Preface – This post is part of the ABAP Beginner series.

Introduction

Before we start with Transport Request in SAP, let us discuss basic concepts of coding environements/landscapes in SAP. In SAP ERP, we have three landscapes: Development, Quality and Production.

• Development landscape is where a developer develops his/her codes/programs.
• Quality landscape is where a developer/tester tests his/her codes/programs.
• The production is where users actually use the programs made by developer.

These landscapes give us flexibility to develop, test and run our under-development code before actually giving to the end user. In this way we can find and fix bugs that can actually cause crashes and dumps.

Now, to make a connection between these landscapes and to transfer our code, SAP provides us something known as Transport Request.

What is a Transport Request in SAP?

A transport request is a package where a user can register changes done. It is used in order to transfer data from one installation to the other.

Whenever we do a small or major change that can be an update an SAP user has to create TR.

TR holds change tasks that can be understood by a folder that holds files.

Syntax

<SID>K<NUMBER>

SID: System ID

K: After releasing  TR creates a data file and co-file where data file holds database details and co file contains controlling data.

NUMBER : Starting with 900001(randomly generated).

Category of Transport Request

A TR can hold n number of sub request tasks categorized as:

Modifiable

• A task is not released yet.
• One can add more tasks and complete them before TR is finally released.

Released

• Tasks are completed and then it is released by the owner.
• One cannot do changes and send it to the target system.

Types of Transport Request

TR is preferably created in two types, but we will discuss others too.

Workbench

• TR created as workbench request is cross-client i.e. changes done for one client reflects in the other client.
• It is synonymously said that this type of request is created by technical

Customizing

• TR created as Customizing request is client specific i.e. changes done for one client won’t reflect the other client.
• A client copy has to be created using T-CODE SCC1.
• Client number can be seen next to this type of request
• It is said that this type of request is created by a functional person

Process of TR

·         Create A Request

·         Adding Objects in your Request

·         Releasing a Request