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To allow other users to work with a development component, you must create it in source control.

Prerequisites

  • You have imported a development configuration and are logged on to the SAP NetWeaver Development Infrastructure (NWDI).

  • You have opened the Visual Composer perspective in the SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio.

Procedure

  1. Choose   File   New   Visual Composer Development Component.  

  2. Select the Software Component (SC) to which you want to assign the DC.

  3. Choose Next.

  4. In the New Development Component window, specify the details as explained in the following table.

    Field

    Description

    Vendor

    Name of the component vendor

    Name

    A unique development component name

    For more information, see Naming.

    Caption

    Name by which you want to identify the DC in the visual tools

    Language

    Language you want to use to name the user interface elements of the DC

    Domain

    Development area of the new DC

    Support Component

    Support component to which you want to direct problem messages

  5. Optional: To store the development component in the local system temporarily and it to source control later, select the Keep Local option. Click Finish.

    For more information, see Adding a Local Development Component to Source Control.

  6. Choose Next.

  7. You can do one of the following:

    • Select an existing activity

    • Create a new activity

      1. Choose Create Activity.

      2. In the New Activity dialog box, enter the name and description.

      3. Choose OK.

    Note Note

    SAP recommends that you create a new activity.

    End of the note.
  8. Choose Finish.

  9. Choose   Window   Show View   Open Activities.  

  10. In the Open Activities window, click the activity with the secondary mouse button and choose Checkin.

  11. In the Check-in Activity dialog box, choose OK.

  12. To activate the activity, in the Activate Option dialog box, choose Yes.

    For more information, see Activating Activities.