SAP installation tasks

This topic describes the SAP installation tasks for LiveCompare.

Install the LiveCompare Add-on

We provide the LiveCompare SAP components as an SAP Add-on. You must install this on each SAP system you will use with LiveCompare.

Note: You don’t need to install the Add-on on SAP systems that you’ll only use to run the SAP HANA Migration Assessment app.

Note: If you see the SPAU/SPDD phase during the installation of the Add-on, select the Reset or Reset to Original option to reset the /ICORP/* objects back to original in the SPDD/SPAU process. Don't try to adjust the objects, because SAP will prompt for a valid license for the /ICORP/ namespace.

To install the LiveCompare Add-on, follow the steps in one of the following two sections.

Use the supplied .PAT file

To install the LiveCompare Add-on using the supplied .PAT file, follow these steps:

  1. Copy the supplied .PAT file from the <LiveCompare distribution dir>\ABAP_Addon directory to the /usr/sap/trans/EPS/in directory on your SAP server machine. If the operating system is UNIX, set the authorization mode of the copied file to Read, Write and Execute for all users (chmod 777).

  2. Sign in to the SAP system on which LiveCompare is to be installed, using client 000, as a user with sufficient permissions to update the Data Dictionary.

  3. Run transaction SAINT and select the Installation Package > Load packages > From Application Server menu option.

  4. In the Confirm Upload message box, select Yes, then select Back button..

  5. In the Add-On Installation Tool screen, select Start.

  6. In the Installable Add-on packages for your system dialog, select ICORP Add-on with release 560_700, and then select Continue.

  7. Select Continue in the Support package selection tab.

  8. Select Continue in the Installation queue tab.

  9. In the Add Modification Adjustment Transports to the Queue message box, select No.

  10. In the Add-on Installation dialog, select Tick button. to start the installation of LiveCompare 2025.2 patch 1. When the installation has finished, select Finish in the Installation queue tab.

  11. In the Sending the runtime analysis message box, select Do not send.

Use the supplied .SAR file

To install the LiveCompare Add-on using the supplied .SAR file, follow these steps:

  1. Copy the supplied .SAR file from the <LiveCompare distribution dir>\ABAP_Addon directory to a temporary folder on your local machine.

  2. Sign in to the SAP system on which LiveCompare is to be installed, using client 000, as a user with sufficient permissions to update the Data Dictionary.

  3. Run transaction SAINT and select the Installation Package > Load packages > From Front End menu option. Browse for the .SAR file above and select Open.

  4. If SAPGUI prompts you to replace the existing .SAR file, select Yes.

Note: If you receive an error stating that the installed version of SAPCAR doesn't support verification of signed archives, you can resolve this by downloading the latest version of SAPCAR from the SAP Support portal at https://support.sap.com (opens in a new tab) and installing it to the SAP kernel directory. Alternatively, run transaction SPAM using client 000 and select Settings from the Extras menu. In the Import Queue tab, deselect the Check for digital signature of the imported OCS Packages checkbox.

  1. In the Content of the compressed file dialog, select Decompress.

  2. In the Add-On Installation Tool screen, select Start.

  3. In the Installable Add-on packages for your system dialog, select ICORP Add-on with release 560_700, and then select Continue.

  4. Select Continue in the Support package selection tab.

  5. Select Continue in the Installation queue tab.

  6. In the Add Modification Adjustment Transports to the Queue message box, select No.

  7. In the Add-on Installation dialog, select Tick button. to start the installation of LiveCompare 2025.2 patch1. When the installation has finished, select Finish in the Installation queue tab.

  8. In the Sending the runtime analysis message box, select Do not send.

Generate authorization profiles

You must install the LiveCompare ABAP Add-on using client 000, however the authorizations and roles delivered with the Add-on are client-dependent. To make the authorizations and roles available to the client where LiveCompare will be run, follow these steps:

  1. Sign in to the SAP system using the client where LiveCompare will run.

  2. Run transaction PFCG to display the Role Maintenance screen.

  3. Enter /ICORP/LC_CORE_AUTHS3 in the Roles field and select Change button..

  4. In the Change Roles screen, select the Authorizations tab. In the Maintain Authorizations and Generate Profiles section, select Change button. Change Authorization Data.

  5. In the Change role: Authorizations screen, select Generate button. to generate the authorization profiles.

Install the BW components

We provide LiveCompare’s BW components as SAP transports. To install the BW components, follow these steps:

  • If you’ve installed the SAP_BW component version, access the R3Inst\<SAP release>\Optional\BW (Include if BW component installed)\SAPBW folder and import all the BW transports in the order of their named subdirectories. You should install the transports in the InstallThird-7.5 subdirectory on BW 7.5 systems only.

