Beginner
Transport a Software Component Between two Systems
February 1, 2021
Created by Niloofar Naseri
December 7, 2018
15 min.
Create and import a new software component into an SAP Business Technology Platform ABAP Environment instance, add ABAP sources and export it to a new SAP BTP ABAP Environment instance.
You will learn
- How to create and import a new software component into a SAP BTP ABAP Environment instance
- How to add ABAP sources and export software component
- How to import software component into a new SAP BTP ABAP Environment instance
Prerequisites
- You need developer user in two SAP BTP ABAP Environment systems under one global account.
- Add the lifecycle management - Software Components business catalog (ID:
SAP_A4C_BC_MSCL_PC) to your business role - Download Eclipse Photon or Oxygen and install ABAP Development Tools (ADT). See https://tools.hana.ondemand.com/#abap.
- Read following blog post about Software Lifecycle Management for SAP BTP ABAP Environment.
Step 1: Create software component via SAP Fiori launchpad
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Login to your first system Fiori launchpad as administrator and open Manage Software Components application.
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Press GO to see the list of all already available software components.
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Click Create to create a new software component.
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Enter a Software Component Name and a Description and press Create.
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In your created software component press Clone.
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In the clone dialog select Master branch and click Clone.
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You can check under Recent Actions if your clone is done.
Step 2: Add ABAP sources and export component
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Open Eclipse and connect with your developer user to your first ABAP system. Right-click Favorite Packages and select Add Package.
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Enter
Z_MY_APP_XXX, select it and click OK.
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Check your result.
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Right-click your package
Z_MY_APP_XXXand select New > ABAP Package.
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Create a package
- Name:
Z_PACKAGE_SC_XXX - Description:
Package XXX
Click Next.
Your software component root package is a structure package, hence it’s not allowed to create objects directly in this package. You need to add an additional development package and then you are able to add your objects.
- Name:
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Select Create a new request
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Request Description:
TRXXX
click Finish.
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Right-click your package
Z_PACKAGE_SC_XXXand select New > ABAP Class.
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Create class in package
Z_PACKAGE_SC_XXX:- Name:
Z_CLASS_XXX - Description:
Class XXX
Click Next.
- Name:
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Select your transport request
TRXXX. Click Finish.
Save and activate your new class.
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Release your transport request and its subtasks. Therefore, open view Transport Organizer.
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Right-click your subtasks and select Release to release all your subtasks.
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Afterwards right-click your transport request and select Release to release your transport request.
Step 3: Update or import software component again
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Open Manage Software Components app on your second systems Fiori launchpad.
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Press GO to load all available software components.
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Select your software component and press Clone. This will either update the software component if it is already imported into the second system or import the software component if it is not present in the second system.
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In the clone dialog select Master branch and click Clone.
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You can check under Recent Actions if your clone is done.
Step 4: Check the imported software component
- Open Eclipse and connect with your developer user to your second ABAP system and add your imported software component to your Favorite Packages. Check if all objects are imported.
Step 5: Test yourself