Data consistency management performs tasks and gets tools to check the data consistency between a source and a destination system, and if necessary to restore it. The data consistency monitoring provides the following options:
You can monitor the data consistency using alerts. The data consistency monitoring alerts are a subgroup of the business process monitoring alerts. These alerts were flagged as relevant for the data consistency monitoring.
For certain events, such as a system crash, mass updates, or changes in Customizing, you can determine data consistency tasks and tools, check their suitability, and use them. Which tools are suggested depends on the events and the SAP product and business object.
Example
A customer has an integrated scenario with SAP ERP and SAP CRM. In SAP ERP, a mass update of material master data is performed. The customer wants to know whether all the updates of SAP ERP have been replicated correctly in SAP CRM for this event. The data consistency management can be used here.
The data consistency management provides a list of tasks or tools for the required checks. It enables direct navigation to the corresponding transactions, check programs or guidelines with Best Practices.
You are authorized for the Business Processes Operations work center.
You have the role for the data consistency management with values.
Data consistency monitoring objects were defined in the business process monitoring set-up.
There are alerts for key figures that were flagged as relevant for the data consistency monitoring.
Switch to the Solutions or Business Processes view.
Choose Data Consistency Management.
Only those alerts are displayed that were flagged as relevant for the data consistency monitoring. These alerts are a subgroup of the business process monitoring alerts.
You can use the same functions as for business process monitoring to display and edit alerts. For more information, see Solutions and Business Processes.
To keep your data consistent, use the following tools:
Cross-Database Comparison
Compare the data sources across various systems.
Internal Database Comparison
Compare the tables within a system.
Consistency Check Report Scheduling Verification
Check which reports are used to check consistency.
GSS: Data Consistency Management
Select the tools to keep your data consistent.
Data Consistency Toolbox (Classic)
You perform tasks and determine tools to check the data consistency between a source and target system, and restore it, if required.
To search for the causes of data inconsistencies, use the following tools:
GSS: Data Consistency Management
Select the tools to keep your data consistent.
End to End Trace
You switch to the root cause analysis to check the traces.