ESS Implementation Best Practice

I am implementing the latest version of Portal on Netweaver 7.0.  When the business package is loaded onto the server, I get a folder in PCD at Portal Content > Content Provided by SAP > End User Content > Employee Self-Service.
I'm curious what the best practice is for implementing any changes to the content in that folder.  Should I copy the entire folder into my own folder in the PCD (by where all my BI objects are for example) and then make the changes I need?  If I do that and we later upgrade, will these objects be updated?  Or is the best thing to do just copy the ones I'm going to make slight changes to and have everything still referencing back to the "Content Provided By SAP" folder?
Any help would be appreciated.

Hi,
Create a new folder and copy the PCD objcets you want as a delta link. This way you changes will be preserved without impacting the original objects. Then if you upgrade, the new objects will inherit the new features into your delta link.
Check this link
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/EN/67/77913c49425438e10000000a114027/frameset.htm
Regards
Srini
Edited by: Sinivasan Rajamani on Aug 3, 2009 5:20 PM

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