Important information on SAP Notes
Updated 1 week ago
by
Stephanie Krenz
Note 3255746 - Unpermitted usage of ODP Data Replication APIs
Description
SAP Note 3255746 addresses the unauthorized use of the Operational Data Provisioning (ODP) Data Replication API by third-party applications.
General Consequences
Non-SAP data ingestion tools (e.g. Azure DataFactory, Qlik Replicate, Google Cloud Data Fusion, SNP Glue) are likely to lose the ability to extract data via the ODP framework. The ODP is not ideal for large-scale data extraction.
Impact on dab products
Our products are not affected because we do not use the ODP APIs.
Solution
Organizations may need to adjust their data ingestion strategies to comply with the new restrictions.
We recommend dab Nexus for data extraction from SAP systems as it is a compliant tool and not affected by this SAP Note.
Note 382318 - FAQ - Function module RFC_READ_TABLE
Description
SAP Note 382318 clarifies that the function module RFC_READ_TABLE is not supported for customer use and only intended for test and development purposes.
General Consequences
The RFC_READ_TABLE function module is not supported for customer use. Using it may cause runtime errors and other problems such as timeouts, column count limitations, and data types.
Impact on dab products
Our products are not affected as we provide our own SAP certified function module for which we provide support.
Solution
We recommend dab Nexus for data extraction from SAP systems as it is a compliant tool and not affected by this SAP Note.
Note 2971304 - SAP has not certified or offers any supported interfaces for redo log-based replication out of SAP HANA
Description
SAP Note 382318 addresses issues related to the extraction of HANA DB transaction log information. It clarifies that there is no published SAP API for this extraction and lists possible issues with the approach.
General Consequences
Without a published SAP API, extracting redo log information can lead to inconsistencies and potencial data integrity issues.
Impact on dab products
Our products are not affected because we use different approaches to detect changed data.
Solution
We recommend dab Nexus for data extraction from SAP systems as it is a compliant tool and not affected by this SAP Note.
