ChaRM: testing portal managed systems

Currently, our managed system landscape for testing ChaRM (non-production) consists of 3 clients in an ECC sandbox to represent dev-test-prod, which takes care of testing ABAP systems as managed systems. I would like to be able to test portal systems as managed systems for our non-production SolMan system. Is there a better (read: cheaper) way to do so than needing to create 3 separate portal sandbox systems to transport between?
Thanks,
Michele

Hi Michele,
Yes, try with Virtual systems Change Request Management: How to create a virtual system in Solution Manager 7.1
Thanks
Jansi

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Can Co-Exist two CHARM setups for managing an Unique Landscape?

Hi Guys
We are actually migrating and Upgrading an existing Solution Manager 7.01 to 7.1
Since we are performing tests on this Sandbox system, we would like to replicate CHARM configuration and execute full integration tests against managed systems.
There is the actual Productive Solution Manager (SSM), which manages an BW Landscape and a ERP Landscape
If we configure CHARM this Sandbox Solution Manager upgraded to 7.1 (SMT), to manage the same actual BW and ERP Landscape, the configuration would be affected on the original Systems?
In other words, Can we have two CHARM Clients (Test and Productive) to manage BW and ERP Landscape without affecting each other configuration
On the Sandbox CHARM, we only want to test configuration and perform a Change Request Cycle only for testing.
Any comments or suggestions would be much appreciated.
Regards!

Hi Martin,
Your development solman might not be connected to erp dev qa and prod so you can just create 3 clients within solman to do this or
take a erp sandbox and create 3 clients within it having roles of Dev Qa and Prd like in below blogs
How To - Configure ChaRM on Single Managed System with multiple client for PoC(Part1)
How To - Configure ChaRM on Single Managed System with multiple client for PoC(Part2)
hope above helps
Thanks
Prakhar

Logical systems while implementing charm in solution manager

Hello Everybody,
I just wanted to know how many logical systems we need while implementing charm in solution manager 7.0. I have 3 clients in development , 3 clients in Quality and 1 client in production.
Thank you,
vikram.

Hi Vikram,
Yes, i1n ChaRM we always work with logical systems, I mean clients.
The standard is:
DEV -> QAS -> PRD
However, you can also use:
- Minimum
DEV -> PRD
- Target groups
DEV -> QAS -> PRD
- > TST
DEV -> QA1 -> QA2 -> PRD
DEV -> QA1 -> PR1
-> QA2 -> PR2
There are a lot of combination possible.
BR
Fernando

How to Configure Transport MAnagement system in CHARM

Hi
How to Configure Transport MAnagement system in CHARM? Here our requirement is when ever a change request approved in the background Transport request should be created automatically. We have configured all the Transport Routes in our lanscape.
Can any one tell me the detailed process? If you have any Configuration document please share it to me
Points will awarded for helpful answer
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Bhaskar

In a two system landscape is it necessary to make development the domain controller always?
No such compulsion as such exist(correct me if wrong),however why you want to make production your domain controller?
This is not recommended.
Regards,
Ashutosh

Customize Portal application to access Dev/Test/Production SAP systems

Hi All,
We have requirment from client, to develop a custom portal application.
1. When user login into Testing portal (eg., Development or Testing system or UAT system or Production system) and want to access the all (Dev / Tes / UAT / PRD) system SAP GUI with SSO concept from customize portal applciation once he select the dropdown list either Dev/Test/UAT/ PRD.
Our code.....
in layer-config.xml file, we have defined systems
- <layer-config>
- <system>
<layer>Dev</layer>
<internal>true</internal>
</system>
- <system>
<layer>Test</layer>
<internal>false</internal>
</system>
- <system>
<layer>PRD</layer>
<internal>false</internal>
</system>
</layer-config>
In Java code
public class Accesstoall extends AbstractPortalComponent {
     public void doContent(
          IPortalComponentRequest request,
          IPortalComponentResponse response) {
          response.write("Select the system");
          try {
               LaunchpadConfigReader reader =
                    new LaunchpadConfigReader(
                         request.getPrivateResourcePath()
                              + "/"
                              + "layer-config.xml");
               for (int i = 0; i < reader.getBackendSystemConfig().size(); i++) {
                    response.write("<br>"+
                         reader.getBackendSystemConfig().get(i).toString());
                    if (reader
                         .getm_backendSystemURLInternal()
                         .get(i)
                         .toString()
                         .equalsIgnoreCase("true")) {
                         response.write(
                              "<a href='"
                                   + "http://vep"
                                   + reader.getBackendSystemConfig().get(i).toString()
                                   + "wd.eu.xerox.net:8219/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.portal.appintegrator.sap.Transaction?System=SAP_BW&TCode=SE38&Gui=WinGUi"
                                   + "'>launch system</a>");
                    } else {
                         response.write(
                              "<a href='"
                                   + "https://ep"
                                   + reader.getBackendSystemConfig().get(i).toString()
                                   + "ns3.eur.xerox.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.portal.appintegrator.sap.Transaction?System=SAP_BW&TCode=SE38&Gui=WinGUi"
                                   + "'>launch system</a>");
I want to call the XML value in JSP file as dropdown list and once dropdown selected, user needs to display link of SAP GUI system in table.
Please can you advise which approach will be the best on external and internal portal.
Appreciate on your feedback.
Thanks,

