Online Client Copy

[Former Member]

Dear All,

I want to perform remote client copy from production server to quality server. The client copy take 40 hours to complete. so is it possible to do client copy without taking downtime of production server? OR without locking the users ids?

Is there any other way?

Regards,

Nisit

[debasissahoo]

Nisit,

You must neither work in the source nor in the target client. If you cannot prevent the work in the source client inconsistencies may occur in the target client e.g. if transaction data is stored consistent in different tables but some of the tables were already copied.

For more information regarding client copy

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/EN/69/c24c0f4ba111d189750000e8322d00/frameset.htm

Regards,

Debasis.

[Former Member]

Dear Debasis

Is there any other way for it? because it is not possible to take downtime of production server.

Regards,

Nisit

[debasissahoo]

Hi Nisit,

No, its one of the preconditions for doing a client copy, if you don't take downtime, it may cause inconsistency.

check the SAP note for this,

https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/24853

Additionally for copying large production client, check the below note too.

https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/552711

Regards,

Debasis.

[Former Member]

Dear Debasis,

Is is possible to transfer selected table data from one client to another client.

Regards,

Nisit

[debasissahoo]

Hi Nisit,

In a client you can have, Customizing data (cross client, client dependent), User master data, and application data.

Based upon the client copy profile, like SAP_ALL, SAP_CUST, SAP_USER etc it will copy the data to the target system. So it depends on your requirement what data you need in the target system.

for your information, Internally, client copy tool uses the delivery class of the tables to determine if the data of the table will be copied to target or will be deleted.

Selected table data in the standard functionality can't be copied, what you can select is the client copy profile to suit your requirement.

Thanks,

Debasis.