SmartChange Integration Framework Guide

The configuration cockpit, transaction /RTC/TM_IF_CONFIG, needs to be run on the TM Controller only.

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Global activation Settings

General settings for activating the TM Integration Framework. Enter the following fields and their values:

Field Name

Field Value

Description

Field Name

Field Value

Description

EMAIL_DISP

(Leave Blank)

' ' = Always display, 'A' = Display conditionally.

ITSM_ATTR

ZRTC_TM_ITSM_ID

Name of the Transport Request attribute for ITSM integration.

SWITCH_OFF

(Leave Blank)

'X' = TM Integration framework is inactive.

TITEL1

Select ticket

Title for the pop-up window during TR creation.

TR_TYPE

A

'A' = All TRs, ' ' = Customizing and Workbench TRs only.

 

ITSM systems configuration

In this step, you’ll configure parameters for SmartITSM.

There are templates available for connecting ITSM system. To connect to SmartITSM, copy the template TEMPLATE_ DOT4. It is important not to modify the templates directly but to create a copy, as the templates can be updated by REALTECH at any time.

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Dialog structure

Action

Description

Dialog structure

Action

Description

1

ITSM system

Copy template

Copy the template TEMPLATE_ DOT4 and assign a meaningful Server ID.

2

ITSM system

Maintain ITSM system

Maintain the following columns for the new entry:

3

Dev Systems

Maintain development system

Ticket assignment is only possible for configured development systems. Enter all development systems here that should be connected to the ITSM system.

4

POC User

Maintain POC User for Development System

For each development system, POC users can be specified. If POC users are entered, ticket assignment in this development system is only allowed for these users. If no POC users are specified, it will be active for all users.

5

Optional settings

Maintain short text settings

When the transport request is created in SAP, the short text can be automatically adjusted if certain rules are defined. Fixed values or specific parameters can be used to create a prefix and/or suffix. If the short text is to be overwritten with the defined settings, the manually entered text can be replaced by activating the 'Overwrite' flag.

6

 

 

Save your entry!

 

TM Workflow step configuration

In this step, you’ll configure actions for SmartITSM. Please configure following action

Server ID

Item type

Action

Transport level

Destination

Inactive

Mode

Server ID

Item type

Action

Transport level

Destination

Inactive

Mode

<your Server ID>

GET

CREATION

 

 

 

<space>

Assign (M)

<your Server ID>

GET

REASSIGN

*

*

 

<space>

Space