SAP Portal Webdynpro Java Project from ear, src.zip

[former_member388524]

Hi,

• We have an old WD Webdynpro java project that is deployed on enterprise portal. We need to make changes to the code now. We downloaded the copy of the EAR using offline config tool. It contains the SRC.zip file. However, we are not able to import the same in NWDS.

• We need to understand the way/steps to create the project from the source SRC.zip.

• We have no copy of the *.sca files to import back, no one has taken the backup before.

Please let me know if you have any ideas on this scenerio.

Thanks,

Vikas Kerehalli

[former_member189220]

Hello Vikas,

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Regards,

[hemanth2]

Dear Vikas,

Hope you are doing good.

There is no standard procedure to recover lost code using the src.zip as the SCAs are not preserved while being deployed on the target system. It is possible that under the following path you will find the war-files that have been deployed:

...\usr\sap\<SID>\J<IID>\j2ee\cluster\apps\...

Depending on the build option used when building the archives in NWDI, these may contain files called 'src.zip'.
The official recommendation is to proceed as per Milen's advise.

Kind Regards,
Hemanth Kumar | SAP Product Support

[former_member388524]

Thank you for your inputs.

[former_member189220]

Hello Vikas,

Extracting a deployed SCA and editing it is NOT supported scenario.

The supported by SAP way is to use NWDI and import a development configuration in the NWDS.

Then you might change the source code and with the help of CMS, to deploy it to the RTS.

In case you do not have this SCA in the DTR, then you might try to import a development configuration and manually to create DCs .

These documents might come handy.

Importing a Development Configuration

Working with Development Components

Creating a Development Component (DC)

Migrating Local Developments to a Centralized NWDI Environment (Developer’s Viewpoint)

Migrating Java Projects to the NWDI

Regards,

[former_member388524]

Thank you for your inputs. I will check and come back.