Business Content (Versions) 
Definition
SAP delivers Business Content in the SAP Delivery Version (D version).
Use
You need to transfer the Business Content objects in the active version (A version) in order to be able to work with them.
Structure
In the Business Information Warehouse a differentiation is made between the following object versions:
Version |
Meaning |
D(elivery) |
SAP delivery version |
A(ctive) |
Active version |
M(odified) |
Modified version |
Integration
The following diagram displays the Business Content versions
The black arrows represent how the versions are used in the delivery process:
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1. SAP delivery
¡ SAP delivers the Business Content objects in the D Version.
¡ Changes are saved in the M version.
¡ Active Business Content is saved in the A version.
Only those objects that were stored in the A version are exported from the development system. When importing into the target system, these objects, dependent on object type, are either imported directly into the active version or in a modified version.
Here are some examples of objects imported into the active version:
· Currency translation type
· InfoObject catalog
Here are some examples for object types that are firstly imported into a modified version and activated after being imported.
· InfoObject
· InfoCube
2. SAP Delivery (Business Content upgrade)
¡ SAP delivers the Business Content objects in a new D Version.
¡ The customer can compare the new Business Content with his/her active customer version, and either adopt the new version or merge it with his/her version.
§ Adopt: The customer version is deleted and replaced by the new Business Content version.
§ Merge: The “total” is made from both objects and saved as a new customer version.
The characteristics merger, for example, is the same as the construction of the attribute union. The customer must select which ones they want to adopt for certain properties in dialog mode. Not all objects support merging.
In the Adopt Business Content function area in the Administrator Workbench, you can collect and transfer the Business Content delivered by SAP. In this way, all additional necessary objects are taken into account automatically, as is the sequence for the activation. You can choose whether you want to copy, compare, or not transfer the Business Content objects.
When activating Business Content, the SAP delivery version is adopted and the active customer versions are overwritten if you do not execute a match-up
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