The shift to S/4HANA, the Cloud, and emerging SAP technologies is rewriting the rules of change management. The need for efficient and automated change delivery processes has never been more critical.
That’s where CI/CD (Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery) pipelines are of benefit. With Rev-Trac Platinum, an automated SAP change management solution, integrating CI/CD pipelines into your SAP landscape becomes a controlled, efficient, and governed process.
In this blog, we uncover how Rev-Trac supports and enhances CI/CD capabilities for SAP environments.
What is SAP CI/CD, and why does it matter?
CI/CD in the SAP world refers to automating the development, testing, and deployment of SAP changes. A CI/CD pipeline minimizes manual effort, accelerates change delivery, and reduces the risk of introducing errors into Production. It’s a key enabler for agile SAP delivery and SAP DevOps adoption.
How does Rev-Trac support CI/CD for SAP?
Rev-Trac is a highly flexible and controlled ABAP CI/CD workflow engine built to SAP-certified and best practices standards.
It manages SAP transport workflows, approvals, sequencing, dependencies, and deployments, automating much of what would otherwise be a manual, error-prone process.
What tools does Rev-Trac integrate with?
Rev-Trac integrates via REST APIs with popular ALM, SAP DevOps, and CI/CD solutions, including:
- Jenkins
- GitLab CI/CD
- Azure DevOps
- ServiceNow
- SAP Solution Manager (SolMan)
- SAP Cloud ALM
- Tricentis Tosca
- Jira Software
These integrations allow you to create an automated, end-to-end CI/CD pipeline to manage SAP change delivery and meet DevOps objectives. You can deploy SAP changes when ready rather than being tied to your typical release cycle.
Does Rev-Trac ensure faster, safer SAP transport deployments?
Absolutely. Rev-Trac automates transport sequencing and deployment across SAP landscapes. Its built-in safety checks and enforcement capabilities help ensure that changes are deployed in the correct order and that any potential conflicts are resolved early, enabling faster deployments while maintaining system stability.
What about testing integration?
Rev-Trac bi-laterally integrates with automated testing tools such as Tricentis Tosca, allowing you to adopt a shift left approach, ensuring changes are delivered faster with higher quality and lower risk. It can automatically trigger tests and prevent changes from progressing unless they pass, ensuring quality and compliance are maintained.
Does Rev-Trac support BTP and non-ABAP changes?
Yes. Rev-Trac extends CI/CD capabilities to SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) changes and non-ABAP objects. Whether your changes originate in traditional ABAP systems or external repositories, Rev-Trac integrates them in a unified CI/CD pipeline with a central point of control.
What are the benefits of integrating Rev-Trac into a CI/CD pipeline?
By incorporating Rev-Trac, you can expect:
- Accelerated delivery with reduced manual intervention
- Improved governance through enforced workflows and policies
- Reduced risk via built-in safety checks and validation
- Centralized point of control unifying ECC, S/4HANA, and BTP change in a single Rev-Trac Request
- Full auditability and traceability of changes from Dev to Production
Is Rev-Trac suitable for Greenfield, Brownfield, and Hybrid S/4HANA migrations?
Yes. Rev-Trac has you covered, however you migrate to S/4HANA. It allows you to keep your ECC and S/4HANA environments in sync, helps enforce consistent change processes, and enables you to deliver changes quickly and safely at scale.
To dive deeper into CI/CD pipelines with Rev-Trac, reach out to one of our change management specialists. You can also visit here to learn more.
