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Function documentationData Replication

 

You can use this function to replicate data from the Master Data Governance (MDG) hub to target systems.

The data replication is carried out using the Data Replication Framework.

Prerequisites

  • You have configured the data replication.

    For more information, see Configuration of Data Replication.

  • If you wish to use external data replication filters, you have defined filter criteria.

    For more information, see Use of Data Replication Filters.

  • You have defined the necessary authorizations. For more information, see the documentation on the authorization objects DRF_ADM and DRF_RECEIV.

Features

You can start the manual replication of data using the following options:

  • Web Dynpro applications (Manual Replication)

    You can use these applications to respond to one-off requests to replicate data to selected target systems. The available Web Dynpro applications are as follows:

    • Replicate by Replication Model

      You use this Web Dynpro application to replicate business objects within a replication model to selected target systems. The application selects the business objects according to defined filter criteria. This task is typically completed by a master data steward.

      Example Example

      After a scheduled replication run fails, a master data steward must replicate data immediately.

      End of the example.

      For more information, see Manual Replication by Replication Model

    • Replicate by Object Selection

      You use this Web Dynpro application to replicate to selected target systems either a list of business objects or a set of business objects with specified relationships (depending on the business object type). This task is typically completed by a master data administrator.

      Example Example

      A master data administrator responds to an urgent request to replicate a supplier in a target system.

      End of the example.

      For more information, see Manual Replication by Object Selection

  • The Execute Data Replication (DRFOUT) option on the SAP Easy Access menu (Manual Replication or scheduled replication)

    You can use this option, if you want to closely control the conditions of data replication, for example if you want to schedule data replication to run regularly.

    This option allows you to choose between initial data replication, delta data replication (for replication of changes only), and data replication on a one-off basis. This task is typically completed by a master data administrator.

You can apply filter criteria to the data you replicate. For more information, see Use of Data Replication Filters.

When carrying out the data replication, the system automatically generates data replication logs, which you can subsequently evaluate. For more information, see Evaluation of Data Replication Logs - SAP Easy Access and Display of Data Replication Logs.