Overview
This article provides essential information for setting up replications using SAP S/4HANA as a source application for Refresh and Mirroring (based on the Change Data Capture (CDC) capability) modes. The same functionality is supported for SAP ECC.
Syniti Replicate v10.7.0.4 or later supports the extraction of data from SAP S/4HANA through the application layer using RFC. Syniti Migrate and SAP Advanced Data Migration & Management (ADMM) is integrated with Syniti Replicate to support the Snapshot Management process in Migrate, that is, the orchestration and movement of the data and metadata from the source and target systems involved in the migration to a corresponding SRC or TRG staging database.
This article focuses on the capabilities and setup of the Syniti Replicate software to support ingestion from SAP Applications via RFC communication in SAP S/4HANA systems. The solution supports the following SAP S/4HANA Applications data objects:
Data Objects | Supported Replication Modes |
|---|---|
Transparent Tables | Refresh and Mirroring |
Pool Tables | Refresh |
Cluster Tables | Refresh |
Long Texts | Refresh |
The initial setup below is required prior to Migrate running an SAP application-level extraction as part of the Snapshot Management process.
Customers who needs to extract data from SAP S/4HANA Systems using Syniti Replicate should raise a Syniti Support request to download the package.
Prerequisites
Install SKP Add-On
The SKP Add-On package is compatible with SAP installations of S/4HANA. Install the provided add-on package on the SAP Application Server. Refer to SKP Add-On Installation Guide for SAP S/4HANA for more information.
Validate your Syniti Replicate System
Check if your system meets the system requirements needed to execute Syniti Replicate.
If you are running a system upgrade from a 9.x version, refer this article.
Download and Install Syniti Replicate
To download or register Syniti Replicate, log in to the support site, then click the required link in the Replicate section of the article.
Refer to Installing Syniti Replicate for more information on the Syniti Replicate installation process.
Setup Articles
Use Case | Link to Setup Article |
|---|---|
Configuring the Refresh replication type and enabling the Data Streaming capability in SAP S/4HANA. | |
Configuring the Mirroring replication type that utilizes the CDC capability in SAP S/4HANA. | |
Configuring and Executing Syniti SAP Query Read Text in SAP S/4HANA. |
Appendix
Appendix A: Troubleshooting
Known Issue: SAP connection using SNC
When connecting to SAP systems using SNC with the latest versions of the SAP RFC SDK dll’s there is a connection failure due to a missing parameter that was previously automatically set by the dll. The workaround for this issue is to request the SAP RFC SDK (Patch 7) dll from Syniti support.
Appendix B: Manual Configuration of Services for SAPLogon
If SAPLogon is not installed or you need to connect to an SAP backend system, for which SAPLogon does not have the necessary information, you must create the required entries manually.
Refer to Manual Configuration of Services for SAPLogon for more information on manually creating required entries for the SAP backend systems in your local network.
Appendix C: SNC Configuration
To configure a Secure Network Communications (SNC) connection for SAP systems, refer to SNC Configuration for SAP Systems.