Updating the Software Catalog 

Use

The SLD contains a Software Catalog of all installable SAP products and software components. The Software Catalog includes information about support packages and dependencies between the products and software components. You have to make sure that this content is always up-to-date.

You can find the updates of the Software Catalog on SAP Service Marketplace at service.sap.com/swdc ® SAP Software Distribution Center ® Download ® Support Packages and Patches ® Entry by Application Group ® SAP Technology Components ® SAP Master Data for SLD.

The updates of the Software Catalog are provided as deltas to the previous version. Therefore, you do not need to download and install the complete Software Catalog every time.

The updates of the Software Catalog are provided as ZIP files. Note that an import can take a long time (up to an hour), depending on the data size. For more information, see SAP Note 669669.

Prerequisites

·        You have set the heap size for all nodes to at least 512 MB using the Config Tool.

·        You have downloaded the ZIP file(s) on SAP Service Marketplace to a directory of your choice.

Procedure

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       1.      Choose Administration ® Import.

The Import screen appears.

       2.      Choose Browse and browse to the ZIP file you want to import.

       3.      Choose Import Selected File.

The CIM standard is based on the object-oriented approach. When you import instances from multiple files, make sure that you import them in the correct sequence since this has an effect on the inheritance hierarchy.

At this step the system checks the type of the import, and whether the import fits into the current content.

●    If the import does not fit into the current content, a warning is displayed. Choose Import Anyway only if you are sure that you have selected the correct data.

●    If the import type and content is correct, the information about the import is displayed. Choose Import to start the import.

The Administration screen appears and the status of the import is displayed at the top of the screen.