# Transport Management
Transport management is used to model your change management across the landscape.
#### **Create New Transport Request**
To create a new transport request, follow these steps:
1. Click **"Create New Transport Request".**
2. **Fill in the Required Details**
* A new window will appear where you need to enter the transport details:
| Field | Description |
| ----------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Description** | Provide a description to the transport request. |
| **Type** | Select the type of transport request from the dropdown. |
| **Owner** | SAP user with permissions to create and import transports. |
| **Dev System** | Select the development system. |
| **Target System** | The system where the transport will be imported post-release. This is auto-populated but can be modified. |
| **User Story** | Select the relevant development system. |
| **Notification Emails** | Enter email addresses of people to be notified about the transport request. Separate multiple emails with commas. |
| **Tasks** | A sub-request that is part of the transport request. Tasks can be assigned to different users. |
| **Project** | Select the project under which the transport request should be created. This ensures that each transport request is properly associated with a specific project for better traceability and organization. |
5. **Save and View the Transport**
* Once created, the transport request will appear on the **Transport Management** homepage.
#### **Import Settings**
This section allows you to configure how transport requests should be imported into specific environments. To define import settings, click on the **+ Add** button and select the target **environment** (e.g., `DEM.100`). You can then enable or disable specific options such as delayed import, overwrite originals, ignore repairs, and more, based on your project requirements.
### **Sync Transports**
Syncing transports ensures the latest transport requests are fetched from the **source environment of the SAP landscape** to **ReleaseOwl**. If any modifications have been made to existing transports, those changes will also be updated.
#### **Steps to Sync Transports:**
1. Click the **Sync Transports** icon at the top right of the page.
2. The latest transport requests will be synchronized.
#### Current Project Transports
There may be multiple transports listed in the Transport Management section. To work on a specific transport in your current project, click on the **Action** button next to the transport and select **Add to Project**.
Then, check the **Current Project Transports** section, where the selected transport will be listed.
### Edit Transports
To edit an existing transport request:
1. Select the required transport and click **Actions**.
2. Choose **Edit**.
3. Click **Load Objects** to fetch the list of objects included in the transport.
4. Click **Save** to apply the changes.
### **Manage Critical Objects**
Critical objects require **mandatory review** before they can be deployed. These objects can be managed under the **Critical Objects** section with the following options:
* **Active** → If marked active, approvals are required before deploying to the target system.
* **Whitelist** → If both **Active** and **Whitelist** are selected, the transport can be imported without additional approvals.
#### **Steps to Manage Critical Objects:**
1. Click **Manage Critical Objects**.
2. A list of critical objects that require pre-approvals for release will be displayed.
3. Click **Add Critical Object**.
4. Enter the necessary details and click **Save**.
5. The newly added critical object will appear in the **Manage Critical Objects** section.
### Export Transport Data to Excel
You can download the transport data in Excel format by clicking the **Excel Download button** in the top-right corner of the **Transport Management** section. This action will export the list of transports as an Excel file.
**External Transports**
External transports are transport requests that are created or imported manually into the SAP system. ReleaseOwl marks these external transports with a ✓ (check mark) under the '**External**' column.
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**Note:** To create an external transport for a user, the **Manage External Transport** role must be assigned.
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* When working with external transports, ReleaseOWL checks whether the transport has been previously imported into the target system. If the external transport is already imported, you will see a message indicating that "Import via TOC is not allowed for external transport.
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