topic Re: Package meaning in Application Development and Automation Discussions

Package meaning

Former Member — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:34:21 GMT

I am creating a new Z** message class....when I am creating a message class It is asking me a package...I am a functional guy...and I am not very much familiar with Packages...Can anyone throw some light on package in layman terms ? and also why it is used? Any precautions I should take while creating or choosing a package from drop down list?

Re: Package meaning

amit_khare — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:41:27 GMT

Did you try searching the forum for the query?

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Re: Package meaning

former_member194669 — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:42:03 GMT

You may probably look into this thread

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/en/d1/8018eb454211d189710000e8322d00/content.htm

PS please use forum search before making posting your queires

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Re: Package meaning

MarcinPciak — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:47:30 GMT

Hi,

Packages are logic units, which allows you to segregate your development objects. You can i.e. group all country specific (for one country) development in one package, let say ZPL package. It may be later used for searching specific objects for certain country. You can on the other hand create separate packages for i.e. Function Modules, Classes, Reports etc.

The name doesn't matter (although should follow your system naming convention), so pick one that suits you best.

Note!

Special package name is &TMP (local) which is not transportable and will be used only in the dev system.

Regards

Marcin

Re: Package meaning

nkr1shna — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:45:34 GMT

HI Venkta,

Packages are used in SAP development to group all development objects together. For example you want to build a functional enhacement, for this you might ask developers to create various reports, sapscripts, BDCs and so on.

You can create new package and ask developers to create there objects under your package. You can get all objects created for your functional enhancement project. You can also track issues based on program packages, so that you can identify whether issue was in your package (functional enhacement project object).

All objects in SAP are categorized under different package names.

Let me know if you need more clarification or have further questions.

Best Regards,

Krishna

Re: Package meaning

nkr1shna — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:46:23 GMT

HI Venkata,

All objects in SAP are categorized under different package names.

Let me know if you need more clarification or have further questions.

Best Regards,

Krishna