Client copy (export/import) from ECC to BW

[Former Member]

It is technically feasible to import a client exported from a NW system installed as ECC 6.0 into a NW ABAP Stack (designed to be a BW system)?

[Former Member]

Hi,

1. SAP_ALL profile would not copied using export/import method (SAP ECC --> BW ABAP) as most of the tables of ECC are not present in BW (mismatch of data dictionary structure).

2. You can copy SAP_USER (user master record)

3. If your ECC and BW systems are not in same transport landscape/shared transport directory (trans group), then copy/ftp the export files from ECC (data and cofile) to BW system (same path - usr/sap/trans) and add the transport requests manually to import buffer of target system/client.

[Former Member]

Want to use Customizing only SAP_CUST profile. An ECC system with BW components installed was used by the BW team now they have got their own BW system and want the config to be moved to BW system.

Edited by: Hemant Jalan on Nov 15, 2010 11:44 AM

[Former Member]

Don't think so its possible, while importing this may fail. As BW and ECC has different tables and may not work. There is no profile in ECC only to export BW related customizing.

[Former Member]

Agreed With Sunil , Its not possible to copy ECC client to BW that too SAP_CUST as both have different Development environment, If still its required, a bad approach will be maintain equal component level in both system .(ECC and BI) , But in this case it will be difficult to manage system during upgrade as all those components need to upgrade unnecessary.

Suggestion is to avoid client copy and other alternate approach what i can think about is import transport request but that is also not going to work 100% .

Regards,

[Former Member]

It's better not to go with client export/import (any profile) methodology. Either save the customizing in a transport request and move to BW or do it again in BW.

Thanks,

Subrata

[Former Member]

>>ECC 6.0 into a NW ABAP Stack (designed to be a BW system)?

If your requirement is to copy client from ECC6 to BW then not possible.

You can only do client copy in same SAP applications (ie. ECC6 to ECC6 systems, and BW to BW)

[Former Member]

Please elaborate your question. What the Client copy profile are you planning to use ?