Defining Software Component Dependencies

To allow connections between the software components (SCs) in a development configuration, you have to declare dependencies between these SCs. This is defined by SAP's component model, and with this action you allow the development components (DCs) located inside these SCs to declare dependencies between each other. Having declared dependency, you can successfully build the development configuration and reuse the development sources and artifacts located in different DCs.

The SCs must be located in one and the same development configuration.

To manage the SC dependencies:

1. Open the Development Infrastructure perspective.

   To do that, from the menu path choose  Window  Open Perspective    Other...  Choose Development Infrastructure.

2. Expand the development configuration node and select the SC whose dependencies you want to manage.

3. In the Component Properties view, choose the Dependencies tab page.

4. To declare dependency from another SC, choose Add...

5. Select the SC from the list and choose Finish .

   The SC appears in the list of SCs required for this SC.