SAP Transport Management: ALM Challenges in January 2012

SAP Transport Management: SAP Application Lifecycle Management Challenges January 2012.

SAP Transport Management remains one of the greatest operational challenges for SAP-running organizations. Frequent problems: overtaker transports, missing consistency between system levels, manual errors during deployment.

beteo recommends: fully automated transport management with integrated consistency checking as part of a comprehensive SAP ALM approach.

The situation at the start of 2012 is characterized by:

• SAP’s cCTS (central Change and Transport System) has been released, but does not fundamentally solve the core challenges
• Heterogeneous landscapes (ABAP + Java + non-SAP) make consistent deployment management increasingly complex
• Growing regulatory pressure (SOX, GxP) increases the need for audit-proof transport documentation
• Cloud adoption is beginning, adding further complexity to the landscape

Companies that invest in mature SAP Transport Management now will be significantly better positioned for the hybrid landscape management challenges ahead.