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Using the Transaction

RSRV in BW 3.0
Deborah Board
Bernhard Neubueser
Know How Network Call
August 8, 2002

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Agenda

General Overview - RSRV

Test and Repair Transaction
Background Scheduling
Questions & Answers

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General Overview

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General Overview

Why do you need to test consistency?

Database failure
e.g. Shutdown during update, table space full,

Direct changes to database tables by foreign programs

BW is complex
It can handle complex scenarios, it is itself a complex program and the
data model may be changed even after data load

Different BW releases in one InfoCube

BW 1.2A, BW 1.2B, BW 2.0B, BW 3.0A
Data may be over 2 years old

Data Integrity needs to be tested

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Complexity

Fact tables (union)

E
D1

Dimension tables
SID tables

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Hierarchies

Text tables

D2
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Master data tables

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P

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DT
Y

Agenda

General Overview - RSRV

Test and Repair Transaction
Background Scheduling
Questions & Answers

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Redesign of Test and Repair Transaction

Elementary Tests
Tests are broken up into little pieces called Elementary tests
Single elementary tests can be deselected from a test thus reducing the run
time

Parameterization
Parameters of tests can vary freely
The same test may be chosen several times with different parameters

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Redesign of Test and Repair Transaction

Application Log
The log of a test run is written into the application log after each elementary
test has been executed.
If a test aborts at least the results of the preceding elementary tests are available

The log is hierarchical: messages are grouped by tests

Background Scheduling
Packages of tests can be saved, loaded and scheduled in background
e.g. after each data load

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Overview of Available Tests

Currently, tests are grouped by the kind of object/data they

investigate.
There are the following groups existing for composite and elementary
tests:
Master data
Transactional data
Hierarchies
Database
Aggregates

For the future new groups are planned, in particular groups that
describe program errors that are due to inconsistencies.

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Overview of Available Tests

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Overview of Available Tests

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Overview of Available Tests

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New User Interface

Available tests

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Selected Tests

Available Tests
All tests are grouped into two main
folders
Elementary tests
Composite tests

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Selecting Tests
All tests are grouped into two main
folders
Elementary tests
Composite tests

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Use drag & drop to select and
deselect tests

Composite Tests
Composite Tests (All Combined
Tests) display the list of
elementary tests they consist of

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Documentation
Composite Tests display the list of
elementary tests they consist of

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Context menu offers to display
documentation for the tests

Parameterization
Expand a folder on right hand side
to enter parameters
Each test has its own set of
parameters

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Parameterization
Expand a folder on right hand side
to enter parameters
Each test has its own set of
parameters

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Tests, which sole parameter is
a single characteristic, offer to
execute the test for a set of
characteristics

Execution
While running lights (green,
yellow and red) are displayed
according to the result of the
test

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Use Display button to see the log
Use Correct Error button for repair

Correct Error
Before clicking on the Correct
Error tab, check if the test can
make any repairs.

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Application Log
On the left side of the
application log all test results
are shown grouped by Date,
Time, User and Test

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A double click on a folder
displays all messages on the
right side for long texts and
details

Cut & Paste

Cut & paste information
necessary for an OSS problem
message by using Window
commands.

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Ctrl C, Ctrl V, Ctrl Y

Agenda

General Overview - RSRV

Test and Repair Transaction
Background Scheduling
Questions & Answers

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Workflow

Create
a test
package

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Save
the test
package

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Schedule
the test
package

Display
Application
Log

Save a Test Package

Sets of parameterized tests can
be saved as packages of tests
These packages can be
reloaded, run or scheduled

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Schedule a Test Package

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Schedule a Test Package

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Job Overview

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Job Overview

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Display Application Log

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Display Application Log

Select Protocol

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Display Application Log

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Agenda

General Overview - RSRV

Test and Repair Transaction
Background Scheduling
Questions & Answers

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