Transports

In this document, I will explain about the transports.

• Transports help in moving the structure from one system to another system
• Transport request is created in transaction code SE01

Note: With transports, we can move only structure but not data

Steps to create transport request number:

• Go to SE01
• Click on ‘Create’ icon
• Select ‘Workbench Request’ radio button (we can select any one of the following radio buttons depending on the situation)
  • Customizing Request
  • Workbench Request
• Click on ‘Continue’
• Give short description
• Click on ‘Save’

Note: Every transport request number will come with a sub-task

Steps to assign structures to a transport request number:

• Go to tcode RSA1
• Go to ‘Transport Connections’ section
• Search for the required object (with technical name)
• Drag the object to the right side window
• Select any one of the grouping techniques from the drop down
  • Only necessary objects
  • In data flow before
  • In data flow afterwards
  • In data flow before and afterwards
• Give the collection mode as ‘Collect Automatically’
• Select the object and click on ‘Transport Object’ icon
• Give the package (other than ‘$tmp’)
• Click on ‘Continue’
• Select Own Request or Create Request
• Drill down to subtask and select ‘Continue’

Grouping Techniques:

1. Only necessary objects:

We can collect the required objects in a transport request number

   2.  In data flow before:

All the objects that send data to main object are collected

   3.  In data flow afterwards:

All objects that get data from main object will be collected

   4. In data flow before and afterwards:

All the objects are collected in this case

Steps to see transport request number:

• Go to tcode SE09
• Select the ‘Request type’ and ‘Request Status’ (either Modifiable or Released)
• Select ‘Display’

Steps to release transport request number:

• Go to tcode SE09
• Select the ‘Request type’ and ‘Request Status’ (either Modifiable or Released)
• Select ‘Display’
• Select the subtask
• Click on ‘Release Directly’ icon
• Select the main task and click on ‘Release Directly’ icon

Note: The transport request number should be in released status for importing into another server

Steps to import request into next server:

• Go to the target server
• Go to tcode ‘STMS’
• Click on ‘Import Overview’
• Double click on the ‘System Name’
• Select the transport request number
• Click on ‘Import Request’ icon

Steps to unlock a transport request number:

• Go to SE03
• Give the transport request number
• Select ‘Execute’
• Select ‘Unlock’

Note: If a transport request has objects, first unlock the objects then delete the transport request number. (First delete the subtask the delete the main task)

Best Practices:

• Collect all the structures in a single transport request number
• Collect all the transformations in another transport request number
• Collect all the DTP’s into another transport request number
• Collect all the reports in one transport request number

Note: If we change the existing object, delete the data from the target table then move the transports to the target server