How to reset the SAP transport buffer after abnormal patch termination

How to reset the SAP transport buffer after abnormal patch termination

During the installation of a patch, the operating system abnormally shut down. When I restarted, I received the following error:

Error in phase: IMPORT_PROPER
Reason for error: TP_BUFFER_INCONSISTENCY
Return code: 0008
Error message: Pkgs. in queue don't exist in the TP buffer

When I applied the same patch in Quality, it worked in 15 minutes. What is causing the operating system to shut down?

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There seems to be a problem in the transport buffer. You need to reset the buffer by following these steps:

  • In transaction SE37, use the function module OCS_RESET_QUEUE > Single Test with the parameters "IV_TOOL&H3DSAINT" and "IV_FORCE&H3DX"
  • Delete all the files from "usrsaptranstmp."
  • Make sure that there is no TP or R3trans process running in the system at the operating system level. If any process exists, kill it.

Then restart the import.

This was first published in September 2009