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CMS vs. CTS

Former Member
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Hi,

for our PI7.0 I'm looking for a good transport strategy and found the terms CMS and CTS+.

Could you explain me the difference of those strategies and provide me information, which strategy is more powerfull and suitable for the transport of design and configuration objects of PI.

Thanks in advance

Dominic

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Former Member
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Hi,

CTS+ seems to be much better. You can have many target systems also you can transport ABAP content but still you don't see what design objects you are transporting for XI/PI.

Best regards,

Wojciech

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aashish_sinha
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Hi,

We have two options

- one is File transfer method through which we can export the objects into a file and that can be imported in another.

here we can export individual obeject and SWCv wise,namespace wise also.

- Another one is CMS

through this option tracks are to be defined from DEV-QA-PROD

see the below links

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/f85ff411-0d01-0010-0096-ba14e5db...

Also...

Please see the below links

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/b8d8f7b2-0701-0010-b09a-cda4cca2...

https://websmp201.sap-ag.de/~form/sapnet?_SHORTKEY=01200252310000071155&_SCENARIO=01100035870000000202 -> How to Guide on

'How ToTransport XI Content Using CMS'.

/people/sap.india5/blog/2005/11/28/xi-software-logistics-solution-iii-cms

Also look into this

/people/sap.india5/blog/2005/11/03/xi-software-logistics-1-sld-preparation

/people/sap.india5/blog/2005/11/09/xi-software-logistics-ii-overview

/people/sap.india5/blog/2005/11/03/xi-software-logistics-1-sld-preparation

/people/sap.india5/blog/2005/11/09/xi-software-logistics-ii-overview

/people/sap.india5/blog/2005/11/28/xi-software-logistics-solution-iii-cms

/people/sravya.talanki2/blog/2005/11/02/overview-of-transition-from-dev-to-qa-in-xi

/people/sravya.talanki2/blog/2005/12/20/inconsistencies-while-transporting-rfc-objects-from-dev-to-qa-150-sp12

Regards

Aashish Sinha

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Hi Aashish and phani,

thanks for all the links. I already found those (regarding my question) by myself.

My intention of this question was more to hear some individual opinions.

Unfortunately not very helpful

Dominic

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Hi,

I have not tried this method but as posted by me in the above thread thats what SAP wanted to say about the CTS+ method and its features.

Thnx

Chirag

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Hi,

About CTS+ check the links.

CTS

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/80bbbd55-5004-2a10-f181-8bb09692...

regarding CMS

1. /people/sap.india5/blog/2005/11/03/xi-software-logistics-1-sld-preparation

2. /people/sap.india5/blog/2005/11/09/xi-software-logistics-ii-overview

3. /people/sap.india5/blog/2005/11/28/xi-software-logistics-solution-iii-cms

4. /people/sravya.talanki2/blog/2005/11/02/overview-of-transition-from-dev-to-qa-in-xi --> Overview of Transition from Dev to QA in XI

5. /people/sravya.talanki2/blog/2005/12/20/inconsistencies-while-transporting-rfc-objects-from-dev-to-qa-150-sp12

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/9e76e511-0d01-0010-5c9d-9f768d64...

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/93/a3a74046033913e10000000a155106/content.htm --> Transporting XI Objects

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/ef/a21e3e0987760be10000000a114084/content .htm --> Configuring Groups and Transport Targets

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/43f5d790-0201-0010-2984-ff7...

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/de/a4214174abef23e10000000a155106/content.htm

/people/daniel.wirbser/blog/2005/10/27/tcsfilecreateexception--error-while-assembly-of-software-components-in-nwdi

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/f6/719a2172f74b67b150612a7cd3b7df/content.htm

http://www.sap-hefte.de/download/dateien/964/074_lesesprobe.pdf

Regards,

Phani

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Hi,

What is CTS+ and why is is introduced:

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.

The XI use case for CTS+ introduces a new transport handling mechanism that offers tighter integration for the transport of ABAP, Java, and Integration Builder objects (Integration Repository and Integration Directory) using the Change and Transport System (BC-CTS) functionality.

As your XI system requires both the ABAP and the Java stack of the SAP NetWeaver Application Server, the following transport tools are available after installation:

The ABAP transport environment (BC-CTS)

The file export and import mechanisms or CMS integration to transport Repository or Directory objects in your transport landscape

In addition, you might also have to transport Java development objects by using the SAP NetWeaver Development Infrastructure itself.

The enhancements to CTS in combination with the SAP Solution Manager Change Request Management (ChaRM) address the following issues:

Synchronized transports for mixed systems (ABAP & Java)

A unified application for mixed system landscapes

Tracking of non-ABAP transports including Change Request Management

For your XI landscapes there will be one central transport environment with CTS+ where you can manage all XI-relevant transport objects from a single entry point.

This how-to guide describes the configuration settings you must make in the CTS+ system and XI systems. The functionality must be set up according to the release version of the integrated XI system. The two configurations will be described separately:

Configuration setup for releases prior to SAP NetWeaver 7.0 SPS12 (also for SAP NetWeaver 2004 SPS14 and higher).

Configuration setup for release SAP NetWeaver 7.0 SPS12 and higher.

Refer the link for CTS+ step by step method of transport:

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/80bbbd55-5004-2a10-f181-8bb09692...

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/03/dcb6b6048711d3b42a00609419f767/frameset.htm

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/90d3b550-b6fb-2910-0fa5-ece5d61f...

other transport methods are File and CMS:

Overview of Transition from Dev to QA in XI

/people/sravya.talanki2/blog/2005/11/02/overview-of-transition-from-dev-to-qa-in-xi

/people/sap.india5/blog/2005/11/09/xi-software-logistics-ii-overview

Two types of transport mechanism are used in PI.

• File transport method.

• CMS transport method.

File transport method:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/a8/5e56006c17e748a68bb3843ed5aab8/frameset.htm

CMS transport method:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/a8/5e56006c17e748a68bb3843ed5aab8/frameset.htm

• CMS for SAP Exchange Infrastructure:

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/b8d8f7b2-0701-0010-b09a-cda4cca2...

• How to handle Xi with CMS:

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/43f5d790-0201-0010-2984-ff7...

• Configuration of CMS in Central NWDI & SLD to transport XI objects:

/people/praveen.mayalur/blog/2007/05/31/configuration-of-cms-in-central-nwdi-sld-to-transport-xi-objects

• XI Software Logistics Solution III: CMS:

/people/sap.india5/blog/2005/11/28/xi-software-logistics-solution-iii-cms

Refer the configuring group and transport group for Business systems.

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

Thnx

Chirag

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Hi Chirag,

thanks for your answer. It looks for me that CTS is the better transport strategy if you have to transport design/configuration objects and also, if available ABAP objects (like ABAP proxies). Do you agree?

Dominic