Upgrade 1709 to SAP 2023 On-Premise from front/back end to embedded catalog

[mmcisme1]

Does anyone know how to export/download catalogs and tiles?  I just need the Z* ones.   I can't seem to find anything.   The front-end system has been converted to 2023.   But we want to embed the system.   To do this all the catalogs and tiles have to be moved.   I can't seem to find anything on it.   And it seems like it would be a common request.  So I hate to ask.  I'll keep looking as well.  But any help would be appreciated.

Thank you!

Michelle

[FabioPagoti]

Short answer: bundle them in a transport request and ask basis to export the request in the source system and import in the target system.

Long answer:

That depends which kind of catalogs you have and which ones you need to migrate / or the ones which does make sense.

Standard Catalogs

Catalogs in the past (up until version 2022 if I am not mistaken) were stored as Web Dynpro Component Configuration Objects (R3TR WDCC) - at least the ones created in the Configuration Layer (in Launchpad Designer, CONF scope i.e. using tcode /UI2/FLPD_CONF). The ones created in the Customizing Layer are likely stored in a table which I do not remember by heart now. A transport of copies should allow you do store both.

It's possible to identify the Z* in SE85 by searching for Web Dynpro > Component Configurations and using the catalogs/group ID which is visible in the launchpad designer using the "short text/description" field when searching. Make sure to use the original language of the catalogs/groups when using SE85. WDCC IDs are like UUIDs.

Remote Catalogs

If you had Back end catalogs (similar to the SAP*BE_APPS) created in Fiori Launchpad App manager (tcode /UI2/FLPAM) created in the back-end they were replicated to the front end system. In this case no migration is needed but you will need you replicate them in the back-end system assuming it became the embedded instance. Catalogs created using the Fiori Launchpad App Manager are not stored anymore as WDCC.

Bear in mind Technical catalogs should be created in application manager in 2023 so you might transport your technical catalogs and them migrate them to this new formar. (program /UI2/MIGRATION - SAP Fiori for SAP S/4HANA - Technical Catalog Migr... - SAP Community)

Other Catalogs

Other catalogs types are obsolete so it should not worth migrating them

Groups

Groups have are also obsolete in 2023 so Spaces and Pages should be used. If you have good reasons for still using it, they are stored just like standard catalogs (WDCC)