Configuring TMS

We are looking Transport Management System from the Basis perspective. In the process we are going to look into
the topics like:

 Initialize the Transport Organizer

 Configure Transport Systems (Transport Domain Controller, Transport Group etc) & Routes

Additionally we would also look into configuring the Transport Parameter file.

Know the following terminology before we start of with the actual process of configuring TMS

a. Trans Directory and the sub directories:

i. Transport Directory: /usr/sap/trans
ii. Important Sub Directories under Trans Directory:
1. bin : Contains DOMAIN.CFG and TP_DOMAIN_<SID>.PFL ( configuration files)
2. data : Used to store the data that need to be transported through Transport Request
3. cofiles : Used to store the control files related to the Transport Request
4. buffer : Is used as a temporary storage location
b. Transport Parameter file:
i. TPPARAM is the global configuration file which has the details about all the systems which are a
part of the transport group
c. Transport Domain:
i. All SAP Systems that are managed jointly by the Transport Management System. In other terms
all the systems that participate in the transport process with in a system landscape with the same
transport management settings is considered as a Transport Domain
d. Transport Route:
i. Transport Routes define the delivery path of the objects that need to be transported from
consolidation system to the other systems (Consolidation Route to QAS and Delivery Route to
PRD)
e. Transport Domain Controller:
i. SAP System in which the transport route configuration is maintained centrally for all systems in
the same transport domain.
f. Transport Group
i. All SAP Systems that access a common transport directory make a transport group

g. Transport Directory:
i. A directory that manages all data to be transported between SAP systems. In other terms the
main trans directory can also be called as Transport Directory

Now that we are familiar with the transport terminology, let us see the T. Codes used for configuring the TMS

a) SE06 : Post-installation Actions for Transport Organizer, this T. Code is used for initializing the transport organizer
b) STMS: Used to configure the complete TMS
 Details

Make sure you have run the transaction SE06 and selected Standard Installation in case if this is the
new or fresh installation

SE06:

Once we are done with initializing the transport organizer, we need to use STMS to configure the
Domain Controller, Transport Routes.

Configuring TMS – A Quick Glance:

1. Log onto client 000 as SAP*

2. Use the T. Code STMS or navigation path Tools | Administration | Transports | Transport Management System
3. Create the Domain Controller if not yet defined (Default naming convention is Domain.SID)

Tip: If the domain is not yet setup, you would get a pop-up window asking for the new name of the domain
controller. If the domain controller is already defined, you would see a message as you are logged onto the
domain controller with the SID and domain controller name displayed

4. Once the Transport Domain Controller is define, now perform the same steps in other systems also to join them
in the transport domain (Should have the shared transport directory).

Note: This would only raise a request to the domain controller. Now get back to the domain controller and approve
the request so that the system would be a part of domain. This can be done from SAP Systems  Approve
5. Now distribute and activate the configuration from the domain controller to all the systems that are a part of the
transport domain (Extras | Distribute and Activate Configuration)
6. Now define the transport routes by selecting the standard configuration or manual configuration of routes
(Graphical Editor is a suggested easiest method)
 Detailed description on TMS Configuration:

Defining the Transport Domain Controller

When STMS is started in client 000 on a SAP system

 If the system is already assigned to a transport domain, the initial screen shows the system's role in the domain
(if it is a domain controller or a part of domain)
 If the system has not yet been assigned to a transport domain, it will look for file DOMAIN.CFG in the transport
directory to locate an existing transport domain.

 If a domain exists, the system will prompt to join the domain.

 If a domain does not exist, a new transport domain is created and the current SAP system is assigned as
the transport domain controller.

When a transport domain is first created, the TMS system performs several configuration actions:

 Creating a transport domain and a transport group

 Creating the user TMSADM
 Generating RFC destinations required for R/3 communications
 Creating the file DOMAIN.CFG in the bin directory of the common transport directory

Note: DOMAIN.CFG contains the TMS configuration and is used by systems joining groups and domains for checking
existing configurations.

TMS initial screen looks like this

Joining the systems in Transport Domain

Once the Domain controller is created / defined, add the other systems into the Domain. To do this logon to the client
000 and run the T. Code STMS

1. TMS will then check for the configuration file i.e. DOMAIN.CFG located in the transport directory and will
automatically propose to join the domain created.
2. Select the proposal and save your entries.
3. The system status will be waiting to be included in the transport domain.
4. Now log on to the domain controller and go to Systems. The screen will display the new system. Select this new
system, and choose from the menu SAP System | Approve.

For security reasons, inclusion of systems still needs to be accepted by the transport domain controller.

IMP Note: The above mentioned procedure is used when the regular SAP systems sharing the common transport
directory need to be included in the domain. The other options in which the systems can be assigned are:

a. Virtual systems - For the systems that are not yet been installed. Need to be configured from Domain
Controller. In the system overview screen, select SAP System | Create | Virtual System to create these
systems.
b. External systems - These are like virtual systems but are used for sending transport information or exchanging
it with other systems using exchangeable data media. External systems have a transport directory that is different
from the transport domain controller's. To create external systems, select SAP System | Create | External
System.
c. SAP systems without common transport directory - To include these systems, log on to the system to be
included in client 000 and start transaction STMS. In the Configure Transport Domain dialog box, select Other
Configuration | Include System in Domain, then enter the hostname and system number. Save your entries. The
system status will be waiting to be included in the transport domain. As in the standard procedure, these systems
must be accepted by the transport domain controller to be active

Transport System Status screen

Defining the Transport Routes:

Once the domain and systems are configured, we need to create the transport routes. The easiest way to do this is to
use the standard systems configuration provided by SAP if your landscape comes under standard landscapes.

Following are the standard system landscapes provided by sap to define the standard routes:

1. Single system
2. Two-system landscape: development and production
3. Three-system landscape: development system, quality assurance system, and production system
Note: When standard system groups are used, the system automatically generates the transport routes.

Follow these steps to define the transport routes:

1. Goto Overview  Transport Routes from the main TMS screen

2. Switch to Edit mode
3. You can use graphical editor to define you own routes
4. Or you can select Configuration | Standard Configuration and select the appropriate standard configuration

Different System Landscape with various options to create SAP Transport Routes

1. Single System Landscape with Virtual System installation

2. Two/Three or more systems landscape sharing the same transport group and transport domain
3. Two/Three or more systems landscape in the same transport domain with sharing the a different transport group
4. System belonging to different transport Domains

Distributing and Verifying TMS Configuration

Now that you have define the Domain Controller, joined the systems and also defined the transport routes we have
do one more thing to complete the configuration, i.e. Distributing and Verifying TMS Configuration

1. Consistency Check: To see if the configuration has been distributed  From Transport Routes Overview screen,
select Configuration | Check | Request Consistency and then either Local or All Systems.
2. Connection Check: To check if the RFC connections  Select Overview | Systems, and then from the Systems
screen, select SAP System | Check | Connection Test.
3. Transport Tools Check: To check whether the transport control program tp and the TPPARAM file are correctly
configured  select SAP System | Check | Transport Tool from the Systems Overview screen.