Hi Praveen,
for internal portal, you can create 4 different system object in portal landscape for 4 different systems and then implement sso between portal to those system and use sap transaction iview
for external portal, go with your way.
Regards,
Sen

How to integrate Solution Manager system to Enterprise Portal

Hi all,
HOW TO INTEGRATE SOLUTION MANAGER SYSTEM TO ENTERPRISE PORTAL SYSTEM

Hi,
First establish SSO between portal and solution manager.
make the iview from com.sap.portal.epsolman.EPSolman
check the link for help
ep and solution manager support desk
Thanks
Santosh

Copying portal prod system onto portal test system

Hi,
We are trying to copy portal production system onto portal test system.
Is there a document to describe how to do it?
Thanks.

If you refer to content personalized through Content Administration, e.g. Roles or personalized pages/iviews, you have to create a transport package by using export (production) and import (test) options.
For export: System Administration > Transport > Transport Packages > Export
For import: System Administration > Transport > Transport Packages > Import
I suggest you do that using a ".epa" file
More information on http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/1c/f785f15141324c98c5fc71e467d788/frameset.htm
Regards

Automatic creation of business partners in Solution Manager system in Charm

When I automatically create business partners in the Solution Manager system from the users in the satellite systems, they are created of type "Business Partner (Gen)" and they are not associated to the user with the same name id in the Solution Manager system, but they are connected to the remote users in the satellite systems. For this reason I change manually every business partner making it of type "employee" and connecting it to the user in the Solution Manager system. In this way I can use it like partner function. Is this the correct procedure to follow? If not, what do I have to do? Which is the correct way to generate business partners in the Solution Manager system from the users in the satellite systems?
Thanks
Antonello

Hi,
It is advisable to have the same login name for the satellite systems and SOLMAN user.
Business partner can be created thru tcode DSWP -> Select Solution -> Edit -> Create business partner.
You need to create a business partner only once by the above method, even if you have a number of satellite systems.
Once the BP is created , go to tcode BP -> select the business partner -- > In the Identification Tab, enter the systems which will be accessed by the user. Here you can also give the SLM system ID in addition to the other satellite systems.
The employee connection process which you do is correct
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Abhijit

Understanding and using Logical Components for Managed System configuration

Experts.....
I am embarking on a fresh installation of SolMan 7 EhP1 SPS25 and after a few bugs along the way, I am finally nearing the end of including the first Managed System. Somewhat related to {forum:id=10293771] I am hoping I can get some advice, but specifically with regards to Logical Components.
General question - I have a slide from SAP that shows a picture from Product->System->Instance->Logical System (client)->Logical Component. I am confused because it shows that Client 100 of a given ABAP system could be assigned to Logical Component A, whereas Client 200 of the same system could be assigned to Logical Component B. This seems wrong to me?
I am at the last step of the managed systems configuration wizard : "create logical components" and only want to ensure that I set things up to hopefully ensure that later usages (Maintenance Optimizer, etc) will handle things correctly!!!
- Our SAP landscape is not very complex
1. only ERP and EP (Dev/Test/Prod).
2. We are utilizing HR Self Service (XSS).
3. The ERP ABAP systems are on Netweaver 7.01.
4. EhP4 has been installed, however we only activated the HCM business functions. Therefore SAP_HR is on 604 whereas SAP_APPL is on 600. I think this might be driving some of the confusion in SMSY
For the DEV ABAP system I am trying to configure:
1. The system is showing up in two products : "SAP ERP" and "SAP ERP Enhancement Package" with the header data for both showing "EHP4 FOR SAP ERP 6.0 / NW7.01" and "SAP ERP 6.0"
2. Under "SAP ERP" the "product instance selection" shows only "SAP NW - Adobe Docu. Service" and "SAP ECC Server" as relevant
3. Under ""SAP ERP Enhancement Package" the "product instance selection" shows only "Human Capital Mgmt" as relevant by default. I manually flagged the development portal system as "relevant" for "SAP XSS (Self Services)"
4. The RCA DBA Cockpit system is complaining "No data available for extractor activation. Please check product mapping and Software Components in SMSY"
5. In the Managed System wizard, there is no logical component for any of the "EHP4 FOR SAP ERP 6.0 / NW7.01" selections
From what I can tell, I think this is correct:
1. Create a Z_EHP4 logical component and assign the DEV/QAS/PRD systems to them
2. Also assign the DEV/QAS/PRD to the existing SAP logical component "SAP ERP ECC SERVER"???
3. For the Solutions, my plan is to create
a. Non-Production ERP : with the dev/test erp/ep systems, but test system as the leading system
b. Production ERP with the prod erp/ep systems only
Thanks for any advice/guidance to help me avoid future problems!!
Edited by: Eric Poellinger on Jun 15, 2011 6:32 PM

