Real-time replication via SAP SLT (System Landscape Transformation) Replication Server
SLT Replication Server is positioned for real-time data replication from SAP and non-SAP sources (SAP supported data bases only). It also provides the ability to perform complex data transformations on the fly. It is mainly recommended for real-time data replication business scenarios.
The replication mechanism of SAP SLT is focused on trigger-based replication functionalities. It uses delta processes for replication. Let's see the various components used in SAP LT Server. The following is the diagrammatical representation of SLT server for SAP and non-SAP sources.
The following diagram shows the various components of the SAP system landscape transformation setup:
When the source system is SAP:
When the source is a non-SAP system
Let's look at each components one by one:
DB trigger: This is the code that updates a database automatically in response to a certain event. For replication, it should be a marker...