How To Fix FX079 - No documents selected for transport file

FX079 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FX - Distributed FI Application Messages

• Message number: 079

• Message text: No documents selected for transport file

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FX079 - Details

• The SAP error message FX079 ("No documents selected for transport file") typically occurs when you are trying to create a transport request for objects in the SAP system, but there are no objects available to be included in the transport. This can happen for several reasons. Here’s a breakdown of the potential causes, solutions, and related information:
  Causes:
  
  No Changes Made: The most common reason is that there are no changes or objects that have been modified or created in the development environment that need to be transported.
  Incorrect Selection Criteria: The selection criteria used to filter the objects for transport may not match any existing objects.
  Transport Request Not Assigned: The objects you are trying to transport may not be assigned to a transport request.
  Authorization Issues: Lack of proper authorizations to view or select the objects for transport.
  Object Type Not Supported: The object type you are trying to transport may not be supported