Much faster refresh of non-production systems
Well-defined and consistent rules for synchronization using customizable profiles
Reduced data volume, thanks to time-slice selection and exclusion lists
No manual effort needed for deleting sensitive data after system copy
Easy-to-use built-in/custom rules to enable data scrambling
Why is test data so important in SAP environments?
Because of the architecture and integrated data model, SAP test and development systems very quickly diverge from the state of the Production system - either via data changes in Production, or changes en route through the landscape, or via testing and training activities in those systems themselves. This makes it difficult to provide an accurate reflection of how a change will impact Production, effectively train new users, and support issues that do arise in Production. This means in many cases SAP professionals carry out activities in Production which should only ever be done in pre-Production environments. The ability to provision accurate test data removes the need to carry out such activities in Production.
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Working within the SAP data model for the Oil & Gas industry can be complex, and creating secure data for non-production environments calls for a different approach. Why is test data important? The average organisation loses $8.2 million annually on poor data quality. For most Oil and Gas companies, their SAP system is integral to their business, and any significant outage of a particular business process, or worse – the entire SAP production system – has a potential multi-million dollar impact. This is why effective testing in non-production environments is so important. And of course, testing can only be truly effective if the test cases and the data match the situation that will occur later in Production.
Data Sync Manager™ (DSM) has brought massive disk savings and process benefits to some of the world’s largest oil and gas companies.
DSM solves data challenges for Tüpraş CONOCOPHILLIPS IMPROVES SAP O&G TESTING
Downstream
For Downstream, the integrated nature of the business processes makes it difficult to isolate individual data sets to provision. Data Sync Manager™ (DSM) allows the copying of data on demand to update specific data types which may now be different in the test system, such as Material masters or Pricing Conditions, but in many cases customers decide to refresh the test systems more frequently by harnessing the power of Client Sync™ to bring back just a time-sliced subset of transactional history from production. The reduction in data volume, and simplified activities compared to a full system copy, mean much more frequent refreshes can be undertaken.
Upstream
In Upstream, there are specific challenges with subsetting data, and in particular for organisations using Production and Revenue Accounting (PRA). For those systems, Data Sync Manager provides data on demand to copy isolated objects with related data types to help with support issue. A good example is ownership changes which can be tough to replicate and resolve under pressure to be ready for month end. Similar to Downstream though, the main benefit is being able to create a representative client with a fraction of the volume. This can enable real transactional data in a development system for the first time – lessening the time from design to production for new reports and code changes.
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