Make sure that the systems that you want to use with central CTS meet the requirements.

There are specific prerequisites concerning the availability of central CTS software, and required authorizations, for example.

Start the Central CTS Configuration Web UI in your central CTS server.

Your central CTS server is your SAP Solution Manager system. Start the Central CTS Configuration Web UI there to perform all configuration tasks.

Select the systems that you want to configure for central CTS and validate their statuses.

Before you can start configuring your systems for central CTS you need to find out if the systems fulfill the requirements for this. To do this, select the systems that you want to use with central CTS and choose Validate.

The system checks which configuration tasks have already been performed. Depending on the result, the system shows you which tasks you still need to perform.

Perform the missing configuration tasks.

An overall status is displayed for each system that has been validated. If all configuration tasks have been performed, this is indicated by a green traffic light icon. If there are configuration tasks missing or if the system could not calculate a result, this is indicated by a red traffic light icon. To view the results, choose See Details in the Status column. The dialog box displays a list of status messages. If you select a status message in the upper area of the dialog box, the long text of the message is displayed in the lower area of the dialog box. If a column contains a link with an error message, selecting the link either lets you perform the configuration task or provides more information about the required task.

This can include the following tasks:

Depending on the task that you have performed and on your personal settings, the system may automatically trigger validation (when assigning systems to clusters, for example). If this is not the case, choose Validate after performing the task to retrieve the current configuration status.

Repeat the configuration steps for all systems that you want to configure for central CTS.

If all traffic lights are green for all systems that you want to use with central CTS, you must still perform the following steps.

Connect the system clusters.

To enable transports between clusters you need to define transport routes between the clusters. You do this in the same way as for systems in Transport Management System in your central CTS server.

Connect the individual systems that are contained in the clusters.

After you have configured the transport routes at cluster level, you must define the transport process of the individual systems. You do this by defining the import targets for all target systems that belong to a cluster.

Distribute the TMS configuration to all systems in the transport domain.

Perform this task once you have completed the configuration steps for all the systems that you want to use with central CTS. To distribute the configuration to all systems in the transport domain, choose Distribute Configuration in the central CTS Configuration Web UI.