DETERMINING A SUPPORT PACKAGE STATUS

1 . A computer-implemented method of obtaining a support package status in a distributed computing system landscape, comprising:

receiving a transport request that comprises metadata associated with a software component, and a support package start point that defines an updated support package status of the software component for receiving an updated support package for the software component;

in response to receiving the transport request, creating a correction transport that comprises the support package start point and metadata associated with the updated support package;

distributing the correction transport, including the support package start point, to a computing system in the distributed computing system landscape, the computing system comprising the software component;

in response to distributing the correction transport, identifying a current support package status of the software component that is executing on the computing system;

comparing the current support package status of the software component with the updated support package status of the support package start point; and

based on the comparison, updating the support package status of the software component.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein creating the correction transport further comprises adding the correction transport to a buffer.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein distributing the correction transport further comprises distributing the correction transport from the buffer to the computing system.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein distributing the correction transport further comprises asynchronously distributing the correction transport to a plurality of computing systems in the distributing computing landscape, each computing system comprising the software component.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising identifying a maintenance mode associated with the software component, the maintenance mode including a transport maintenance mode and a final maintenance mode, the method further comprising:

distributing the correction transport to the computing system based on the transport maintenance mode being associated with the software component; and

distributing the updated support package to the computing system based on the final maintenance mode being associated with the software component.

6 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

based on the final maintenance mode being associated with the software component, preventing distribution of the correction transport to the computing system; and

based on the transport maintenance mode being associated with the software component, preventing distribution of the updated support package to the computing system.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the software component is associated with one or more software sub-components, the method further comprising:

receiving, for each software sub-component, a transport request that comprises metadata associated with the software sub-component, and a support package start point;

in response to receiving each transport request, creating a correction transport that comprises the support package start point and metadata associated with the updated support package; and

distributing each of the correction transports to a computing system in the distributed computing system landscape, the computing system comprising the software sub-components.

8 . A computer storage medium encoded with a computer program, the program comprising instructions that when executed by one or more computers cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

receiving a transport request that comprises metadata associated with a software component, and a support package start point that defines an updated support package status of the software component for receiving an updated support package for the software component;

in response to receiving the transport request, creating a correction transport that comprises the support package start point and metadata associated with the updated support package;

distributing the correction transport, including the support package start point, to a computing system in the distributed computing system landscape, the computing system comprising the software component;

in response to distributing the correction transport, identifying a current support package status of the software component that is executing on the computing system;

comparing the current support package status of the software component with the updated support package status of the support package start point; and

based on the comparison, updating the support package status of the software component.

9 . The computer storage medium of claim 8 , wherein creating the correction transport further comprises adding the correction transport to a buffer.

10 . The computer storage medium of claim 9 , wherein distributing the correction transport further comprises distributing the correction transport from the buffer to the computing system.

11 . The computer storage medium of claim 8 , wherein distributing the correction transport further comprises asynchronously distributing the correction transport to a plurality of computing systems in the distributing computing landscape, each computing system comprising the software component.

12 . The computer storage medium of claim 8 , the operations further comprising identifying a maintenance mode associated with the software component, the maintenance mode including a transport maintenance mode and a final maintenance mode, the method further comprising:

distributing the correction transport to the computing system based on the transport maintenance mode being associated with the software component; and

distributing the updated support package to the computing system based on the final maintenance mode being associated with the software component.

13 . The computer storage medium of claim 12 , the operations further comprising:

based on the final maintenance mode being associated with the software component, preventing distribution of the correction transport to the computing system; and

based on the transport maintenance mode being associated with the software component, preventing distribution of the updated support package to the computing system.

14 . The computer storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the software component is associated with one or more software sub-components, the operations further comprising:

receiving, for each software sub-component, a transport request that comprises metadata associated with the software sub-component, and a support package start point;

in response to receiving each transport request, creating a correction transport that comprises the support package start point and metadata associated with the updated support package; and

distributing each of the correction transports to a computing system in the distributed computing system landscape, the computing system comprising the software sub-components.

15 . A system of one or more computers configured to perform operations comprising:

receiving a transport request that comprises metadata associated with a software component, and a support package start point that defines an updated support package status of the software component for receiving an updated support package for the software component;

in response to receiving the transport request, creating a correction transport that comprises the support package start point and metadata associated with the updated support package;

distributing the correction transport, including the support package start point, to a computing system in the distributed computing system landscape, the computing system comprising the software component;

in response to distributing the correction transport, identifying a current support package status of the software component that is executing on the computing system;

comparing the current support package status of the software component with the updated support package status of the support package start point; and

based on the comparison, updating the support package status of the software component.

16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein creating the correction transport further comprises adding the correction transport to a buffer.

17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein distributing the correction transport further comprises distributing the correction transport from the buffer to the computing system.

18 . The system of claim 15 , wherein distributing the correction transport further comprises asynchronously distributing the correction transport to a plurality of computing systems in the distributing computing landscape, each computing system comprising the software component.

19 . The system of claim 15 , the operations further comprising identifying a maintenance mode associated with the software component, the maintenance mode including a transport maintenance mode and a final maintenance mode, the method further comprising:

distributing the correction transport to the computing system based on the transport maintenance mode being associated with the software component; and

distributing the updated support package to the computing system based on the final maintenance mode being associated with the software component.

20 . The system of claim 19 , the operations further comprising:

based on the final maintenance mode being associated with the software component, preventing distribution of the correction transport to the computing system; and

based on the transport maintenance mode being associated with the software component, preventing distribution of the updated support package to the computing system.