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How to freeze a version program in Development environment ?

former_member425121 — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:50:55 GMT

I have some requirement, when we have an ABAP program we make all the necesary changes in development environment (in one Request) , once the request is transported, then the system ask us for a new request.

But, is there any way to do something similar but even before the request has been transported ? I mean i need to be able to 'freeze' one program version in developmennt enviroment , what we want is that when we test one progran in development environment (we 'close' that version), no more changes can be made to the current version program even if the current request has not been transported ; something like if the current request has been released and the system ask you for a new request and we could have two versions (two requests) in same development environment .

Any idea please ? I hope i explain myself.

Regards

Frank

Re: How to freeze a version program in Development environment ?

Former Member — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 16:12:29 GMT

The system create a new version as soon as the cr is released, so not while transporting it.

So if you need to "freeze" a version, you need only to release the request, the problem could be you'll have many request for the same object not transported yet, so you'll be carefull when you need to transport them, I mean you'll have to transport them in right sequence.

Max

Re: How to freeze a version program in Development environment ?

former_member425121 — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 16:25:02 GMT

Thanks Max

In my job system, once a request is released the system automatically transport the request to quality environement, it takes 5 minutes at most . That because i wuold try to create new request even if the previous request is not transported (or released) . Is there any way to do this or something like this ?

Regards

Frank

Re: How to freeze a version program in Development environment ?

Former Member — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 16:49:35 GMT

If you can't release a request without to transport it, you can only lock the program in order to prevent another developer can change the program.

Max

Re: How to freeze a version program in Development environment ?

Former Member — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 17:02:38 GMT

Frank,

Here is what you could do. There is no standard way to control this. You could build a custom logic for this requirement. Create a new custom table where you maintain the program and the flag that it is freezed. You could add trnasport and other fields also, but program name and flag are mandatory. Find a enhancement in SE38 when you change a program. Here check if the program is in custom table and marked for freeze if so exit out of the program without allowing to change it.

Let me know if you need any further details on this.

Note: The program behind SE38 is RSABAPPROGRAM. Line 13 of this program says create a request. You could see if you can get some enhancement before this.

Best Regards,

Swanand

Re: How to freeze a version program in Development environment ?

Former Member — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 17:32:44 GMT

I'm not a basis

but it can try to ask if it's possible to create a virtual system (in STMS) where the transport can be placed after releasing it, and when it needs you can move the request from virtual queue to the test one in order to transport it.

Max

Re: How to freeze a version program in Development environment ?

amy_king — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 17:34:38 GMT

Hi Frank,

Having more than one open transport contain the same object would violate SAP's change management paradigm, so the system will not allow it. The problem would be that with multiple open transports containing the same object, the system would not know to what transport new changes should be saved.

The only option I can think of would be to convince your Basis folks to no longer automatically transport released transports to your QA system. Once a transport is released, you are free to create a new transport for the object, but as Max has pointed out, you could easily find yourself in a situation where transports are migrated out of order, potentially causing issues.

Are you aware of "version management", which enables you to retrieve a prior version or compare versions?

Cheers,

Amy

Re: How to freeze a version program in Development environment ?

former_member425121 — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 17:58:30 GMT

Thanks Max, Swanand, Amy for you replies.

Talking about the version management, so far i know with this functionality you can have just one active versión, and i do not really know how to manage this functionality when you will have the 'freezed'version version and the new no-closed version in the same request and then you want to release/transport the closed version.

I got this requirement is not SAP standard functinality, so i'm going to explore your suggestions or finally consider it not feasible.

Bes Regards

Frank

Re: How to freeze a version program in Development environment ?

former_member425121 — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 18:15:34 GMT

I have not really managed the Version Management; with this functionality is it possible have several versions , of course in the same request, and then transport just one of these versions (1) ?

When you test your program and you want to 'close'/'freeze' this version, then you use the 'Generate version' functionality and create version 0001 with original changes CH_1 . Then you make some new changes CH_2 ; then you want to release/transport the closed version (vers.0001 with CH_1) ; you make active the closed version 0001 CH_1 and then you release the request; in this case you release only the closed 0001 version with changes CH_1 because this version is the current active version , is it right (2) ?

Then once the request is released/transported, when you open again the program to do some new changes, how can we retrieve the version wich has not been yet closed with changes CH_2 ?

I hope i explain my self.

Best Regards.

Frank

Re: How to freeze a version program in Development environment ?

amy_king — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 18:54:39 GMT

Hi Frank,

You are still bound by the requirement that all changes to an object go into the object's open transport, if one exists. I meant only that version management might give you an alternative approach to needing access to prior versions of an object, but it isn't designed to work as you have described. With version management, you can generate a version of an object in its current state and you can "roll back" to a prior version of an object if needed. In addition, each transport creates a version upon release.

Cheers,

Amy