General question - I have a slide from SAP that shows a picture from Product->System->Instance->Logical System (client)->Logical Component. I am confused because it shows that Client 100 of a given ABAP system could be assigned to Logical Component A, whereas Client 200 of the same system could be assigned to Logical Component B. This seems wrong to me?
Client 100 could be assigned to any number of logical components, client 200 could be assigned to those same ones or none of them. A logical component is just a grouping of systems used to accomplish some task in SolMan.
For example with ChaRM you could have 2 logical components.
ZCHARM_DEV development (100) -> QA (200) -> prod (300)
ZCHARM_SEC security (900) -> QA (200) -> prod(300)
One is used to show the path for moving development changes to prod, the other for security changes. 200 belongs to both, but 100 only to one.
Set them up in whatever way meets you needs. It looks like for you, you could just use the default one and assign your clients to the various system roles. Not all functionality in SolMan uses the logical components though.

CHARM Roles in Satellite System

Hi,
Can anybody tell me exactly on CHARM roles in Solman 7.0 EHP1.
I am totally confused which roles i have to assign to Change Manager, IT operator, Tester, Developer & Requester.
In Solman which roles I have to assign & in Satellite system R/3 which roles to assign.
Currently I have assigned following Roles in Solman.
Change Manager
ZO_BC_SOCM_CHANGE_MANAGER
ZO_BC_CHANGEMAN_ADMIN
ZO_BC_CHANGEMAN_OPERATOR
ZO_BC_SOCM_CREATE
ZO_BC_SOCM_DISPLAY
ZO_BC_SOCM_PRODUCTION_MANAGER
ZO_BC_TRUSTED-RFC
IT Operator /Basis
ZO_BC_SOCM_IT_OPERATOR
ZO_BC_TRANSPORT
ZO_BC_SOCM_ADMIN
ZO_BC_CM_SMAN_ADMINISTRATOR
ZO_BC_TRUSTED-RFC
Developer
ZO_BC_SOCM_DEVELOPER
ZO_BC_CM_SMAN_DEVELOPER
ZO_BC_TRUSTED-RFC
Tester
ZO_BC_SOCM_TESTER
ZO_BC_TRUSTED-RFC
Can anybody tell whether above assignment is correct.
In Satellite system which roles I need to assign.
Regards
PK
Edited by: PK on Jun 1, 2010 9:58 AM
Edited by: PK on Jun 1, 2010 9:59 AM

Roles required for developer, tester and chagne manager in Solution manager in solution manager are as follow.
Developer
SAP_CM_DEVELOPER_COMP(composite role)
     SAP_CM_SMAN_DEVELOPER
     SAP_SOCM_DEVELOPER
SAP_SOCM_REQUESTER
tester
SAP_S_RFCACL (for RFC)
SAP_CM_TESTER_COMP(composite role)
     SAP_CM_SMAN_TESTER
     SAP_SOCM_TESTER
change manager
SAP_CM_ADMINISTRATOR_COMP (composite role)
     SAP_CM_SMAN_ADMINISTRATOR
     SAP_CPR_PROJECT_ADMINISTRATOR
     SAP_CPR_USER
     SAP_SOCM_ADMIN
SAP_CM_CHANGE_MANAGER_COMP (composite role)
     SAP_CM_SMAN_CHANGE_MANAGER
     SAP_SOCM_CHANGE_MANAGER
But you have to assign some object authorization to these standard roles.
mainly you have to provide authorization for these objects S_TCODE, B_USERSTAT, S_OC_ROLE, CRM_ORD_OP etc.
You can assign sap_all, sap_new to your user(developer, tester, change manager etc) and can set a trace from st01 on that perticaular user and then try to execute anything which you want. Then you can check for the objects in the trace and can authorize user for those object.
Regards,

