Create Object Overviews

Context

You want to generate a list of customizing objects for a comparison.

Procedure


  1. In customizing project processing or customizing project administration, choose Start of the navigation pathTools Next navigation step Customizing Objects Next navigation step Cross-System ViewerEnd of the navigation path in the SAP menu.

    or

    or choose Start of the navigation pathTools Next navigation step CustomizingEnd of the navigation path Customizing Cross-System Viewer in the SAP menu.

  2. Choose one of the three comparison categories in the New Comparison Based On group box as the basis of your object overview:

    Category

    Comparison based on:

    IMG activities

    Project IMG

    SAP Reference IMG

    Application Components

    Select components

    All components

    Further selections

    Customizing Piece List/Transport

    Business Configuration Set

    ALE Distribution Group

    Manual Selection

  3. Choose Create.

  4. Continue acording to your object overview type:

    IMG activities

    For a comparison based on:

    Follow the procedure below:

    Project IMG

    1. Enter a project.

    2. Choose one of the following options:

      • All activities

      • Selecting Views

      • Selecting Activities

    3. Choose Continue.

    SAP Reference IMG

    1. Choose one of the following options:

      • All activities

      • Selecting Activities

    2. Choose Continue.

    Application Components

    For a comparison based on:

    Follow the procedure below:

    Select components

    1. Choose component(s) from the component hierarchy.

    2. Choose Continue.

    All components

    Further selections

    For a comparison based on:

    Follow the procedure below:

    Customizing Piece List/Transport

    1. Enter the customizing piece list/transport.

    2. Choose Continue.

    Business Configuration Set

    1. Enter a Business Configuration Set.

    2. Choose Continue.

    ALE Distribution Group

    1. Enter the ALE distribution group.

    2. Choose Continue.

    Manual Selection

    • Specify object names and types.

    • Choose Continue.

  5. Enter an object overview description.

  6. Specify Client-Specific or Cross-Client.

  7. Choose Object Overview.

Results

The list created is a simple overview of the objects to be compared:

  • The processing status is Open ( ), because no comparison has yet been performed.

  • The comparison status and all other comparison fields - the total number of entries in the logon system, the number of entries only in the logon system, the number of changed entries, the number of entries only in the comparison system - are empty.