ChaRM for 2 tier landscape

Hi
I need to setup ChaRM for a 2 tier landscape. I know how to do the technical side however i need some clarity in regards to the process flow that will be used. Does someone have a diagram or document detailing this process. Basically i just need to know at what point testing happens and when does the transport get triggered to move from DEV to PRD

Hi
Standard charms is for 3 tier so no diagram
for testing it happens in dev only so in short when move the changes to qa it will remain in dev system for ur case
only when request is released ................it goes to prd
regards
Prakhar

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