CTS+ : Error while importing transport into Portal QA system

Hi All,
we have configured CTS+ for Portal systesms, then we have created a
test transport in Portal Development system (PD5). SOlution manager is the communication systesm. We are also able to release this transport from transport organizer web UI.
This tranpsort is available in transport queue of Portal Qua system , but on importing this transport in PQ7 we are getting following
error
Problem during file access, stopping. Error is:'The file (/usr/sap/trans_SM/data/PD5K900003/Test_CTS_20110215_031956.epa) does
not exist on the filesystem.'.
We have checked in /usr/sap/trans_SM/data/PD5K900003/ file
Test_CTS_20110215_031956.epa exist.
CTSDEPLOY and sap.com/com.sap.tc.di.CTSserver connection are working fine.
Kindly suggest.
Regards,
Akhilesh

Error is
puhi078:sp5adm 54> more PD5T900003.PQ7
59y0C1 ETP199X######################################
1 ETP189 DEPLOYMENT
1 ETP101 transport order     : "PD5K900003"
1 ETP102 system              : "PQ7"
1 ETP108 tp path             : "tp"
1 ETP109 version and release : "372.04.71" "701"
1 ETP198
2 EPU601X"CTS Import Service - Version 0.94" "04.04.2008" " " " "
2 ETW000 ========================================================================
2 EPU601 "Deploy web service destination =" "CTSDEPLOY" " " " "
2 EPU601 "Directory =" "/usr/sap/trans_SM/data" " " " "
2 EPU601 "SDM Deploy URL =" "http://cqhepad1.contact-energy.co.nz:50018" " " " "
2 EPU601 "SLD Deploy URL =" " " " " " "
2 EPU601 "XI Deploy URL =" " " " " " "
4 EPU607 Non-ABAP system "PQ7" (communication system "SP5")
1 ETW000 Start import with id:4D5ADEC1C8D6540AE10000000ACE01D3
4 ETW000 DeployProxy (patch level:0) called with following parameters:
4 ETW000 Deployable(0)
4 ETW000 Deployable-Type:0
4 ETW000 Deployable-Id:4D5A0D6A05111633E10000000ACE01D3
4 ETW000 Deployable-TransportContainerId:PD5K900003
4 ETW000 Deployable-ContentLocator:/usr/sap/trans_SM/data/PD5K900003/Test_CTS_20110215_031956.epa
1EETW000 Problem during file access, stopping. Error is:'The file (/usr/sap/trans_SM/data/PD5K900003/Test_CTS_20110215_031956.epa) does not
1EETW000 exist on the filesystem.'.
3 ETW000 End import with returncode:'12'
4AEPU601 "Highest Return Code =" "12" " " " "
1 ETP189 DEPLOYMENT

1 Solution Manager System - Mulitple Companies.

Hi All,
Please provide some input/information regarding one Solution Manager system with multiple companies.
Situation:
We currently have one Solution Manager system(SMP) that belongs to a main company. Under this company there are 5 separate companies. Each company including the main company has multiple SAP systems with different landscapes. Main Company - ECC6 landscape, BI 7.0, Portal, XI and HR Landscape. All other companies have their unique systems/landscapes with their own support personnel.
Issues at hand:
How do we setup Solution Manager to run multiple companies? Do we setup different Solution Landscapes and add each company systems to their own landscapes. How does this effect Service Desk/Charm setup ?
We also want to implement Service Desk / Charm / EWA and all the other functionality that is available in Solution Manager. Is there any advise on this issue and what are the potential pitfalls.
Is it possible to be setup multiple clients and have each company work in its own client.
I would appreciate any advice and information that will assist us with making an informed decision on the best way to proceed with this. I have done research and cannot find any information pertaining to this type of scenario. I'm hoping there are other customers that have a similar problem/issue.
Thanks and regards,
Ricky

Dear Ricky,
You are right. You sould create multiple solutions u2013 a solution for each company. Each solution comprises the landscape (systems) relevant.
I don't think setting up multiple clients and have each company work on its own client is a good idea. The solution manager supports monitoring and managing multipal solutions. By creating multiple clients you are loosing the advantage of one-point-of-entery. Besides, a lot of the customization in the SolMan is cross client.
Regarding the service desk:
You may create a sold-to-party business partner for each of the companies (transaction BP) and assign each sold-to-party only to the relevant system/iBase in transaction IB52. This will allow you to screen the messages in the service desk by a sold-to-party/company.
Regarding the EWA:
The EWA monitors the systems in the solutions. You may have as many solutions as you want.
Regarding the Charm:
Sorry, we didnu2019t implement it yetu2026 you should keep asking abour that.
If you would want to use Business Process Monitoring - this is solution based, so I don't see any problem there.
Hope it was helpful.
Good luck!
Adi Skutelsky

