Transporting Data Subscriptions

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to set up transport of data subscriptions on SAP BW objects.

Transporting Data Subscriptions

Consider you have configured data subscriptions in your development environment and now need to transport them to your quality assurance or production systems. To ensure a smooth transition and maintain consistency across your SAP BW landscape, it is crucial to understand how to transport these data subscriptions effectively.

Prerequisites for Transporting Data Subscriptions

To be able to transport a data subscription, it needs to fulfill the following prerequisites:

It must be of the TLOGO type DSUB.
It must be assigned to a transport request and a package.
It must be in the Active (A) state.

Local data subscriptions use the TLOGO type SUBS and are not transportable, but they can be migrated to the TLOGO type DSUB.

Note

All new data subscriptions are automatically created as DSUB.

Migrating Data Subscriptions from SUBS to DSUB

The figure shows a screenshot of the program RSDDS_DSUB_MIGRATION.

You can use the ABAP report RSDDS_DSUB_MIGRATION in the SAPGUI to convert existing local data subscriptions (SUBS) into transportable data subscriptions (DSUB).

To migrate local data subscriptions, follow these steps:

Call transaction SE38, enter the program name RSDDS_DSUB_MIGRATION, and select Execute.
Select the data subscriptions you want to migrate.
In the Transport Request field, enter the number of the transport request.
In the Package field, choose the package that the objects will belong to.
(Optional) Select Enable Simulation to preview the results without performing actual changes.

Activating and Deactivating Data Subscriptions

The TLOGO object SUBS for data subscriptions supports two versions:

Active (A): This version is validated and executable. All changes are checked in, and runtime artifacts are generated.
Modified (M): This version has been changed and is a work in progress.

You can manage the status of a data subscription using the following tools:

In the SAP BW/4HANA Cockpit, use the Data Subscriptions app. Select a subscription and choose Toggle Status or use the Activate/Deactivate buttons in the Maintain Subscription screen.
In SAPGUI, use transaction RSDPS. Select a subscription, choose Edit, and then select Activate Data Subscription.

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