How to change route definition in productive client without CR transport?

[Former Member]

I don't know why route definition is client-specific object within SAP.

Obviously users is indeed neccessary to change route definition(continually in some cases) but ususally client-specific object in productive client is set to be "No change allowed".

As a result, when users want to change a route in productive client, he have to change it in QA client and transport to productive one. It doesn't make sense and I cannot understand.

Does anyone have a workaround for this? Much thanks.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

hi,

I agree that generally configuration items should be moved via transports and not changed directly in prod. system.

However, routes definition is specific case. Usually for complex supply chains there are lots of routes maintained with different transit times. And to me the transit time duration or forwarding agent assignment should be treated as a masterdata and not as configuration item. Which I find as one of the mistakes taken by SAP.

To workaround that you can think of introducing a new transaction which will update route definition tables in background. Or create your own custom tables with route characteristics that would be selected instead of standard SAP ones.

Regards,

Dominik Modrzejewski

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

I agreed with Dominik.

I suppose SAP doesn't consider the real situaiton carefully for this point. Obviously, route and distance on that should be looked as master data.

It's annoying issue for us for now and we have to plan a Z program to update database directly.

[daniel_b1]

Note 582328 - Route definition cannot be maintained in production system

[Former Member]

Hi,

you can change the table attributtes so that when changing it, it won't create a transport order. Execute SE11 for TVRO table and in tool bar select "utilities" and "table maintenance generator". Here in "dialog table transport details" block, select "no, or user, recording routine" and save. Please check this procedure with an abaper.

Regards,

Joan

[Former Member]

Hi,

You can go to tcode SCC4 and change the modification setting in production. However it is not advisable to do that, it is always better to change the setting in DEV and test in QA then only transport to production.

Thanks.

[former_member183879]

Hi,

It is not only with route, but even if you want to change the description of something, you have to make the change in the development system and move across the clients to the production system. This is the universally followed methodology in software deployment. In SAP, it is through transports, in JAVA it is through deployment, but the approach is the same everywhere. So there is no question of doing the configuration directly in production client. This should not be done even at critical times.

Coming to your case of route definition, this is a configuration which should not undergo frequent changes. If there are changes being experienced here, you really have to think about the process of assigning the routes and reconfigure the entire route determination process to make it suit to the business reqmt.

However if you want to change the route often, you can change the same in the sales order or delivery at every transaction level. So I think this should not be a problem to you.