SAP Change and Transport Management

Armin Kösegi has been working in the Service Support department of SAP AG since 1998. He specializes in the SAP NetWeaver Application Server. Besides handling problem tickets he focuses on development and delivery of support services in the area of software logistics. Furthermore, he is responsible for the various upgrade services of SAP Support. For further questions you are welcome to contact Armin at armin.koesegi@sap.com. Since 2000, Rainer Nerding has been working in the area of software change management at SAP Active Global Support. In the beginning, he was responsible for handling problem tickets. Today, he focuses on development and delivery of services and consulting offerings in the areas of software change management, upgrades, and Support Packages.You are welcome to contact Rainer at rainer.nerding@sap.com.

SAP ERP Architecture and Data Components
Client/Server Architecture in Brief
The SAP ERP Database
SAP ERP Clients
Questions
Realizing Business Processes in SAP ERP
Customizing
Development
Questions
The SAP ERP System Landscape
SAP ERP Client Roles
Defining an SAP Client
Multiple Clients in an SAP ERP System
The SAP Three-System Landscape
Alternative System Landscapes
Complex System Landscapes
Questions
Managing Changes and Data in an SAP ERP System Landscape
Transporting Customizing and Development Changes
Transferring Data
Copying SAP ERP Systems and Clients
Questions
Setting Up a System Landscape
Setting Up the Development System
Setting Up the Quality Assurance and Production Systems
System Copy Strategy
Release Considerations
Questions
Maintaining a System Landscape
Implementation Plan
Managing Implementation Projects
Transport Management
Business Validation
Support for the SAP Standard
Questions
Transport Setup Activities at Installation
Specifying the System ID (SID)
Setting Up the Transport Directory
Configuring a Transport Profile
Activities within SAP ERP
Questions
Setting Up the TMS
TMS Terminology and Concepts
Setting Up the Transport Domain
Configuring Transport Routes
Verifying the System Landscape Setup
Questions
Client Tools
Creating Clients
Providing a Client with Data
Deleting a Client
Table Logging for a Client
Authorization Profiles for Client Tools
Questions
Managing Development Changes
Development Prerequisites
Workbench Change Requests
Repairs and Modifications
SAP Enhancement Concept
The Object Directory
Questions
Managing Customizing Changes
Customizing Prerequisites
Customizing Change Requests
Nonstandard Customizing Activities
Support Tools for Customizing
Questions
Releasing and Exporting Change Requests
Documenting Change Requests and Tasks
Unit Testing
Releasing a Task
Releasing a Change Request
Transport Logs
Versioning for Repository Objects
Questions
Importing Change Requests
Understanding Import Queues
Performing Imports
Managing Import Queues
Scheduling Imports
Monitoring Imports
Transporting between Transport Groups
Transporting between Transport Domains
TMS Authorization
Questions
Technical Insight into the Import Process
The Transport Control Program tp
Using Log Files for Troubleshooting
Buffer Synchronization
Naming Conventions in the Transport Directory
Understanding Transport Tools
Questions
SAP NetWeaver Development Infrastructure
The SAP NetWeaver Application Server Structure
Overview of the Java Development Process
Parts of the SAP NetWeaver Development Infrastructure
Configuration of the SAP NetWeaver Development Infrastructure
Configuration of the SAP NetWeaver Development Infrastructure
Developing in the SAP NetWeaver Development Infrastructure
Transporting Java Projects
Summary
Questions
Enhanced Change and Transport System
Overview and Architecture
Performing Transports for Non-ABAP Objects
Configuration of the Enhanced Change and Transport System
CTS+ Transport Landscapes
Questions
Maintaining SAP Software
Making Manual Corrections on the Basis of SAP Notes
Implementing Notes with the SAP Note Assistant
ABAP Support Packages
Java Corrections
Support Package Stacks
Side Effects
Questions
SAP Software Release Upgrade
Lifecycle of an SAP Production System
Release Change Process
Modification Adjustment
Upgrade Strategies for a Transport Landscape
SAP Enhancement Packages
Upgrades and Unicode
Java Upgrade
Additional Recommendations for a Release Change
Questions
SAP Solution Manager
Customizing Synchronization
Change Request Management
Change Analysis
SAP Maintenance Optimizer
Upgrade Support
Questions
Transport Profile Parameters
Selected Transaction Codes
Glossary
Questions and Answers
Chapter 1: SAP ERP Architecture and Data Components
Chapter 2: Realizing Business Processes in SAP ERP
Chapter 3: The SAP ERP System Landscape
Chapter 4: Managing Changes and Data in an SAP ERP System Landscape
Chapter 5: Setting Up a System Landscape
Chapter 6: Maintaining a System Landscape
Chapter 7: Transport Setup Activities at Installation
Chapter 8: Setting Up the TMS
Chapter 9: Client Tools
Chapter 10: Managing Development Changes
Chapter 11: Managing Customizing Changes
Chapter 12: Releasing and Exporting Change Requests
Chapter 13: Importing Change Requests
Chapter 14: Technical Insight--the Import Process
Chapter 15: SAP NetWeaver Development Infrastructure
Chapter 16: Enhanced Change and Transport System
Chapter 17: Maintaining SAP Software
Chapter 18: SAP Software Release Upgrade
Chapter 19: SAP Solution Manager
Literature
SAP Online Help
SAP Training Courses
SAP Developer Network (SDN)
SAP Service Marketplace
Bibliography
Authors