Basic Replication System

A basic SAP replication system consists of a primary SAP ASE database, a SAP Replication Server®, and a replicate SAP ASE database.

SAP ASE includes all the features necessary to support an SAP replication system, with no additional components other than the SAP Replication Server.

The three components include:

Primary database – a database in which original data-changing operations (or transactions) are performed. Only completed transactions are captured for replication.
SAP Replication Server – an Open Client™ and SAP® Open Server™ product that receives transactions to be replicated from a primary database, and delivers them to a replicate database.
Replicate database – a database that receives replicated transactions from a Replication Server and applies those transactions to its own “copy” of the primary data.

You can use system management tools such as SAP® Control Center, to manage your replicaton system.

The basic SAP replication system diagram illustrates the flow of data between two Adaptive Servers and a Replication Server.

Basic SAP Replication System This graphic illustrates a basic Sybase replication system, showing the flow of data between two Adaptive Servers and a Replication Server.

This graphic illustrates a basic Sybase replication system, showing the flow of data between two Adaptive Servers and a Replication Server.

Data flows from the primary database to the Replication Server, and then to the replicate database.

For more information about basic SAP replication system concepts and Replication Server features, see the Replication Server Design Guide and Introduction to Replication Server in the Replication Server Administration Guide: Volume 1.