Adding mobile component as addon/patches in NW71 via HG

[Former Member]

Hello,

I want to know the procedure for creating a patch/addon for NW7.1 to upgrade devices via HG.

eg:If a trustore needs to be replaced in existing devices.

Thanks & Regards

Devendra

[Former Member]

Dear Deven,

Just to add to that, addons can be created by just doing a small analysis of an existing addon, like a SP patch or db2e addon.

For example, extract the contents of the db2e.zip file. This has the install.xml file, see, how they are having a parent archive name - generally - the folder where the patch is stored. They will be overwriting one/set of files based on a pattern from a storage location.

This in brief is nothing but the command needed for the NetWeaver Mobile Client Installer, which does the copying work when you deploy an addon.

I think, once you explore an existing addon, you will know how to create an own one with install.xml and the files placed in a desired folder. You just need to package it as a zip and then deply it as an sda.

The full blown guide can be got here:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nwmobile71/helpdata/en/13/4b9f26cc9c488aac14b5e104929298/frameset.htm

Hope that solves your query.

Regards,

Veera

[Former Member]

Hello Devendra,

1. Adding mobile component as addon/patches in NW71 via HG.

--> Yes, You can assign mobile component to a node using Freestyle HG.

Steps to be followed -

1) Select any node and expand it.

2) Select u2018MCDu2019 under that node, click on add/remove button and assign a MCD and do save.

As a result of this, the assigned MCD will go to all the devices available at this node and all its child nodes.

2. I want to know the procedure for creating a patch/addon ?

--> You can create patches for mobile components that are deployed on the client. In SAP NetWeaver Mobile, an SDA contains mainly two archives: an outer archive and an inner archive.

The outer archive is the archive deployed in the mobile container of Java EE engine. Inner archive, also called the mobile component deployable archive, is the file that is downloaded to the mobile client and installed on the device. These xml files are used to deploy the archive in mobile container of the Java EE engine.

Hope this helps you.

Thanks and Regards,

Ruchi.