SAP Basis

ADM100 Lesson: Importing Support Packages
With the inactive import, the objects are imported into the database in an
inactive state and are therefore largely "invisible" to the system. You can
thereforecontinuetousethesystemproductively.
The procedure is as follows (see also above figure):
1. Import the report sources and report texts in an inactive state. Old
versions that are still active and new, inactive versions exist in parallel
in the database.
2. Active sources and texts that are to be replaced or deleted are set
to obsolete.
3. Inactive sources and texts are set to active.
Actions2and3mustbeperformedduringdowntime,butusually
last less than ten minutes.
4. Deletion of sources and texts markedasobsoletefromthedatabase.
Actions 1 and 4, which require large data movements in the database,
andarethereforeruntime-intensive,canbeperformedduringuptime.
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