Creating a Software Component in the SLD 

Use

To be able to develop your own application, you must create your own software component in the System Landscape Directory (SLD). You must do this before you start to develop your software. Normally, a system administrator or a quality manager creates the software components.

For this tutorial, you must create a software component yourself. During development work, the developers can add multiple development components for this software component.

Prerequisites

You have a user that can create software components in the SLD.

Procedure

Creating a Product and Software Component

To create a software component, perform the following steps:

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       1.      Start the interface of the SLD with the following URL:

http://<host>:<port>/sld

Replace <host> and <port> with the data of the AS Java on which the SLD is installed. Log on with the CMSadm user. The initial screen of the SLD appears.

       2.      Choose Software Catalog → New Product...

The Define Product Version screen appears.

       3.      Choose New Product Version.

       4.      Enter the following information:

Data	Value
Vendor	example.org
Name	MyApplication
Version	1.0

       5.      Choose Create.

       6.      Define the software unit and specify the name TaxApplication.

       7.      The SLD creates the product and the Define Software Component screen appears.

       8.      Enter the following information:

Data	Value
Vendor	example.org
Name	Application
Version	1.0
Production State	started

       9.      Choose Create.

The SLD creates the software component for the product defined above.

Defining Usage Dependencies

You use usage dependencies to define the software components on which the new software component is based, and to define the dependencies for the central build.

You define usage dependencies as follows:

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       1.      Under Software Catalog, choose the Software Components tab page.

       2.      Choose the Application software component.

       3.      Choose the Dependencies tab page.

       4.      Choose the context BuildTime.

       5.      Choose Define Prerequisite Software Components.

A selection list for SCs appears.

You can define a filter the results in the top line.

       6.      Define the following dependencies:

○       SAP J2EE ENGINE <Release> (SAP-JEE <Release>)

○       SAP BUILD TOOL <Release> (SAP_BUILDT <Release>)

○       SAP JAVA TECHNOLOGY SERVICES <Release> (SAP_JTECHS <Release>)

       7.      Choose Create.

The dependencies are displayed on the Usage Dependencies screen for the software component version Application 1.0.

Result

You have defined the product and you have created the required SC.

Next Step

Registering the Reserved Prefix for the Name Reservation Service