ANST is a versatile tool that helps narrow down the root cause of a functional issue or a dump. Apart from context based Note search capabilities, ANST also detects customer code and customizing tables during the replication of the issue leading to much faster resolution.

• ANST searches Note to solve a specific issue based on the issue replication at the customer system.
• This is a completely new and better approach for searching SAP Notes as compared to traditional way.

• Note search is based on ABAP Trace
• Trace can be saved for future reference. Useful in case you encounter same problem later.
• Customizing option: Customizes object types to be displayed in the trace.
• Only relevant Notes for the system are displayed since the Support Package level is taken into account

• Benefits support specialists, Consultants, developers
• Detects Customer Code and the customizing tables involved leading faster troubleshooting.
• Debugging tool especially for custom implementation.

• To learn more: SAP Knowledge Base Article 1818192 Automated Note Search Tool
• Before using ANST for the first time, read note 1909768
• Mandatory entries in table : ANST_SETTINGS