What's New in SAP Landscape Transformation Replication Server 2.0 SP13

What's New Document Version: 1.0 2017-06-14 What's New in SAP Landscape Transformation Replication Server 2.0 SP13

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Table of Contents 1 New Filter Options for the Replication of Transparent and Pool Tables... 5 2 Simplified Data Type Mapping for Target Data Types... 6 3 Enhanced Features and Usability Improvements for INDX-like Table Replication... 7 4 New Data Provisioning Options 'Start Recording' and 'Start Replication Without Initial Load'... 8 5 Case-Sensitive Tables and Special Data Types Supported for the ODP Scenario... 9 6 Enhancements for Trigger Configuration... 10 7 Updated Authorization Concept... 11 8 Improved Usability to Stop/Suspend and Resume the Replication of a Table... 12 9 Additional Checks in the Health Check Framework... 13 10 Enhanced 'Display Table' Information... 14 4 2017 SAP. All rights reserved. Table of Contents

1 New Filter Options for the Replication of Transparent and Pool Tables In the Performance Options of Advanced Replication Settings (transaction LTRS), a new tab Filter Options has been added. You can now specify filters also for the replication process of transparent tables and pool tables. For cluster and INDX-like tables, you still have to specify filter rules in the Rule Assignment section. New Filter Options for the Replication of Transparent and Pool Tables 2017 SAP. All rights reserved. 5

2 Simplified Data Type Mapping for Target Data Types In the Table Options of Advanced Replication Settings (transaction LTRS), the Target DB Type field under Table Fields must no longer contain any field names. You can use report IUUC_FIX_FIELDNAME_MAPPING to apply the new format for the Target DB Type field automatically. 6 2017 SAP. All rights reserved. Simplified Data Type Mapping for Target Data Types

3 Enhanced Features and Usability Improvements for INDX-like Table Replication When adding a table to INDX-like table settings, you can now specify only the RELIDs that you need. You can also add more RELIDs for a table later if required. A new column Map Key Fields has been added to specify key mapping for each RELID and component combination. Transferring data for INDX-tables whose RELID and component combinations have nested structures is now supported. Enhanced Features and Usability Improvements for INDX-like Table Replication 2017 SAP. All rights reserved. 7

4 New Data Provisioning Options 'Start Recording' and 'Start Replication Without Initial Load' The following options can help to simplify a system refresh, or OS/DB migration, or to simply avoid the initial load process: Start Recording: Only create logging table and trigger in the source system to capture all changes of a table. Start Replication (w/o Load): start the replication of a table which has only been recorded. There will be no initial load. Therefore, only changes registered in the logging table will be transferred to the target table. 8 2017 SAP. All rights reserved. New Data Provisioning Options 'Start Recording' and 'Start Replication Without Initial Load'

5 Case-Sensitive Tables and Special Data Types Supported for the ODP Scenario Case-sensitive source table names are supported, as are data types (QUAN/CURR) with reference fields Prerequisite: SAP Note 2406890 - DDIC types derived from ODP only with DDIC structure. Case-Sensitive Tables and Special Data Types Supported for the ODP Scenario 2017 SAP. All rights reserved. 9

6 Enhancements for Trigger Configuration Blacklist trigger settings (use case: prevent replication process in case data aging fields are changed; available only for ABAP-based SAP source systems running on SAP HANA) are shared by all configurations which use the same source table in the same source system. Archive trigger settings (use case: prevent the deletion of records in the target system which are archived in the source system) and trigger option settings are shared by all configurations that are located in the same SAP LT Replication Server system and use the same source table in the same source system. 10 2017 SAP. All rights reserved. Enhancements for Trigger Configuration

7 Updated Authorization Concept Authorization object S_DEVELOP is no longer required for standard SAP LT Replication Server roles SAP_IUUC_REPL_REMOTE and SAP_IUUC_REPL_ADMIN; S_DEVELOP is therefore no longer included in these two roles. A user that is assigned to the updated standard role SAP_IUUC_REPL_ADMIN requires the additional assignment of activity 33 (Read) of the authorization object S_DMC_S_R in order to connect to a database source as part of the SAP LT Replication Server configuration setup. Updated Authorization Concept 2017 SAP. All rights reserved. 11

8 Improved Usability to Stop/Suspend and Resume the Replication of a Table On the Table Overview tab in transaction LTRC, a new context-sensitive button called Actions has been added as a shortcut to stop, resume, or suspend the replication process for a table. 12 2017 SAP. All rights reserved. Improved Usability to Stop/Suspend and Resume the Replication of a Table

9 Additional Checks in the Health Check Framework The master job will now automatically be restarted if the respective health check detects that the job is not active but should be active. Load jobs which are running for more than 24 hours (e.g. due to being stuck at a RFC / DB connection) are now detected and an error message is displayed that includes possible steps to solve the issue. In case a health check notification request has been configured, but the health check job is not running, an e-mail notification will be triggered that informs the user that health check job is not running. Note that this feature is also available as downport for DMIS2011 SP11 and SP12 (see SAP Note 2468382) Additional Checks in the Health Check Framework 2017 SAP. All rights reserved. 13

10 Enhanced 'Display Table' Information If the source system is connected by means of a database connection to the source system, you can view table information. You can view the size and the size and the number of records from target tables. 14 2017 SAP. All rights reserved. Enhanced 'Display Table' Information

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