adt cts

Change and Transport System (CTS) operations. Wraps /sap/bc/adt/cts/*.

Subcommands

adt cts tr list|get|create|release|reassign|delete|set
adt cts search
adt cts tree list
adt cts tree config [-e|--edit]
adt cts tree config set [flags]

adt cts tr — transport requests

list

List transport requests owned by the current user.

Flag	Description
-m, --max <number>	Maximum results (default: 50).
--json	Output as JSON.

get <transport>

Get details of a single transport request (e.g. S0DK942971).

Flag	Description
--json	Output as JSON.
--objects	Show list of objects in transport.

create

Create a new transport request.

Flag	Description
-d, --description <desc>	Transport description.
--type <type>	Transport type (K = workbench, W = customising, ...).
--target <target>	Target system (default: LOCAL).
--project <project>	CTS project.
--no-interactive	Skip interactive prompts (requires -d).
--json	Output as JSON.

release <transport>

Flag	Description
--skip-check	Skip pre-release validation.
--release-all	Release all tasks first, then the transport.
-y, --yes	Skip confirmation prompt.
--json	Output result as JSON.

reassign <transport> <new-owner>

Change the owner of a transport.

Flag	Description
--include-tasks	Reassign tasks under the request as well.
--json	Output result as JSON.

delete <transport>

Flag	Description
-y, --yes	Skip interactive confirmation.
--json	Output result as JSON.

set <transport>

Update transport metadata non-interactively (for scripting).

Flag	Description
-d, --description <desc>	New transport description.
--target <target>	New target system.
--from-json <file>	Load full payload from JSON file.
--json	Output result as JSON.

adt cts search

Ad-hoc transport search (does not use the saved tree configuration).

Flag	Description
-u, --user <user>	Filter by owner (* = all). Default: *.
-s, --status <status>	Status filter (modifiable, released, ...).
-m, --max <number>	Maximum results (default: 50).
--json	Output as JSON.

adt cts tree

The tree view reuses a saved search configuration — the same filter the SAP GUI "Transport Organizer" persists per user.

tree list

List transports using the saved configuration.

Flag	Description
-m, --max <number>	Maximum results (default: 50).
--json	Output as JSON.

tree config

View the saved configuration, or edit it interactively with -e.

Flag	Description
--json	Output as JSON.
-e, --edit	Open interactive editor.

tree config set

Non-interactive configuration update.

Flag	Description
-u, --user <username>	Filter by user (* for all).
--workbench <bool>	Include workbench requests.
--customizing <bool>	Include customizing requests.
--copies <bool>	Include transport of copies.
--modifiable <bool>	Include modifiable requests.
--released <bool>	Include released requests.
--date-filter <preset>	Date preset (0=Week, 1=2Weeks, 2=4Weeks, 3=3Months, 4=Custom, 5=All).
--from-date <date>	From date (YYYY-MM-DD or YYYYMMDD).
--to-date <date>	To date (YYYY-MM-DD or YYYYMMDD).

Examples

# Create + get
adt cts tr create -d "Demo transport" --no-interactive
adt cts tr get S0DK942971 --objects

# Release
adt cts tr release S0DK942971 --release-all -y

# Search by user
adt cts search -u PPLENKOV -m 10

# Non-interactive config tune + list
adt cts tree config set --workbench true --modifiable true
adt cts tree list --json

See also

• import transport — import a released transport
• @abapify/adt-contracts — cts endpoint definitions