How to import transport into an SAP system ?

This article answers the following query :

• How to add a transport to the import queue of a SAP system?

• How to import transport into an SAP system ?

• What are the different modes of transport request and their significance ?

• How to check the transport log of a particular transport request ?

Login to the system in which you would like to import a transport request and go to transaction STMS_IMPORT as shown below :

Press Ctrl + F and search for the transport request to be imported into this system.

If the request is not yet added to the import queue, navigate to Extras -> Other Requests -> Add   (as  shown in below screen)

Once you click on add, you will be prompted to enter transport request details as below:

Please enter transport request number and tick Import Again checkbox and press icon.

System then prompts you to confirm to attach transport request to import queue of the system. Press proceed to confirm the same.

Then transport will get added to the import queue.

Now to import the transport, select the transport and press truck button to import the request

Then system prompts you to enter following details :

Please provide Target client number and select immediate radio button to import the request immediately or specify timing or event details in case you would like to carry out the transport at a later point of time.

In the execution tab, select the mode of import synchronous or asynchronous.

If import is executed synchronously, dialog or background process is blocked until import has ended. If import is executed asynchronously, dialog or background process will be released after start of import.

What is the different modes of transport import ? What is the significance of them ?

Once you provide all these details, press tick mark

Click on Yes to confirm import which triggers import of transport into the system and will return the return code after completion.

Once import is done, you can check the status of import in the import log  by selecting the request number in the import queue and press logs icon as shown in screen below :

This will display the overview of transport log as shown below. If all steps are successfully completed then the import is successful. If any of the steps failed, try to identify the reason for failure, troubleshoot and try to import again.

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Manual Import process of a transport at Os level in SAP