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vlad-ardelean
vlad-ardelean

Reputation: 7622

How to export packages to the presentation server?

What i need to do is kind of a very restricted backup.

I've created a lot of small programs which i've put in my test package. In case the system goes down i'd like to keep my data. I also don't want to trouble the basis guys.

Firstly: is it a bad idea what i'm trying to achieve (cuz i really don't know much about SAP except for ABAP. Secondly: (if it's a good idea) is it possible in a non "code copy-paste" way?

Upvotes: 3

Views: 7399

Answers (2)

Suncatcher
Suncatcher

Reputation: 10621

Two approaches:

  1. SAPLink

More old-school way which uses files called nuggets for transferring objects between systems in a plain-text mode.

Supported on most systems since version 4.6c.

  1. abapGit

More modern way of moving ABAP developments using GIT concept. It allows creating GIT repo from package and pulling this repo onto any local machine.

Supported since BASIS v.702

Upvotes: 0

vwegert
vwegert

Reputation: 18493

It's generally not necessary. SAP R/3 systems are usually mission-critical. If they go down, hit the basis administrators. If they take the system down without backing it up first and notifying everyone, hit them with a very large spiked club.

There are ways to download individual components (SAPlink for example), but they are generally not (yet) complete - some object types are not supported. The best way to create such a backup is to add the objects to a transport, point it at a dummy destination (ask your basis admins to create one, they should know how to do this) and release it. Then grab the exported transport files (you could write a small report for this). It takes a little preparation, but this way you're sure you've got a backup that can be restored. Note that you'll need basis support for this. (For a developer, it's generally a good idea to keep good relations with the basis admins :-))

Upvotes: 5

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