(Glue-2105) Q: How to backup relevant table content before a system refresh?

Owned by SNP
May 13, 2021
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A backup of Datavard tables can be done by running the report: /DVD/RL_UTIL_TABLE_BACKUP. The report provides export and import of the table content. For both scenarios, there is a common parameter File path. This parameter point to the file on the local disk to which table content will be exported and vice versa. For Export scenario, there is a mandatory select option for Table name. Tables that don't belong to the DVD namespace will be ignored. Import scenario provides an option to clean the table content before importing by checkbox Cleanup before import.

From Glue's point of view, there are 2 groups (Glue related tables and SM related tables) of tables that are recommended to backup.

To access the Glue related tables, go to the transaction /DVD/GLUE and in the menu choose Tools ->GL backup (Shift+F9). The selection for Table name will be prefilled by Glue relevant tables.

To access the SM related tables, go to the transaction /DVD/SM_SETUP and in the menu choose Tools ->SM backup (Shift+F1). The selection for Table name will be prefilled by SM relevant tables.