Change Request Management without Transport Managment System

Hello,
we would like to use the Change Request Management but without using the Transport Managment System (TMS). Means, we do not want that transport request are created automatically, we do not want that it is possible to log on to the satellite systems via the Solution Manager and we do not want to integrate the transport track into the Solution Manager.
What effort do we have to estimate for such a change? Does anybody already use a process like this? We would be grateful for any idea or solution.
Many thanks in advance.
Jenny

Hi Jenny,
you can do this with the following activities in your custom Business Transaction (BT):
- remove un-useful actions from your action list (TA: CRMC_ACTION_CONF)
- remove the action from the actions depending on user status (TA: starting from SPRO)
- unlock the switches from your SMI Project CTS Switches (TA: SOLAR_PROJECT_ADMIN)
The effort, for copying a standard BT and remove the actions and testing it, is about 5 days, if you already know how to customize a ChaRM BT... last but not least if one of the standard flows is what you really need.
Please let me know if you need more details, otherwise please reward the forum points
Regards ,
Giampaolo

Error in RFC SM_DM1CLNT800_BACK to Solution Manager System Message no. STMWFLOW025

Hi,
I am facing an issue in our Test landscape. One of our team member uninstalled solman system which was connected to all other system. CHarms was partly configured in it, so other technical team used to reach to solman for creating TR# and also release the TR from Solman. Now that the system was removed abruptly we are facing this issue and I have checked few things as below:
1) Checked for domain link entries in STMS and TP profile file, could not find anything. Nor there is any option to delete domain link as there is for create
2) Checked the RFC its was working as new Solman with the same host name and other details has been brought back with out any settings yet in it.
3) I deleted the RFC SM_DM1CLNT800_BACK in the managed system and had a backup copy created before deleting it. But still get the error "Error in RFC SM_DM1CLNT800_BACK to Solution Manager System" in more help I see this Message no. STMWFLOW025
4) Message no. STMWFLOW025 - It gives me an indication that this is something to do with the domain link and the Workflow of the TMS.
5) Checked BCOS_CUST table and it has an entry for this RFC. - Should I be removing this entry and will this resolve the issue?
I need help in resolving this issue and also if one of you could share a blog for the proper configuration removal process of a managed system from Charms and ITSM I think it would be very helpful. I could only find process and step towards configuration and not how to unconfigure the system.
Thanks in advance
Ashish

Hi
The issue is now resolved, this is how I did it.
1) Removed entries from BCOS_CUST from client 000 for OSS_MSG which was pointing to the RFC name
Then got another error:
No RFC connection to the central lock information management system.
The project lock functionality is active in the local system, but there is no RFC connection to the Solution Manager system.
2a) Ran the report in SA38 TMW_CONTROL_PROJECT_LOCK with selection for Deactivate the "project lock functionality".
2) Filled the "Deactivate Project Lock" field with "X" then clicked EXECUTE.
Problem got Solved.
Thanks
Ashish

Does anybody use ChaRM with their BW system?

We are looking to implement Charm for our BW system and I am looking for somebody that has experience with this. For example if you extract a new field from your ECC system and transport it via Charm, does the system recognize that this transport needs to finish generating the data in BW before it moves the next transport in line? Or do you have to manually import these transports into BW?

Horst,
We already have Charm for ECC, CRM, SCM, Portal and the setup is not really a problem. The issue I have around BW is really a different one. Today, without Charm, we have the issue that the transports are not going in in the sequence that they are released (the BW manager gives us the sequence he wants them to be moved) and that in between transports we have to wait until the generation of data in BW is done, before the next transport can move. This takes a lot of time and as this needs to be done in off hours it keeps a person busy on the weekend, which ideally I want to avoid going forward as we are not staffed for that.
So my question is if we are doing something wrong in general around the transports we do for BW (so that we have to wait and change transport sequences and do stuff manually) and if Charm is only going to make it worse....
Looking for tips and tricks on how we can get this to go automated... . How can we get this to improve?
Can you give me a few details on how your transports are going through for BW and if you encounter any of the above problems or how you might have resolved them?
Thanks for your reply and thoughts on this
Martina

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