
You require software component versions when you create namespaces. Therefore, they are a prerequisite when you create objects in the Enterprise Services Repository.
You import all SLD-based software component versions that you require to define objects from the component description in the System Landscape Directory (SLD).
More information: Software Catalog
The system displays all software component versions from the SLD.
More information: Editing Software Component Versions
You have created a software component version and can now define namespaces for it.
More information: Creating Namespaces