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A request for change is a transaction you use to request a change of your software or a company system, for example, an enhancement or change to a function. A request for change can also be triggered by a problem message. It must pass through an approval process before a change can be made. You can categorize a request for change by the type of change, for example, a normal change, urgent change or general change. When the request for change is approved by a change manager or another employee, change documents are created from the request for change and linked to it.

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You can assign several change documents to a request for change. For example, if a change affects several production systems of a project, you can record all changes in one request for change.

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By default, you can use transaction type SMCR for the request for change in the WebClient UI. We recommend that you do not change the Customizing settings specified for transaction type SMCR delivered by SAP. However, you can copy this transaction type and adapt it to your requirements. For more information, see SAP Note 1493264.

Transaction type SDCR is available for the request for change in the SAP GUI.

Structure

The request for change consists of the header details, which are organized in individual groups, and additional assignment blocks. You can adapt and customize the display of the assignment blocks according to your requirements.

Header Level

In the header details you record your general data that is valid for the entire request for change. This includes, for example, the following data:

  • General data, for example, requester, change manager, and ID

  • Processing data

  • Data for change planning, for example, approval procedure and project

  • Relationships, for example, corresponding problem and corresponding event

Assignment Blocks

In the assignment blocks, you record additional data for the request for change, for example:

  • Scope

    Here you specify the change category, the type of the change document(s), for example, urgent or normal change. Specify the reference object, the product or installation for which a change is requested, and the product system and client.

  • Texts

  • Approval

  • Documents

  • Information about projects and solutions

  • Information about test management

Integration

requests for change and change documents with their content features are summarized using the term change transactions. They are used for handling all change processes with SAP Solution Manager.

Change Request Management uses variants of the service transaction for the processing of change transactions in SAP system landscapes. For more information about integration and the required settings, see the Customizing in   SAP Solution Manager   Capabilities   Change Control Management  .

The execution of a request for change can be planned in detail and, if necessary, can be integrated with additional processes and functions. If a knowledge article was used to complete a request for change, this knowledge article can be attached to similar requests for change as a source of useful information.