19/11/2011: 1.How to increase the size of a trace file in SAP?

This article answers the following queries How to increase the size of a trace file in SAP? What is the parameter used to increase the size of a trace file? How to dynamically increase the size of a SAP parameter rstr/max_filesize_MB? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sometimes, it is required in SAP to increase the size of a trace file from default value so that more trace or log can be captured. Mostly SAP requests this change to resolve an Oss message. This can be done as follows: Login to SAP ABAP system. Go to transaction RZ11

As shown above, please provide the SAP parameter rstr/max_filesize_MB and click on display button which results in the below screen

As shown in the description, this parameter sets the maximum file size of a trace. Default value of trace file is 16MB. The maximum value is 100MB. To view documentation related to this click on documentation push button. To change the value, click on Change Value push button which results in following screen.

As shown in above screen set the new value and also select switch on all servers checkbox if you would like to change this parameter across all the application servers of an SAP system. However, if you would like to change this parameter in any specific application server, please make sure this checkbox is unticked. As rstr/max_filesize_MB is a dynamic, parameter takes effect immediately without restart of the SAP system. However, the parameter lasts only till restart of the server. After restart, default value will be set again for this parameter

2.Transport Error Transport Control Program tp ended with error code 0247
This article answers the following queries: How to resolve the transport error Transport Control Program tp ended with error code 0247?

How to resolve the transport error Errors: addtobuffer has problems with data- and/or cofile? How to resolve transport issue encountered while adding a transport to import queue of target system? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sometimes, while you are adding a transport request into import queue of target system as shown below, you might encounter error as Transport Control Program tp ended with error code 0247 "? Errors: addtobuffer has problems with data- and/or cofile? (Please refer screenshot 3)

After pressing Yes in the above screen, you may encounter below error:

Most probable reasons for this issue could be, due to transport did not get released from the source system. Please login to the source system of the transport and goto transaction SE01 and provide the transport number as shown below and click on display pushbutton to view the release status of the transport

In the below screen, please drill down the transport and check whether all the transports under this are released ( if there is tick mark after the transport, it means it was released).

If there is no tick mark on any of the transports below the given transport number it means the transport is not yet released. In those cases, you can even view truck symbol in the active state.

In the above screenshot, all the underlying transports were released(as there is tick mark after those transports), but the main transport is not yet released as indicated my active status of the truck. In these cases, just keep the cursor on the main transport number and click on truck symbol to release the transport. Please note that you can release the transport only if you have access to do the same. If basis administrator do not have access, he/she should approach the respective team and get this transport released as per the process mentioned above. Please find below another scenario, in which 2 of the 3 child requests not released. In this case, each of the individual transport to be selected and released (by clicking truck button) and finally release the main transport.

Once the main transport is released, data file and cofiles will be generated for that transport request in the source system. Then no longer, the error mentioned above will be encountered will adding the transport request to import queue of the target system as the request was released and data and cofiles were also generated under /usr/sap/trans/data and /usr/sap/trans/cofiles directories of the system.