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Error Free Transport

Rashmi Mangal

Contents

Overview of BI Transport Process Common Pitfalls, Problems, Errors, and Solutions Tips and Tricks

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System Landscape
A typical system landscape consists of a development, quality and production
system both on the R/3 and on the BW side. First objects are developed on development system. Unit testing is done on this system. After that the objects are moved to quality system. Here integration, user acceptance testing are done. After quality approval, the objects are transported to production system.

Sand Box

Development System

Quality System

Production System

BW Systems

RFC Sand Box

RFC

RFC Production System R/3 Systems

Development System

Quality System

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Object Dependencies: R/3 Objects

When transporting, object dependencies need to be taken into Account In R/3, InfoSets must be transported, then DataSources, then the User Exits/BAdIs If this sequence is not followed, the transports will fail

InfoSet

Data Source

User Exits/ BAdIs

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Object Dependencies: Info Objects

InfoObjects are usually transported first in SAP BW in the order of dependency For example: Objects without master data, then text, attributes, hierarchies, and key figures InfoAreas are transported afterwards and may need to be transported several times in the final recipe to have all objects located in the correct location

Info area Info Object Catalog Info Cube

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Info Object

ODS

Update Rules
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Object Dependencies: Info Source Objects

For Info Source Objects, the application component, source system, and data source go first The Info Source should include the communication structure, transfer rules and structure Info Packages are last

InfoSource Communication Structure Transfer Rules 4

1 Application Component

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Source System 3 Data Source

Transfer Structure

InfoPackage
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Object Dependencies: InfoProviders

Info Providers such as Info Cubes and ODSs are transported first

then their update rules Here the Info Area is transported again to
put the Info Providers in the correct place

Info Area

Info Object Catalog 1 Info Cube Info Object 2 ODS 1

Update Rules
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Object Dependencies: Query Elements

All query elements that are used by several queries should be collected together calculated and restricted key figures, structures, formulas, and variable Queries should always be transported last Query Element Calculated Key Figure Restricted Key Figure Query

Structure

Formula

Variables

InfoCube
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ODS

Transport Procedure

Grouping the objects Create new transport request Release the request Check the status of request using STMS in target system

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Transport Procedure

Grouping the objects Create new transport request Release the request Check the status of request using STMS in target system

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Grouping (Cont In the menu Grouping you can determine how many objects should be taken into consideration. The groupings summarize all the objects of an area.

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Grouping (Cont)
Setting Option Only necessary objects In data flow before In data flow after In data flow before and after Meaning Only those objects that are really necessary for action, that is, the transport of the selected objects, are only taken into the account (minimal selection). All objects are collected that submit data to a collected object. All objects are collected that obtain data from a collected object. All objects are collected that submit and collect data.

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Collection Mode
Collection mode specifies that how the objects are collected for the transport. There are two modes for transporting: 1. Collect Automatically 2. Start Manual Collection With collect automatically the data is collected directly when selecting objects With start manual collection, the data is collected by first choosing the pushbutton gather dependent objects

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Transport Connection View

This screen shows the Transport Connection from the Administrator Workbench From the Object Types, select the objects needed, drag them to the right-side window and write the transport request 1. Select one or several objects 2. Drag and Drop objects or use context menu 3. Write to transport request New objects (development class $TMP) are marked automatically
1. Select one or several Objects

3. Write to transport request

2. Drag & Drop Objects (or use context menu)

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New Objects (Development class $TMP are marked automaticall

Change the default Package

Change the Package

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Assign new Package to transport the objects

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Creating new transport request

Create a new transport request

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Objects are written under the request

Check status of transport

Always check the status to ensure everything is green after collecting the objects
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Releasing the request using transaction SE01

Transport Request Number

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Syntax checking of Request

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Request Details

Release the request

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Released requests

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Transport Organizer (SE09)

The Transport Organizer is used to display and organize all
transport requests SAP BW transports are saved as Workbench Requests and are modifiable until they are released To restrict the selection, include your User ID

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Transport Organizer (SE09) (cont..)

Enter the User

Choose Workbench requests for SAP BW transports

Select Modifiable for Request status and then Display

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Transport Organizer (Transaction Code: SE09)

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STMS: Import Queue List in target system

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STMS (Cont)

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STMS: Transport Request Log

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Log Details

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Detecting Problems by Reading Return Codes

TMS will provide the following return codes: 0000: Successful

0004: Successful with warnings

Means that the transport was successful but may still need to be checked for errors 0008: Imported with errors Transport was not successful, and object may be partially transported Need to check what is cause of error

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Detecting Problems by Reading Return Codes (cont.)

TMS will provide the following return codes (cont.): 0012: Transport terminated Transport was not successful, and object not transported to target

If the error is an import error, contact Basis

0013: Transport tool terminated by operating system 0016: Internal transport tool error

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Common Errors Transporting

The transport gives the error that the target was repaired
Solution: Ensure transport selection overrides repaired objects. The RFC connection is missing Solution: Do a source system check and repair RFC connection.

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Common Errors Interval Number Range is not Assigned

The numerical range is not assigned for the object Solution: Go to transaction SNUM Input the BIM number and create an interval

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Error with Master Data Object

Master data object was changed Solution: Delete all existing data in ODS and Info Cubes prior to transporting changed objects Error with activation of changed objects Solution: Convert the master data table in the target system Go to transaction SE14 and select the object table name /BIC/Pxxxxxxx

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Common Errors Transporting

Error when activating update rule of ODS Solution: it was because the Info Objects associated with the ODS were not activated.

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Tips
Be careful when adding objects as attributes for dependencies. It would be better to activate an InfoObject without the attribute, transport the attribute, then re-transport the changed InfoObject

with the attribute in it

Double-team the checking of transports Have someone that didnt collect the transport check them and

vice versa
Check in the SE09 that all objects collected dont have unwanted objects collected in them by accident

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Tips

Dont put everything in one transport! Dont send your entire recipe at once. Send logical chunks of transports together and ensure they are good before sending the next batch

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THANKS

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