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Reverse Transport Mechanism in

SAP BI

Applies to:

SAP Net Weaver 2004s BI 7.0 Ehp1 SP 08. For more information, visit the EDW homepage

Summary

This document helps you to understand the detailed step by step procedure in implementing

the Reverse Transport from production system to development system.

Author: Surendra Kumar Yadla

Company: Infosys Limited

Created on: 21 September 2011

Author Bio

The author has been associated with Infosys Limited, for 3 years with around 6 years experience in SAP BI. He has been involved in an end-to-end implementation of SAP BI 7.0 and upgrade of support pack for a renowned client

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Reverse Transport Mechanism in SAP BI


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Table of Contents

Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................... 3

Scenario 1: ...................................................................................................................................................... 3

Scenario 2: ...................................................................................................................................................... 3

Advantages: ........................................................................................................................................................ 3

Disadvantages: ................................................................................................................................................... 3

Step by step procedure for Reverse Transport: ................................................................................................. 4

Related Content ................................................................................................................................................ 11

Disclaimer and Liability Notice .......................................................................................................................... 12



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Introduction

This document helps you to understand the detailed step by step procedure in implementing

the Reverse Transport. It also includes different scenarios where we can implement a Reverse

Transport and the advantages and disadvantages of implementing.

Note: Reverse Transport is generally not advisable as there is a risk that some of the objects might get overwritten. But

in some rare situations we can go for this provided care must be taken so that no changes are overwritten.

Scenario 1:

In some cases Users will create adhoc queries directly in Production system for testing

purpose. In order to save some development effort, rather than re-creating of these queries in

development, we can implement Reverse Transport mechanism for these queries from

Production to Development.

Scenario 2:

In some cases where the client is having multiple landscape for development and quality

usually, client copy will be done periodically i.e., development /quality systems will be synched

with Production system. Let’s assume that development system is synched with Production

system and there were some changes done in Development and they were overwritten by the

sync, then if those changes were already transported to Quality, we can Reverse Transport

those changes from Quality system to Development system or we can do reversal of transport

instead of doing the changes manually.

Advantages:

In the case of adhoc queries created in Production, instead of recreating the queries in

Development, we can do reverse Transport them and this reduces the effort and time in

case of complex queries.

If some changes were overwritten by sync up, we can get back the changes through

Reverse Transport.

Disadvantages:

Reverse transport is not advisable as some changes already done in Development might

be overwritten, if extra cautious not taken.



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Step by step procedure for Reverse Transport:

Consider a ‘Y’ query which was created in Production system and it has to be Reverse

transported to Development System:

Go to Transaction SCC4 in Production System

Make the necessary settings in the source system for collecting transports. This will be done by

the basis team.

Before:



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After:

Get the required authorizations for the particular User ID.

A Package should already be present in the Production System to include the ‘Y’ Query. If not

create a package in Development and transport it to Production System.

Steps to create a package:

a) Go to Transaction SE80 -> Repository Browser:

b) Select Package from the drop down list and then give the Package name which

you want to create.



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c) Click on the ‘Display’ button. It will prompt to create object as shown below:

d) Click on Yes. The below screen will pop up:

e) Give the Description and Application Component and give Package Type as ‘Not

a Main Package’. Then click on ‘Create’.

f) It will prompt for a Transport Request. Include the Package in a new TR and

save it as shown below:



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g) Transport the Package to Production System.



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Create a new Transport Request in the Production system and collect the Y query in that

Transport Request and include it in the above created Package.



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Go to Target system -> Import Queue and Import the Request as you normally do.

Validate the imported Objects by comparing with production system to verify if the objects

have been transported properly or not.

After completing the above step, revert the system changes to as before in SCC4.

After importing the query to development system, change the technical name of the query as

per the naming standard and transport to the production system by standard transport

mechanism.

Now delete the Y query created in both Production and Development Systems.



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