#COE #BUMA Best Practice for distributing Key Extensibility Objects in different Software Collection

[BUMA]

#COE #BUMA

We are planning to perform organizing our transport objects. Seeking for your guidance for the standard/ best practice of disseminating transport objects to different and proper software collection. We are planning to perform this in first week of December.

• How to categorize software collections?
• What is the best and correct practice for assigning key user extensibilities to different kind of software collections?

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[Dave_He · Accepted solution]

Hello @BUMA 

Thank you for your question. 

Organizing transport objects and assigning them to the correct software collections is a crucial task in SAP S/4HANA Cloud. Here are some best practices to follow:

1. Categorizing Software Collections: Software collections should be categorized based on the functionality they provide or the business processes they support. For example, you can have separate collections for Finance, Sales, HR, etc. This will help in managing the transport objects more efficiently and will also make it easier to identify and troubleshoot any issues.

2. Assigning Key User Extensibilities: Key user extensibilities should be assigned to software collections based on the roles and responsibilities of the key users. For example, if a key user is responsible for managing the finance processes, then the extensibilities related to finance should be assigned to the software collection for Finance. This will ensure that the key users have access to the necessary tools and functionalities to perform their tasks effectively.

3. Use of Transport Management System (TMS): TMS is a tool provided by SAP to manage the transport objects. It allows you to create, change, and manage transport requests and tasks. It also provides functionalities to import and export transport objects between different SAP systems.

4. Regular Monitoring and Auditing: Regular monitoring and auditing of the transport objects and their assignment to the software collections is necessary to ensure that there are no issues or discrepancies. This will also help in identifying any potential issues or risks and taking corrective actions in a timely manner.

5. Documentation: Proper documentation of the transport objects and their assignment to the software collections is necessary for future reference and for troubleshooting any issues. The documentation should include details like the name of the transport object, its purpose, the software collection it is assigned to, the key users who have access to it, etc.

Best Regards

Dave