SUM UI: Menu Bar

This section describes the different menu items that are available on the right side at the top of the SUM user interface.

The following menu items are covered in detail:

Tasklist

This option displays the phase list of the Software Update Manager, including existing phase descriptions, based on the phaselist.xml file. You can use the list to display the status of the current, previous, and subsequent phases of the procedure. The icons used in the Task Type and Status columns are described in the legend available in the More menu. Alternatively, you can hover over the icons to open a tooltip with the description.

Click a phase name in column Description to open the log file viewer with the content of the related log file, which is mentioned in the far right column, provided that the file already exists.

Logs

You can open an overview of the available log files for the current step or phase. Furthermore, you can sort the list ascending or descending by names or date, and you can download a file directly.

Click a file name in row Filename to open the log file viewer with the content of the related log file. In addition, you can download the log file. Example of a log file content in the viewer:

Text search in log files

The log window offers you also the option to search the log files for character strings. You can use the button Search in all Files for this purpose. A second window opens in which you can enter the wanted search expression, for example: database or error. Note that the search is case-insensitive. As a result you get a list of log files names that contain the searched character string. You can expand each line to get a more detailed listing of the lines in which the string you are looking for occurs.

Example of a search for entries with database:

If you double-click a line, the file viewer opens and displays the content of the file around the line found. The searched string is highlighted. If you click OK in the file viewer, it is closed and the results list is displayed again.

Breakpoints

SUM offers the possibility to use breakpoints, which allow you to pause the update procedure at a specified point. A list of the breakpoints is displayed. You can click the header Description to get a dropdown list with sort- and filter options. The icons for the breakpoint status are described in the legend.

A further feature allows you to switch on or off the single-step mode by means of a button Stop Next Phase to pause the procedure at every next phase.

For more information, see Breakpoints During the Update.

In the upper right corner of the SUM UI, you find the More menu. Use this menu to get support or more information, reset the update, or log out from the browser session. Depending on the status of the update procedure, different options are offered.

Help	If you choose this option, a context-sensitive online help is displayed in a new tab with the content of the related SUM guide. Ideally, the topic related to the dialog from which you open the help window is shown. If there is no appropriate help available, the table of contents of the SUM guide is shown automatically. You can jump from here to the content that is relevant for you. Note Alternatively, you can use the `F1` button to open the help window. The question mark icon next to a heading or title on the SUM interface indicates that there is a context-sensitive help topic.
Color Schema	The option Color Schema offers you themes that you can use with the SAP Fiori-based user interface. You can choose between the themes Standard, Belize plus, High Contrast Black, or White.
Utilities	Opens a new window with an extended user interface. For more information, see SUM Utilities (Extended UI).
SUM Guide	Opens the entry page for the SUM 2.0 guides in a new web browser window. Here you can filter for database and operating system to get the related SUM 2.0 guide.
SUM Note	Opens a new web browser window, in which the central SAP Note for the current Software Update Manager version is displayed. The source of the SAP note is the SAP Support Portal.
SAP Help Portal	Opens the SAP Help Portal in a new web browser window, which contains SAP product documentation and other related information such as SAP Notes, product availability information, and community content.
Log Tail	Opens the log tail viewer for selected log files. In a pop-up window, the chosen log file is reloaded and displayed at short time intervals. You can pause the display to check some log lines.
Legend	The legend explains the meaning of the icons that are used for the different phase types and status in the task list the different breakpoint status .
About	Displays information about the current version of the Software Update Manager, the Software Logistics Protocol, and the Software Logistics UI Client.
Logout	Logs you off the current browser session. Note that the update procedure itself continues running in the background. To log on again, proceed as described in Starting or Restarting the Software Update Manager.
Reset	Note that this option is not always available in the menu. It sets the system to a state that allows the update procedure to be restarted from the beginning. This option is only available during resettable phases. However, it is available at the end of a successful update procedure without DMO. For more information, see Resetting the Update.
Exit	Note that this option is not always available in the menu. It stops and exits the current update process and displays the initial dialog of the SUM user interface ("Tool start required"). If you choose Exit during this dialog, you also terminate the SAPup process on the server and stop SUM completely. An appropriate message on the SUM UI appears, and you can close the web browser page. Alternatively, you can restart the Software Update Manager again by refreshing the web browser page or by clicking on the link in the message. You can continue from the point where you chose Exit.
Cleanup	Note that this option is not always available in the menu. It cleans up the SUM directory and terminates all running SAPup processes on the server. An appropriate message on the SUM UI appears, and you can close the web browser page. In this way, the Software Update Manager has been stopped completely so that using Exit is not necessary anymore. This option is only available at the end of a successful update procedure or after you have chosen Reset. At the end of a successful update procedure, a cleanup prevents the execution of a reset afterwards. On the other hand, after a reset has finished successfully, the cleanup is obligatory. See also Resetting the Update.