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Procedure documentationAssign Transport Requests

 

Change managers or developers 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 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.

End of the example.

Procedure

Assign Decoupled and Freely Created Transport Requests

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.

  1. In the Transport Management assignment block, choose Start of the navigation path More Next navigation step Assign Transport Request End of the navigation path.

    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.

  2. 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.

Assign External Transport Requests

Prerequisite

You have activated the central Change and Transport System (central CTS) for your project.

  1. 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.

  2. In the displayed list, select the development system by double-click.

  3. Choose Start of the navigation path Extras Next navigation step Other Requests Next navigation step Add End of the navigation path.

  4. In the dialog window, enter the transport request ID and the target client of the system to which you want to import.

  5. Select the transport request and choose Start of the navigation path Request Next navigation step Import End of the navigation path.

  6. 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.

  7. In the WebClient UI, in the Transport Management assignment block, in the change document to which you want to assign the transport request, choose Start of the navigation path More Next navigation step Assign Transport Request End of the navigation path.

    The system displays a dialog box with a transport request search screen. Search for the transport request you just imported to the development system.

    Note Note

    You can only assign original transport requests as external requests. The assignment of transports of copies is not supported.

    End of the note.

  8. 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.

Result

The transport request is now assigned to the change document, and is displayed in the Transport Management assignment block.

More Information

Decoupling a Transport Request