## 6.3.1.22.2.1.2  Create Software Components
## Context
To create a new software component, perform the following steps:
## Procedure
1. On the Manage Software Components screen, select Create .
2. In the New Software Component popup, select your namespace from the drop-down menu and enter a name for the software component. Optionally you can also enter a description (max. 60 characters), which explains the functions of the component and is displayed in the app. Choose a type for your software component: Select either Development or Business Configuration from the drop-down menu.
3. Click Save to make the software component centrally available.
4. Back on the Manage Software Component Lifecycle screen, choose Go to display the new software component in the list.
| Software Component Type   | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Development               | Used for standard ABAP application development.                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Business Configuration    | Used to transport customizing content from one ABAP environment system to another ABAP environment sys- tem.                                                                                                                                          |
|                           |  Note You can create multiple business configuration soft- ware components. You can only clone one business configuration software component to a system. You can only release customizing transports to a business configuration software component |
1. As soon as your software component is cloned into a service instance, a structure package with the same name as the software component is created there. The structure package can contain several ABAP packages. See Clone Software Components [page 2917].
2. The instance is integrated with the ABAP Development Tools (ADT), where ABAP development objects are created in development packages and uploaded to the structure package.
##  Note
Note that you have to create a development package first. Afterwards, create ABAP development objects in this newly created development package. The development package is a sub-package of the structure package dependent on the software component.
##  Tip
We recommend that you add all your cloned software components (structure packages) to your Favorite Packages in eclipse to a have an easy and quick access to it.
3. After the transport of the structure package, the software component becomes available for all
instances and can be cloned to other system instances. As soon as the structure package is transported, for example, to provide a new version of the software component, the date and time of the transport as well as the user who triggered the transport are displayed in the Branching section of the detail page of a software component. More information about the released content can be found when navigating on the used branch.
##  Note
Note that a maximum of 99 software components can be created per customer.