SAP Landscape Transformation Replication Server

. . . Preface . . . 13

. . . Target Audience . . . 13

. . . How to Read This Book . . . 14

. . . How This Book Is Organized . . . 14

. . . Acknowledgments . . . 17

1 . . . Introduction . . . 19

1. 1 . . . SAP Real-Time Replication Tools . . . 20

1. 2 . . . SAP LT Replication Server Technical Functionality . . . 21

1. 3 . . . Architecture . . . 23

1. 4 . . . Replication Scenarios . . . 24

1. 5 . . . Sizing Considerations . . . 28

1. 6 . . . Deployment Options . . . 30

1. 7 . . . Installation . . . 32

1. 8 . . . SAP LT Replication Server: Multisupport System . . . 33

1. 9 . . . Features . . . 35

1. 10 . . . Use Cases . . . 37

1. 11 . . . Summary . . . 47

2 . . . Loading and Replication to SAP HANA . . . 49

2. 1 . . . Architecture . . . 50

2. 2 . . . Overview of Replication Process . . . 51

2. 3 . . . Authorizations . . . 52

2. 4 . . . Configuring Replication Process . . . 54

2. 5 . . . Managing Outages When Replicating Data . . . 63

2. 6 . . . Summary . . . 65

3 . . . Loading and Replication to SAP BW or SAP BW/4HANA . . . 67

3. 1 . . . Architecture . . . 69

3. 2 . . . Overview of the Replication Process . . . 70

3. 3 . . . Authorizations . . . 73

3. 4 . . . Configuring the Replication Process . . . 74

3. 5 . . . Managing Outages When Replicating Data . . . 89

3. 6 . . . Summary . . . 92

4 . . . Loading and Replication to Central Finance and SAP S/4HANA . . . 93

4. 1 . . . Architecture . . . 94

4. 2 . . . Authorizations . . . 97

4. 3 . . . Configuring Replication Process . . . 98

4. 4 . . . Managing Outages When Replicating Data . . . 112

4. 5 . . . Summary . . . 115

5 . . . Loading and Replication to Cloud Applications . . . 117

5. 1 . . . Using SAP Data Services . . . 118

5. 2 . . . Using SAP Data Intelligence Cloud . . . 144

5. 3 . . . Summary . . . 168

6 . . . Scheduled Downtime: Recovery Procedures . . . 169

6. 1 . . . SAP Source System Undergoing Upgrade Process . . . 170

6. 2 . . . DMIS Upgrade in Source System and SAP LT Replication Server . . . 181

6. 3 . . . Target SAP HANA System Undergoing Patch Upgrade . . . 192

6. 4 . . . Source System Undergoing Database Migration . . . 198

6. 5 . . . Source Transition from On-Premise to Private Cloud . . . 204

6. 6 . . . Switch Replications from One SAP LT Replication Server System to Another . . . 208

6. 7 . . . Summary . . . 211

7 . . . Security . . . 213

7. 1 . . . User Management . . . 213

7. 2 . . . Authorization Objects . . . 215

7. 3 . . . Roles and Privileges . . . 226

7. 4 . . . Network and Communication Security . . . 243

7. 5 . . . Summary . . . 246

8 . . . Performance Optimization . . . 249

8. 1 . . . Optimizing Initial Data Loads . . . 249

8. 2 . . . Performing and Optimizing Data Replication . . . 267

8. 3 . . . Subscription-Based Change Data Capture . . . 275

8. 4 . . . Summary . . . 275

9 . . . Transformations . . . 277

9. 1 . . . Type Mapping . . . 277

9. 2 . . . Rule Assignment . . . 286

9. 3 . . . Summary . . . 291

10 . . . Monitoring . . . 293

10. 1 . . . Email Notifications . . . 294

10. 2 . . . Health Checks . . . 299

10. 3 . . . Using SAP Solution Manager . . . 301

10. 4 . . . Summary . . . 304

11 . . . Troubleshooting . . . 305

11. 1 . . . Resolving Common Replication Errors . . . 305

11. 2 . . . Resolving Structural Inconsistencies between Source and Target . . . 308

11. 3 . . . Transactions for Troubleshooting . . . 309

11. 4 . . . Summary . . . 310

. . . The Authors . . . 311

. . . Index . . . 313