How To Fix TR696 - Choose a package of the application component as target

TR696 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: TR - Change and Transport System

• Message number: 696

• Message text: Choose a package of the application component as target

What causes this issue?

You want to make a relocation of objects with package change. The
target system &V1& is an application system. Therefore the target
package may not belong to the basis component.

System Response

The function terminates.

How to fix this error?

Enter a target package that belongs to the application component.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

TR696 - Details

• The SAP error message TR696, which states "Choose a package of the application component as target," typically occurs during the transport request creation or modification process in the SAP system. This error indicates that the system requires you to specify a package that is associated with a particular application component when you are trying to create or modify a transport request.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Package Assignment: The object you are trying to transport does not have an associated package. In SAP, every object must belong to a package, and if it is not assigned to one, the system cannot determine where to transport it.
  Incorrect Object Type: You may be trying to transport an object that is not allowed to be assigned to a package or is not correctly categorized.
  Transport Request Configuration: There may be issues with the transport request configuration or the way the transport layer is set up in your SAP system.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
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