Automated Continuous SAP Replication to Oracle

Always-on applications rely on automatic failover capabilities and real-time data access. CData Sync integrates live SAP data into your Oracle instance, allowing you to consolidate all of your data into a single location for archiving, reporting, analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence and more.

Getting Started

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Configure Oracle as a Replication Destination

Using CData Sync, you can replicate SAP data to Oracle. To add a replication destination, navigate to the Connections tab.

1. Click Add Connection.
2. Select the Destinations tab and locate the Oracle connector.
3. Click the Configure Connection icon at the end of that row to open the New Connection page. If the Configure Connection icon is not available, click the Download Connector icon to install the Oracle connector. For more information about installing new connectors, see Connections in the Help documentation.
4. To connect to Oracle, set the following connection properties:
   • Connection Name: Enter a connection name of your choice for the Oracle connection.
   • Connection Type: Select a connection type. The connection types available in CData Sync are SID, Service Name, and Data Source.
   • Server: Enter the host name or IP of the server hosting the Oracle database.
   • Port: Enter the port used to connect to the server hosting the Oracle database.
   • User: Enter the user ID provided for authentication with the Oracle database.
   • Password: Enter the password provided for authentication with the Oracle database.
   • SID: Enter the service name of the Oracle database.

5. Once connected, click Create & Test to create, test and save the connection.

You are now connected to Oracle and can use it as both a source and a destination.

NOTE: You can use the Label feature to add a label for a source or a destination.

In this article, we will demonstrate how to load SAP data into Oracle and utilize it as a destination.

Configure the SAP Connection

You can configure a connection to SAP from the Connections tab. To add a connection to your SAP account, navigate to the Connections tab.

1. Click Add Connection.
2. Select a source (SAP).
3. Configure the connection properties.
   
   

   The Java edition supports connecting to an SAP system using the JCo .jar file. See the "Getting Started" chapter in the help documentation for information on using the Jco JAR file.

   The Windows edition supports connecting to SAP systems using either the librfc32.dll, the librfc32u.dll, NetWeaver, or Web Services (SOAP). Set the ConnectionType connection property to CLASSIC (librfc32.dll), CLASSIC_UNICODE (librfc32u.dll), NETWEAVER, or SOAP.

   Note: We do not distribute the librfc32.dll or other SAP assemblies. You must find them from your SAP installation and install them on your machine.

   All versions of Sync support connecting to an SAP system using Web services (SOAP). If you are using the SOAP interface you must enable SOAP access to your SAP system and set the Client, RFCUrl, SystemNumber, User, and Password properties, under the Authentication section. Additionally, set the ConnectionType to SOAP.

   See this guide on obtaining the connection properties needed to connect to any SAP system.

   
4. Click Connect to SAP to ensure that the connection is configured properly.
5. Click Save & Test to save the changes.

Configure Replication Queries

CData Sync enables you to control replication with a point-and-click interface and with SQL queries. For each replication you wish to configure, navigate to the Jobs tab and click Add Job. Select the Source and Destination for your replication.

Replicate Entire Tables

To replicate an entire table, navigate to the Task tab in the Job, click Add Tasks, choose the table(s) from the list of SAP tables you wish to replicate into Oracle, and click Add Tasks again.

Customize Your Replication

You can use the Columns and Query tabs of a task to customize your replication. The Columns tab allows you to specify which columns to replicate, rename the columns at the destination, and even perform operations on the source data before replicating. The Query tab allows you to add filters, grouping, and sorting to the replication with the help of SQL queries.

Schedule Your Replication

Select the Overview tab in the Job, and click Configure under Schedule. You can schedule a job to run automatically by configuring it to run at specified intervals, ranging from once every 10 minutes to once every month.

Once you have configured the replication job, click Save Changes. You can configure any number of jobs to manage the replication of your SAP data to Oracle.

Run the Replication Job

Once all the required configurations are made for the job, select the SAP table you wish to replicate and click Run. After the replication completes successfully, a notification appears, showing the time taken to run the job and the number of rows replicated.

Free Trial & More Information

Now that you have seen how to replicate SAP data into Oracle, visit our CData Sync page to explore more about CData Sync and download a free 30-day trial. Start consolidating your enterprise data today!

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