Copying Implementation Projects

I understand that the process for creating implementation projects is to copy from a template project. However, is it possible to make an identical copy of (not transport) an existing implementation project and all of its attached documentation without doing a client copy? If so, how?
Thank you,
Megan

Hi Megan,
you can copy a complete project via the project administration transaction (solar_project_admin). Select a project from the list and use the menu path "Project --> Copy". You will receive project copy screen in which you can select the copy options.
Best regards,
Michael

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When adding structure elements (business scenarios, etc) from a template project to an implementation project, the data on the administration tab is not copied with it.
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1) Is this possible without custom development
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I have defined the Template project in Solar_project_admin. Now how I can use this template project in Implementation project.
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Many Thanks. I am new to this feature ( Template project & roll out). My requirement is like, I need to define one template project & same has to be rolled out in other contries implementation projects. This is in a broder sense.
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Hello All,
Please can you help with transaction SA_PROJECT_UPGRADE, the case is as follow:
STEP 1
- Template project is created including process structure and documents, template is activated
- Implementation project: is created derived from template project.
- In Template project: Change in pocess node made: added an new process node
- Run SA_PROJECT_UPGRADE with checked box "New Version of Original" and chosen project: Implementation project
- Implementation project: the yellow boxes appears on the appropriate place and button "adjust to original" is used.
So far, so good
STEP 2
- Implementation project: a new process node is added, project is saved
- Run SA_PROJECT_UPGRADE with checked box "'Current Version in Project" and chosen project: Implementation project
- Template project: no changes are visible in SOLAR01 or SOLAR02
- In SOLAR01: settings -> User specific -> box checked "Dislay changes made in project"
So far, NOT good.
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- using transaction SA_PROJECT_UPGRADE from Template -> Implementation Project works according documentation
- using transaction SA_PROJECT_UPGRADE from Implementation Project -> Templates does not work according documentation
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Or do I oversee something?
System: SSM 4.0 updated to SP13
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Hi Rutger (& all others watching this thread),
I would like to make certain corrections to one of the points posted by me:
2) Within a Template Project, any actual changes to the document does not offer itself as a 'change' while doing comparison on Implementation Project. In other words, after a given Scenario and all its associated documentation are copied into an Implementation project, if a given document at a given node needs to be edited, it's better to create a new document and upload it in Template Project than to open & change the same document. If the same document is edited, the Compare and Adjust cannot see that as 'difference'.
On the above point, I have now see better/different results with my recent work; not sure if this is version/ support package specific.
Environment:
SolMan 4.0
SAP_BASIS - Release 700 Level 0013
SAP_ABA - Release 700 Level 0013
ST - Release 400 Level 0014
Assumption: Both the Template and Implementation Projects are in the same SolMan instance and not a case where the Template is being transported into another instance!
Findings (please bear with this verbose description; one day I intend creating a Blog instead, to list all these points):
(1) In General Documentation Tab of Template Project, any changes made is instantly visible in General Documentation Tab of the Implementation project - not even dependent on running SA_PROJECT_UPGRADE transaction
If you indeed run this transaction - in foreground or background, and later check the Implementation Project, it would not highlight that node as having undergone any change. However, if you double click the document itself, you'd be pleasantly surprosed that it opens the most updated version you maintained in the Template Project. No need for 'Compare and Adjust'.
(2) In Test Cases Tab - any change you make to Test Document in Template Project is again instantly available for the Implementation Project that had inherited the document, provided no manual changes were done to that document in the Implementaiton Project directly. Again, no need to run SA_PROJECT_UPGRADE transaction or the subsequent 'Compare and Adjust' function
2a) If, however, the Test Document was altered in Implementation Project subsequently, the chain gets broken (in my understanding so far), and any subsequent changes made in Template Project does not become 'instantly' visible in Implementation Project - the two behave as though they are different documents
In such a case, if you desire to 'restore' the supremacy of Template Project's contents, run SA_PROJECT_UPGRADE transaction, and after the background job finishes, visit Implementation Project concerned. The node where the Documents differ is not highlighted (unfortunately). However, if you are aware of that node, and hit 'Compare and Adjust' button the ensuing Window does tell you with a # sign on the right hand panel that the Document has indeed changed in the original. You can 'adjust' that and save.
Once this is done, and also you vow to not change the document in Implementation Project directly, the link between the two is kind of re-established. Any subsequent alterations you make in the Test Case at Template Project would be instantly visible from Implementation Project, as before !
I have tried to explain precisely what I experiemented and found. I hope this works consistently
The ways in which Document linkages are established and pointers to KW object IDs work is rather inscrutable for me, without ABAP support.
I'll update any further findings here.
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Solution Directory - How to lock a business process for a implement project

