Friday, 29 September 2023

Upload transport files from SAP

Introduction


This blog is useful consultants/Admins/functional folks who can’t not have access to operating system to transfer cofiles and data files

This blog describes detailed steps “How to upload and download cofiles/data files directly from SAP” pretty useful. You don’t need to have access to OS.

How to Do: Download and upload Co-files/Data files (Transports) directly from SAP

1. Standard directory for cofiles in SAP – /usr/sap/trans/cofiles/K<number>.SID. This path may be different for you. Please check right path with parameter DIR_TRANS using t-code AL11

In our case DIR_TRANS = /usr/sap/trans

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Make sure that co-files and data files are available on Application servers. Please note that in case transport is not released data and co-files won’t be available.

T-code al11 -> double click on DIR_TRANS

Navigate to /usr/sap/trans/cofiles directory and look for file you wanted to download

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Similarly navigate to /usr/sap/trans/data directory and look for a file you wanted to download

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2. Download co- files from SAP using t-code CG3Y to local directory

Cofile naming convention – K<number>.SID

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Click on download (Blue square)

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click on Allow

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Cofile (K900262.DSE) downloaded.

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File on desktop

3. Download Data files from SAP using t-code CG3Y to local directory

Data file naming convention – R<number>.SID

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Click on download (blue square)

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click on Allow

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Data file R900262.<SID> downloaded

Downloaded file on local desktop

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Upload data and cofiles to Application servers

Upload cofiles

1. T-code cg3z
2. Navigate to file on your desktop
3. Cofile should go to DIR_TRANS/cofiles (i.e /usr/sap/trans/cofiles in my case)

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Click on upload (blue square)

Verify uploaded file by navigating to /usr/sap/trans/cofiles/K900262.DSE

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Upload data file to application servers

1. T-code cg3z
2. Navigate to file on your desktop
3. Datafile should go to DIR_TRANS/data (i.e /usr/sap/trans/data in my case)

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Click on Upload (blue square) – Based on the size of the data file it may take some time to get upload completely

Verify uploaded file by navigating to /usr/sap/trans/data/R900232.DSE

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Once cofile and data file uploaded. Transport is ready to be added to buffer.

1. Go to stms_import
2. Extras -> Other Requests -> Add

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Transport request should be in the format SID<K><number>

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Click on continue (blue square)

Transport is added to buffer and ready to be imported.

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Conclusion: Without having access to operating system, co-files and data-files can be transferred to and from SAP directly.

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