Cloud ALM, transports - confirm and close feature without deployment

[christoph0364]

Hello,

we are using transports within features even for single systems.

Is there a possibility to close a feature and commit deployment without deploying the transport? For example by manually setting the transport to "deployed or confirmed".

In our case, the transports are exported to virtual systems only, without additional deployment. So in this case the feature cannot be closed.

Transports in Cloud ALM is great🌞

To be able to manage and document transports in features, even for single systems, would very convenient.

Kind regards,
Christoph

[Harald_Stevens · Accepted solution]

From a Cloud Transport Management point-of-view you can mark virtual nodes as such by setting the corresponding flag in the configuration dialog. These nodes can be used for import and return the status 'skipped'. I am not sure if Cloud ALM interprets this status as successful import but it would be worth a try. So you would do the 'deployment' from Cloud ALM but nothing would happen in 'real life'.

[christoph0364 · Accepted solution]

Great idea, thank you. May a "skipped" status be possible for virtual-OnPrem-Systems, also?

[paula_augedahl · Accepted solution]

Hi, Christoph0364, Virtual systems with on-premise systems in Cloud ALM's CDM have only been supported since April 2025 and area documented in https://community.sap.com/t5/technology-blog-posts-by-sap/first-steps-to-work-with-sap-cloud-alm-dep... > 3.2. Handling Virtual systems - April, 2025. The intent is that the virtual system is a placeholder that will eventually be replaced with the real system and at that time, the import of transports released so far will be performed for the replaced system. There is no 'skipping' status values in virtual, on-premise systems.

[paula_augedahl · Accepted solution]

Dear Christoph0364, since an answer was provided to your question, and there has been no other activity on the topic, we have accepted the answer as a solution on your behalf. You can un-accept it anytime if the answer provided was not helpful enough or if you have further questions. Thank you for bringing this question to SAP Community! Best regards, Paula