Synchronizing a DC in a Local File System 

Use

Eclipse uses projects to manage files. To be able to edit existing software in the NetWeaver Developer Studio, you must first create a project. When you create a project, the objects of the development component (DC) are synchronized with the local disk.

Prerequisites

You have imported a development configuration in the Developer Studio and are logged on to the SAP NetWeaver Development Infrastructure. See Importing Development Configurations.

Procedure

The procedure differs depending on whether or not a project for the DC already exists in the local file system.

No Project Exists in the Local File System

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       1.      In the Development Configurations perspective, open the Active DCs view.

To edit the component, you must first create a project for it.

       2.      In the context menu of the desired DC, choose Create Project.

If you do not want to change a component but still need it on the local file system (for example, to build another component), you only need to download the source files. To do this, from the context menu choose Sync Sources.

The development environment proposes a list of components that must be synchronized before use.

       3.      Accept the proposed list unless you have reasons to make your own selection.

The component is now visible in the Development Configurations perspective in the view Inactive DCs and Local DCs, in the Resource perspective and in the perspective that belongs to the selected component type (for example, Java, Web Dynpro, J2EE).

A Project Exists in the Local File System

A new state already exists in the repository that you want to download to the local file system.

You can see the state of your DC in the Development Configurations perspective. For a description of the symbols and icons, see the title bar of the views Local DCs, Inactive DCs and Active DCs under Menu → Display Legend:

For a detailed view of the state, switch to the Properties view (properties Sync Mode or Sync Date). If this view is not visible, open it by choosing Window à Show Views à Other à Basic à Properties.

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       1.      In the context menu of the component, choose:

○     Sync Sources, to update the source files of the component

○     Sync Used DCs, to update the source files of the used component

Many perspectives offer this function. The context menus that offer these functions are called DTR or Development Component.

The development environment proposes a list of components that must be synchronized before use.

       2.      Accept the proposed list unless you have reasons to make your own selection.