Set up CM Services in CE 7.2

Question

Hello,
I am wondering how I can set up a Development Configuration through CM Services instead of CMS in CE 7.2 as this is the suggested way by SAP.
I do not use CTS or CTS+ because the NWDI will be used for local/standalone development. The problem is when I import the Development Configuration in NWDS and try to create a DC all DC types are deactivated.
I worked through the article in SAP Help ([SAP Help - CM Services|http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw72/helpdata/en/84/1fabea09f048c69b48d8e08de38c95/frameset.htm]) and also SAP Note 1463541, but nothing helped.
Any other ideas?
Best regards
Denis

Answer 1

Dear Denis,
First let me give you some basic clarity on Transport of NON-ABAB objects using Change and Transport System (CTS).
A standard way of doing transport is done via the Transport Request creation in CTS.
This transport request creation facility is only available in ABAP systems.
In Java system we can't create any transport requests.
So, if any organization has adapted to a common transport policy like for any types of objects, let it be Java or ABAP then, any transport that will be taking place across the Development >> Quality >> Production landscape will be channelised through a single Change and transport system.
In all the ABAP systems the facility of creating a Transport Request is availble.
But, in case of Java we need to dedicate one ABAP system like Solution Manager for creating transport request on behalf of that Java system.
And all the Java-Objects that are ready for transporting to QA are then attached to this Transport Request that gets created in that dedicated CTS system.
About your 2nd Query about DC types shown as deactivated...
Plese check the developers ID with which yiu are logged in to studio is assigned with NWDi.Developer UME role and NWDI.Developer UME group.
Your track SC is missing the build time dependencies.
Kindly follow the below mentioned steps to resolve the issue...
1) Open the following URL to access NWDI web interface
www.http://<hostname>:<port number>/devinf
2) goto Change Management Services
3) Open System Landscape Directory
4) Click on Software Components
5) Here in the Filter give your Software Component name
6) after the serach is over select your SC in the table and the below displayed tabs goto Dependencies.
7) in the Context dropdown chose "BuildTime"
8) click on "Define Prerequisite Software Component Versions"
7) In the Name column of the table search for the SC dependencies that are required one by one (e.g. SAP-JEE, SAP_BUILDT, SAP_JTECHS) and add it as a dependencies.
For Example: for developing webdynpro application you will need to add WD-RUNTIME component too, as a build time dependency
8) once you are done with this, go back to the 2nd step mentioned above.
9) Goto the Landscape Configurator link.
10) Chose your track inside the table on the left side.
11) goto the Domain Data option, Click on the "Change" button, and then click on "Update CMS" button (This may take some time)
12) once the CMS Update is finished, open the "Track Data" link that is beside "Domain Data"
13) Now click on the "Change" button, from the software component (SCs) table remove the track SC, and add it back once again.
14) Save the Track Data, while saving plese choose "Save & Re-import button.
15) Now goto Transport Studio, make sure your track is selected in the table
16) In the Check-In Tab select all the components displayed in the "Check-In" button.
17) Once the Check-In operation is completed all those component will now be queued up in the Development Tab,
18) In the Development Tab select all the components & click on "Import"
19) Once the Import operation is completed all those component will now be queued up in the Consolidation Tab,
20) In the Consolidation Tab select all the components & click on "Import"
21) Now come back to your NWDS and remove the configuration that you have imported previously and then again load the same configuration once again from the SLD.
Now, the DC types will become active.
Regards,
Shreyas Pandya