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Procedure documentationImporting Content Packages Using Rapid Content Delivery

 

You use this procedure to import the latest content updates of SAP Solution Manager functions such as Monitoring and Alerting, Guided Procedure Authoring, and Customer Usage Provisioning, using Rapid Content Delivery.

Prerequisites

  • You have successfully executed the manual and automatic activities in SAP Solution Manager Configuration under Start of the navigation path Mandatory Configuration- Next navigation step System Preparation Next navigation step Set Up Connections to SAP Next navigation step Support Hub Connectivity. End of the navigation path

  • You have scheduled the job SM: RCD_CHECK_UPDATES, in SAP Solution Manager Configuration underStart of the navigation path  Basic Configuration Next navigation step Step 2: Schedule Jobs End of the navigation path. This job checks whether new content is available.

  • You have configured SAP NetWeaver Downlaod Service

    For more information on how to configure SAP NetWeaver Download Service (Release 7.5), see SAP NetWeaver Download Service under Start of the navigation path http://help.sap.com/Information published on SAP site Next navigation step Technology Platform Next navigation step SAP NetWeaver Next navigation step Application Help Next navigation step Function-Oriented View (en) Next navigation step Solution Life Cycle Management Next navigation step Software Logistics Next navigation step Download Service End of the navigation path.

    Note Note

    While mentioning the Execution Parameters in the process of configuring SAP NetWeaver Downlaod Service, enter CSU_DOWNLOAD_SERVICE_DIR in the Logical File field. This parameter is required for the user who runs the background job SM:RCD_CHECK_ UPDATES and the user who works on the application.

    The following additional roles are required for the user to run background job SM: RCD_CHECK_UPDATES and to download manually from the application:

    • SAP_BC_SDS_CONF_DISPLAY

    • SAP_BC_SDS_TASK_DISPLAY

    • SAP_BC_SDS_TASK_USER

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Procedure

  1. Start the Launchpad, and in the group SAP Solution Manager Administration, choose the tile Rapid Content Delivery.

  2. In the Rapid Content Delivery window, under the Content Delivery tab page, choose Check Notified Delivery, to check if new content is available for download or import.

  3. The Delivery Version table displays the delivery versions of content packages that are available for download or have already been downloaded.

    By default, the Delivery Version table displays only the last five available delivery versions. If you want to view all available delivery versions, choose All Downloads from the Show dropdown menu, and choose Display.

  4. Select the delivery version to download, and choose Download. The Status Available for Download indicates that the delivery version is available for download, and the status Downloaded indicates that the delivery version has been downloaded.

    Note Note

    To download content automatically, you have to maintain the auto-download settings for Rapid Content Delivery, during SAP Solution Manager Configuration. If maintained, and if updated content is available for download, Rapid Content Delivery provides notifications and downloads the content automatically.

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  5. In the Details of Delivery Version table, choose the content to import, and choose Import.

    Details of Delivery Version table displays the download and the import status of each content, the type of contents in the delivery version, the registered version, and the support package level of each content.

    Higher Version Imported status indicates that a higher delivery version of the content has already been imported.

    Note Note

    In the Rapid Content Delivery tool, you can only import delivery versions of content type Customer Usage Provisioning (CUP). To import delivery versions of other content types, choose Launch Application. It launches the application in which you can download the content.

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  6. Expand the Processing Information tray to view the latest status of import and download jobs.

    The Logs tab page records information about background jobs, and other details of the download and import status of content packages.