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BusinessConfigurationSets(BCSets)andtheiruse
CreatedbyShaileshSontakke,lastmodifiedbyCraigCmehilonDec28,2009

WhatareBusinessConfigurationSets(BCSets)

BCSetisamanagementtoolthatallowsusertorecord,saveandsharecustomizationsettings.BCsetsaresnapshotofcustomizationsettingsthatcanbeusedlaterastemplateorcustomizationbackup.
BCsetscanalsobeusedingrouprolloutswherethecustomizationsettingscanbecompiledforpilotandpassedoninastructuredwaytootherrolloutlocations.SAPalsoprovidesprepackagedBCsets
forselectedindustrysectors.
WhenBCSetiscreated,valuesfromoriginalcustomizingtablesarecopiedintoBCSet.WhenyouactivatethisBCsetinothersystemthevaluesstoredinBCsetsarecopiedtocorrespondingcustomizing
tablesofthesystem.ThesettingsintheBCsetcanbecomparedwithsystemdatatochecktheconsistencyofdata
BenefitsofBCsets
1.Storecustomizationsettingsbackup
2.UsefulinTemplateRollouts
3.EfficientChangeManagement
TypesofBCSets
TherearetwotypesofBCsetse.g.SimpleBCSetandHierarchicalBCSet
1.SimpleBCSetBCsetcontainsdatafromcustomizingtablerowsandcolumns.ThereisnolimitationonthesizeofBCSet.BCsetcancontaindatafromoneormoreIMGactivities

2.HierarchicalBCSetHierarchicalBCsetconsistsofotherBCsetswhichcanbesimpleBCSetsorHierarchicalBCSets.TheyrepresenthierarchyofBCsets.

ExampleCreatingandActivatingBCSet

CreateBCSet
1.FromSAPEasyAccessMenu,Tools>Customizing>BusinessConfigurationSets>DisplayandMaintainBCSets(TransactionCodeSCPR3)
2.FromMenu,BCSet>Create
3.EnterNameandTextForBCSet
4.Selectoption'IMGHierarchy'inCreateBCSetFromsectiontocreatesimpleBCSetandcontinue

Otheroptionse.g.SetofBCsetscreateshierarchicalBCSetandyoucanalsocreateBCSetfromTransportRequest
5.ChoosetheIMGNodeforwhichyouwanttocopythetablevaluesinBCSet

ThetablesareshownintheTablesandViewsforSelectedCustomizingObject.
6.SelectthedatawhichyouwanttocopyfromDataRecordstab
7.GotoFieldSelectAttributesandassignoneoftheattributetothefield.
ThepossibleattributesareStandard,NotChangeableafteractivationandGetValuesatactivation

8.RepeattheabovestepsforIMGTableDatayouwanttostoreinBCSetandthenSavefromMenu,BCSet>Save.
Specifypackageunderattributes
ExportingBCSet
YoucandownloadtheBCsetforusageinanothersystembyfollowingsteps
1.FromSAPEasyAccessMenu,Tools>Customizing>BusinessConfigurationSets>DisplayandMaintainBCSets(TransactionCodeSCPR3)
2.SelectDownloadBCSetfromBCSet>Download
ImportingBCSet
YoucanuploadtheBCsetforusagebyfollowingsteps
1.FromSAPEasyAccessMenu,Tools>Customizing>BusinessConfigurationSets>DisplayandMaintainBCSets(TransactionCodeSCPR3)
2.SelectUploadBCSetfromBCSet>Upload

ActivateBCSet
AfteractivatingBCSets,thevaluesintheBCsetareavailableinthesystem.TheneworChangeddataisavailableintoachangerequestwhichcanbeusedtotransportinproductionsystem.
Beforeactivation,followingstandardfunctionalitiesareavailable
Display
ConsistencyCheck
KeyConflictCheck
ComparewithCustomizingTables
BCSet/BCSetComparison
Itisagoodpracticetodothecheckstoavoiderrorsincustomizingtables.BCsetscanbeactivatedifthereisnoproductionclientinsystem
1.FromSAPEasyAccessMenu,Tools>Customizing>BusinessConfigurationSets>ActivationofBCSets(TransactionCodeSCPR20)
2.EnterthenameoftheBCSetandselectActivatefromMenu
3.ProvideCustomizingRequest
Thefollowingmessageisdisplayed
'CautionYouhavestartedtheBCSetactivationIfyoucontinue,newdatarecordswillbecreatedand/orexistingonesoverwritten'

4.Variousactivationoptionsareavailable,chooseappropriateandtoproceedwiththeactivation,chooseContinue.
5.BCSetisactiveandBCsetdataisstoredincustomizationtables

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