Re generic synchronization!

[Former Member]

Hi! I want to know the properties of generic synchronizations..

I mean In generic sync the data is directly fetched from

the backend without any replica DB.I want to know capability of generic synchronization when we are required to fetch large volumes of data say more than 1000 recors.Is there any limitation in the max size of the data it can handle.And does that affects the performance..

I also want to know scenario in which generic sync can be used.Is it useful for fetching data for drop down menus which often do not change?

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi

Here are few properties of Generic Sync(GS)

1. Generic Synchronization allows you to call any SAP function module residing in any SAP backend (and even non-SAP backend, if the SAP Business Connector is used). It allows you to easily tie a mobile application to a backend and reuse the business process logic prevalent in the backend. It is therefore ideal for simple data collection scenarios.

2. On the other hand, the central limitation of the approach is that only the response data of the called module are transported back to the device. This implies that

a) the device needs to actively pull the data from the backend and

b) the function module needs to bring back the right data for the current user

3. Conflict handling needs to be handled by your application

4. It is recomeded not to use GS when large amount of data records is transferred from backend to client even though there is no specific statistics for the max amount of data that can be transferred.

5. Performance will definitely be affected since there is no delta calculation in GS and the entire data is transferred.

I think the last question is already answered by fellow SDN users.

Best Regards

Sivakumar