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Change the path for attachments after changing a server

Former Member
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Hello experts,

I have a requirement which I cannot solve...

By a customer a server which was used for saving the attachments is no longer active. The customer has now a file server. So in SAP we have changed the path information under Administration > System Initialisation > General Setting in the Path tab from the old server to the file server like this:

Old path:
oldServer\ALLGEMEIN\SAP\DOKUMENT_TEXT\

New Server:
newServer\ALLGEMEIN\SAP\DOKUMENT_TEXT\

But now I have the problem that all the path information in the UDFs from type LINK and also in all attachment fields like in activities, where the customer has put in a file are still standing on the old status.

We have allready copied all attachzments from the old server to the new one in the same structure as in the old server).

Now I have to change in all fields, which are from type LINK (this concerns by the customer only item master date, BP master data and activities) the path information.

That means I have to paste the string in all the fields 'oldServer' whith 'newServer'.

Has anybody an idea how I could do this???

Best regards,

Vural

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Accepted Solutions (1)

bhavank_gajjar
Active Contributor
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Hi..

I think so you require to maintain Server Name as Previous do not change File Server Name,Make new File Server Name as Same of Old Server Name & if your Old Server is active then make its name Change for Running attachments of SBO Properly.

Regards,

Bhavank

Answers (2)

Answers (2)

Former Member
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I think you may need to log a message with support to get them to run an update to change the embedded path. I recall seeing a SAP Note on this at some point

Former Member
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Thank you very much for your helpfull answers.

The problem is now solved by just changing the server name. No other task was to be done for me

Best regards

Vural

Former Member
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Hi Vural,

We are facing same kind of issue with our landscape, how did you changed the path for attachments.

Tcode = IH01

Worked with user and tried to change the path for few attachments from \\old_server\GROUPS\ to \\new_server\GROUPS\ (storage server) and its worked, but as per user there are lot of files exist in server, they wants to upgrade the path for all files automatically from old_server to new_server.

Regards,

Rishi

Former Member
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Hi Vural,

If you can not use the same name for new server by any reason, try DTW to update those links.

Thanks,

Gordon