Why its required ? During the installation/upgrade process you are prompted to enter the "SAP Solution Manager Key". This key is needed to proceed with the installation/upgrade. Without this key, the installation process cannot continue. How to generate SAP Solution Manager Key for installation OR Upgrade? 1. Log into SAP Solution Manager and go to transaction "SMSY". 2.Go to menu select "Landscape Components" > "Select Object". Select "Product System/System" and press create button. ![]() 3.You will get a pop up to enter the system/product information. Enter all the details and press "Create Product". ![]() 4.Now again go to menu select "Landscape Components" > "Select Object". Select "Product System/System" and select your system and press "Generate Key" button. ![]() 5.Now on the next screen enter the system detail and press the "Generate Key" button. ![]() Reference http://help.sap.com/saphelp_sm32/helpdata/en/b3/023a4227deb16be10000000a155106/content.htm |