Charm

1. Overall Architecture
of the Change
Request Management

2. ã SAP AG 2006, Title of Presentation / Speaker Name / 2
Archtitecture of Change Request Management
Block Diagram
Transaction Types
CRM
Task
Control
ChaRM Core
Phase Control
Task List
Project Admin
SMSY
R
R
TR
Create
„Correction Workbench“
TR
Release
TR
Import
R R R
DEV QAS PRD
User
Interface
Central
Control
Logistics
Programs
Systems
Task Tables
ChaRM
Transport
Management
System
Schedule Manager
Change Request Management: Overall Architecture
Processes
Work
Basket
Execution
ChaRM cannot reach systems
which are not defined in the
Solution Manager project!
Create, release, import of
transport request are not
possible by hand (because of
CTS status switches); always
use task list!

3. ã SAP AG 2006, Title of Presentation / Speaker Name / 3
Archtitecture of Change Request Management
Block Diagram
Transaction Types
CRM
Task
Control
ChaRM Core
Phase Control
Task List
Project Admin
SMSY
R
R
TR
Create
„Correction Workbench“
TR
Release
TR
Import
R R R
DEV QAS PRD
User
Interface
Central
Control
Logistics
Programs
Systems
Task Tables
ChaRM
Transport
Management
System
Schedule Manager
Architecture: Change Control
Only one interface für execution of tasks!
Only two interfaces for phase controller!
Interfaces for programs in customizing,
default delivered by SAP
< 10 interfaces for internal administration
Processes
Work
Basket
Execution
Direct use of task list or via interface

4. ã SAP AG 2006, Title of Presentation / Speaker Name / 4
Archtitecture of Change Request Management
Block Diagram
Transaction Types
CRM
Task
Control
ChaRM Core
Phase Control
Task List
Project Admin
SMSY
R
R
TR
Create
„Correction Workbench“
TR
Release
TR
Import
R R R
DEV QAS PRD
User
Interface
Central
Control
Logistics
Programs
Systems
Task Tables
ChaRM
Transport
Management
System
Schedule Manager
Architecture: Extensibility
Extensibilities:
• new and/or customized
transaction types
• new systems
• new and/or customized (BAdI)
programs
Processes
Work
Basket
Execution

5. ã SAP AG 2006, Title of Presentation / Speaker Name / 5
CTS
project
CTS
project
CTS
project
...
Project
created in
cProjects
Solution
Manager
Project
IMG
project
IMG
project
...
SAP Change
Manager
Physical
(development)
systems
CTS
project
CTS
project
CTS
project
...
Logical systems
(clients)
Service Desk
Transport
Request
Change
Request
Change
Document
cProjects
SAP SolutionManager
Change
Manager
Tasklist
Architecture: Projects, Transaction Types and Task Lists

6. ã SAP AG 2006, Title of Presentation / Speaker Name / 6
Architecture: Life Cycle of Cycles
Admin
Complete TL
Create Task List
Create TR
Release TR
Cycle 1
…
Complete TL
Create Task List
Create TR
Release TR
Cycle 2
…
…
Cycle 3
Transportauftrag 1
IMG Project
Cycle 1
…
Transport Request 1
Transportauftrag n
CTS Project 1,1
Transport Request n
Cycle 1
Transportauftrag 1
…
Transport Request 1
CTS Project 2,1
Transportauftrag n
Transport Request n
Cycle 2
SMI Project
Cycle 2
…
Transportauftrag 1
Transportauftrag n
CTS Project 1,2
…
Transportauftrag 1
CTS Project 2,2
Transportauftrag n
Transport Request 1
Transport Request n
Transport Request 1
Transport Rquest n
Cycle 3
…
Transport Request 1
Transport Request n
CTS Project 1,3
…
Transport Request 1
CTS Project 2,3
Transport Rquest n
t
t

7. ã SAP AG 2006, Title of Presentation / Speaker Name / 7
In the Development System:
Architecture: Life Cycle of Cycles
SMI Project
IMG Project
CTS Project 1
TR 1
TR 2
TR 3
Task List 1
CTS Project 2
TR 1
TR 2
TR 3
Task List 2 Task
CTS P
TR 1
t
Development
w/o
Release
Created
Development
with
Release
Test
Emergency
Correction
Go-Life
Being
Compoleted
Completed
Development
w/o
Release
Created
Development
with
Release
Test
Go-Life
Completed
Development
w/o
Release
Created
TR
decoupled
Phases:
TR exist
Cannot
create
TR
TR
decoupled
Cannot
create
TR
Emergency
Correction
Being
Compoleted