Anytime you create a new system for SAP development, you need to configure the transport management system (STSM). I’ve struggled with this in the past, but after enough trial and error I finally figured out what needs to happen. Please keep in mind, the system that I’ve configured is all about collecting the transport files so I can manually move them to other systems, I do NOT have a multiple system environment. Configuring STMS isn’t bad, just make sure you hit all the steps.
Start at transaction STMS
Menu: Overview–>System
Menu: System–>create–>virtual system
give your VS a name
green arrow back when you’re complete.
Menu: overview–>transport routes
Press Pencil to go into change mode
Drag the boxes of the actual system and virtual system into the big working window
Menu: edit–>transport layer–>create
Give your transport layer a name.
Menu: Edit–>transport route–>create
Enter in the Actual System, then the transport layer you just created, then the virtual system.
Finally save, and distribute the changes across all systems. That’s all there is to configuring STMS.
Good luck
As always, thanks for reading and don't forget to check out our SAP Service Management Products at my other company JaveLLin Solutions,Mike