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3636754 - Unable to download and upload business roles from test tenant (n+1) to production tenant (n) - SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Symptom

  • Test tenant has been upgraded (n+1).
  • Production tenant has not been upgraded yet (n).
  • User has download the business roles from the test tenant using the Maintain Business Roles application.
  • User wants to upload the business roles to production tenant using the Maintain Business Roles application.
  • Getting errors like: IAM App XYZ does not exist 

Environment

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Access Maintain Business Roles application in the test tenant (n+1).
  2. Download a subset of business roles
  3. Access the Maintain Business Roles application in the production tenant (n).
  4. Upload the business roles that were downloaded from the test tenant
  5. Getting errors: IAM App XYZ does not exist 

Cause

It is not supported to download/upload business roles within different system releases.

Resolution

Since the development system is still in the same release as the production system, as an alternative, it would be possible to download the business roles from the customizing tenant and upload them in the production system.

Additionally, the recommended way to maintain business roles is using the export/import functionality, please refer to How to Import and Export Business Roles | SAP Help Portal 

See Also

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition, 3-System Landscape – Upgrade & Maintenance Schedule

How to Download and Upload Business Roles | SAP Help Portal

How to Import and Export Business Roles | SAP Help Portal

Keywords

IAM App, does not exist, upload, download, business role, maintain business roles, test tenant, production tenant, n+1, release, different release, n, upgrade , KBA , BC-SRV-APS-IAM , Identity and Access Management , Problem

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition 2502