difference between CMS and CTS

[Former Member]

Hi

can anybody give me a fifference between CMS and CTS .. i know both are used for transoporting the XI objects.. but what is the difference between each other... and when we prefer each one.. and what are the adavantages and Disadavatages of each..

Thanks

Jain

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Dear Jain,

CTS:

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The Change and Transport System (CTS) helps you to organize development projects in ABAP Workbench and in Customizing, and then transport the changes between the SAP systems in your system landscape. As well as ABAP objects, you can also transport Java objects (J2EE, JEE) and SAP-specific non-ABAP technologies (such as Web Dynpro Java or SAP NetWeaver Portal) in your landscape.

CMS:

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Using the Change Management Service (CMS) with SAP NetWeaver usage type PI is optional. You can use it to transport objects of the Enterprise Services Repository and the Integration Directory. If you want to use CMS, you must perform some configuration steps first.

You can configure CMS for either repository objects or directory objects independently from each other.

The following sections only cover a basic and initial configuration of CMS for use with PI.

More information: Transporting Using the Change Management Service

[Former Member]

Hi,

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

Please go through these links which actualy show you how to configure CMS and also gives you all information regarding it.

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

Here are some blogs.

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

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

CTS

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

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...

Regards,

Phani

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[Former Member]

Sorry friends,

I did't clear.. with your answer... please tell me the difference between CMS nad CTS..an Interview point of view how can we say in a simple words..

Please .. any help will be appriciated..

Thanks

Jain

[Former Member]

Hi,

CTS

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 and clients in your system landscape.

This documentation provides you with an overview of how to manage changes with the CTS and essential information on setting up your system and client landscape and deciding on a transport strategy. Read and follow this documentation when planning your development project.

For practical information on working with the Change and Transport System, see Change and Transport Organizer and Transport Management System.

What ever is developed in sap is assiged to a transport request, it is created by transaction SE09 and then it is released when the data needs to be transported in various other systems.

The Change and Transport System (CTS, SAP NetWeaver usage type AS ABAP) is enhanced with SAP NetWeaver 7.0 SPS 12 to be capable of transporting Non-ABAP object types, such as from the SAP NetWeaver usage types PI (Exchange Infrastructure), EP (Portal), etc. The enhanced CTS I will refer to as CTS+. Using its new capabilities further simplifies system administration of an SAP system landscape.

CTS+ in a SAP NetWeaver Portal Landscape

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/e0249083-c0ab-2a10-78b8-b7a7854b...

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/ea/fab8c64eed11d192f60000e829fbc6/frameset.htm

CMS

Change Management Service (CMS) is an infrastructure based on Netweaver Developer Infrastructure and it is used to transport development objects (e.g. XI interfaces) between different systems in your lanscape.

CMS is running in SAP J2EE Engine

CMS provides central for administrative and QM tasks for all JAva development Systems.

Features

• Track defination

• Development configuration defination

• Defien runtime systems and deployment paths

CMS is the central point of access for developers to get new development configurations

Read this to have more details on CMS and it's use with XI

CMS for SAP Exchange Infrastructure

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

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

How to Use CMS in XI 3.0.pdf

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/43f5d790-0201-0010-2984-ff72d822...

CMS based transport in XI

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

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

Change and Transport Lists for CMS Transports

How To…

Transport XI

Content Using

CMS

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/f85ff411-0d01-0010-0096-ba1...

[Former Member]

Hello,

CMS:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/0a/8e1e3e0987760be10000000a114084/frameset.htm

CTS:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/3b/dfba3692dc635ce10000009b38f839/frameset.htm

Regards

Patrick

[rodrigoalejandro_pertierr]

ahi, boths are transport tools the main diference is CMS is used to PI 3.0 and CTS to 2004s and hight.

CMS is generally used to transport Java development objects. The XI Integration Server uses CMS to transport Integration Server content. When the Integration Server uses CMS to transport XI Content, no Component Build Service (CBS) or Design Time Repository (DTR) is used and can therefore be switched off. If you want to transport Integration Server content and Java developments (Java proxies or adapter modules), the CBS and DTR must be running.

If you transport Java developments, you should keep in mind that deployment of Java code can destabilize the runtime environment. Therefore, it is beneficial to install CMS on a separate server, as described in SAP Note 737368 for NWDI.

In this How-to Guide, CMS is installed together with an Integration Server system in the development environment. The advantage of this approach is that you have fewer steps in user management and CMS cannot influence the runtime of a productive environment.

With the enhancements of the SAP NetWeaver Change and Transport System (CTS for short, or CTS+ respectively, if specifically the enhanced capabilities are meant), available with SPS12 of SAP NetWeaver 7.0, the CTS has been enhanced to handle any type of object that can be transported in an SAP system landscape. Therefore, an administrator of your ABAP system can now also manage the transports for the non-ABAP parts of your system landscape.

You can now use CTS to transport (almost) arbitrary objects in an SAP system landscape with transport orders of the Transport Organizer:

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Enterprise Portal archives (EPAs)

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Exchange Infrastructure objects (TPZs)

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Software component archives (SCAs)

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Software delivery archives (SDAs)

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Enterprise Application Archives (EARs)

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ABAP objects

Development objects will be deployed according to their application type. Objects in a single transport order can be a mixture of all types – however that only makes sense, if both are intended for the same system because transport paths are defined in the transport domain controller system.

CTS+ and usage type PI (SAP NetWeaver Exchange Infrastructure, XI)

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If you are not using the Change Management Service CMS of the NWDI, you should seriously consider using CTS+ for your XI transports (CTS+ & SAP NetWeaver usage type PI).

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If you are already using the CMS, you should postpone any planned migration to use CTS+ up to availability of SAP NetWeaver 7.0 SPS 13 , where integration will be enhanced futher.

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In any case you should evaluate the enhanced CTS options of SAP NetWeaver 7.0 comming with SPS 12 and extensions planned with SPS 13/14 for XI transports – in the mid and long term CTS+ is the best practice recommended by SAP for XI tranports.

Edited by: Rodrigo Pertierra on Feb 25, 2008 11:10 AM