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2024-04-01 98

The new interface for the SNOTE transaction to implement legal changes in Spain


In this article, I will discuss the process of implementing a SAP note, essential for managing support notes and software corrections, using the new interface of the SNOTE transaction.

First, to check and download the new legal modification notes from SAP that have been released, we need to access the following link: Homepage - SAP for Me.

Once logged in, we will see a page like this.

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We need to go to the Services and Support section (Highlighted in the image above). Then, we navigate to KBAs and Notes.

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And we'll see a window like the following, where we need to click on Legal Modification Notes from SAP.

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Once inside, we can apply various filters to see the notes that have been released since the last time we visited the page, filter by the country from which we want to download the new updates, etc.

To download them, we need to click on the 'Export list as CSV file' button.

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Once downloaded, we access SAP and enter the SNOTE transaction.

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Once inside, we will see the note assistant.

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As we can see here, these are all the notes that we have been implementing over time.

To add the new notes, we need to follow these steps:

- Click the button in the following image.

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Now in Excel, we need to open the .csv file we previously downloaded with the list of notes from SAP for Me and copy the note codes (Number column):

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- Click the button marked with a 1 to paste the list of note codes.

- Click the button marked with a 2 to confirm.

Now all we have to do is click on Download SAP note (marked with a 1 in the image below) and confirm (marked with a 2):

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RECOMMENDATION: To keep track of the notes we are going to implement and when, my recommendation is to save a variant by clicking the save button marked with an arrow and a green box in the previous image.

This way, we can save the notes we just downloaded so that we can access them directly from SAP.

To access a variant, click the button in the following image, and there we can see the variants we have along with their description.

In my case, I like to indicate which day the variants I am implementing belong to.

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Once we have the new notes downloaded in SAP, we can see the note code, its status, and a brief description of each one.

Now only remains to implement them. To do this, click on the note code:

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And it will take us to the following window where we can see a document with the note description.

At the top, click on the SAP Note Display menu > Implement SAP Note.

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Finally, just follow the steps indicated by the note.

It will ask us to create or specify the transport order if we have already created one.

There are 3 types of notes:

1. Simply click continue and it's implemented.

2. Requires some previous installation like an application.

3. Requires making changes in the system and comes with an instruction manual attached to the note itself.

To see the requirements of the note, we should search for the note code in SAP Legal Change Notes - SAP for Me, and there we will find the prerequisites, as well as the instruction manual if necessary for that note.

Once the note is implemented, its status will change to 'Fully Implemented'.

IMPORTANT: For all SAP notes, review the Support Package as a prerequisite to install the SAP note; this is specified in a section of the note itself.

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Subsequently, the corresponding Support Package with the different versions of the software, as we can see in the following image, will contain the implemented notes.

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