How To Fix TD291 - &1 was not assigned to a transport request

TD291 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: TD - SAPscript: Text editor, composer, forms, styles and fonts

• Message number: 291

• Message text: &1 was not assigned to a transport request

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message TD291 - &1 was not assigned to a transport request ?

  The SAP error message TD291 indicates that a specific object (denoted by &1) is not assigned to a transport request. This typically occurs when you are trying to transport an object (like a program, table, or configuration) that has not been included in a transport request, which is necessary for moving changes between different SAP systems (e.g., from development to quality assurance or production).
  
  Cause:
  
  Object Not Assigned: The object you are trying to transport has not been included in any transport request.
  Transport Request Not Created: The transport request for the object was not created or was deleted.
  Incorrect Transport Layer: The object may belong to a different transport layer that is not linked to the current transport request.
  Development Class Issues: The object might not be assigned to a development class that is transportable.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Assign Object to Transport Request:
  
  Go to the object in the SAP GUI (e.g., transaction SE80 for objects).
  Right-click on the object