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Use

To implement an application (for example, Web Dynpro, Java EE and so on) using the SAP NetWeaver Development Infrastructure (NWDI), you must first have the corresponding project in the SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio. Each project in the Developer Studio corresponds to one or more development component (DC). For example one Java project can reside in a single DC, while a Composite Application Framework (CAF) project consists out of several different DCs.

An activity is assigned to each change you make to the source. This activity contains a description of the change you made in your project. When you finish the development, you checkin the activity. The checkin process transport your changes to the Design Time Repository (DTR). Later on either you or a dedicated person performs activation of your changes (that is, the activity you checked in becomes accessible for other developers in the development configuration you all use).

Procedure

  1. Expand the development configuration in the Development Infrastructure perspective. Navigate to the software component (SC) in which you want to create the DC. In this tutorial you choose MyComponents SC.

  2. Click the SC with the secondary mouse button and choose Start of the navigation path New  Next navigation step Development Component... End of the navigation path

  3. In the dialog that appears, select the type of the DC you want to use and choose Next .

  4. Specify the general properties of the DC:

Development Component General Properties

Property Name

Description

Vendor

Globally unique vendor ID. We recommend that you derive this ID from the vendor's Internet domain (for example, my.company ).

Name

A unique DC name. The name must be with lower case letters only.

Caption

The name by which the DC will be identified in the visual tools.

Language

The original language used to name the user interface elements that belong to the DC.

Domain

The ID of the development area (bank components, controlling and so on) for which the new DC will be created.

Support Component

The support component to which problem messages should be directed. For example MY-ERR .

Keep DC local for now (use "Add to Source Control" later)

Identification of the DC as a local DC.

In this tutorial you should not keep the DC local, that is you leave the button unchecked.

Activate this option only if the DC project is not to be checked into the DTR but is to be created locally only. In this case, there is no assignment to an activity.

  1. Choose Next.

  2. Choose Create Activity to create a new activity for the DC. Specify the activity name and description and choose OK .

  3. Choose Finish .

Result

The generation of the DC project has been carried out successfully and the structure of the new project is automatically displayed.

Next Step

Working with Development Component Projects