To configure a scenario of SAP Solution Manager, you perform the automatic and manual activities of the steps belonging to the scenario. For automatic activities, you select the activities you want to perform and the system executes the configuration. For manual activities, you perform the configuration yourself according to the documentation provided.
An activity can be optional or mandatory, which affects the status calculation. For more information, see Calculation of Configuration Status.
Note
When you install an upgrade or import a Service Package, the system automatically determines which parts of the installation have to be reconfigured. If an activity needs to be performed again, the Updates Needed
column is marked.
From the navigation panel, you have selected a scenario. From the roadmap, you have selected a step.
You are in edit mode.
In the Execution Status
column, check the status of an activity to determine whether it is to be performed:
To perform all automatic activities of one step, make sure that the execution status of the activities is Execute
, and choose the Execute All
pushbutton.
Note
If activities have already been executed successfully, a dialog box appears. You have the option to execute only the activities that have not yet been performed, or were performed with errors.
To perform only selected activities, in the Execution Status
column, set the activities you want to perform to Execute
and choose the Execute Selected
pushbutton.
To temporarily skip activities, in the Execution Status
column, set the activities to Postpone
.
The system performs the configuration activity.
Note
To find detailed information on the configuration activity, display the help text of the activity from the Documentation
column.
In the Status
column, the system sets the status automatically. For more information, see Calculation of Configuration Status.
Note
To perform an automatic activity manually, for example, if the automatic configuration was performed with errors, see the Manual Execution
section.
To perform an activity manually, display the help text from the Documentation
column.
A detailed description of how to perform the activity is displayed.
From the Documentation
view, start the transaction or the screen.
In the content area, you can also start the transaction or screen from the Navigation
column.
Perform the activity as described in the help text.
After performing the activity successfully, set the execution status to Performed.
If errors occurred when you performed the activity, set the execution status to Performed with Errors
.
Based on the execution status, the system sets the status of the activity in the Status
column.
For more information, see Calculation of Configuration Status.