Difference between remote client copy and client Import/Export- Remote client copy steps

Remote Client Copy

• Remote client copy is done through RFC and it will not create a transport  request

• Remote client copy method is not preferred for large client copy.

• With parallel processes from Release 4.6, the remote copy is faster than a client transport. Usually the entire copying time for a remote copy is in fact well below the pure export time of a client transport. However, a high speed LAN/WAN link is required.

• Remote client copy does not require files space at OS level for transports.
• Identical copy cannot be duplicated at a later date.
• In automatic repository, consistency check is performed, if inconsistency are detected, the client copy is terminated and error msg. is displayed
• Parallel processing: Parallel processing (speed up copying process) can only be used when performing local and remote client copy (SCC9), Click on Go To, Select Parallel Processing.

Client Export/Import

• The client export generates transport files, which can be imported into another system thru STMS

• Client data is exported into a file at OS level, at any given time, the client data is imported from source to target system.

• Identical copy can be duplicated at a later date.

• No Automatic repository consistency check is done, need to be done manually using Tcode SCC7.

• The export process will generate up to three files at OS level – SIDKO, KT, KX depend on client profile

<SID>KO<No> – For cross client data

<SID>KT<No> – client specific data
<SID>KX<No> – for client specific texts