U.05 - Used Obsolete Transactions

This workflow generates a report showing all the used SAP standard transactions from the As-Is system that are either not available, or superseded by another transaction that exists in the ‘To-Be’ system. The results are stored in a Table dataset which provides data for the Training Dashboard report and Excel spreadsheet. Candidate replacement HANA transactions are identified by appending ‘H’ to each used transaction on the performance history system, and then matching these against standard transactions retrieved from the To-Be system.

Creating RFC Destinations

Before you begin, you will need to create RFC Destinations for each of the SAP systems you wish to compare, and for the system from which to retrieve performance history data.

In the LiveCompare hierarchy, select the RFC Destination from which to retrieve performance history data, and click the PHD tab. Enter a value (n) in the ‘Keep this many months of data:’ field, and click ‘Update Data’ to download the most recent <n> months of performance history data. You may also specify a schedule so that the available performance history data is downloaded at regular intervals. See the Retrieving Performance History Data help topic for details.

The Prepare Object Links Cache workflow from the Upgrade package should be run before the U.05 - Used Obsolete Transactions workflow is run against an RFC Destination for the first time, or to update the RFC Destination’s object links database after new support packs or transports have been applied.

Preparing the Workflow

To prepare the U.05 - Used Obsolete Transactions workflow, drag its workflow template from the Templates folder into your own workspace, and modify the workflow as follows:

To specify the Current or As-Is system:

  1. Select the System 1 parameter and choose ‘Edit RFC Destination’ from its context menu to display the RFC Destination dialog.

  2. Select the RFC Destination for the system to analyze, then click ‘Save’.

To specify the New or To-Be system:

  1. Select the System 2 parameter and choose ‘Edit RFC Destination’ from its context menu to display the RFC Destination dialog.

  2. Select the RFC Destination for the system to analyze, then click ‘Save’.

To specify the system from which to retrieve performance history data:

  1. Select the System 3 parameter and choose ‘Edit RFC Destination’ from its context menu to display the RFC Destination dialog.

  2. Select the appropriate RFC Destination, then click ‘Save’.

Save the workflow using the ‘Save’ toolbar button.

Running the Workflow

To run the U.05 - Used Obsolete Transactions workflow, click the 'Run' toolbar button, choose ‘Run Now’ from the diagram’s context menu, or press F5. When the workflow execution has completed, select the Used Obsolete Transactions dataset and choose ‘View Details’ from the context menu to display the table contents. This table is returned to the Run Complete Analysis workflow, and provides data for the Training Dashboard report and Excel spreadsheet.