SAP Note 28781 - Central transport directory NT/UNIX

Component : Change and Transport System -

Solution : https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/28781 (SAP Service marketplace login required)

Summary :
This SAP note outlines the necessary procedures to establish a shared transport directory among UNIX, AS/400, and Windows systems, addressing difficulties in file formatting and system compatibility. Primarily, it focuses on configuring the central transport directory, detailing software prerequisites for UNIX, and instructing on both TMS-dependent and independent configurations. Key steps include setting binary file modes, modifying SAP profiles to UNIX formats, and adjusting instance profiles. Additionally, it discusses required adjustments in systems using transaction STMS for transport management and provides configuration examples for SAMBA, highlighting its utility for seamless UNIX-Windows file access.

Key words :
unix-userguest account = nobodydebug level = 0security = serverpassword server = pswdf004getwd cache = yeswide links = nopassword level = 8case sig names = yespreserve case = yescase sensitive = yesread prediction =, browsable = yesbrowsable = yescreate mask = 0664map hidden = nomap system = nopreserve case = yeswide links =, bin/system_pf  = \\ntpc\sapmnt\bin\sys\profile\bin_d53_ntpcbin/impdp_by_event  =, bin/r3transpath = \\ntpc\sapmnt\bin\sys\exe\run\r3trans, bin/sapevtpath   = \\ntpc\sapmnt\bin\sys\exe\run\sapevt, choose 'configuration -> display/change -> transport tool -> edit -> insert row', a99/system_pf=\\nt1\sapmnt\a99\sys\profile\default, mixed transport profile            abapntfmode = btransdir    = /usr/sap/trans/wnt, bin/dbhost  = hs0055bin/dbname   = binbin/r3transpath    = /bas/$, transdir          \\trans01\trans4\          wnt          a99/r3transpath    <path>\r3trans

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556734FAQ Transport: Setup and further information
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