IT-Conductor FLUX

IT-Conductor FLUX™ is an SAP-native Post Copy Automation (PCA) tool designed to address the evolving needs of SAP customers in today’s complex IT environments. Unlike traditional solutions that demand extensive OS-level access, FLUX operates entirely within the SAPGUI, ensuring smooth integration with your existing SAP setup and full compliance with SAP RISE deployments.

With FLUX, IT-Conductor brings you a highly efficient and user-friendly tool that streamlines the replacement of SAP technical data, making it particularly valuable in environments with restricted OS-level access. Using SAP's Background Job Processing and R3Trans technology, FLUX delivers robust performance and reliability, making system refreshes easier and more efficient.

How does it work?

IT-Conductor FLUX operates by importing a transport package into the SAP system, which includes all the necessary components for managing Post Copy Automation (PCA) tasks within the SAPGUI. After the transport is imported, users can access the FLUX cockpit to configure settings like package file locations and export/import parameters. FLUX simplifies the export and import process using SAP's R3TRANS, ensuring accurate data handling and comprehensive monitoring and logging for transparency and troubleshooting.

Figure 1: IT-Conductor FLUX Process Flow

Prerequisites

• Visit the IT-Conductor website to sign up and download the FLUX transport package. This package contains all the necessary components to integrate FLUX with your SAP system.

Figure 2: FLUX Transport Package in IT-Conductor

• Import the FLUX transport package into your SAP system using standard SAP transport management procedures.

Export and Import Process

1. In your SAP landscape, type the Tcode zFLUX to access the FLUX Configuration Cockpit.

Figure 3: Tcode zFLUX

1. Click the Click New Configuration button and add a description for the execution.

2. Click Proceed to continue.

Figure 4: Configuration Description and Data Recovery

Note: The export data directory is filled by default in /usr/sap/trans/ITCONDUCTOR.

1. Select the packages that will be imported from the list.

Figure 5: Select Packages for Import

1. Click Save. This will create a new configuration item on the FLUX Configuration Cockpit.

2. Double-click to View the selected packages in the newly created item.

Figure 6: New Configuration item

1. Once you’ve selected all the necessary packages to import, click on the Export Selected Configuration button.

Figure 7: Export Selected Configuration

1. In the popup window, click Yes.

Figure 8: Export Selected Configuration (Confirmation Window)

Figure 9: Export Requested in zFLUX Transaction

1. Check the execution process by double-clicking on the recently created export.

Figure 10: Job Execution Process

Note: The status of each job will turn green when done executing. You may also view the log for each package.

Figure 11: Job Logs

1. On the configuration item view, click Import Selected Configuration and select the packages that will be imported back into the system.

Figure 12: Import Selected Configuration

1. Click Yes on the pop-up window to continue. This will start the execution of the import jobs.

Figure 13: Import Selected Configuration (Confirmation Window)

Figure 14: Finished Import

Figure 15: Job Execution Process

Note: When the status import shows yellow, it means the job is still in progress. Once it’s finished, it will turn green.

Figure 16: Job Log Record

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