SAP Transport Management remains one of the greatest operational challenges for SAP organizations. As we enter 2012, the fundamental problems persist despite new tooling from SAP.
Persistent Problems
- Overtaker transports: Transports that bypass others in the import queue, breaking dependent functionality in production
- Missing consistency between system levels: Development, quality, and production systems diverge over time, causing “works in dev, fails in prod” scenarios
- Manual errors in deployment: Without automation, transport deployments are subject to human error in sequencing and execution
beteo’s Recommendation
Fully automated Transport Management with integrated consistency checking as part of a comprehensive SAP ALM approach. This means:
- Automated import queue management with dependency resolution
- Consistency validation across system levels before import
- Integration with change management for complete audit trails
- Early warning systems for transport conflicts and dependencies
Organizations that implement these capabilities move from reactive fire-fighting to proactive operations management — with measurable improvements in deployment success rates and reduced production incidents.
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