Customizing Distribution Lock Logic 

The Customizing Distribution uses various mechanisms to lock customizing in the target client. For all locks:

●      You can only lock standard customizing objects (views, view clusters, tables with text tables).

●      The locks are target client-dependent.

 

Customizing locks (SCDT_LOCK)

Local locks

●      Use: Lock customizing objects against changes in the target system, locally, without distributing customizing.
For further information, see: Insert Local Locks for Customizing Objects

●      For prerequisites for required SAP basis or SAP WAS support packages in the managed systems, see SAP Note 753005

 

Customizing Distribution (SCDT_SETUP)

BC Set lock

●      Lock distributed entries field-wise, if the editor lock for the target system is set at distribution

●      Use: Transport-controlled distribution (automatic customizing distribution, delta distribution, distribution of individual transports), not initial distribution

Lock Customizing Distribution (remote lock) with flag “Lock Editor in Target System”

●      The customizing objects are locked in the target client, possibly filtered.

When local locks have been set-up in the same target client by customizing locks, they replace the remote lock, for performance reasons.

Example: You have four synchronization groups, A, B, C and D, which are used actively in customizing distributions, in the same target client Z. Synchronization group A also has a local lock in target client Z. The local lock replaces the lock logic for B, C and D, as well as the explicitly selected synchronization group A, for performance reasons.

●      Use: All distribution types, whether transport-controlled or not

●      For prerequisites for required SAP basis or SAP WAS support packages in the managed systems, see SAP Note 628690