Content Management

You use this function to manage your content and coordinate developers' work in the SAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence (SAP MII) Workbench.

You can do the following using the content management, or source control, functions in the SAP MII Workbench:

Add content to source control
Prevent developers from changing a file when another developer has the file checked out
Revert to a previous file version
Store and retrieve different versions of a file
View the version history
Use activities to group changes

Note

You cannot update a deployed project.

End of the note.

Integration

The system uses the Design Time Repository (DTR) of the SAP NetWeaver Development Infrastructure (NWDI) integration for project and file versioning and conflict resolution.

Prerequisites

You have permission to access NWDI. For more information, see NWDI Configuration.

Features

You can find source control functions on the File and Source Control menus in the SAP MII Workbench.

When you open a shared file, the following properties are updated:

Property	Description
Created	Date and time when the resource was initially checked in
Created By	User who initially checked in the resource
Modified	Date and time when a save or sync occurs
Modified By	User who changed the file last
Locked By	User who has the file checked out
Version	File version in the database, which is set when a new resource is checked in; updated on sync, save, and revert
Changed	True when a local save occurs; false on checkin and revert

The following icons indicate the status of a file:

Icon	Description
	You have the resource checked out
	Another user has the resource checked out
	You have the resource checked out for creation
	You have the resource checked out for deletion
	Resource is read-only
	Resource is out of sync
	Resource is local in a shared project
	You have the folder checked out
	Another user has the folder checked out
	Open activity
	Closed activity
	Development configuration
	Deployed Project
	Shared project
	Software component

Activities

To log on to source control in the SAP MII Workbench, see Logging On to Source Control.

To check out an object, select the object with the secondary mouse button and choose Source Control Check Out.

To check in an object, choose Source Control Show Open Activities , select the activity, and click Check In.

To synchronize an object, select the object with the secondary mouse button, and choose Source Control Sync .

To revert to a previous version, select the object with the secondary mouse button and choose Source Control Revert .

To view version history, select the object with the secondary mouse button and choose Source Control Version History .

To open a file, select it and click Preview.
To set the new version to a previous version, select the previous version and click Sync To Version.

To delete an object, select the object with the secondary mouse button and choose Source Control Delete .

When you share, check out, or delete a resource, the system lists the open activities for the software component. You can select one of the existing activities or create a new activity. For more information, see Activities.

More Information

Shared Project