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To download only specified files from the download basket in a transaction:

Prerequisites

For the prerequisites for this scenario, see Basic Prerequisites, under Prerequisites.

Procedure

Step 1: Plan Maintenance

  1. Enter the required transaction information. You must make entries in fields marked with a red star:

    • Priority

      Enter the priority of the transaction.

    • Short text

      The text New Maintenance Optimizer Procedure is the default. You can put a short description in the text.

    • Product Version

      Select the product version for which you want to perform the transaction.

    Entries are not compulsory in the following fields:

    • Solution

      You do not need to specify a solution, to download files from the download basket.

      Note Note

      If you use solutions (when going to the maintenance optimizer with the transaction SOLUTION_MANAGER), you must also specify a solution in this scenario, at the beginning of the transaction.

      End of the note.

    • System

      You do not need to specify a system, to download files from the download basket.

    • Product Version

      Select the product version for which you want to perform the transaction.

    • You can specify the processor resposible and the ordering party, by choosingMore at the right-hand side of the screen. You can also display any documents assigned to the transaction.

  2. Choose Continue.

Step 2: Select Files

  1. As you do not want to get files automatically or install enhancement packages, ignore the options under Determine Download Files Automatically.

  2. You can now select the files to be put in the download basket, manually. Choose Select Files for <product version>, under Fill Download Basket Manually. You go to the download area for the specified product version. You can select files to put in the download basket.

    You can also make the selection previously, in the SAP Service Marketplace. If you have already selected files for the download basket, they are shown in the next step.

  3. When you have selected all files for the download basket, choose Continue.

Step 3: Download files

Before downloading files with the download basket, you must confirm the selection in the maintenance optimizer.

  • Confirm

    1. Choose Confirm Files in Download Basket.

    2. The system displays the Maintenance Optimizer: Confirm Files for Download dialog box. Set the checkboxes for the fields that you want to download.

    3. Choose Confirm Download. When you confirm your selection, the files are assigned to the procedure and released for download.

  • Download

    1. You cannot download until you have confirmed the files. The quickest and easiest way is to download the files directly. Choose Download Files in Download Basket.

    2. You go to the Maintenance Optimizer: Download Files dialog box. Click on the names of the files consecutively, to download them to you hard disk.

    3. When you have finished, choose End.

    4. Choose Continue.

Step 4: Implement

  1. The copied and confirmed download files are listed. You can display detailed information, such as package atattributes, about each file, or call a side-effect report, before implementing.

  2. If you selected systems in step 1, they are shown here. When the data has been downloaded, you must now import it into the selected systems. Use the maintenance optimizer to document the implementation.

  3. Choose Continue.

Step 5: End maintenance

When you have implemented the files in the desired systems, you can complete the maintenance transaction. Choose Complete Transaction.

You can then make no more changes.