Skip to content

Delta Aggregation

If you want your SAP Direct connector to support delta aggregation, which can speed up aggregation time by aggregating only new information, you can make certain changes on that system.

For more information about aggregation, refer to Loading Account Data.

A prerequisite to this process, as described in this document, is to copy the API Transport files to SAP. Select the link here to download the files.

Note

SAP Direct must complete a full account aggregation before delta aggregation can be enabled.

Supported Attributes

The SAP Direct connector supports Delta Aggregation for the following attributes:

  • User created
  • User deleted
  • Password
  • User Type
  • Administrator lock set / IdentityIQ Disabled
  • Administrator lock released / IdentityIQ Enabled
  • Incorrect logon lock set / IdentityIQ Locked
  • Incorrect logon lock released / IdentityIQ Unlocked
  • Validity Period
  • Account Number
  • User Group
  • SAP Profile(s) Assigned
  • SAP Profile(s) Deleted
  • Security Policy

Configure Delta Aggregation

Use the following tasks to configure Delta Aggregation on your system.

Importing the BAPIs

This section describes how to import the transport request that contains the non-certified function modules used by SAP Direct connector to achieve the delta aggregation functionality.

Function modules are imported using one of the following methods:

  • Using the Transport Control program manually
  • Using the menu-driven administration of Transport Requests via SAP GUI

Prerequisites

Copy the API Transport files to SAP. Use the following procedure to unpack and import the transport files function modules:

  1. Copy the transport files.

    Transport request is contained in the ImportSAPDirect.TAR compressed file. Download the ImportSAPDirect.TAR file from the Configuring Delta Aggregation TAR File page.

    The compressed file for each release contains the following files:

    • RrequestNumber.sapId
    • KrequestNumber.sapId

    Using WinZip or a similar utility, extract and copy each file from the appropriate compressed file to the subdirectory of the local transport directory of the target SAP system as follows:

    • Copy the RrequestNumber.sapId file to the sapHomeDir\trans\data\RrequestNumber.sapId directory.
    • Copy the KrequestNumber.sapId file to the sapHomeDir\trans\cofiles\KrequestNumber.sapId directory.

Note

Note the values of requestNumber and sapId. These values are required during the configuration of the Transport Control Program.

Using the Transport Control Program Manually

  1. At the command prompt (for both Microsoft Windows or UNIX systems), enter the following command to register the transport with the buffer:

    os prompt> tp addtobuffer sapIdKrequestNumber yourSid

    In the preceding command line, sapId and requestNumber were determined in Prerequisites.

  2. Enter the following command to import the above transport request in to your SAP Solutions system:

    os prompt>tp import sapIdKrequestNumber yourSid client=yourClient U126

    After executing the tp import command, the system issues a return code, indicating the status of the import. The most common return codes are described in the table below:

    Return Code Description
    0 Successful import. The Transport imported successfully.
    4 Warning status. Minor version differences were detected.
    The Transport Imported successfully. (No action is required.)

Importing the Transport Via SAP GUI

If you are running SAP GUI, use the following procedure for importing the function modules:

  1. Log in to SAP GUI with administrator permissions.

  2. Perform one of the following:

    • From the Command field, run transaction STMS
    • From the menu, select Tools > Administration > Transports > Transport management system.

  3. In the Transport Management System window, press F5.

  4. In the Import Overview window, double-click your system queue.

    The requests list for the system is displayed.

  5. From the menu bar in the Import Queue window, select Extras > Other requests > Add.

  6. Enter the request number and select Yes.
  7. In the Attach to import queue message box, select Yes.
  8. In the Import Queue window, select the new line, and then press Ctrl + F11 to import the request.

  9. In the Import Transport Request dialog box, perform the following:

    1. In the Target client field, enter the name of the SAP client to which you want to import the transport.
    2. On the Date tab, under Start Date, set the your required values.
    3. On the Execution tab, under Import, ensure that Synchronous is selected.
    4. On the Options tab, under Import options, ensure that all of the checkboxes are selected.

  10. In the Start Import dialog box, select Yes.

Verification

All non-validated function modules are transported as a function group whose name starts with SailPoint's unique namespace ("/SAILPOIN")

To verify that the required function modules have been imported in to the SAP system, perform the following:

  1. In the SAP system, execute SE37 transaction.
  2. Enter: /SAILPOIN/* in the Function Module field.

  3. Press the F4 key.

    This displays the Repository Info System window that lists all the imported functional modules currently available on the SAP system as follows:

    SAILPOIN/USR_CHANGE_DOC_ROLES
SAILPOIN/USR_CHANGE_DOC_USERS

Documentation Feedback

Feedback is provided as an informational resource only and does not form part of SailPoint’s official product documentation. SailPoint does not warrant or make any guarantees about the feedback (including without limitation as to its accuracy, relevance, or reliability). All feedback is subject to the terms set forth at https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/tos.