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System Refresh High-Level Process

The following image below depicts the high-level process of system refresh. The export, the cleanup, and the import processes are simplified, automated, and optimized using SID-Refresh™.Image Removed

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Figure 1: System Refresh High-Level Process

SID-Refresh™

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 exports the target system tables that contain

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configuration information before system refresh is started and imports them afterward.

The typical task list runs in the following sequence:

• Export System Configuration

The connection-related configuration data is exported as table content for the

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file system using R3trans.

• Copy SAP System

The database of the production system is copied into the quality system.

• Rename Cloned SAP System

The copied system is renamed with the same SID as the old target system.

• Clean System Configuration

The contents of the tables that contain information about the source system will be cleaned up.

• Import System Configuration

The connection-related configuration data in the form of table content is imported back to the new target system using R3trans.

• Conversion of Logical System Names (BDLS)

When logical system names are duplicated, you have to convert them to have unique IDs again. To convert one or more logical system names to new or existing logical names, transaction BDLS is used.

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Administering System Refresh Using SID-Refresh™

In the following sections, you will be quickly introduced to how the exporting, cleanup, and importing processes are executed using SID-Refresh™.

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Exporting and Importing the Technical Data and Configurations

Below is a list of technical data and configurations that may be exported and imported using SID-Refresh™. 

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Figure 2: SAP NetWeaver ABAP Technical Configuration Components

Cleaning Up the Technical Data and Configurations

Below is a list of technical data and configurations that may be cleaned up using SID-Refresh™. 

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Figure 3: Component Selection for Clean

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Process

High-Level Instructions

1. Launch SID-Refresh™.

2. SID-

   Refresh™ 

   Refresh™ will check the environment variables and automatically search for R3trans in the default directory.

    

   If R3trans is not in the default directory, you must specify the path where it is saved.

3. SID-

   Refresh™ 

   Refresh™ will also define a default directory for the export/import/clean. We recommend using a different export/import/clean directory other than the default.

4. Select the number of R3trans processes to use for the export/import/clean. By default, the slider is positioned at 1.

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    The slider in the tool allows you to select the number of concurrent R3trans tasks that you want to run.

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    A maximum of 8 is allowed since higher than 8 does not yield to shorter runtime.

5. Select the operation (Export Tables, Import Tables, or Clean Tables) to perform.

6. Select the components that you want to export/import/clean. Alternatively, you have the option to load a previously saved configuration from the previous run.

7. Click the Start button to start the export/import/

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   clean process.
   

Customizing the List of Tables for Export/Import

When adding your own tasks or change the list of tables in the existing tasks, you have the option to customize them prior to running SID-Refresh™. It is necessary to ensure that you perform the above procedure in the same directory where the SIDRefresh.jar is located.

1.) Create a new directory: ./config

2.) Copy file package_data.json to the ./config directory.

3.) Edit file package_data.json and add the necessary tables to the selected package.

4.) Re-execute export/import.

Download the SID-Refresh™ User Guide

For a more detailed guide, you may download the file attached below:

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Instructional Videos

YouTube SID-Refresh Usage Demo Playlist

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Do you have a question about the content on this page? E-mail us at sidrefresh@itconductor.com.