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This document will lead you through all the steps necessary for the integration of CTS+ with SAP MII. After the configuration steps are done, you will be able to use CTS+ for transporting the SAP MII configuration files from one SAP MII instance to another. MII and CTS+ Integration GUIDE
How to use CTS+ with MII 14.0
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................... 3
MAKING MII APPLICATION KNOWN IN CTS+ ............................................................................................... 4
CREATING EXPORT SYSTEM IN CTS+ ......................................................................................................... 5
CREATING IMPORT SYSTEMS IN CTS+ ........................................................................................................ 9
CREATING TRANSPORT ROUTE BETWEEN EXPORT AND IMPORT SYSTEM ...................................... 12
CONFIGURING RFC DESTINATION IN THE EXPORT MII SYSTEM .......................................................... 14
EXPORTING CONFIGURATION FROM MII INSTANCE TO CTS+ SYSTEM .............................................. 16
IMPORTING CONFIGURATION FROM CTS+ SYSTEM TO MII INSTANCE ............................................... 17
APPENDIX ...................................................................................................................................................... 18
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................... 3
MAKING MII APPLICATION KNOWN IN CTS+ ............................................................................................... 4
CREATING EXPORT SYSTEM IN CTS+ ......................................................................................................... 5
CREATING IMPORT SYSTEMS IN CTS+ ........................................................................................................ 9
CREATING TRANSPORT ROUTE BETWEEN EXPORT AND IMPORT SYSTEM ...................................... 12
CONFIGURING RFC DESTINATION IN THE EXPORT MII SYSTEM .......................................................... 14
EXPORTING CONFIGURATION FROM MII INSTANCE TO CTS+ SYSTEM .............................................. 16
IMPORTING CONFIGURATION FROM CTS+ SYSTEM TO MII INSTANCE ............................................... 17
APPENDIX ...................................................................................................................................................... 18
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INTRODUCTION
This document will lead you through all the steps necessary for the integration of CTS+ with SAP MII. After
the configuration steps are done, you will be able to use CTS+ for transporting the SAP MII configuration
files from one SAP MII instance to another.
Basically CTS+ system is a tool to execute and monitor the transports from one system to another. The
CTS+ system is used to manage the transports in system landscapes. A representation has to be created for
each system of the application landscape. Transport Routes are used to connect these systems in CTS+.
CTS+ is an extension to the existing Change and Transport system of the ABAP stack. It is now possible to
transport Java-objects by the help of CTS. This extension is represented by the „+‟ in CTS+.
Integration of CTS+ with MII would make the transportation of configuration files from one MII instance to
another automatic. There would be no effort needed from user for transporting the configuration xml files
form one MII system to another. Also user would not do the import himself but this would be taken care by
the CTS+ system.
User will basically just export the configuration files from SAP MII instance to the CTS+ system and then
trigger the import of these exported files from the CTS+ system to SAP MII instance.Transport
Request Start ImportRelease
Export
System
Attach to Transport
Request
Import
System
Automatic Import
CTS+
Steps needed for integrating MII with CTS+ are as follows:
Step 1. First make the MII application known to the CTS+ system. This is done by creating an application
type in the CTS+ system. This application type becomes the identifier for MII application in CTS+.
Step 2. Create MII instance representation in the CTS+ system. This basically means creating the
representation for the export MII instance (from where the configurations would be exported) and the
import MII instance (into which the configurations would be imported).
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INTRODUCTION
This document will lead you through all the steps necessary for the integration of CTS+ with SAP MII. After
the configuration steps are done, you will be able to use CTS+ for transporting the SAP MII configuration
files from one SAP MII instance to another.
Basically CTS+ system is a tool to execute and monitor the transports from one system to another. The
CTS+ system is used to manage the transports in system landscapes. A representation has to be created for
each system of the application landscape. Transport Routes are used to connect these systems in CTS+.
CTS+ is an extension to the existing Change and Transport system of the ABAP stack. It is now possible to
transport Java-objects by the help of CTS. This extension is represented by the „+‟ in CTS+.
Integration of CTS+ with MII would make the transportation of configuration files from one MII instance to
another automatic. There would be no effort needed from user for transporting the configuration xml files
form one MII system to another. Also user would not do the import himself but this would be taken care by
the CTS+ system.
