Creation of Transports

Transport Management

Transport management is used to model your change management across the landscape.

Creating a New Transport

To create a new transport request, follow these steps:

1. Select Your Project

   • Choose the project from the dropdown menu.

   • This populates the transport requests associated with the project.

2. Click "Create New Transport Request"

1. Fill in the Required Details

• A new window will appear where you need to enter the transport details:

Field	Description
Name	Provide a name for the transport request.
Description	Optionally add a description.
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.

1. Save and View the Transport

• Once created, the transport request will appear on the Transport Management homepage.

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.

Editing a Transport

To edit an existing transport request:

1. Select the required transport and click Actions.

2. Choose Edit.

3. In the edit window, make the necessary modifications.

4. Click Load Objects to fetch the list of objects included in the transport.

5. Add Tasks by clicking +users button to add any tasks for the other users to assign the task.

6. Click Save to apply the changes.

Managing 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.

1. A list of critical objects that require pre-approvals for release will be displayed.

2. Click Add Critical Object.

1. Enter the necessary details and click Save.

1. The newly added critical object will appear in the Manage Critical Objects section.