Hi,

In general, just want to know what the Baan service pack installed/updates. Is it update only the application objects in "application", "dict" and "tools" folders? Or serveice pack update the components in "bin" folders also like DLLS and EXE.

Thanks in advance
MRF

Normally servicepacks contain updates/bugfixes on the application objectsm this may include tools object. The major difference is that all updates are installed in an so called update VRC ( <package>B40U_<customer> ). However for tools object no update VRC is available so updates/bugfixes are directly installed in the standard tools VRC.
Servicepacks normally contain updates on forms, sessions, reports, dll's etc but in generally NO executables.

Depending on the servicepack a certain level of your portingset can be mandatory. In case you have to upgrade you portingset this is a seperate action. Portingsets will not be upgraded by installing a servicepack itself.

The portingset itself contain the components in the $BSE/bin, api, lib etc.

So the issues are very related but seperate in the install procdures.

Hi jp.aalders,

Thanks for usefull information. One more thing, how can get the information which porting set is installed on the system. We have service pack 12 installed.

Thanks in advance
MRF

Go to command prompt and enter:

#bshell6.1 -v ( this will show you your current portingset level ).

enter bshell6.1 -h for all possible options.

The needed portingsetlevel in relation to your the servicepack to be installed is normally described in the release notes of the specific servicepack.

Good luck.

JP

Hi jp.aalders,

Thanks a lot for quick reply. Just for information for other firends, in BaanERP 5.0 the command is "bshell_inst".

Thanks again jp.
MRF