Creating a Development Component
(DC)
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. The project is identified using exactly one development component (DC). An activity is assigned to each change you make to the source. This activity contains a description of the change you made and is stored in the Design Time Repository (DTR) when you activate the changes you made (that is, you activate the activity).
Prerequisites
You are logged on to the NWDI. You are not working on local development.
Procedure
Creating a New DC
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1. In the Local display mode, select the Software Component (SC) to which you want to assign the DC.
2. Open the context menu and choose Create new DC…
3. In the New Development Component dialog, select the type of the DC you want to use and choose Next.
4. Specify the general properties of the new 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, sap.com). |
Name |
A unique development component name. |
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. |
Keep DC local for now (use Add to Source Control... later) |
Identification of the DC as a local DC. 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 a DTR activity. |
Support Component |
The support component to which problem messages should be directed. |
5. Choose Next.
6. Choose New... to create a new activity for the DC. Specify the activity name and description and choose OK.
7. Choose Finish.
Result
The generation of the DC project has been carried out successfully and the structure of the new project is automatically displayed.
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