Displaying and Using Versions (SAP Library - Change and Transport System)

Displaying and Using Versions

Version Management

You can use version management to compare two versions of a Repository object, and display old versions of objects.

You can access version management whenever you are maintaining an object by choosing Utilities → Versions → Version management.

You can also access version management from the Transport Organizer (Transaction SE09):

In the initial screen

Choose Environment → Version management. An overview of versionable objects appears. You can display individual object types and search for particular objects.

In the request overview

Position the cursor on an object in the object list of a task or request and choose Object ® Versions.

The version display is object-specific and is similar to the display used in normal object maintenance. Object versions can therefore be easily recognized.

Version Overview

The version overview shows the versions stored in the development database (Repository), as well as the historical versions stored in the version database. Both areas can be empty, such as in the following situations:

An object has been newly created and no versions have yet been created.

An object was deleted after versions were stored

Active and/or revised versions are stored in the development database.

The version overview also provides information on the time and release level when the versions were created.

If a transport request is specified for a version in the version database, this version corresponds to the state of the object

when the request was released, if the request is from the current SAP System

after the request was imported, if the request with which the object was transported is from another SAP System.

If a request is specified for an active or revised version, the object is currently being edited in connection with this request, or has been imported with the specified request.

The Cat column in the version overview specifies the reason why the version was created. The following values are possible:

Value

Description

" "

Version created when request was released

I

Version created during import

S

Version created due to a system request (for example, for a backup copy before inclusion in a correction or repair)

U

Version was created due to a user request (as an intermediate version) at some point in time.
When the request is released, these versions are deleted and replaced by
a " " version.

The Fla column in the version overview specifies how the version is flagged. The following values are possible:

Value

Description

" "

No special flag exists

I

The version last created is not the active version, since the active version was overwritten by an import

In the version overview, you can choose the following functions:

Display a selected version

Compare two selected versions

Restore a selected version
This function requires change authorization for the Repository object concerned.

Remote comparison with versions of the object in another SAP System (see the section Authorizations in Version Management).

Versions are displayed and compared in object-specific screens.

Value	Description
" "	Version created when request was released
I	Version created during import
S	Version created due to a system request (for example, for a backup copy before inclusion in a correction or repair)
U	Version was created due to a user request (as an intermediate version) at some point in time. When the request is released, these versions are deleted and replaced by a " " version.

Value	Description
" "	No special flag exists
I	The version last created is not the active version, since the active version was overwritten by an import