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Client Administration

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Co-Relation with Master Case Study

We have installed SAP ECC 6.0 system for GIT Corporation. By

default after installation 3 standard client such as 000, 001 and 066
are created.
But we cannot give these 3 clients to the user for normal
production activities so we need to do a client copy and create and
new client for them

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Learning Objectives

As a part of the first post installation step you need to create a new client and do client
copy from reference client. So today we will try to explore more on client administration
i.e.
What is client?
Why do we need client copy?
Different types of Client copy

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Session Agenda

• What is client?
• Why do we need client copy?
• Different types of client copy
Local Client Copy
Remote Client Copy
Client Export/Import
• View client copy logs
• Delete a client
• Client Administration and maintenance

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What is a client ?

Technical and organizational independent entity or unit

Client within SAP systems

Application contains the user login information, including

the username, the password

User data
Data

Is of two types master data and

transactional data

Client dependent
Customizing contains the configuration settings
and is client dependent

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SAP Standard Clients

Client 000 Client 001 Client 066

• Golden Client • Copy of 000 • Early Watch
• Used for only • Can be used to Client
administrative start the • Used by SAP for
tasks customizing preventive
• Used as a work maintenance
reference client • Default users • Default Users
• Default Users DDIC ,SAP* SAP* and
DDIC ,SAP* Earlywatch

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Business Justification

 After an SAP installation , we get only 3 standard clients which are not
recommended to be used for productive purposes .Hence the first post
installation step is to create a new client and do client copy from reference
client.

 To create multiple environments in a single SID (single SAP system ) , we

need to do client copy for creating new clients which can be used for
training , testing , sandbox , demo etc.

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What is Client Copy?

• We replace the data of one client by another using client copy tools.
• Data can only be replaced and not be merged.
• There are 3 client copy tools:
1.Local Client Copy
2.Remote Client Copy
3.Export Import

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Types of Client Copy

Local Client Copy

Application Remote Client Copy

Application

Application
User data

User data

User data
Data

Data
Data

Customizing Customizing Customizing

Cross-Client Customizing Cross-Client Customizing

Repository Repository

Source System Target System

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Local Client Copy (SCCL)  Steps
Step 1: Create a new client entry through transaction SCC4

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Local Client Copy (SCCL)  Steps

Step 2: Login to the new client and enter transaction SCCL and then select
the required profile
Client Profiles

Target Client

Source Client

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Local Client Copy (SCCL)  Steps

Step 3: Select the scheduling method and continue

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Local Client Copy (SCCL)  Steps

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Remote Client Copy (SCC9)  Steps

Step 1: Create a RFC destination for source system through SM59 in target system

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Remote Client Copy (SCC9)  Steps

Step 2: Login to target client and then goto SCC9 and then select the
required profile as well the RFC destination for source client
Scheduling

RFC Destination of
Note: For Remote client copy the release of source system
source
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and target system should be same
Remote Client Copy (SCC9)  Steps
Step 3: Select the scheduling method and continue

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Client Export/Import –SCC8

1.Log on to the source client. Select

transaction SCC8 (client export). Enter the
data to be copied using a profile.
2. Provide the target system to which the
client will be copied.
3. Start the client export.

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Client Export/Import –STMS

 After this we login to the target System to import the request using STMS
 During Importing we give the target client where we want to import the
request.

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Client Export/Import –SCC7

Transport Request
Number which was
created in source
system.

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Client Copy Logs (SCC3)

Select all clients to view client

copy logs of any client within the
system

Client copy status

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SCC1

SCC1 is used to import a transport request within different clients but

in the same SAP system.

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Client Delete (SCC5)

Execute the SCC5 transaction on the target client such as the client
to be deleted
Tick this box if you want to delete the
entry from T000 table as well such as from
SCC4 transaction

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 Client Administration/Maintenance (SCC4)

Change Adding new client entries

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 Client Administration/Maintenance (SCC4)

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Client Customization Options

Client can be customized

but transport request will
not be generated
automatically .However
you can generate manually

Client customizing is
allowed and all
changes are included in
a transport request
automatically

Client can be customized but no No modifications/changes

transport request can be generated can be performed in the
either automatically or manually client.

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Cross Client Object Changes

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2
3
4

1. No restriction on this client for changes and development

2. Allows a development on repository objects but not on cross client customizing
objects
3. Allows changes to cross client customizing objects but no development or
modifications to repository objects.
4. Prohibits any changes to cross client customizing objects and repository objects
generally used for production client.

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Protection Levels in SCC4
Save a client from being overwritten by the client copy or client compare and
client adjustment.

Protection level 0 : There are no restrictions so copy can be made

Protection level 1 : Client cannot be overwritten by client copy
Protection Level 2: Client is protected against read access by other
clients during client copy or client comparison. This is used if we have
sensitive data

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Prerequisite for Client Comparison

Prerequisite for comparison

 The user must have an authorization S_TABU_CLI.

 There must be a RFC Connection between the two system.

 The protection level of the client should be set to

Protection level 0 : There are no restrictions so copy can be
made
Protection level 1 : Client cannot be overwritten by client copy

NOTE : To set the Protection level run the Transaction code SCC4

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Client Comparison
To
To perform
perform the
the client
client comparison,
comparison, run
run the
the transaction
transaction code
code SCU0.
SCU0.

Client comparison , run based on

three type Selection :

 IMG Activities

 Application Components

 Further Selection Method

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Summary

After today’s session , you can easily explain

• What is client?
• Why do we need client copy?
• Different types of client copy
Local Client Copy
Remote Client Copy
Client Export/Import
• View client copy logs
• Delete a client
• Client Administration and maintenance

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References

• SAP R/3 Handbook 3rd Edition

• TADM12_2
• http://sdn.sap.com/
• http://help.sap.com

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 Q&A

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