Backing Up liveCache: Background Processing 

You can use automate the liveCache backups (complete or incremental data backup, log backup) using the SAP background processing.

Prerequisites

In accordance with the Authorization Concept, the user was assigned one of the following roles: SAP_BC_LVC_OPERATOR, SAP_BC_LVC_ADMINISTRATOR, or SAP_BC_LVC_SUPERUSER.

You are in the user menu of the user with the authorizations that correspond to this role.

You have defined a backup template for the backup type that you want to perform (Backup Templates).

You have integrated the liveCache database instance into the SAP system using Integration.

Procedure

Schedule the report RSLVCBACKUP with the variant for background execution (SAP recommendation) or execute this report directly using the ABAP Editor (transaction SE38).

Scheduling Report RSLVCBACKUP for Background Processing

Create the variants for the desired backup types.

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       1.      Choose ABAP Editor (transaction SE38).

       2.      Enter the report name RSLVCBACKUP.

       3.      Select Variants and choose Display or Change.

       4.      Enter a name for your variant and choose Create.

       5.      Enter the following values:
Connection Name: Name of the Database Connection of the liveCache database instance (such as LCA)
Logical Backup Medium: Name of the backup template
Select the backup type (complete or incremental data backup, interactive log backup, or automatic log backup)

       6.      Enter the attributes.

Schedule this report for background processing (Defining Jobs (transaction SM36), Scheduling Background Jobs.

Specify the report name RSLVCBACKUP and the name of the desired variant.

Direct Execution of Report RSLVCBACKUP

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       1.      Choose transaction SE38.

       2.      Enter the report name RSLVCBACKUP.

       3.      Choose Execute.

       4.      Enter the following values:
Connection Name: Name of the database connection of the liveCache database instance (such as LCA)
Logical Backup Medium: Name of the backup template
Select the backup type (complete or incremental data backup, interactive log backup, or automatic log backup)

       5.      Choose Execute.

You can use the DBA Planning Calendar to automate the actions.