Can a XI Dev environment talk to another XI Dev environment?

[Former Member]

We are doing a project where we plan to have 2 XI environments (Maintenance & Projects) like below:

for Maintenance: XD3---->XQ3--

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>will to talk to Production (XP1)

for Projects: XD4--

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>XQ4--

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> will talk to Production (XP1)

Both environments will talk to XP1 (production environment) as above.

My question is that is it possible to have one dev environment (XD4) transfer objects (Transport) to antoher Dev environment (XD3)?

The objective is to have both environments (XD3 and XQ4) Synch with each other if it is possible.

I know this might be a weird question and answer probably is "NO'. But I'd like to confirm from the gurus.

If it is possible, then the next question would be how do you configure them?

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hey,

I searched for you,Steps are here to go.. Here it is explained between DEV & PRD, but in your case you just design between XD4--XD4

You have to use Transport method

Procedure:

1) Call Integration Builder screen on DEV Server with http://hostname:J2ee Port/rep

2) Call SLD (System Landscape Directory) Component from the Integration builder

Save all the Following .zip files on the Local Desktop

3) Select the Software Component & say Export that you want to Export from DEV

Server to Production server and which is going to use in the IR of XI

4) Also Select the Product of the above SWC and say Export

5) Select the Technical Systems (TS of XI & TS of the SAP R/3) and say Export

6) Select the Business System(s) & say Export; those are associated with above Exported

Technical systems.

In Production Server

1) Logon to the SLD of the Production Server.

2) Create a Technical System and Business system which points to the Production SAP R/3

3) Go to Administration TAB in the main page of SLD

4) Select the Import option to Import the SWC , PRD, TS,& BS which we Exported Earlier in DEV Server

5) Click on Browse and select the .zip files that is to Import into Production Server,

Which were stored on the local desktop at the time of DEV Server Export

And say Import Selected File Option

By this we exported and imported the SLD Objects

Now we have to create transport groups and transport targets in the Production server of SLD

Creation of Transport Groups

Edit Groups

1) Select the Business systems

2) Click on New Group and give the name of the group as DEV_group & select the

Corresponding Development serveru2019s integration Server

3) Similar way create another group for Production serveru2019s business system as

PRD_group and select the Production serveru2019s integration Server

Creation of transport targets

This is to Define which business systems in two different groups correspond to each other

1) Select each Business system in the SLD and select transport TAB---click on

Add/Change Target and select its corresponding target business system.

For Example:

If you select the business system of Production XI server means

In the target you have to select group as DEVGROUP and the business system of Development XI server.

Like this do the same for other business systems also

Ex:

BS_PRD_Integration Server----

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BS_DEV_Inetration Server

How to create Transport Groups & transport Targets

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/ef/a21e3e0987760be10000000a114084/content.htm

Regards

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Apologize for responding a little late. I appreciate your reply.

I've marked the thread down as "answered" and gave you full points.

[agasthuri_doss]

Maurice,

>My question is that is it possible to have one dev environment (XD4) transfer objects (Transport) to antoher Dev environment >(XD3)? The objective is to have both environments (XD3 and XQ4) Synch with each other if it is possible.

Adding to Ravi. Yep it is possible, We need to set the transport path

Cheers

Agasthuri

[former_member181962]

Hi Maurice,

To Answer your question, yes it is possible to transport the content developed in your XD3 system to another development system.

I asusmed that you are using File based transport mechanism.

Note that it is not an automatic process to get the objects synched.

Also, the wording of one system "Talk"ing to another is not to be used in your context. We use the term "talk" when we exchange data/messages between systems.

Rest regards,

Ravikanth Talagana

[Former Member]

Ravikant and Agasthuri, Thanks to both of you!

Yes, Ravikant I agree on the wording part.

Yes, I'm using the transport using the File system.

I think, Agasthuri mentioned Transport Path needs to be setup. Do you have a suggestions or document available for how to set the Transport Path?

[Former Member]

Just to add...

I wanna be able to keep the normal path AND one to dev to another, below:

XD4-->XQ4----->XP1

AND

Also, XD4------>XD3

if this is doable?

[former_member181962]

Hi Maurice,

Yes this is doable. In one of my earlier projects, we used to have a tranport path like

DEV -> QA - > PRD for new developments

STAGING -> PRD for application support

and then we used to sync up Staging and dev after we do any changes in Staging system.

Best Regards,

Ravikanth Talagana

[Former Member]

Thanks Ravikanth.

Would you happen to have any documents or directions on how set up the path this way?