z-Transactions under control

Existing customers have also come to appreciate SAP applications because the standard applications can be modified or extended according to their specific process requirements, sometimes in a very granular way in the case of large companies. Created primarily by means of Abap–Programming when using SAP on Any-DBs over the years, an immense volume of self-developed Data–Code (Custom Code), deposited in the known z-transactions and based on certain Rules (Logic Methods).

The customer's need to have exactly this or that z-transaction also in the Hana-It is obvious that we will continue to be able to use this technology in the future. Nevertheless:

"Whether and how the existing z-transaction code behaves as desired on the Hana side after a conversion also depends on several occurrences. Code and rules need to be analyzed, transitioned, and tested."

The background is essentially that the Hana–Code-processing (column-oriented DB) including Rules works technically different than the one based on Any DB (row/column oriented with indexes).

Especially for the conversion/execution of the said z-transactions (including their own namespaces), the SAP partner in Hana-The tool provides a conversion automation tool for all transformation/migration projects. Among other things, analysis reports ensure that Efforts/milestones can be estimated precisely. The conversion automation tool works together with the tools provided by SAP, such as Codeinspector or SQL-Monitor, and complements or extends them.

As SAP expert Hetges explains, "On the one hand, the Smartshift conversion automation tool offers the beneficial advantage that it can be used in an SAPCode-Conversion from Custom Code brings massive time savings compared to a manual conversion. And time savings ultimately mean money savings. On the other hand, it provides an error-free Code and thus ensures a 100 percent service level guarantee; that z-transactions after a conversion also behave as required by the application and performance."

Hana Migration projects

The Smartshift conversion automation tool for SAP was used. Custom Code According to the company, it has already been implemented in numerous SAPHana-The company is active in the field of SAP migration projects in Germany and abroad for companies from the upper midmarket as well as for multinational corporations. The company, which specializes in SAP-Custom–Code-EHP- and Hana-migrations and can refer to a background of experience of more than 750 migration projects in total, in Europe, in the USA and in Asia.