Beginner
Transport a Software Component Between two Systems
Requires Customer/Partner License
August 17, 2020
Created by Niloofar Naseri
December 7, 2018
15 min.
Create and import a new software component into an SAP Cloud Platform ABAP Environment instance, add ABAP sources and export it to a new SAP Cloud Platform ABAP Environment instance.
You will learn
- How to create and import a new software component into a SAP Cloud Platform ABAP Environment instance
- How to add ABAP sources and export software component
- How to import software component into a new SAP Cloud Platform ABAP Environment instance
Prerequisites
- Create a developer user in a SAP Cloud Platform ABAP Environment system.
- 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 Cloud Platform ABAP Environment.
A Software Component is designed to contain all of your application coding and should be runnable itself.
Example: Think of an application for Room Booking in your company. Below an example how the application can be structured.
Z_ROOM_BOOKER(Top-Level-package, corresponds to software component and is created automatically – Type Structure )o
ZRB_LOGIC(sub-package, Type Development)o
ZRB_SERVICES(sub-package, Type Development)o
ZRB_UTIL(sub-package, Type Development)
Step 1: Create software component via SAP Fiori launchpad
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Login as administrator and open Manage Software Components application on your development systems Fiori Launchpad.
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Press GO button 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 Save.
You can use your own namespace.
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Select your created software component and press Pull.
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Click Confirm on confirmation popup.
As software component creation creates a repository for it in a distributed version-control system only and not in the development instance, you have to import that before starting real development.
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Check the popup.
With selecting Import History you can view the current status of the import.
Step 2: Add ABAP sources and export component
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Open Eclipse and connect with your developer user to your development ABAP system. Right-click on 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 Package
- Name:
Z_PACKAGE_SC_XXX - Description:
Package XXX
Click Next.
Hint: 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.
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Release your transport request and its subtasks. Therefore, open view Transport Organizer.
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Release all your subtasks by right click on it and select Release.
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Afterwards release your transport request by right click on it and also select Release.
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 button to load all available software components.
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Select your software component and press Pull. 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.
With selecting Import History you can view the current status of the import.
Step 4: Check the imported software component
- Open Eclipse and connect with your developer user to your test ABAP system and add your imported software component to your Favorite Packages. Check if all objects are imported.
Step 5: Test yourself