  • If you’ve installed the BW4HANA product version, access the R3Inst\700\Optional\BW (Include if BW component installed)\SAPBW\BW4HANA folder and import the transport.

Import the transports

To import the LiveCompare BW transports, follow these steps:

  1. Sign in to the SAP client where you will run LiveCompare.

  2. Access the R3Inst folder that contains the transports to be installed. Copy the file beginning with K to the SAP system’s \usr\sap\trans\cofiles directory, and the file beginning with R to the SAP system’s \usr\sap\trans\data directory.

  • For UNIX servers, you must sign in with the root user ID to copy the files and then set the authorization mode of both the copied files and the directory to Read, Write and Execute for all users (chmod 777).

  • For Windows servers, you must sign in as a local Administrator. The copied files must be writeable.

If you copy the files from the distribution directory to your SAP server using FTP, be sure to transfer the files in binary mode.

  1. Use the STMS transaction to import each transport. When importing the transports, you must select all the import options.

  2. Review the transport log files for condition codes greater than 4. Contact Tricentis support if you find any.

Install the HR components

We provide LiveCompare’s HR components as SAP transports. To install the HR components, follow these steps:

  1. Confirm that you’ve installed the SAP_HR or S4HCM component version.

  2. Access the R3Inst\<SAP release>\Optional\HR (Include if HR component installed) folder and import all the HR transports in the order of their named subdirectories. For SAP releases greater than 700, import the transports from 700 <SAP release> directory.

Import the transports

To import the LiveCompare HR transports, follow these steps:

  1. Sign in to the SAP client where you will run LiveCompare.

  2. Access the R3Inst folder that contains the transports to be installed. Copy the file beginning with K to the SAP system’s \usr\sap\trans\cofiles directory, and the file beginning with R to the SAP system’s \usr\sap\trans\data directory.

  • For UNIX servers, you must sign in with the root user ID to copy the files and then set the authorization mode of both the copied files and the directory to Read, Write and Execute for all users (chmod 777).

  • For Windows servers, you must sign in as a local Administrator. The copied files must be writeable.

If you copy the files from the distribution directory to your SAP server using FTP, be sure to transfer the files in binary mode.

  1. Use the STMS transaction to import the transports. When importing the transports, you must select all the import options.

  2. Review the transport log files for condition codes greater than 4. Contact Tricentis support if you find any.

Install the SAP Solution Manager authorizations

If you plan to use LiveCompare to search SAP Solution Manager Test Repositories, install the required SAP authorizations on each SAP Solution Manager system you will be using with LiveCompare.

To install the SAP Solution Manager authorizations, follow these steps:

  1. Sign in to the SAP client where you will run LiveCompare.

  2. Access the R3Inst\SAP Solution Manager folder. Copy the file beginning with K to the SAP system’s \usr\sap\trans\cofiles directory, and the file beginning with R to the SAP system’s \usr\sap\trans\data directory.

  • For UNIX servers, you must sign in with the root user ID to copy the files and then set the authorization mode of both the copied files and the directory to Read, Write and Execute for all users (chmod 777).

  • For Windows servers, you must sign in as a local Administrator. The copied files must be writeable.

  1. Use the STMS transaction to import the transports. When importing the transports, you must select all the import options.

  2. Review the transport log files for condition codes greater than 4. Contact Tricentis support if you find any.

Install the ChaRM integration components

You can configure LiveCompare to perform an impact analysis on a ChaRM request’s associated transports when the status of the ChaRM request changes, for example, when it moves to the To be tested status.

To install the ChaRM integration components, follow these steps:

  1. Sign in to the SAP Solution Manager system where you have installed ChaRM.

  2. Access the R3Inst\700\Optional\ChaRM folder. Copy the file beginning with K to the SAP system’s \usr\sap\trans\cofiles directory, and the file beginning with R to the SAP system’s \usr\sap\trans\data directory.

  • For UNIX servers, you must sign in with the root user ID to copy the files and then set the authorization mode of both the copied files and the directory to Read, Write and Execute for all users (chmod 777).

  • For Windows servers, you must sign in as a local Administrator. The copied files must be writeable.

  1. Use the STMS transaction to import the transports. When importing the transports, you must select all the import options.

  2. Review the transport log files for condition codes greater than 4. Contact Tricentis support if you find any.

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