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# Validate Your Pipeline Setup

After creating your Initial Build Map, you can validate that your pipeline is correctly configured end-to-end before enabling continuous build modification monitoring. This is done by manually triggering a build modification for a specific transport, letting you confirm that SeaLights detects the code change and displays it correctly in the Coverage Dashboard.

## Prerequisites

Before proceeding, confirm that your Initial Build Map is complete and visible in the SeaLights Coverage Dashboard. See [Create an Initial Build Map for your Pipeline](/knowledgebase/setup-and-configuration/sealights-agents-and-plugins/abap-agent/command-line-interface/create-an-initial-build-map-for-your-pipeline.md).

## Step 1: Choose a Transport

Select a transport number from your QAS system that:

* Has already been **imported into the QAS system** — only imported transports can be reported to SeaLights.
* Contains code changes you know how to test.
* Has a corresponding test in your testing tool that covers those changed objects.
* Has **not previously been reported to SeaLights** — each transport can only be reported once.

Choosing a transport with a known test lets you verify the complete flow: code change detected → visible in SeaLights → covered by a test run.

## Step 2: Trigger a Build Modification

Run the following from your PowerShell window:

Triggers a single build modification for a specific transport. Use this to validate your pipeline setup before enabling continuous monitoring with `slabapcli buildmods run`.

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Command Prompt" %}
{% code title="Syntax" overflow="wrap" %}

```batch
watcher.exe BUILD_MODS <pipeline-name> --transport_num <TRANSPORT_NUMBER>
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="PowerShell" %}
{% code title="Syntax" overflow="wrap" %}

```powershell
.\watcher.exe BUILD_MODS <pipeline-name> --transport_num <TRANSPORT_NUMBER>
```

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{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

| Parameter         | Required | Description                                          |
| ----------------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| `<pipeline-name>` | Yes      | The pipeline name (as shown in `pipeline list`).     |
| `--transport_num` | Yes      | The transport number to process (e.g. `EH4K901492`). |

## Example

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Command Prompt" %}
{% code title="Command" overflow="wrap" %}

```batch
watcher.exe BUILD_MODS "MyApp-Q40" --transport_num "EH4K901492"
```

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{% endtab %}

{% tab title="PowerShell" %}
{% code title="Command" overflow="wrap" %}

```powershell
.\watcher.exe BUILD_MODS 'MyApp-Q40' --transport_num 'EH4K901492'
```

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```log
.\watcher.exe BUILD_MODS 'MyApp-Q40' --transport_num 'EH4K901492'
[2026-03-08 14:22:15.102+02:00] [info] Log level: info
[2026-03-08 14:22:15.103+02:00] [info] Current ANSI Code Page: 1252
[2026-03-08 14:22:15.103+02:00] [info] Current version: '1.2.0'
[2026-03-08 14:22:15.347+02:00] [info] Retrieving the last import of the transport with a transport num 'EH4K901492' from the RFC destination 'Q40'
[2026-03-08 14:22:16.891+02:00] [info] Found 1 transports
[2026-03-08 14:22:16.892+02:00] [info] Populating 'IMPORTED_OBJECTS' and 'DELETED_OBJS' table
[2026-03-08 14:22:17.204+02:00] [info] Table IMPORTED_OBJECTS populated successfully
[2026-03-08 14:22:17.205+02:00] [info] Populating IMPORTED_TRANSPORTS table
[2026-03-08 14:22:17.318+02:00] [info] Table IMPORTED_TRANSPORTS populated successfully
[2026-03-08 14:22:17.319+02:00] [info] Reading TMDIR table
[2026-03-08 14:22:18.540+02:00] [info] TMDIR table read successfully.
[2026-03-08 14:22:18.541+02:00] [info] Reading TFDIR table
[2026-03-08 14:22:19.103+02:00] [info] TFDIR table read successfully.
[2026-03-08 14:22:19.104+02:00] [info] Reading TADIR table
[2026-03-08 14:22:20.672+02:00] [info] TADIR table read successfully.
[2026-03-08 14:22:20.673+02:00] [info] Reading WBCROSSGT table
[2026-03-08 14:22:21.890+02:00] [info] WBCROSSGT table read successfully.
[2026-03-08 14:22:21.891+02:00] [info] Reading WBCROSSI table
[2026-03-08 14:22:22.754+02:00] [info] WBCROSSGI table read successfully.
[2026-03-08 14:22:22.755+02:00] [info] Creating table OBJS_DEVCLASSES
[2026-03-08 14:22:22.801+02:00] [info] Table OBJS_DEVCLASSES created successfully
[2026-03-08 14:22:22.802+02:00] [info] Creating tables TABL_PROG_XREFS, TABL_FUGR_XREFS, TABL_CLAS_XREFS
[2026-03-08 14:22:23.114+02:00] [info] Tables TABL_PROG_XREFS, TABL_FUGR_XREFS, TABL_CLAS_XREFS created successfully
[2026-03-08 14:22:23.245+02:00] [info] Serializing data for build modifications with the transport num 'EH4K901492'
[2026-03-08 14:22:24.012+02:00] [info] Build session for the transport num 'EH4K901492' opened successfully. Session ID: a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890
[2026-03-08 14:22:26.478+02:00] [info] Build mods for the transport num 'EH4K901492', imported at 2026-03-08 12:15:30 created successfully
[2026-03-08 14:22:26.891+02:00] [info] Build session 'a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890' closed successfully
[2026-03-08 14:22:26.892+02:00] [info] Ping sender stopped.
Total time: 00:00:11.790
```

{% endcode %}

{% hint style="warning" %}
This command triggers a single build modification for validation purposes only. It does not start continuous monitoring. To enable continuous build modification monitoring, use `slabapcli buildmods run`.
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="info" %}
When you specify a transport number, the agent uses the **current** time as the build timestamp (not the transport's historical import time). This ensures the build appears at the correct position in the SeaLights dashboard timeline.
{% endhint %}

## Step 3: Verify in SeaLights

Once the command completes, verify the result in the SeaLights Coverage Dashboard:

1. Open the **Build history** window for your application.
2. Confirm the transport appears as a new Build Modification in the format `<Transport name>|<Import datetime>`.
3. Select the Build Modification and open the **Code Changes** tab to verify the modified objects are listed correctly.

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## Next Steps

With your pipeline validated, complete the following steps to begin collecting coverage data:

1. [**Collect Footprints data for your Pipeline**](/knowledgebase/setup-and-configuration/sealights-agents-and-plugins/abap-agent/command-line-interface/collect-footprints-data-for-your-pipeline.md) — configure the Agent to collect details for test executions in Tosca. When you run a test, the Agent matches the ABAP components that you executed against objects in the latest Build Modification and sends this data to SeaLights as a Footprint.
2. **Run your tests** — the default CTS configuration will automatically manage the test stage. SeaLights will match the executed ABAP components against the Build Modification and report coverage.
3. **Enable continuous monitoring** by proceeding to [Monitor your Pipeline for Build Modifications](/knowledgebase/setup-and-configuration/sealights-agents-and-plugins/abap-agent/command-line-interface/monitor-your-pipeline-for-build-modifications.md).

{% hint style="info" %}
Step 3 applies to customers moving forward with a full SeaLights deployment. If you are in an evaluation phase, your setup is complete — continuous monitoring can be enabled at any time when you are ready to go live.
{% endhint %}


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