Alternatives for Xtract ODP
The following article shows how to replace most Xtract ODP provider contexts with other components.
In addition to the components presented in this article, Xtract for Alteryx offers the Xtract ODP (OData) component to extract ODP data via OData protocol. While Xtract ODP (OData) covers all provider contexts, the extraction time for large data sets is longer compared to the alternatives described in this article.
| Provider Context | Alternative |
|---|---|
| ABAP Core Data Services [ABAP_CDS] | Xtract Table |
| HANA Information Views [HANA] | Xtract Table Xtract Cube |
| SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse or BW4/HANA [BW] | Xtract Cube Xtract Table |
| Datasources/Extractors [SAPI] | - |
| SAP LT Queue Alias [SLT~your_queue_alias] | Xtract Table |
About SAP Note 3255746
SAP prohibits customers and third-party applications from using the RFC modules of the ODP Data Replication API to access SAP ABAP sources, see SAP Note 3255746. These modules are exclusively for SAP-internal use and may be changed by SAP at any time without prior notice.
The following RFC modules are affected by this restriction:
- RODPS_REPL_AUTH_CHECK_CONT
- RODPS_REPL_CONTEXT_GET_LIST
- RODPS_REPL_CURSOR_GET_LIST
- RODPS_REPL_ODP_ACTIVATE_CONT
- RODPS_REPL_ODP_CLOSE
- RODPS_REPL_ODP_FETCH
- RODPS_REPL_ODP_FETCH_COLUMN
- RODPS_REPL_ODP_FETCH_XML
- RODPS_REPL_ODP_GET_CONT
- RODPS_REPL_ODP_GET_DETAIL
- RODPS_REPL_ODP_GET_LIST
- RODPS_REPL_ODP_GET_SUBSCR
- RODPS_REPL_ODP_MD_GET_ALL
- RODPS_REPL_ODP_MD_TREE_GET
- RODPS_REPL_ODP_OPEN
- RODPS_REPL_ODP_PREFETCH
- RODPS_REPL_ODP_READ_DIRECT
- RODPS_REPL_ODP_READ_DIRECT_XML
- RODPS_REPL_ODP_RESET
- RODPS_REPL_ODP_SUBSCRIBER_NEW
- RSAP_ROUNDTRIP_CHECK
The alternaitves decribed in this article do not use the ODP API and are not affected by SAP Note 3255746. For more information on how to handle SAP Note 3255746, refer to our Blog post Guidance on SAP Note 3255746 for Theobald Software Xtract Products.
Extract Data from CDS Views
Alternative for the ABAP Core Data Services [ABAP_CDS] provider context:
To extract data from CDS Views, use the Xtract Table component.
Note
When looking up CDS Views in Xtract for Alteryx, make sure to look up the name of the DDL SQL View (CDS Database View) instead of the CDS View name.
Extract Data from HANA Views
Alternative for the HANA Information Views [HANA] provider context:
To extract data from HANA Views, use the Xtract Cube component or the Xtract Table component.
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Extraction via Xtract Table
- In SAP, expose the HANA View to ABAP CDS Views, see SAP Community: How to consume HANA Calculation views in S/4HANA CDS views.
- Extract the CDS View using the Xtract Table component.
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Extraction via Xtract Cube
- In SAP, expose the HANA View to CompositeProviders, see SAP Learning: Consuming a Calculation View with SAP BW/4HANA
- Extract the CompositeProvider using the Xtract Cube component.
Extract Data from BW Systems (CompositeProviders, Cubes, InfoObjects, etc.)
Alternative for the SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse or BW4/HANA [BW] provider context:
- To extract data from CompositeProviders, InfoCubes, MultiProviders, aDSO/DSOs etc., use the Xtract Cube component.
- To extract data from InfoObjects (Master data, Text data or Hierarchies), look up the respective tables (P, T, H) in the Xtract Table component.
- To extract data from Hierarchy InfoObjects, use the Xtract Hierarchy component.
Extract Data from Tables
Alternative for the SAP LT Queue Alias [SLT~your_queue_alias] provider context:
To extract data from regular (application) tables, cluster or pooled tables, use the Xtract Table component.
Related Topics
- Guidance on SAP Note 3255746 for Theobald Software Xtract Products.
- Create (ODP) OData Services using the SAP Gateway Builder
Written by: Rajesh Malapati, Valerie Schipka