Solution : https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/892842 (SAP Service marketplace login required)
Summary :
SAPCAR may terminate unexpectedly when processing SAR archives, displaying errors like "non-unicode SAPCAR: format error in header" or "unicode SAPCAR: Illegal byte sequence." This issue arises because the SAPCAR 700 archive format, which supports backward compatibility, isn't recognized by SAPCAR versions older than 640 patch level 4. Users experiencing these errors should upgrade to SAPCAR 700 or the latest SAPCAR 640 patch, available through the SAP Service Marketplace under Support Packages and Patches for Additional Components.
Key words :
application group -> additional components -> sapcar, sapcar versions prior 640 patch level 4, latest sapcar 640 patch, illegal byte sequence, extract archives created, sap service marketplace, symptom sapcar terminates, /patches -> support packages, sapcar 700 archive format, archive format
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