Revelation Software Concepts: SAP Change Management Software

Rev-Trac Feature List

Reduce the risks and lower the costs associated with managing changes to your SAP systems and landscapes with the most feature rich commercially available technology available today.

Key features standard to Rev-Trac

Simple architecture

• Certified ABAP add-on residing within existing SAP systems
• Certifications for SAP R/3 4.6, SAP NetWeaver 6.40 and SAP Netweaver7.0
• Runs on SAP versions from 4.0B onwards
• Solution Manager compatible
• Data resides within in its own SAP table namespace
• The one Rev-Trac master system can be used to control all SAP SIDS across all SAP landscapes (e.g. ECC, BI, APO, CRM, Portal and so on)
• CTS+ compatible for both ABAP and non-ABAP transport request management
• Rev-Trac screens are accessible via SAP GUI, ITS GUI and iView (also Browser with xDeploy or xPack add-on installed)

Flexible configuration

• Completely configurable Change Request header fields and forms
• Comprehensive change approval process configuration based on status steps, approvals required, approvers and so on (enforceable)
• Document attachment and/or document reference capabilities (enforceable)
• Entirely configurable approval workflow and email alerts
• Easily extendable across as many SAP landscapes (and SIDS) as required

Audit and compliance

• Full enforcement of the use of Rev-Trac
• Enforced following of predetermined processes
• Every transport is change controlled, every user follows the correct change control processes and every signature is received
• Enforces ITIL, SOX, FDA CFR Part 11 and similar regulatory required processes
• Enforces segregation of duties

Transport request management

• Fully automated release and import of CTS or CTS+ transport requests
• The addition and deployment of transports (via Rev-Trac Change Request) from any source system to any target system
• Includes ‘transport’ bundling for rapid deployment of release transports in time pressured ‘go live’ situations
• ‘Sensitive Object’ function can define which objects can be attached to which Rev-Trac requests to ensure predetermined ‘special’ change control processes are enforced
• Manages transport dependencies both within applications and across applications from the one Rev-Trac Change Request (or dependent Rev-Trac Change Requests) ensuring synchronization of dependent changes
• Tightly controls (as far as required) the creation of transports, releasing and import of transports and creation of Rev-Trac Change Requests

In built safety

• Provides extended locking features and prevents inadvertent parallel development of objects or table changes
• Automates transport sequencing in reiterative development situations
• Pre-emptively warns when unsafe transport migrations are about to occur due to out of sequence migrations
• Overtake and Overwrite Protection System (OOPS!) prevents overtaking and overwriting situations before they happen

Enhanced visibility

• Full transport monitoring and reporting
• Full visibility into the location of every SAP transport in every system and client
• Chronological reporting of transport movements, comparison reporting and plan vs. actual reporting
• Powerful search and reporting capabilities of all Rev-Trac change control data

Additional capabilities with Rev-Trac with add-ons

• Browser access to Rev-Trac screens to view, create and utilize Rev-Trac requests
• Management of Java and other non-ABAP change packages without the need to have CTS+ in productive use
• OOPS for non ABAP packages
• Remote approvals via email
• Extensive, fully interactive easy-to-develop change control reporting
• In process, on demand impact analysis
• HP Quality Center integration
• Integration into third party help desk or service desk solutions
• Two way integration with other third party and SAP Solution Manager change control tools