The system copy
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Fact: BDLS is a kind of "time eater" for system copies (except when using Hana). An important first step is to integrate the BDLS run into the system copy. Once the copy is effectively through, the BDLS is automatically started.
In advanced SAP systems, there are also methods such as system cloning, which allows an exact copy of a production system to be created and used as a test system. These methods save time and effort in creating system copies and allow companies to make their IT processes faster and more efficient.
Types of SAP system copy
Unicode conversion: A Unicode target system is built from a non-Unicode source system. Unicode conversion can only be performed using procedures based on R3load.
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Advantage of the system copy: Users receive one hundred percent consistent test data. A disadvantage, however, is the high storage space requirement of such a test system, which corresponds to that of the productive system. In addition, an authorization concept for the system copy is required to protect the authentic data it contains. Otherwise, company secrets are at risk, and there is a violation of regulations such as the Federal Data Protection Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
If you have used "Shortcut for SAP Systems" to save system-specific tables before the system refresh, several manual steps can be omitted - the data can be restored by restoring the data saved before the system copy.
This procedure is currently gaining in relevance, as it is required for the migration from SAP ERP to S/4HANA.
These tables are saved and later imported back into the newly built system: TBDLST, TBDLS, RFCDES, RFCATTRIB, RFCCMC, RFCDOC, RFCSYSACL, RFCTRUST, EDP12, EDP13, EDP21, EDIPOI, EDIPO2, EDIPOA, EDIPOD, EDIPOF, EDIPOI, EDIPORT, EDIPOX, EDIPOXH, TBD00T, TBD05, TBD06, TBDBR, TBDBRF, RFCATTRIB, RFCCMC, RFCDES, RFCDOC, RFCSYSACL, RFCTRUST.