Method for generating a transport track through a software system landscape and computer system with a software system landscape and a transport track

• US 20060123392A1
• Filed: 10/27/2005
• Published: 06/08/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP SE
• Inventors: Demuth, Michael, Stegmuller, Herbert, Schulz, Volker
• Granted Patent: US 8,839,185 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/120
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/60 Software deployment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/71 Version control security arrangements therefor G06F21/57; Configuration management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/00 Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks routing or path finding in wireless networks H04W40/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/302 Route determination based on requested QoS

Abstract

A method for generating a transport track for routing transport requests through a software system landscape comprising a central control system and a plurality of logical systems interconnected by logical transport paths, a transport request defining a software service to at least one of the code and the data of a system in the landscape, is described. The method includes selecting a group of systems for a software service project according to a project definition; analyzing in the central system the transport paths between the systems of the group for finding a suitable route through all systems of the group; and generating in the central system a transport track according to the analysis, the transport track defining a route for transport requests through all systems of the group in a particular order, the transport track specifying one source system in which software services are permitted, pairs of adjacent interconnected systems, and at least one target system.

Claims

1. A method for determining a transport track for routing transport requests through a software system landscape comprising a central control system and a plurality of logical systems interconnected by logical transport paths, a transport request defining a software service for customization, adaptation, program or data update of a system to at least one of the code and the data of a system in the landscape, the method comprising:

selecting a group of systems for a software service project according to a project definition;

determining in the central system a transport track, the transport track defining a route for transport requests through all systems of the group in a particular order, the transport track specifying one source system in which software services are permitted, adjacent interconnected systems, and at least one target system,

defining by the software service project a group of systems for which the software service is required;

analyzing in the central system the transport paths between the systems of the group for finding a suitable route through all systems of the group by accessing transport layout information of the software system landscape and project data by the central control system;

analyzing whether further development work is required in a local part to adapt the software service for the local part;

and generating the transport track in the central system.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein generating of the transport track comprises generating a sequential list of identifiers for pairs of interconnected systems, the list starting with a pair comprising the source system.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein generating of the transport track comprises generating a sequential list of identifiers for pairs of interconnected systems, the list comprising an entry with to pairs that define a branch.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing a transport request for the project; and

routing the transport request from the source system through the systems of the group via the transport paths and in the order defined by the transport track.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the central system communicates with the systems of the group of systems to effect the routing according to the transport track.

11. A computer program product comprising on a storage medium a computer code that upon execution on a computer system performs the method according to claim 1.

6. A computer system comprising:

a central control system;

a plurality of logical systems;

logical transport paths that interconnect the logical systems to form a software system landscape, the logical transport paths allowing a transport request to be transported from one system into another system, a transport request defining a software service to at least one of the code and the data of a system in the landscape;

means for selecting a group of systems for a software service project according to a project definition;

means for analyzing in the central control system the transport paths between the systems of the group for finding a suitable route through all systems of the group; and

means for generating in the central system a transport track according to the analysis, the transport track defining a route for transport requests through all systems of the group in a particular order, the transport track specifying one source system in which software services are permitted, adjacent interconnected systems, and at least one target system.

7. The computer system of claim 6, wherein the transport track comprises a sequential list of identifiers for pairs of interconnected systems, the list starting with a pair comprising the source system.

8. The computer system of claim 6, wherein the transport track comprises a sequential list of identifiers for pairs of interconnected systems, the list comprising an entry with to pairs that define a branch.

9. The computer system of claim 6, further comprising a transport request for the project;

and means for routing the transport request from the source system through the systems of the group via the transport paths and in the order defined by the transport track.

10. The computer system of claim 6, further comprising means for communication between the central system and the systems of the group of systems to effect the routing according to the transport track.

12. A computer system comprising:

a central control system;

a plurality of logical systems;

logical transport paths that interconnect the logical systems to form a software system landscape, the logical transport paths allowing a transport request to be transported from one system into another system, a transport request defining a software service to at least one of the code and the data of a system in the landscape;

a selector to select a group of systems for a software service project according to a project definition;

an analyzer to analyze in the central control system the transport paths between the systems of the group for finding a suitable route through all systems of the group; and

a generator to generate in the central system a transport track according to the analysis, the transport track defining a route for transport requests through all systems of the group in a particular order, the transport track specifying one source system in which software services are permitted, adjacent interconnected systems, and at least one target system.