The most current information on the enhanced Change and Transport System (CTS+) can be found at our Support Portal Page:
https://support.sap.com/en/tools/software-logistics-tools/enhanced-change-and-transport-system.html
This wiki will also be maintained but there might be some delay...
With the enhanced Change and Transport System (CTS+) you can transport non-ABAP objects via the CTS. CTS+ is offered starting with SAP NetWeaver 7.0 SPS 12. Integration in Applications via Close Coupling is available. On this page, you can find a summary of documentation and How-to Guides which can help you setting up CTS+ in your environment. Choose the Application which you want to integrate with CTS+ and check the available material for the release that you are currently using (chronological order):
CTS+
- Documentation on SAP Help Portal:
https://help.sap.com/viewer/CTS75 → Change and Transport System Overview → Transporting non-ABAP Objects in Change and Transport System - How-To Guides:
- To learn how CTS+ can be used in / for your systems, take a look at the guide Best Practices for Implementing CTS+
- If CTS+ is not supported out of the box for your application, you can enhance it so that CTS+ can be used. Take a look at the guide Implement CTS+ for Your Application to learn how
- SAP Notes:
- 1003674 - Enhancement for non-ABAP systems in CTS
- Additional material:
- FAQs on the Enhanced Change and Transport System (Community page)
- Configuring CTS+ in SAP Solution Manager 7.1 and 7.2
SAP Note 1823824 - CTS+: Moving the CTS Deploy Web Service host.
SAP Process Integration (PI)
- Documentation on SAP Help Portal:
PI 7.1: https://help.sap.com/viewer/p/SAP_NETWEAVER_PROCESS_INTEGRATION → Configuration → onfiguration Guide → Configuration of SAP NetWeaver Systems → PI (Process Integration) → Optional Configuration Tasks → Configuring the Change and Transport System
PI 7.3: https://help.sap.com/viewer/p/SAP_NETWEAVER_740 -> Application Help → SAP Process Integration → Administrative Tasks → Transporting ESR Content and Objects of Integration Directory ( → Transporting Objects of Usage Type Process Integration Using CTS)
- How-To Guide:
- Additional Material
- Blog about CTS+ Configuration for PI 7.3 (also valid for PI 7.4)
- Blog about CTS+ Configuration for Process Orchestration (PI/PO) and AEX 7.31 (Java Only Stack)
- Blog about CTS+ configuration SAP PO on NW 7.5
- Wiki PI Troubleshooting Tips: Obligatory transport target for business system XXX not found
SAP NetWeaver Development Infrastructure (NWDI)/ CM Services
- Documentation on SAP Help Portal:
https://help.sap.com/viewer/p/SAP_NETWEAVER_750 -> SAP NetWeaver Library: Function Oriented View -> Solution Lifecycle Management -> Using the Development and Production Infrastructure -> Development Infrastructure (DI) -> Organizing the Transports in the Landscape -> Transports in Heterogeneous SAP System Landscapes with CT
- How-To Guides:
- How To... Configure CM Services in SAP NetWeaver 7.3 and Up
- How To Setup CM Services for SAP enhancement package 2 for SAP NetWeaver 7.0
- How to Switch to CM Services to learn how to switch fom CMS to CM Services or from CM Services in a lower release to a higher one
- How to Setup a landscape for ongoing Java development with CM Services in CTS+
- SAP Notes:
- Additional material:
SAP Enterprise Portal
- Documentation on SAP Help Portal
Portal Content: https://help.sap.com/viewer/p/SAP_NETWEAVER_750 → Enterprise Portal → Portal -> Managing the Portal → System Administration → Transporting Portal Objects → Exporting a Transport Package
- KM Content:
https://help.sap.com/viewer/p/SAP_NETWEAVER_750 -> SAP Enterprise Portal → Knowledge Management → Administering the Knowledge Management System → Content Administration → Transporting KM Content
- KM Configuration:
https://help.sap.com/viewer/p/SAP_NETWEAVER_750 -> SAP Enterprise Portal → Knowledge Management → Administering the Knowledge Management System → System Administration → System Configuration → Knowledge Management Configuration → Transporting Configuration Data
- How-To Guides:
- CTS+ and Portal on NW 7.0 SPS 14 and up including hints on differences for SPS 13
- Configure and Use Change Recording for SAP NetWeaver 7.3
- Additional material:
- Enhanced Change and Transport System (CTS+) in a SAP NetWeaver Portal Landscape
- Blog Use Cases in Life-Cycle Management - Change and Transport System where you can view some movies on how CTS+ is used with a portal
- Blog about Transporting Portal Development Objects
- Blog Which way of exporting Portal Content should I use?
