Now Presenting: Download and Upload of Pages between Systems

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Autors: Sylvia Strack, Kattia Jordan-Philipp

In SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition, the transport of spaces and pages from a development system to a test or production system (3 system landscape), or from a quality system to a production system (2 system landscape) is done via Software Collection (see System Landscape and Transport Management | SAP Help Portal).

However, so far there was no option to transfer spaces and pages created in a starter system to a development or quality system. You had to manually re-create the spaces and pages in the other (target) system which was time- and effort-consuming.

We can share good news, since this situation changes now.

To create a space is a straightforward activity. However, to create a page demands more time and effort.

With SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition 2408, SAP Integrated Business Planning for Supply Chain 2408, and SAP BTP ABAP Environment – Release 2408, SAP releases the download and upload functionality for pages. The functionality focuses on pages only and not on spaces.  

Download and upload of pages is an easy task. It requires the following steps:

Source System:

1. Logon to the source system (e.g., the Starter system) where you have the page(s) you want to take over to the target system.
2. Open the Manage Launchpad Pages app.
3. Select one or multiple pages that you want to take over into another system, e.g., into the Development system.
4. Press Download on the upper right above the list of pages.
   
   
5. A file of type JSON with the information of the selected pages is created on your computer.
   
   
   

   Target System:

   1. Logon to the target system (e.g., the Development system into which you want to take over the pages you created in the Starter system).
   2. Open the Manage Launchpad Pages app.
   3. Press Upload on the upper right above the list of pages.
      
      
      
      
   4. Click on Browse and select the previously created JSON file from your computer and click Next.
      
      
      

      Please note, if you are on the SAP BTP ABAP Environment, then you need to enter a transport, that you have created upfront, into the Transport field:
      
      
      
      

   5. Before the actual upload takes place, a dialog appears with two tabs: the tab Pages That Can Be Uploaded and the tab Pages That Can’t Be Uploaded. For each page that cannot be uploaded, you get the information explaining the reason. A possible reason could for example be that you try to upload a page, that already exists on the target system, by having the same page ID.
      In the tab Pages That Can Be Uploaded, you need to select all pages that you intend to upload to the system. Press Upload and the pages from the JSON file will be uploaded.
      
      
      
      
   6. The desired pages are imported and shown in the pages list. Continue working with the pages as required. This includes for example, to assign the uploaded pages to spaces in your system.
   
   
   

   We hope the download and upload functionality helps you optimize your pages creation and supports you to achieve greater efficiency and reuse.
   
   Documentation

   SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition Uploading and Downloading Pages | SAP Help Portal

   SAP Integrated Business Planning: Uploading and Downloading Pages | SAP Help Portal

   SAP BTP ABAP Environment Uploading and Downloading Pages | SAP Help Portal