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How To Create Transport of Copies (Toc) in Sap

Transport of Copies (TOC) allows changes to be tested in other SAP environments without automatically transporting the changes across the entire SAP system landscape. The steps to create a TOC are to make changes and save to a main transport, note the child transport number, create the TOC in SE10, copy the objects from the main transport using the child transport number, and then release the TOC. This allows the changes to be tested without propagating until the main transport is released.

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How To Create Transport of Copies (Toc) in Sap

Transport of Copies (TOC) allows changes to be tested in other SAP environments without automatically transporting the changes across the entire SAP system landscape. The steps to create a TOC are to make changes and save to a main transport, note the child transport number, create the TOC in SE10, copy the objects from the main transport using the child transport number, and then release the TOC. This allows the changes to be tested without propagating until the main transport is released.

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HOW TO CREATE TRANSPORT OF COPIES

(TOC) IN SAP
In this note, we will quickly go through the detailed steps needed to create and release your
SAP Transport of Copies or TOC. Also additionally cover the purpose of Transport of Copies.
and we will also include an insight on Parent vs Child Transport numbers.

Overview

• What is the purpose of Transport of Copies in SAP?


• How to Create Transport of Copies (TOC) in SAP
• Summary

What is the purpose of Transport of Copies in SAP?

As a Functional Consultant we need to move configurations changes to other SAP


Environments. This is feasible through SAP Transports.

Let us say that we have the following SAP Environments below:

SAP Environment Description

SRD Development System

SRQ Quality / Test System

SRR Release System

SRP Production / Live System

Let us also consider the scenario where we have a Transport Track setup in the order below.

SRD > SRQ > SRR > SRP


Development System > Quality System > Release system > Production System.
For example: -

This transport track is like a train. The train follows the route provided above where the SAP
Environments are the train stations.
This means that if you release your transport in SRD (Development System), you will find the
transport automatically available in SRQ, SRR, and SRP after some time. (Following the flow
above).

“I don’t want this to happen. What if there are changes that need to be done after testing?”.

Now consider a scenario where the changes need to be tested in other SAP Environments
before it is moved to the production environment. You could expect some errors to be
reported that would entail code or configuration revisions.

Given this concern, you would not want the “unfinalized” or “unapproved” or “unintended”
transports to be found in other SAP Environments.

This is where the functionality of Transport of Copies (TOC) comes in handy. You can move
the TOC to a certain SAP environment of your choice (for example, where you intend to test).

This TOC will not be automatically transported across your SAP system landscape (following
the transport track). It is a lot “cleaner” and you can ensure that it is not imported into the
production system.

Overall, TOC serves as a suitable option for testing purposes in certain SAP
How to Create Transport of Copies (TOC) in SAP

The idea of Transport of Copies (TOC) is to perform your SAP configurations changes in the
SAP Development environment and save it in a Transport. Let us call this transport the “Main
Transport”.

Once you’re done saving the changes in the “Main Transport”, you will create a Transport of
Copy (TOC) – which contains the same content as your “Main Transport”. You will then
release the TOC only and move it to the intended SAP Environment.

The “Main Transport” remains unreleased. Only the TOC is moved.

Below are the detailed steps.

1. In the SAP Development Environments, perform the configurations / code changes


and save them in a Transport. This will be your Main Transport. Take note of the Child
Transport #.

What is a Child Transport #?

In reference to the image below, SRD334876 (Green Box) is the Child Transport #.
2. Go to Transaction Code SE10 to view that main transport in the Transport Organizer.
Press Enter to proceed.

3. Click on the Create Request button (highlighted in red below) and select the
“Transport of copies” radio button. Then click on the Check button to proceed.
4. Enter a Short Description for your TOC. Copy the same description / text from your
Main Transport and append “TOC”. Be sure to include the Target SAP Environment.
Then click on the save button to proceed.

In the example below, I use the format “TOC <Change Request #> <Brief Change Description
/ Title>”. This naming convention depends on your organization or client preferences.

My personal preference is to include “TOC” and copy the exact text from my main transport.
This way, I can easily distinguish TOC’s when it reaches the other SAP Environment/s.

5. Click on the Saved TOC# (Orange Box) then click Request / Task > Object List >
Include Objects.
6. Select the Include “Object List from Request” radio button and enter the Child
Transport # from your “Main Transport”. Click on the Check button to proceed.

You should see a notification saying “Object Entries from <Child transport #> were passed to
<TOC transport #>

“Why am I using the “Child Transport?”

The objects you need are contained in child transport. If you are free to play around or tinker
with the difference between using the child transport # and parent transport #, feel free to
do so. This will help you visualize.
7. Release your TOC.

Select the TOC and press F9 or click on the Truck Button to Release.

What are my next steps?

For the next steps, you can go to the Target SAP Environment and to double check if your
TOC is visible. Once imported and changes are applied in the target SAP Environment, you
can proceed with your testing.

If testing goes well and no additional changes are needed, you can release your “Main
Transport” when ready for movement to Production.

If test results require additional changes, you can do a rework in the SAP Development
environment and save the changes in the SAME “Main Transport”. Remember: the main
transport has not been released.

You can repeat the same TOC procedure (this will be a new TOC#) to bring the updated
changes in the target SAP Environment.

Summary

1. Perform Configurations / Code Changes and save in a transport (Main Transport).


2. Note the Child Transport #
3. SE10 Create TOC
4. SE10 Enter Short Description for the TOC
5. SE10 Request / Task > Object List > Include Objects
6. SE10 Include Object List from Request – Copy objects from main transport to TOC
7. SE10 Release TOC

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