System Landscape Directory (SLD)
- Documentation on SAP Help Portal
- Additional Material
SAP NetWeaver Master Data Management 7.1
- How-To Guides:
- A How-To Guide is provided at: http://help.sap.com/nwmdm71 → System Administration and Maintenance Information → Software Change Management → How-To Guide: Setting Up and Using MDM Change Transport with CTS+
SAP BusinessObjects
- SAP Business Objects BI
- Promotion management tool for SAP BusinessObjects BI: https://help.sap.com/viewer/p/SAP_BUSINESSOBJECTS_BUSINESS_INTELLIGENCE_PLATFORM → Administrator Guide → Promotion Management -> Using the Enhanced Change an Transport System
- Lifecycle management console for SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise 4.0 - take a look at chapter 8 'Using the Enhanced Change and Transport System'.
- The guide How to Configure LCM for CTS describes the CTS+ configuration.
- Using SAP Change and Transport Management for SAP Business Objects Planning and Consolidation
- SAP BusinessObjects Data Services:
as of SAP Data Services 4.2 SP 6, patch 1, close integration for CTS+ is enabled. The configuration guide is provided at https://help.sap.com/viewer/p/SAP_DATA_SERVICES → Configuration Guide for CTS+.
- Blog by Yogesh Patel about CTS+ Configuration : SAP Data Services (4.2 SP10)
- For earlier SAP Data Services versions, take a look at SAP BusinessObjects Data Services XI 4.0 → chapter 8.4 'The Enhanced Change and Transport System'
Microsoft Sharepoint
SAP HANA
- Documentation on SAP Help Portal:
- SAP HANA Application Lifecycle Management Guide → 3 Setting Up the Transport
- How-To Guides:
- SAP HANA 1.0
- How to Configure SAP HANA for CTS for SAP HANA SPS 09, 10, 11 and 12
- How to Configure SAP HANA for CTS for SAP HANA SPS 08
- How to Configure SAP HANA for CTS for SAP HANA Appliance Software SPS 07
- How to Configure SAP HANA for CTS for SAP HANA Appliance Software SPS 06
- SAP HANA 2.0
- Additional Information
- about different transport options for SAP HANA
CTS+ or HTA? What is made for which use case - a blog by Karin Spiegel
Transport of HANA objects with HALM - a blog by Yury Pazhyvilka
- Understanding of native transport of changes in HALM - a blog by Yury Pazhyvilka
- A guide describes what to consider when upgrading to SAP HANA SPS08
- about SAP HANA Application Lifecycle Management
- Overview presentation for SAP HANA application lifecycle management
- In the article How to Model, Build, and Deploy Native SAP HANA Applications you can find more information about the structure of SAP HANA applications and how manage them.
SAP Mobile Platform
- For information on how to setup, configure, and use CTS with SAP Mobile Platform, see the CTS Overview in the SAP Mobile Platform Guide.
SAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence (SAP MII)
SAP Convergent Charging (SAP CC)
SAP Hybris Commerce Suite
SAP Cloud Platform
Additional information
- The Multi-Target Application Model
- BlogSetting up a CTS+ enabled transport landscape in SAP Cloud Platform
- Blog CTS+ based Transport in Cloud Platform Integration
- Blog (CTS +) Finally In SAP Cloud Platform- IS!
- Blogs 'Content Transport using CTS – Cloud Integration'
Portal on SAP Cloud Platform
You can use loose coupling for transporting portal sites. If your accounts are configured for CTS+ (see guide linked above), you can export the portal site as an MTAR-file and attach this file to a transport request
SAP Underwriting for Insurance (FS-QUO)