SAP S/4HANA via Syniti RFC

Note

Starting with Syniti Replicate v10.7.0.4, Syniti now supports SAP S/4HANA via Remote Function Calls (RFC) through the new Syniti Data Provider driver.

Note

For Syniti Replicate versions higher than 10.7.0.4, the new Syniti Data Provider is used by default, while in previous versions, the default selection is CData Driver.

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:

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

SAP Environment Compatibility SAP S/4HANA

• Syniti transports are compatible with SAP installations of S/4HANA 1909 and higher.

• Custom SAP Read Table Function

  • Transport S4DK900023 for SAP S/4HANA Namespace

  • Transport S4DK900550 for SAP S/4HANA CDC

  • Transport S4DK900548 for SAP S/4HANA Streaming Data Extraction

• SAP Long Text Extract Query

  • Install Transport DCSK900616 for SAP S/4HANA 1909 and higher containing SAP Query BOAQ_READ_TEXT in User Group /BOA/QUERY

Note

The standard RFC_READ_TABLE function does not require a transport to be installed. However, this function will only work on tables where the returned data is limited to 512 bytes.

Install SAP S/4HANA Transports

The first step required to set-up the solution is to install the provided transport in the SAP Application Server. The transport files are listed next. To have them installed, please contact the customer Basis team.

Installation Order

1. Install S4DK900023 for SAP S/4HANA Namespace

2. Select the type of replication to be used in your project (both can be installed together):

   1. Transport S4DK900550 for Mirroring (Change Data Capture)

   2. Transport S4DK900548 for Refresh (Streaming Data Extraction)

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

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.