SAP Test Data Migration Server (TDMS) is an advanced, high-speed platform designed to extract and transfer critical business data from SAP production systems to non-production environments, such as testing, quality assurance, and development systems.
In this article, we’ll explore the core functionality of SAP TDMS, how it streamlines development, testing, and training processes, and how our expert SAP consultants can support your organization in optimizing its use.
What is SAP TDMS?
The SAP TDMS tool can be used in the test phase of SAP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) to empower users to effectively transfer data between the sender system and the receiver system and create leaner production and non-production environments.
SAP TDMS uses powerful Extract-Transform-Load (ETL) capabilities to transfer relevant data across systems, copy real-time production data to a non-production system, and improve the validity of system integration tests (SITs) and user acceptance tests (UATs).
Key Features of SAP Test Data Migration Server
Here’s a closer look at the main features of the TDMS control system:
Data Privacy
By leveraging existing scrambling content or building custom scrambling rules, TDMS tools enable SAP users to scramble and protect confidential data before the migration process.
Data Transfer
The TDMS central system enables users to select production data for transfer based on organizational unit, time, or other metrics or replace existing application data in a client with additional data relevant to the transfer business processes.
Data Consistency
SAP TDMS offers multiple advanced features that enable a higher level of data consistency across critical non-production systems, making it easier to extract data from existing business documents and transfer data from a business process flow directly to the receiver system.
Relevant Applications
SAP TDMS functionality is available for the following SAP applications:
- SAP Business Warehouse (BW)
- SAP ERP Central Component (ECC)
- SAP for Industries: Banking, Apparel and Footwear, Healthcare, Retail, Oil and Gas, and Utilities
- SAP Business Suite: SAP Human Capital Management, SAP Supplier Relationship Management, SAP Customer Relationship Management, and SAP Supply Chain Management
System Shell Creation
With this feature, users can copy both the repository objects and definitions and cross-client customizations from the production system directly into a new non-production system, enabling more efficient data transfer once the shell has been created.
Migration Solutions
SAP TDMS offers various migration solutions to connect data from multiple systems, including:
Business Process Library
Enables users to transfer data specific to a business process from the SAP ERP production client to any other non-production environment, simplifying the addition or modification of business data in current non-production systems.
Time-Based Reduction
Transfer all data from a predefined time period from the production system to a specific non-production client.
Stand-Alone Scrambling
Scramble sensitive data from any non-production environment without moving data across systems and make data anonymous across non-production systems to protect against unauthorized users.
Master Data Transfer
Migrate client-specific master data and other customization data from the production client to an established client in the non-production environment.
HCM Data Transfer
Filter SAP ERP HCM data based on predefined business criteria and facilitate efficient transfer between production and non-production systems.
Object-Based Reduction
Transfer data relevant to existing business objects, including contracts, stores, business partners, and more, from the production to the non-production system or eliminate all data from the non-production client to conduct a mass business object data transfer across systems.
Top Advantages of SAP TDMS Functionality
- Leverage advanced security measures to protect sensitive data in the non-production system
- Build reduced capacity systems with existing production data
- Access and manage real-time data in a development or test environment
- Conduct efficient data refreshes to separate and cleanse data from the non-production system
- Reduce total infrastructure expenditures by efficiently transferring business process data across systems
How Can We Help?
Our senior-level, US-based SAP consultant team has what it takes to lead you to success, from managing a first-time implementation project to navigating complex integrations with other SAP solutions like SAP Solution Manager, initiating data transfer between systems, and more.
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Interested in learning how SAP TDMS enables better protection for confidential and sensitive data and empowers your team to enhance the quality of your production and non-production systems? Ready to get started on a project with our team of expert SAP consultants? Contact us today!
