Illustrating Development and Configuration

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to illustrate the creation, processing, and deployment of features.

Discovering SAP ALM: Develop and Configure

Chart, showing the typical steps of developing a configuring a feature. These are:not planned, in specification, in implementation, in testing, successfully tested, ready for production, and deployed.

The figure illustrates the typical workflow to develop and configure a feature.

The table below illustrates which transport activities are enabled in which feature status:

Available Transport Activities in Which Feature Status

Feature StatusCreateAssignCreate ToCReleaseUnassignDeploy
Not Plannednononononono
In Specificationyesyesnonoyesno
In Implementationyesyesyesyesyesyes
In Testingyesyesyesyesyesyes
Successfully Testednononoyesnoyes
Ready for Productionnoyesnoyesnoyes
Deployednononononono
Screenshots, showing a feature, and how it is created in the system.

The screenshots illustrate a feature with two transports for different target tenants and an example of the history of a feature:

  • A Feature is the entity for change documentation and deployment orchestration.
  • With SAP Cloud ALM, it is easy to assign transports and trigger their deployment throughout your landscape.
  • The creation of Transport of Copies (ToC) for early testing without releasing the original transport is possible, if supported by the managed system.
  • Traceability is ensured via the history of a feature.

ToC is not supported in Public Cloud Systems; Cloud TMS Adapter cannot do this.

Exercises in the Unit: Illustrating Development and Configuration

Flowchart of all steps of the exercises, the steps, which are processed in the next exercise, are highlighted.

The figure illustrates all steps, performed in the exercises of this training.

In the exercises of this Unit, you will perform the following steps:

  • Create Feature:
    • Create new feature with mandatory and additional information.
    • Assign user story.
  • Create Transport:
    • Select feature.
    • Start implementation.
    • Create transport and add mandatory information.
  • Perform a change: Perform user story until it is done.
  • Deploy Feature to test:
    • Select feature.
    • Handover transport and feature to test.

Create a Feature

Business Scenario

As a project team member, you are asked to create a new Feature as customizing is needed for process J45.

Task Flow

In this exercise, you will perform the following steps:

  • Search for the project.
  • Create a Feature.
  • Enter Details.

Exercise Information

Note

In this exercise, when the values include ## or XX, replace the character with a two-digit number (01–30).

Exercise Options

Perform the exercise by entering the requested values in the fields of the simulation below.

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Note

All text input fields can be confirmed by choosing the Tab or Enter key or by leaving the text box.

Create a Transport

Business Scenario

As a project team member, you are asked to create a Transport to save the changes made on the development system.

Task Flow

In this exercise, you will perform the following steps:

  • Select a Feature.
  • Change the Status.
  • Create a Transport.

Exercise Information

Note

In this exercise, when the values include ## or XX, replace the character with a two-digit number (01–30).

Exercise Options

Perform the exercise by entering the requested values in the fields of the simulation below.

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Note

All text input fields can be confirmed by choosing the Tab or Enter key or by leaving the text box.

Perform a Change

Business Scenario

As a Developer, you are asked to perform a change on the Development System.

Task Flow

In this exercise, you will perform the following steps:

  • Log on to the Development System.
  • Perform a change.
  • Save changes into the transport.
  • Release the Task.

Exercise Information

Note

In this exercise, when the values include ## or XX, replace the character with a two-digit number (01–30).

Exercise Options

Perform the exercise by entering the requested values in the fields of the simulation below.

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Note

All text input fields can be confirmed by choosing the Tab or Enter key or by leaving the text field.

Deploy a Feature to the Test Environment

Business Scenario

As a project team member, you are asked to deploy the feature for the customizing for the process J45 to test.

Task Flow

In this exercise, you will perform the following steps:

  • Select a Feature.
  • Release a Transport.
  • Change the status.
  • Deploy Transport for testing.

Exercise Information

Note

In this exercise, when the values include ## or XX, replace the character with a two-digit number (01–30).

Exercise Options

Perform the exercise by entering the requested values in the fields of the simulation below.

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Note

All text input fields can be confirmed by choosing the Tab or Enter key or by leaving the text box.

How to Deploy a Feature to Production

Business Scenario

As a project team member, you are asked to deploy the feature for the customizing for the process J45 to production.

Task Flow

Follow these steps:

  • Select a Feature.
  • Release the Transport.
  • Change the status.
  • Deploy the Transport to production.

Options to perform the demonstration

Watch the demonstration:

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