Cockpit Database Reference (SAP HANA)

Target Audience

  • IT system architect
  • Technology consultant
  • Implementation project team
  • Database system administrator (DBA)
  • Support specialist

Caution

Direct SQL queries on the database are not allowed. Do not modify the data stored in the database system.

Consult first your customer project team during the implementation phase of SAP CC.

Important Note

SAP does not recommend that you use direct SQL queries for statistics or monitoring an SAP CC production system.

Consult first your SAP Support Team.

Recommendation

SAP recommends that you consult the SAP CC 2022 Application Help for more information about the possible use conditions and technical implementation limitations that relate to your database.

Getting Started

This SAP product documentation is a complete reference of the schema of SAP CC Cockpit Database, a component of the SAP Convergent Charging 2022 software product. SAP CC Cockpit Database is the back-end database of the SAP CC Cockpit web application.

It contains the different data related to the business and technical processes handled by the SAP CC Cockpit application. This data includes:

Data in Database Main Data Comment
Business configuration data

Master data (MD)

The SAP Master Data (MD) is owned by a service provider of digital services charged with SAP Convergent Charging (SAP CC).

This Master Data is synchronized with the SAP CC Core Database in its RDBMS.

Business/custom data

  • Currencies

The business/custom data is defined for the complete SAP CC system and all the service providers. This data is shared with all the pricing catalogs.

This business/custom data is synchronized with the SAP CC Core Database in its RDBMS.

Business processing data Processing results (real executions or simulations) with charged items (as outputs) and chargeable items (as inputs)
Technical data  

Refer to this information when administering the SAP CC Cockpit application or its back-end database system, installing/upgrading, or updating/patching SAP CC tables in your database.

Database Schema

The database schema describes the structure, all the tables (entities), the columns (attributes), and the keys (relationships) in the SAP CC database. It defines the relevant database indexes to speed up the retrieval of data stored in the database tables.

Note

This schema is the logical schema. It informs the design of the database whatever the database system. It includes partial information about the physical schema (implementation in different database systems) and about the conceptual schema (concepts and relationships).

Refer to the SAP CC 2022 Application Help for more information about the concepts of SAP Convergent Charging:

This schema defines some reserved spaces to optimize the physical storage of data in the database system.

Schema Version

The database schema is identified with a unique version. Refer to the VERSION table for more information about the version information format and version history.

Main Database Tables

Refer to the main database tables or view the index of tables.

Legend and Abbreviations

  • PK: Primary Key
  • FK: Foreign Key
  • UK: Unique Key
  • IX: Indexed Field

Database Indexes

This database schema defines the necessary database indexes to speed up the retrieval of data stored in the database tables. The initial installation of SAP CC creates these indexes that you manage during technical operations.

SQL Scripts

The Cockpit web application automatically manages the creation and maintenance of the database schema in the installed database system (RDBMS).

All the necessary SQL scripts are delivered with SAP Convergent Charging (SAP CC) to:

  • Administer your database and SAP CC tables (creation scripts)
  • Change SAP CC tables in your database (update scripts)

Delivered SQL scripts are packaged in the libraries of the deployed Cockpit web application. When starting, the web application runs the necessary SQL scripts.

Example

The Cockpit application runs the SQL scripts cockpitdb_v2021.0.2_hdb.sql and cockpitdb_v2022.0.0_hdb.sql to create the database schema stored in an SAP HANA Database system.

Implementation

To implement this database in your SAP system landscape, consider the following activities:

  • Sizing
  • Installation
  • Technical configuration in SAP CC
  • Validations
  • Technical operations (administration, software maintenance, purging and archiving, monitoring, and troubleshooting)

Sizing

Refer to the SAP CC 2022 Tuning and System Configuration Guide and Sizing Guidelines for SAP Convergent Charging for information about the the translation of your business requirements and IT strategy into hardware requirements based on predictions considering:

  • Data volume
  • Performance
  • Robustness
  • Scalability
  • High availability

The sizes of the hardware and database are influenced by both business aspects and technological aspects.

Notes

  • The regular growth of data volume and the load of the network must be taken into account as conditions for the initial sizing.
  • Confirm and adapt your initial sizing with performance and validation tests.

Installation

Refer to the Installation Information for SAP Convergent Charging 2022 for information about the installation preparations, initial installation, and follow-up activities of this database system in your SAP CC system landscape.

Note

Refer to the information provided by the database supplier.

Technical Configuration in SAP CC

Refer to the SAP CC 2022 System Parameter Reference and System Configuration Information for SAP Convergent Charging 2022 for more information about the configuration in SAP CC that relates to the databases. See the SQLHELPER_LOGIN system parameter.

Technical Operations

During the project implementation phase or during the productive operation phase, consider the following activities:

  • Administration
  • Software maintenance
  • Purging and archiving
  • Monitoring
  • Troubleshooting

Software Maintenance

Refer to the information provided by the database supplier for more information about the software maintenance of your database systems.

Note

The software maintenance of SAP Convergent Charging may change the database schema or the stored data. When the SAP CC system administrator implements a support package (SP) or a patch level of SAP Convergent Charging, the maintenance procedures modify the back-end database. Refer to the delivery notes (SAP Notes) provided with the new versions of SAP CC.

Monitoring

DBA Cockpit

Install and use DBA Cockpit in SAP Solution Manager to monitor the back-end databases of SAP Convergent Charging. Refer to the Operations Information for SAP Convergent Charging 2022 for more information.

Troubleshooting

Communication From Logs Performance

You use SAP Solution Manager to detect connection or communication problems.

You use the SAP CC Admin+ user interface:

You use the logs of the database system.

You use the logs and traces recorded in the SAP CC system.

You use SAP Solution Manager.