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Procedure documentationImporting Changes

 

You can import changes into a target system in the form of transport requests or transports of copies. However, doing so means that the sequence in which the transport requests are imported may be altered. In other words, the sequence in which transport requests are imported may differ from the sequence in which they were exported. Because the import into a system controls the order of the content in the buffers of the follow-on systems, the transport requests are imported in the changed sequence into all follow-on systems, including the production system.

You can use the Start Import function for all systems in a transport track. This means that in the dialog box for importing changes, you can select all of the target systems in the track and not just the consolidation system.

Recommendation Recommendation

Always import a scenario in its entirety.

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Procedure

To import changes into a follow-on system, proceed as follows:

  1. Choose one of the following options to import the transport requests containing your changes:

    • To import the transport requests for a particular change, choose Start of the navigation path Actions... Next navigation step Import Transport Requests End of the navigation path.

    • To import the transport requests for an entire scenario, choose Start of the navigation path Scenario Transport Next navigation step Import Transport Requests End of the navigation path from the header area.

    The dialog box that appears lists all transports that have not been imported into the corresponding target systems.

    Note Note

    When you import a change, you must import all of the transport requests that are associated with the change. You cannot select individual transport requests are import those requests only.

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  2. Choose one of the following options:

    • If you want to import a transport request, specify the source and target systems.

    • If you want to import transports of copies, select the Transport of Copy Only checkbox.

      Note Note

      If you have activated the central Change and Transport System (cCTS) for your scenario, you can select a source and target cluster. If the target of the transport of copies is a target group, the group will automatically be resolved to its various systems. As a result, the transport of copies is listed several times, that is, once for each target system.

      For central CTS-enabled cycles, the import function supports “uneven” cluster tracks, that is, not all system clusters in the cluster track contain the same number of systems with the same roles. For more information, see System Cluster.

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  3. Select the transport requests or transports of copies that you want to import.

  4. On the Date tab page, specify when you want the transport requests or transports of copies to be imported into the target systems. For more information, see Starting an Import: Time.

  5. On the Execution tab page, specify whether you want the import to take place synchronously or asynchronously. For more information, see Starting an Import.

  6. On the Options tab page, set the required import options. For more information, see Starting an Import: Options.

  7. On the Systems tab page (for cCTS projects only), specify to which target systems in the target cluster you want to import the transport requests or transports of copies.

  8. Choose the OK pushbutton.

Result

The transport requests or transports of copies for the change you have selected are imported into the follow-on systems.