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If you have included structure objects from a template or the Business Process Repository (BPR) in a project or a solution, and have adjusted them, you can identirfy these changes in another phase opf the lifecycle and copy them into the current project or the current solution.

Prerequisites

  • You have executed transaction SA_PROJECT_UPGRADE to compare the changes to structure objects between the current project/current solution and a predecessor or successor version.. For more information, see Determining Structure Changes.

  • The comparison mode is active, so that, as a result of the comparison run, the icons are displayed next to the structure elements on on the tab pages in the transactions Business Blueprint (transaction SOLAR01), Configuration (transaction SOLAR02), and Solution Directory (transaction SOLMAN_DIRECTORY) . To activate this mode, you have chosen   Utilities   Settings   and set the relevant indicator.

Features

  • Comparison of the entries with the status on the respective tab page between

    • The structure node in the project or solution selected as the starting point

    • The comparison node, dependeing on whether you selected a predecessor or successor version

  • Compare the comparison node and the current structure node and copy changes on the tab page:

    1. Display the differences using status icons

    2. Copy individual or all new or changed elements from the comparison node to the current structure node

      If you copy changes to the current structure node, you can add associated, required logical components or product instances to your project or solution landscape in a single step.

    3. Copying deletions from the comparison node to the current structure node

  • Switch between different comparison nodes

    The system displays a list of BPR objects, projects, or solutions, between which the currently-considered structure object has been copied. In accordance with the lifecycle, the list is divided into predecessor and successor versions. For orientation, the immediate predecessor version and the current comparison node are identified as such in each case.

    To navigate directly to the tab page for a comparison node, choose the Goto button.

  • Navigate to the tab page of a comparison node

  • Confirm the copied changes by choosing the Copy Changes on Tab Page button.

    Select the changes that you are considering, and confirm the current status on the tab page. The change icons are then no longer displayed. The changes are not taken into account in the next comparison run.

    Note Note

    Note that template projects for activated global rollout require you to copy all changes into the current structure node before you can confirm the changes.

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Activities

  1. Select a changed structure node and navigate to the tab pages that are displaying icons for changes.

  2. Choose Compare and Adjust.

    A dilaog box appears, in which the contents of the tab page for the current structure node and (by default) the contents of the comparison node from the immediate predecessor version are compared.

  3. Perform your adjustments.

  4. (optional) Change the comparison node and select a different one. Continue with 3.

    Note Note

    If you want to display the structure objects assigned to comparison node in the context of the tab pages, you can also go directly to the comparison node. You have the following options:

    • If you are on the Compare and Adjust screen, choose the link <Project/Solution of the Comparison Node>.

    • If you are on the screen Switch Comparison Node, select a comparison node and choose Goto.

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  5. To complete the comparison, choose Copy Changes on the Tab Page.