Transport using CMS between Dev, Qual and Prod

Question

Hi,
I'm a little bit curios if there are others out there using CMS for transport in a XI production line -
Dev -> Qual -> Prod.
My company is using it, and it seems to me that at consolidation stage, you can only select transports related to a SWCV and NOT select transports individually or related to a namespace?
Anyone?
Our version is XI 3.0 SP14 latest patch.
best regards
Torstein Nesby

Answer 1

Hi Torstein,
     I saw your other threads related to this as well as your thoughts on 'Quality Feedback' (which I agree with btw). It sounds like you may have been able to come to a resolution to a problem that continues to cause me issues. Can you review and provide some guidance on the following please?
Current Environment / Setup:
- XI 3.0 system, SP12
- Single SLD with appropriate Group / transport Targets setup
- Single IR Track, Single ID Track
- CMS usage for transports. Successful from Dev to QA, QA to Prod has not yet been attempted.
- SWCV are setup in IR and are specific to tech system / product. For example there is a SWCV for Peoplesoft where all related message / data types for Peoplesoft are located. There is another SWCV for SAP, another for Oracle,  etc.
- Message Mappings and Interface Mappings are created in the target SWCV. This means that a single interface will normally consist of 2 SWCV to be migrated.
- Currently migrations are bundled in Transport (export) lists vs change lists when migrated out of the Dev environment
- As an aside, I understand the approach of effectively setting up a SWCV per interface with Usage dependencies across SWCV's for reuse of data / message types, however this is the architecture that was recommended at the start of development for this first release.
What I am attempting:
- In the Assemble tab in the transport Studio I want to be able to use a 'Subset Assembly' option to selectively choose which transport / change lists to allow to go to production.
- Based on reading the SAP Help in the XI system, numerous SDN Posts, the SAP docs "Using CMS for XI 3.0" and "How to Transport XI Content Using CMS" it appears this option should be readily available for both the IR AND ID.
Issue:
- For both the IR and ID when I go to the Assembly tab and get the subsequent popup (after "Assemble Components") the "Subset Assembly" option is not visible. Supposedly when going to this Assembly tab, selecting a specific SWCV (not the default 'All Components' option), and choosing "Assemble Components" generates a popup with a checkbox listed for "Subset Assembly". I get the popup in both the IR and ID but the "Subset Assembly" checkbox is not part of the window.
The docs are somewhat unclear in this area. It alludes to seeing this option after the initial migration to Prod is done (which again we have not done yet), but only mentions this in the context of the ID. Another doc alludes to seeing Emergency Transports created in CONS (QA) as if that may be a pre-req to having that option, but is a weak reference.
Can you advise on:
1) Do you see the "Subset Assembly" option in the popup?
2) If so:
a) Did you see it prior to the inital migration to Prod?
b) Do you see it for both the Directory and Repository in the Transport Studio Assembly?
3) Any other thoughts on why I'm encountering this issue?
Thanks for your help!
Darin