Solution infrastructure
SAP SYSTEM COPY - in a nutshell
Users do not have to deal with individual tables, but can access a database of business entities. This means that they do not select tables, but business objects such as employees or documents. To do this, however, the tools must contain the object dependencies for SAP's complex data model. Even companies that offer the setup of test systems as a service rarely do this for any SAP dataset. In addition, users can define objects themselves to accommodate customizing and in-house developments.
Suitable tools make it possible to automate and accelerate the necessary creation of true-to-original SAP system copies, for example. This means that you have all production data available on your test system in a short time.
Re-import backup transports (exports), set up locally in 000 client for isolated systems (sandbox)
Powerful and sophisticated automation tools for the creation of SAP system copies provide a remedy here and demonstrably make it possible, in addition to time and cost savings, to increase the process quality of system copying, for example, or to maintain it at a consistently high level. In effect, they free up SAP Basis.
Understanding the structure and functioning of the system is especially important for IT administration. It is not for nothing that "SAP Basis Administrator" is a separate professional field. On the page www.sap-corner.de you will find useful information on this topic.
A system copy can be created either with SAP transactions (R3trans, from R4.6C SAPinst) or at file and database level. Costs and effort increase with the size of the system and the requirements for availability and data protection. In addition, administrative rework is often necessary, starting with the system name and extending to printers and interfaces.
Use "Shortcut for SAP Systems" to make a required SAP system copy easier and faster.
Backup / Restore: If the source system must not fail, eg to copy the database files, one can create an online backup of the database, copy the backup files to the new server and perform a restore before performing the SAP installation over the existing database.
At the same time, their system landscapes are becoming increasingly complex due to mergers and acquisitions and the use of new technologies.
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