The solution is the root of the structure that contains all systems, processes, and solution documentation in a your business. Within a solution, you define the logical component groups, which form the system landscape, and the branches, which form the version contexts in the solution lifecycle. Therefore, the creation of the solution is the first activity.
You need the authorization (see also Authorization Concept) for creating new solutions.
For the creation of a solution, proceed as follows:
Open the Solution Administration with transaction SOLADM
.
Select Create Solution
provided in the Global Functions
menu in the upper right corner.
The dialogue Create Solution
opens.
Fill out the mandatory fields Name
and Technical Name
. The Technical Name
is a unique name for the solution and cannot be used twice.
Click OK
to create the solution.
The system displays a success message with the name of your new solution. The new solution is visible in the drop-down list and in the table below with a production branch and a maintenance branch. With selecting the solution, the production branch or the maintenance branch, you can display the corresponding tabs like Properties
and System Landscape
.