Transports of Copies and Relocations (SAP Library

Transports of Copies and Relocations

Transports of copies

You can use this request type to transport objects to a specified SAP System.

The objects are transported with the version they have in the current SAP System. The original location of the objects remains unchanged. There is no delivery to another SAP System.

Relocations without package change

You can use this request type if you want to develop objects in another SAP System on a temporary basis. For example, you may want to make special developments in a separate SAP System so as not to interfere with the development process.

A relocation without package change basically offers the same functions as a transport of copies. This request type allows you to move the original location of objects to the target system.

Relocations with package change

You can use this request type when you want to change the development system of individual objects on a permanent basis.

This request type allows you to change the original location of objects to the target system and change the package of the objects at the same time.

The package is changed automatically. If you choose a suitable package, the objects have the right transport attributes immediately after you import them into the target system of the request. Here you can edit them in transportable change requests without needing to make any further settings.

Relocations of complete packages (with change of transport layer)

You can use this request type when the development system of a complete package is to be changed on a permanent basis.

This request type allows you to automatically change the transport layer of the package.

To do this, you only need to specify the package and transport layer to which you want to assign the package. The object list of the request is set up automatically and contains all objects in the package.

The transport layer is changed automatically. If you choose a suitable transport layer the objects have the right transport attributes immediately after you import them into the target system of the request. Here you can edit them in transportable change requests without needing to make any further settings.

Note

You have to set up the object list yourself for the first three request types. For information on this, see Including Objects in a Request Manually.

You can only enter complete objects in the object list of relocations. If there are sub-objects (for example, from other requests), you can let the system convert them to the corresponding parent objects. To do this, go to the Transport Organizer request overview and choose Request/task ® Object list ® Sub-objects ® Complete objects.