User will basically just export the configuration files from SAP MII instance to the CTS+ system and then
trigger the import of these exported files from the CTS+ system to SAP MII instance.Transport
Request Start ImportRelease
Export
System
Attach to Transport
Request
Import
System
Automatic Import
CTS+
Steps needed for integrating MII with CTS+ are as follows:
Step 1. First make the MII application known to the CTS+ system. This is done by creating an application
type in the CTS+ system. This application type becomes the identifier for MII application in CTS+.
Step 2. Create MII instance representation in the CTS+ system. This basically means creating the
representation for the export MII instance (from where the configurations would be exported) and the
import MII instance (into which the configurations would be imported).
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Step 3. Create the transport route between the export system and the import system. This transport route
tells the CTS+ system from where the data (configuration files) would flow from and where the data
would go to.
Step 4. Create a RFC destination in the Export SAP MII instance. This RFC destination is created for
communication between the MII instance and the CTS+ system.
These steps are explained in detail in further sections.
After completing the above mentioned configurations, user just need to export the configurations from the
Configuration admin screen of SAP MII and then import the configurations into the import SAP MII instance
from the CTS+ system.
MAKING MII APPLICATION KNOWN IN CTS+
The integration of CTS+ into SAP MII requires that the SAP MII application is known in CTS+. To make your
SAP MII application known, you need an application type which will then be used as unique identifier for your
SAP MII application in CTS+. This application type should be of name “XMII”.
Documentation on how to create applcaication type on the SAP help Portal is available at the following link:
Application Type Documentation.
Steps to create this “XMII” application type for SAP MII are as follows:
Step 1. Log on to your CTS system (Domain Controller) and open transaction STMS. Go to the System
Overview.
Step 2. To create a new application type for SAP MII go to
Extras Application types Configure.
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Step 3. Create the transport route between the export system and the import system. This transport route
tells the CTS+ system from where the data (configuration files) would flow from and where the data
would go to.
Step 4. Create a RFC destination in the Export SAP MII instance. This RFC destination is created for
communication between the MII instance and the CTS+ system.
These steps are explained in detail in further sections.
After completing the above mentioned configurations, user just need to export the configurations from the
Configuration admin screen of SAP MII and then import the configurations into the import SAP MII instance
from the CTS+ system.
MAKING MII APPLICATION KNOWN IN CTS+
The integration of CTS+ into SAP MII requires that the SAP MII application is known in CTS+. To make your
SAP MII application known, you need an application type which will then be used as unique identifier for your
SAP MII application in CTS+. This application type should be of name “XMII”.
Documentation on how to create applcaication type on the SAP help Portal is available at the following link:
Application Type Documentation.
Steps to create this “XMII” application type for SAP MII are as follows:
Step 1. Log on to your CTS system (Domain Controller) and open transaction STMS. Go to the System
Overview.
Step 2. To create a new application type for SAP MII go to
Extras Application types Configure.
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Step 3. You can see a list of application types already created in your system. Choose New Entries for
creating the application type for SAP MII.
Step 4. Fill the following details.
Name of the application type should always be “XMII”.
Step 5. Save your entry and click Yes to distribute the new application type through your landscape.
CREATING EXPORT SYSTEM IN CTS+
After creating the application type for SAP MII we need to create the representation for the SAP MII
instances.
Export system in CTS+ would represent the SAP MII Instance from where you want to export the
configurations.
Steps for creating the export system are as follows:
Step 1. Log on to your CTS system (Domain Controller) and open transaction STMS. Go to the System
Overview.
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Step 3. You can see a list of application types already created in your system. Choose New Entries for
creating the application type for SAP MII.
Step 4. Fill the following details.
Name of the application type should always be “XMII”.
Step 5. Save your entry and click Yes to distribute the new application type through your landscape.
CREATING EXPORT SYSTEM IN CTS+
After creating the application type for SAP MII we need to create the representation for the SAP MII
instances.
Export system in CTS+ would represent the SAP MII Instance from where you want to export the
configurations.
Steps for creating the export system are as follows:
Step 1. Log on to your CTS system (Domain Controller) and open transaction STMS. Go to the System
Overview.