How to find out version of IGS

There is a very useful ABAP report called GRAPHICS_IGS_ADMIN associated with TA SIGS which you can use for almost whole administration of your IGS (Internet Graphic server) from ABAP Stack of your SAP landscape. Basically IGS is server engine for rendering of graphics content out of SAP systems (e.g. in case of BW it produces maps/charts for BEx reports). It does use RFC or HTTP for accessing it. As of version 7.0 IGS is integrated into WAS (but also available as standalone) but still is running outside of SAP kernel.

At selection screen of TA SIGS you specify RFC destination which IGS uses:

Right after you run it you get version of ISG:

SAP Internet Graphics Service (IGS) Maintenance Strategy

IGS - Generating Graphics for SAP

Summary
The IGS is a server-based engine for generating content (graphical or non-graphical) based on data from an SAP- or external system. The IGS is being developed with the following objectives:

Platform independence. Until release 6.40 the IGS is installed separately from the Web Application Server (WAS). This standalone IGS runs only on Windows platforms. As of release 6.40 it is generally installed along with the WAS (integrated IGS). But for release 6.40 it can still be installed standalone if desired. Note for BW: BW releases < 3.5 are only supported for Windows NT and Windows 2000. BW requires an IGS running on Windows because it has Windows-specific controls that will not run on UNIX. Connectivity: o Using RFC and HTTP (XML) o Data sent from R/3 or external system to IGS

Improved scalability / monitoring

Prerequisites
You either want to install a patch for your SAP IGS or you are about to install SAP IGS for the first time and are looking for the most current version.

Procedure
You can find step by step instructions for installing SAP IGS in note 454042. Information about upgrading the WAS 6.40 based IGS can be found in note 718267. For information about upgrading the WAS 7.00 based IGS please refer to note 896400.

Relevant Notes

The most general release-independent information on the IGS is in note 458731. For information on the SAP IGS support strategy read note 480692.