Releasing Requests (SAP Library - Change and Transport System)

Releasing Requests

Use

If you are not the owner of the request, release your own task(s) and ask the request owner to release the request.

If you are the owner of the request, proceed as follows:

Prerequisites

If it is a Customizing request or a Workbench request, all the tasks in it must have been released.

All lockable objects must be locked in this request.

Exceptions: You have administration authorization or it is a transport of copies. In these cases, the SAP System informs you that not all objects could be locked when you release the request. However, you are allowed to continue with the release.

Procedure

Position the cursor on the request.

Choose Release directly.

Result

The request is released. Afterwards, monitor your transports.

Note

If your request contains a lot of objects, it may be best to release it in the background. In this case, choose Request/task → Release → Background. The request released in the background. A dialog box informs you when the release is complete.