Adding Sub-Packages to the Main Package (SAP Library

Adding Sub-Packages to the Main Package

Use

The semantic units within the main package are represented by its sub-packages. They contain the assigned development objects, along with the associated sub-packages if they exist. This is known as nesting.

Prerequisites

You have already created the main package, which is displayed on the Package Builder initial screen.

You have opened the relevant main package in the Package Builder.

Procedure

You can add packages to a main package in one of two ways. If you wish, you can create new sub-packages – from within a main package – and assign them to the main package at the same time. Alternatively, you can add existing packages to a main package in a separate step.

To add new sub-packages to the main package:

Make sure you are in Change mode.

Choose the Packages Included tab.

To create new sub-packages, choose the Add button.

The system displays the Create Package dialog box.

Enter attributes for this package.

Enter a name for the package that complies with the tool’s Naming Conventions. Within SAP itself, Basis package names must begin with S; other packages must begin with a letter from A to R, or from U to X

Enter the other attributes. For more information, see step 4 in Creating the Main Package.

Choose

to confirm your entries.

Repeat steps 3-5 for any other sub-packages you want to create.

Choose

Save.

In the dialog box that appears, assign a transport request.

Note

If the package already exists, choose the Add existing package button.

Result

You have created one or more sub-packages and added them to a main package. To add sub-packages to an existing sub-package (that is, to nest sub-packages), double-click a package and follow the instructions above.