With theGuard! TransportManager, version mismatches (incorrectly transmitted or erroneously overwritten data objects) are a thing of the past. It also helps companies drastically reduce quality assurance overhead and costs that might be caused by disaster recovery procedures. Furthermore, collisions or the transport of unwanted changes into mission-critical productive systems will no longer be a headache.
TransportManager is fully integrated in SAP, eliminating the need to spend money on additional hardware. Its convenient operation within the familiar SAP environment guarantees rapid implementation and acceptance among users and administrators.
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"Managing transports used to require significant manual work — which has been all but eliminated since we have introduced theGuard! TransportManager. At the same time, we have been able to minimize the risk of system outages caused by uncontrolled SAP transports."Jürgen Wagner, SAP Administrator at MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG
theGuard! TransportManager allows companies working with SAP NetWeaver to synchronously distribute ABAP and Java objects that are logically interdependent in heterogeneous NetWeaver system landscapes. The management of the related transports is consistent and is realized using shared workflow monitoring.
The underlying solution is based on
SAP's Enhanced Change and Transport (CTS+) concept introduced by SAP for SAP NetWeaver 2004s. It homogenizes different stand-alone solutions in the field of SAP software logistics.
theGuard! TransportManager authorization concept for the approval of transports and its comprehensive documentation comply with the specific requirements set by audits, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and the German Banking Act (KWG). The internal control system required under new regulations is thus optimally supported in the field of SAP Change Management.
In October 2005, theGuard! TransportManager was reviewed and successfully approved by Ernst & Young.