Rev-Trac Platinum’s ABAP core is a solid foundation for managing change in an SAP environment, but it’s only part of the solution. The real advantage comes from utilizing the Rev-Trac WebCore. This modern, Web-based interface extends the capabilities of the classic ABAP layer.
The WebCore combines a variety of tools and features to help you achieve your DevOps objectives. With it, you can automate change workflows, integrate CI/CD pipelines, and monitor progress through real-time dashboards. This means organizations can handle changes quickly and more effectively.
However, not all versions of Rev-Trac include the WebCore.
In this blog, I will explain why upgrading your Rev-Trac version to access the WebCore is crucial for modernizing your change management processes.
You will learn:
- How to streamline your change management workflows
- Reduce the time and effort it takes to deploy critical SAP changes
- Why Rev-Trac is the single source of truth for all SAP change
- How to unify SAP change management
Upgrade to success
Rev-Trac Platinum includes the WebCore, so if you have earlier versions of Rev-Trac, you will need to upgrade version 8.0 plus to take advantage of the interface.
Here are 3 reasons to upgrade.
1. Enable integration through REST APIs
Rev-Trac WebCore integrates with third-party ALM and DevOps tools via REST APIs. These integrations automate change management processes, enhance teamwork, and improve visibility across different systems.
Popular Integrations with Rev-Trac include:
- Jira: Integrating with Jira enables organizations to synchronize change management with agile project management workflows. Developers can quickly track changes and associate them with relevant Jira tasks, which improves visibility and accountability throughout the development cycle.
ServiceNow ITSM: A ServiceNow IT Service Management (ITSM) platform integration ensures that your change management processes align with broader IT service delivery. This integration enables changes in Rev-Trac to be initiated directly from ServiceNow, simplifying approval processes and automating notifications, which improves governance and minimizes delays.
Azure DevOps: For teams using Azure DevOps, a Rev-Trac WebCore integration ensures a smooth flow of information between your SAP development environment and your DevOps pipeline. This connection supports continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD), enabling faster release cycles.
SAP Cloud ALM: Rev-Trac WebCore integrates with SAP Cloud ALM, allowing you to manage and monitor changes across both on-premises and Cloud landscapes. It gives you a comprehensive approach to managing SAP change with complete visibility and traceability of change requests.
These integrations create an end-to-end flow of SAP change by automating key processes and linking disparate tools within your IT environment. The result? A more efficient, automated, and controlled change management process that enhances responsiveness across the board. And you don’t have to log into SAP to make changes.
2. Control BTP and ABAP Change
Managing changes across SAP landscapes, especially in BTP and ABAP environments, can challenge IT teams. Accessing Rev-Trac WebCore can help you overcome the obstacles.
It simplifies change management across your diverse landscapes by providing a centralized platform to oversee and control all changes. Rev-Trac becomes a single source of truth for all SAP change.
Unifying SAP change ensures:
- Better governance: changes are documented and approved in line with organizational policies
- Comprehensive auditing: every change is tracked with a full audit for increased transparency and accountability
- Risk mitigation: the risk of unapproved or unintended changes disrupting critical business operations is reduced
3. Strategic benefits of Rev-Trac WebCore
Whatever your business or industry, speed to market is everything. Agility is critical. Organizations need to react quickly to constantly changing business requirements. It can be the difference between capitalizing on a market opportunity and being left behind.
Effective change management relies on development and operations teams openly collaborating. Connecting Rev-Trac WebCore with tools like Jira and ServiceNow encourage collaboration. Teams work from a unified platform which enhances communication, reduces bottlenecks, ensures faster resolutions to issues that can impact Production.
With SAP’s increasing focus on the Cloud and the Business Technology Platform, controlling non-ABAP (BTP) and ABAP changes is crucial. Rev-Trac WebCore enforces compliance and ensures governance with detailed tracking, approval workflows, and audit capabilities. This guarantees that changes meet your organization’s expectations and reduce the risk of unplanned business disruptions.
Risk is inherent in manual change processes. Human error can lead to costly mistakes. Rev-Trac WebCore decreases the risk by automating critical parts of the change management process. This reduces the likelihood of errors, ensures changes are accurately tracked, and creates a more reliable and efficient change management environment.
The Bottom Line
Rev-Trac WebCore is a robust solution for managing change within a complex SAP environment. Its integration with essential platforms like Jira, ServiceNow, and SAP Cloud ALM helps organizations increase agility, improve collaboration, and lower risk.
By centralizing control over BTP and ABAP changes and automating key workflows, Rev-Trac WebCore enables businesses to operate more efficiently and stay competitive in an ever-changing market.
Contact one of our SAP change management experts for more information on updating Rev-Trac to get the WebCore.
