Importing Variant Definitions

You import variant definitions to be able to edit variants from within Redwood Server.

The following Process Definition allows you to import variant definitions:

Parameters

  • SAP System - The SAP system you want to import the variant definition from
  • SAP Client - The SAP client to use to retrieve the variant definition
  • ABAP Program - The ABAP program the variant belongs to
  • ABAP Variant - The variant name or pattern
  • Max. Count - the maximum amount of variant definitions to retrieve
  • Drop old selection? - Allows you to delete previously imported variant definitions

Prerequisites

  • The ABAP program the variant belongs to must have already been imported.
  • The Variant must have been imported.
  • Variant parameters must have default values in SAP.

Procedure

Importing variant definitions

  1. Navigate to Definitions > Processes.
  2. Choose Submit from the context menu of the Process Definition SAP_ImportVariantDefinition.
  3. Select a target SAP system, an SAP Client, select an ABAP program in the ABAP Program field and a variant in the ABAP Variant field.
  4. Choose Submit.

Example

  1. Navigate to Definitions > Processes.
  2. Choose Submit from the context menu of the Process Definition SAP_ImportVariantDefinition.
  3. Select the SAP SystemPR1, ABAP ProgramRSUSR007 and ABAP VariantSys; leave the other parameters at the default value.
  4. Choose Submit.

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