Configuring the Transport Workflow

Use

Use the transport workflow to automate your transport process. It is an efficient way of transporting selected requests in your system landscape. An explicit approval step before the import guarantees the quality of the target system.

Prerequisites

You must first decide which system you want to configure as the Workflow Engine. The system must have the following criteria, which are listed in order importance:

High availability
Higher release
Medium system load

These prerequisites are usually met by the productive system.

Note

All the functions of the transport workflow are processed locally in the Workflow Engine. All tasks are processed here and then sent to the logon systems of the users.

Therefore, for anyone who uses the transport workflow, you must create a user with the authorization S_CTS_PROJEC in the system/client in which the Workflow Engine is configured.

Procedure

To configure the transport workflow:

Log on to the SAP System that functions as the transport domain controller.
Call Transaction STMS and then choose to display the system overview.
Choose to display the transport domain.
Choose the tab Workflow Engine.
Switch to change mode by choosing and select the option Local Domai under Location.
Under RFC address, enter the SAP System, the client, and the target host for your Workflow Engine. Save your entries and distribute the configuration change. Log on to the system that is to be configured as the Workflow Engine. The system performs the following actions:
- Creates the user TMSADM_WF
- The RFC destinations required for the Workflow Engine are generated.
- Sends all systems in the transport domain the address data of the Workflow Engine
- Performs workflow Customizing in the Workflow Engine
Check the Workflow RFC connection.

Result

The transport workflow is active in your transport domain.