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 Note 3255746 states that the RFC modules of the ODP Data Replication API are only intended for communication between SAP applications. Customer or third-party usage of ODP RFC is not permitted. A technical security update that validates incoming ODP RFC calls and can block unpermitted usage has been announced. For this reason, it is not guaranteed that ODP extractions will continue to run after the SAP security updates are deployed.
The alternatives described in this article do not use the ODP API and are not affected by SAP Note 3255746.
To check if your current ODP extractions are affected by the SAP security update, you can use a self-assessment utility provided by SAP Note 3439624. The utility allows users to analyze completed ODP RFC calls and classify them as:
- Permitted
- Unpermitted
- Unclear
- No Assessment Info
Note that the utility is not sufficient on its own. Users must manually review unclear or suspicious cases.
Restricted RFC Modules
The restrictions imposed by SAP Note 3255746 affect the following RFC modules of the ODP Data Replication API:
- 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
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