Topic : Transport of SAP HANA Objects

1 Module Name: ABAP on HANA 2013 IBM Corporation

Transporting ABAP & HANA Content

Some ABAP Contents linked to HANA artifacts

E.g External View (ABAP Content) is linked to a HANA View
Stroed Procedure Proxy (ABAP Content) is linked to a HANA Stored Procedure
While moving from Source to Target both needs to be moved together

2 Module Name: ABAP on HANA 2013 IBM Corporation

Delivery Unit & Packages in SAP HANA

To group repository objects in HANA Database for the purpose of Transports to target system
Inside a Delivery Unit there are multiple Packages
Packages contain multiple HANA Artifacts

3 Module Name: ABAP on HANA 2013 IBM Corporation

HANA Transport Container

New repository object type (from SAP NW 7.40) in ABAP Layer

Not supported by ABAP Workbench Need to use ADT
Points to a Delivery Unit in SAP HANA
Synchronizes transport of HANA Objects & ABAP Objects
Requires SAP HANA as Primary DB

4 Module Name: ABAP on HANA 2013 IBM Corporation

Creation of HANA Transport Container

Open ABAP perspective in ADT

Create New ABAP Repository Object
Choose Object type as HANA transport
Container

Specify ABAP Package

Enter Name of existing no-empty SAP
HANA delivery unit

5 Module Name: ABAP on HANA 2013 IBM Corporation

Creation of HANA Transport Container

Take a snapshot and save

This ensures current versions of HANA
objects are stored in transport container

In ABAP transport an object added as

HANA Transport Container
Transport of this to Target system will
result in update of HANA content to
linked HANA system

6 Module Name: ABAP on HANA 2013 IBM Corporation

Transport process of HANA content

Steps

Create Delivery Unit

Assign Packages to the Delivery Unit
Create HANA Transport Container
Assign Delivery Unit to the HANA Transport Container
Assign the Transport Container to a Workbench Transport
Take Snapshot of the HANA Transport Container
Release the Transport (Snapshot also exported)
In the target system Import the Transport Request (Snapshot also
imported)

7 Module Name: ABAP on HANA 2013 IBM Corporation

Transport process of HANA content

A Transport request in source system contains the HANA transport container

HANA transport container contains the Delivery Unit
Delivery Unit contains the Packages & Packages contain HANA artifacts

8 Module Name: ABAP on HANA 2013 IBM Corporation

Important point in HANA transport

Transport is applicable only when HANA is primary DB.

No Delta Transport : Always transport of complete delivery unit

NO Automatic Update :
Changes in HANA content do not automatically update the HANA transport container.
Changes need to be manually refreshed in transport container by taking a snapshot
Taking a snapshot before releasing the transport request is always recommended

9 Module Name: ABAP on HANA 2013 IBM Corporation