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Configuration Guide: Solution Manager <release> on SAP Service Marketplace /instguides → SAP Solution Manager: Relevant chapter for use case “Implementation and Distribution”, keyword: Customizing Distribution

System landscape
(transaction SMSY)

●      Landscape component Systems: record systems involved in distribution, centrally

●      Clients tab: Generate client-specific RFC connections for each product instance:

○       If no client information has been imported yet: Generate RFC connections and read users to update system data

○       Set up trusted system RFC connection for customizing synchronization

○       Return RFC to check locks:
Selection of RFC connections from <SYS_ZIEL> to <SYS_SOLMAN>, client XYZ

Prerequisites for Customizing-Distribution and Customizing Scout

SAP Solution Manager: Project Administration
(transaction: SOLAR_PROJECT_ADMIN)

●      Create Solution Manager Project (Type: Implementation Project)

●      Tab: System Landscape/Systems:

○       Define logical components with products/product versions

○       Assign logical systems for system role to development system (corresponds to distribution source and target systems)

●      Tab: System Landscape/IMG Projects:

○       Generate IMG projects for logical systems (development systems), with the same name

○       Generate transport requests for IMG projects, and tasks for customizers in source and target requests, at the same time

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○       Initial distribution only needs a transport request in the target system.

Create/Change Project;
especially System Landscape Tab

Set Up Customizing Distribution: Overview
(transaction SCDT_SETUP)

●      If some synchronization objects have been defined, for example, to map customer-specific objects
(transaction SCDT_MAPPING in the target system)

Synchronization Object Specification Tool

●      For cross-component distribution (for example, from SAP R/3 to SAP MDM) or for defined user objects: Load synchronization objects from target system
(Goto → Load Object Lists menu in the Set Up Customizing Distribution: Overview initial screen)

Create and Load Synchronization Objects

●      If synchronization groups that are not predefined by SAP are used: Define synchronization groups in the editor (choose Goto → Synchronization Group Editor in the Set Up Customizing Distribution: Overview initial screen)

Create Synchronization Group

●       Recommendation: If there are several transport requests in the target client: Assign source and target transports by IMG project
(Edit → Assign Transport Request in Set Up Customizing Distribution: Details detail screen )

Assign Transport Requests to Source and Target System

●      Set Up Customizing Distribution: Details: Automatic or manual distribution:

○       Select synchronization group from input help

○       Select source IMG project for distribution-relevant transports

○       Specify distribution type and source system

○       Specify distribution target system(s)

●      If you have problems with automatic (transport-controlled) distribution, set up distribution in the Customizing Distribution: Details screen:

○       Trigger manual distribution of transports (Goto → Customizing Distribution: Individual Transport) or

○       Trigger redistribution of failed distributions of a project (Edit → Automatic Redistribution after Errors)

Set Up Automatic Customizing Distribution,

Start Initial Distribution,

Distribute Individual Transport Manually,

Automatic Redistribution after Errors

●      Analyze Customizing Distribution Logs
(Goto → Customizing Distribution: Logs menu in the Set-Up Customizing Distribution : Overview initial screen)

Log Customizing Distribution