Delivery of Business Content by SAP 

Purpose

The standard procedure used in the delivery of Business Content by SAP is the model for the delivery of Content by customers and partners. The basis of this process is the versioning of BW objects:

SAP delivers Business Content objects in the SAP Delivery Version (D version). The objects are imported into the customers system in the D version.

If the customer changes Business Content objects these are saved in the M version. You need to transfer these objects into the active version (A version) in order to be able to work with them.

You can find additional information on object versions and the delivery process for Business Content from SAP under Business Content (Versions)

Upgrading SAP Business Content has no effect on the BW objects that you already use productively, since only the D version is overwritten.

The following graphic shows how SAP Business Content objects are used in a customer system with a double delivery:

Process

In the SAP Content delivery system, BW objects are copied automatically into the D version when you activate them.

There are two logical transport objects for each BW object: An A object and a D object. In accordance with the system settings, the system writes the suitable TLOGO object to the transport request. When a Content system is involved, the system chooses the D TLOGO object.

You can find additional information on transport-relevant metadata object types in the Business Information Warehouse under Transport-Relevant Metadata Object Types.

The following graphic shows the delivery process for SAP Business Content:

In the customer system, changes to the BW objects are saved in the active version. However, they are not automatically copied to the D version when you activate them.