU01
      Authentication Helpers /CRYSTAL/SAPLSECURITY

          
      For example, for the Open SQL Connectivity, type the program name: /CRYSTAL/OSQL_EXECUTE

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    4. Click on the button "Display"
        
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      It will display the program code
        
        
        
    5. To verify the version, go under the menu "Utilities", and select: "Versions - Version Management"
        
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    6. You will then be able to see the version of the program.  
              
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      Notes:
      • If the version is blank, it means the function has been loaded by an SAP Netweaver update or an SAP BW update or upgrade.
      • The recommendation is to always load the SAP Integration Kit Transports corresponding to the version of Crystal Reports used after each SAP Netweaver / SAP BW update. Once the SAP Integration Kit Transports are loaded, you will then be able to see the version for the functions.
              
           
    7. Look at the SAP Integration Kit Transports version document to know if it match the version of the SAP Integration Kit you installed for Crystal Reports.
         
      • To find out what is the version to use, see the following SAP Knowledge Base Article: 2177314
      • To find where are the SAP Integration Kit Transports are located, see the SAP Knowledge Base Article: 3037597
             
            
  • Below is a video demonstrating the above steps on how to verify the SAP Integration Kit Transports:
     

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See Also

  • 1615056 - How to connect to SAP datasources from Crystal Reports?
  • 3037597 - Where can we find the SAP Integration Kit Transports for Crystal Reports?
  • 2177314 - What are the version of the SAP Integration Kit Transports required for Crystal Reports to connect to an SAP System?

Keywords

SAP Integration Kit Transports, CR, SAP IK, crystal, bw, transports , KBA , gscnawest_video , BI-RA-CR , Crystal Reports designer or Business View Manager , How To

Product

SAP Crystal Reports 2013 ; SAP Crystal Reports 2016 ; SAP Crystal Reports 2020