You can assign the following transport requests to change documents:
decoupled transport request
freely created transport requests
external transport requests, that is, from another system landscape
Example
If you start using Change Request Management, you can assign your existing transport requests to change documents and control them using Change Request Management.
Prerequisite
To be able to assign released transport requests, you must have activated the central Change and Transport System (central CTS) for your project. Otherwise, you can only assign changeable transport requests.
In the Transport Management assignment block, choose
.The system displays a dialog box with a transport request search screen. Only free transports in the development systems are displayed, that is, transports that are not related to a change cycle or a change document.
Search for the transport request. Select the requests and choose Assign Transport Request.
If you have activated downgrade protection, the system might issue messages about potential downgrade conflicts. For more information, see Downgrade Protection.
Prerequisite
You have activated the central Change and Transport System (central CTS) for your project.
In the transport management system (transaction STMS), in the development system of the landscape from which you want to import a transport request, choose Import Overview.
In the displayed list, select the development system by double-click.
Choose
.In the dialog window, enter the transport request ID and the target client of the system to which you want to import.
Select the transport request and choose
.In the dialog window, confirm the import to the development system.
The transport request is now available in the import buffer of the quality system in the new target system landscape.
In the WebClient UI, in the Transport Management assignment block, in the change document to which you want to assign the transport request, choose
.The system displays a dialog box with a transport request search screen. Search for the transport request you just imported to the development system.
Select the request and choose Assign Transport Request.
If you have activated downgrade protection, the system might issue messages about potential downgrade conflicts. For more information, see Downgrade Protection.
The transport request is now assigned to the change document, and is displayed in the Transport Management assignment block.