CTS & Transport System

The Change and Transport System (CTS) is a tool

that helps you to organize development projects
in the ABAP Workbench and in Customizing, and
then transport the changes between the SAP
Systems in your system landscape.


System Landscape
Production Development Quality Assurance
Transport Directory
PROD QTST TRNG TEST CUST
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R/3 Repository
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Data Structure of an R/3 System
Client 000 Client <nnn>
Customizing
Development
Customer enhancements
Modifications
Customizing
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Types of Adaptation
R/3 Repository
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Different clients for:
Execution
Testing
Productive usage
of Customizing
Separate R/3 Systems for customer in-house development
and for changes made to the R/3 Repository
DEV PRD QAS
Consequences: Software Logistics in R/3
TMS: Configuring Transport
Routes
Standard
transport
layer
Consolidation
routes
Delivery
routes
To insert new systems into the
configuration, use drag and drop
To define transport routes, insert
arrows and choose type of
transport route
Distribute and activate the new
configuration
Summary: Setting up an R/3 Transport
Landscape
1. Make the transport directory available.
2. Configure the transport domain controller and
define the domain.
3. Configuration of the transport program (tp) is
done automatically and must not be done at OS
level.
4. In the TMS:
- Include all remaining systems in the domain
- Define the transport routes
- Define QA approval procedure
5. Set the system change options according to the
role of the R/3 System.
6. Create clients and set the client change options
for the production system, development system, and
so on.

Release task
Release change
request
Settings are assigned to
a Customizing request
Automatic assignment
to a task

Perform customizing



Customizing finished?
Export
Customizing Procedure
Transport Directory
Transport Process: Import into Quality
Assurance
Production Development Quality Assurance
DEV
QAS
PRD
Buffers:
CR1
Data File
CR1
CR1
Import change request
CR1
(CR1)
Fill PRD
Buffer
(inactive)
Files
CR1
Transport Process: Import into Production
Production Development Quality Assurance
DEV
QAS
PRD
Buffers:
CR1
CR1
CR1, CR2
Set entries active
Import both requests
CR1
CR2 CR2
CR2
Files
CR1
Files
CR2
OK


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Start Imports

Request Project
1 DEVK900016 DEV_P00001
2 DEVK900018
3 DEVK900020
4 DEVK900023
5 DEVK900002
6 DEVK900033 DEV_P00001
7 DEVK900035

Import all
requests
Date/deadline Execution Options
Import
request
To import a single request,
use the other icon:
TMS: Quality Assurance
Production Development Quality Assurance
OK
TMS QA approval procedure