Displaying and Using Versions
Version management allows you to compare two versions of a Repository object, and also to display old versions.
You call version management in the maintenance transaction of the respective object by choosing Utilities → Version Management.
Alternatively, you can call version management from the Transport Organizer (transaction SE09).
- On the initial screen:
Choose Environment → Version management. The system displays an overview of the versionable objects. You can display the individual object types and specifically search for single objects.
- On the request overview:
Place your cursor on an object in the object list of a task or request and then choose Versions from the Object menu.
The format in which the content is shown is object-specific and similar to normal object maintenance and display so that you can easily identify the object content versioned.
Version Overview
The version overview displays the version in the object repository and the historical versions saved in the version database.
The object repository contains the active and/or modified version.
The version overview also displays the date and time when the version was created and the corresponding release.
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When a request is released and this request is from the current SAP System, or
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After a request has been imported and this request is from a different SAP System
If a request is specified for the active or modified version, the object is currently being processed in the context of this request or it was imported using this request.
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Label |
Description |
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Status |
Red: Indicates a ‘modified’ version and on the top most row (if any) Green: Indicates ‘active’ version and on the top most row. Yellow: Indicates an older version in the version database (not just DB) |
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Version |
Shows the version number of the object. The ‘modified’ versions appear on the top-row, followed by the older versions in the descending order. Clicking the version number displays the source code of that particular version. |
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Compare |
Compares two immediate adjacent versions. Clicking this displays the difference between these current and the previous (non test transport) version |
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Category |
One of the following are displayed (view additional categories with F4 display): I – Version created by import S – Version created due to system request. U – Version created due to user request Blank field – Version created at request release |
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Flag |
One of the following are displayed (view additional categories with F4 display): I – Active version was overwritten by an import Blank field – No special flag exists |
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SAP |
One of the following are displayed (view additional categories with F4 display): X – Standard SAP version Blank field – Customer version |
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Release |
This column shows the release of the object version |
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Archived |
One of the following are displayed (view additional categories with F4 display): X – Version archived T – Version archived or temporarily restored Blank field – Version is not archived |
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Request |
Shows the request where the object version is locked. Clicking the request displays the corresponding request in TMS. |
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Request Text |
Shows the request text for the corresponding request. |
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Project |
Displays the project information corresponding to the request. Clicking this displays the project information. |
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Date |
Displays the object version creation date. |
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Time |
Displays the object version creation time. |
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Author |
Displays the object version author. Click this to display detailed user information. |
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Note |
Displays all the notes that touch this object during note implementation. Clicking this navigates to theNote ASSISTANT: NOTE DISPLAY SCREEN to display the note. |
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CI |
Displays all the Correction Instruction that touch this object during note implementation. |
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TCI |
Displays all the Transport based Correction Instructions (TCIs) that touches this object during note implementation. |