1. 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.

2. R/3 Repository Cross-client Customizing... User Appl. data Customizing User Appl. data Customizing Data Structure of an R/3 System Client 000Client

3. Customizing Development Customer enhancements Modifications Customizing R/3 Repository Cross-client Customizing.. User Appl. data Customizing User Appl. data Customizing Types of Adaptation

4. R/3 Repository Cross-client Customizing User Appl. data Customizing User Appl. data Customizing 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 DEVPRDQAS Consequences: Software Logistics in R/3

5. TMS: Administering Your R/3 Systems Transport domain Transport group Transport Directory Domain Controller RFC Delete Approve

6. 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

7. 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.

8. 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

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

10. Transport Process: Import into Production Production Development Quality Assurance DEV QAS PRD Buffers: CR1 CR1, CR2 Set entries active Import both requests CR1 CR2 Files CR1 Files CR2 OK

11. ... Start Imports RequestProject 1 DEVK900016DEV_P00001 2 DEVK900018 3 DEVK900020 4 DEVK900023 5 DEVK900002 6 DEVK900033DEV_P00001 7 DEVK900035 Import all requests Date/deadline Execution Options Import request To import a single request, use the other icon:

12. TMS: Quality Assurance Production Development Quality Assurance OK TMS QA approval procedure