We have Solution Directory assigned to a maintenance project and I understand the checkout/checkin process and how it locks the business process in the Solution. What is the best practice when you are starting a new IMPLEMENTATION project that will impact existing business processes that are in the Solution? I know that I can copy from the solution to build the new project, but it doesnu2019t lock the BP from the solution.
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Kelly,
You would use the maintenance project to make daily modifications.
Consider the case of a O2C business scenario. You need to almost make daily configs etc, which get pushed through, such things will go into a maintenance project.
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You technically do not need to lock the business processes down, since the Compare and Adjust functionality of a solution will help you identify the deltas between the Solution and the implementation project and you can always make those adjustments post go-live and thus just update the Solution at one shot. Also remember that with SolMan 7.1 the Compare and Adjust functions can be used with Template, Implementation and Solutions in any permutation-combination.
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We have a template project and in this we have maintained few business scenarios. And also some specific scenarions are configured in the implementation project. Now we need to make template project as Global Template and for this we need map all existing scenarios in implementation project to template project.
Please suggest how we can map from implementation project to template project.
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Hello,
Along with Sandeep recommendation, you can do it by several ways.It all depends on how are the current projects organized.
Did you create the template project and then rolled out the templates to the impl. project?
In case you want to update these scenarios in the Template project based on the changes you performed in te Impl. Project, you can use the Compare & Adjust functionality.
You can Copy Scenarios from one project into another by using the right click/context menu directly in the node in solar01.
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I have been using the Solution Manager in implementation projects for 2 years now. However, I'm having difficulty on managing the project schedule using the administration tab in transaction solar01 and solar02:
1.     Unlike MS project, for example, you cannot define a connection/ link between the structure elements, which means that if you have to change the start time for a process in the administration tab, i.e., it has no effect on the other processes/ steps' start time, even when you know that there should be an effect.
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I have also been using SolMan since May 2004 (from 3.1 days). Unfortunately, in my view, the functionality of Admin Tab hasn't kept up in pace as with other features of SolMan.
My suggestion is not to use it for active day-to-day tracking for the limitations you have pointed out as also for it not being the best-of-breed to manage Project Plans of a multi-location, multi-stream project.
I have, at best, used Admin Tab for Keywords and Team members - for information sake.
Also, if you use a Template Project -> Implementation Project copy, Admin tab is not included as part of 'Compare and Adjust' functionality - which means that if the same Team Members and Keywords are required on Implementation Project, you cannot get them inherited.
I am sorry that my answer kind of confirms your findings and helplessness as opposed to providing any solution. But, that's my honest sum-up as well.
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We have completed our blueprinting in SM40 on a project which was created as a template project. Now to kick-off realization phase, should we create a new implementation project out of the template..or ..just configure the project as a template itself...
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Hi Mike,
in the template project every customizing element has the attribute global / harmonized / local.
Even if a rollout directly with the template project is possible (never heard of that), you would loose one of the greatest advantages of the global rollout functionality:
When copying the template project into an implementation project, all customizing elements set as global are "locked" and can not be changed by the local support teams. The ones with attribute "local" can (details see attribute specification). Thus you ensure that local settings can be applied and global processes remain as defined.
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I created an implementation project, and created a task list for the implementation project.
But when i create a change request with normal correction, The Task list is not getting displayed.
I am facing a conflict also, When i directly create a correction document without creating a change request. I am getting the task list for implementation project.
Why is it am getting the task list for Implementation project in correction document and not in change request.
When i tried to explore. found that in change request it is getting the list of maintenance cycles(Maintenance projects) and not the tasklist for other type of projects.
Our customized flows are all dependent on the change request. So Is there any configuration i can do to get the task list of implementation project also in the list.
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I was also checking that one only.
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