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.
Data Structure of an R/3 System

Client 000 Client <nnn>

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data data
User

User
. . .
Customizing Customizing

Cross-client Customizing

R/3 Repository
 Types of Adaptation
Customizing

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data data

User

User
. . . .
Customizing Customizing
Customizing

Cross-client Customizing

R/3 Repository

Development
Modifications
Customer enhancements
Consequences: Software Logistics in R/3

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data data

User

User
Different clients for:

Customizing
 Execution
Customizing
 Testing
Cross-client Customizing  Productive usage
R/3 Repository
of Customizing

Separate R/3 Systems for customer in-house development

and for changes made to the R/3 Repository

DEV QAS PRD

TMS: Administering Your R/3 Systems

Delete Approve
Domain Controller

RFC RFC

RFC

Transport Directory

Transport group

Transport domain
 TMS: Configuring Transport Routes

Delivery
routes
Consolidation
routes
 To insert new systems into the
configuration, use drag and drop
Standard  To define transport routes, insert
transport arrows and choose type of
transport route
layer
 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.
Customizing Procedure

Perform customizing

Settings are assigned to

a Customizing request

Automatic assignment
to a task

Customizing finished? Release task

Release change
request

Export Transport Directory

 Transport Process: Import into Quality Assurance

Development Quality Assurance Production

CR1 CR1

Import change request

Buffers: DEV
Fill PRD Data
Files
File
QAS CR1
Buffer CR1
CR1
(inactive) PRD (CR1)
Transport Process: Import into Production
Development Quality Assurance Production

CR1 CR2 CR1 CR2 CR1 CR2

OK

Set entries active Import both requests

Buffers: DEV
Files
Files
QAS CR2
CR1
PRD CR1, CR2
 Start Imports
Request Project Import all
1 DEVK900016 DEV_P00001 requests
2 DEVK900018
3 DEVK900020
4 DEVK900023
5 DEVK900002
6 DEVK900033 DEV_P00001
7 DEVK900035

Date/deadline Execution Options

Import
To import a single request,
request
use the other icon:

...
 TMS: Quality Assurance
Development Quality Assurance Production

OK

TMS QA approval procedure