Copying master data from one client to another

Is there a way to copy only master data from one client to another client? Is this possible through client copy or any other means of doing this? This is very critical for me.

Giovanni Davila

Published: 22 Apr 2005

Is there a way to copy only master data from one client to another client? Is this possible through client copy or any other means of doing this? This is very critical for me.

Good question. To just copy or move master data from one client to another you need to configure ALE. A client copy cannot copy master data by itself.

On the other hand, there are third-party tools that can help you do this. Here is a link that you might want to...

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check out: http://www.getgamma.com/products/infoshuttle.cfm

I would also like to suggest that you ask Axel Angeli, who is the expert in the IDoc/ALE section. I'm sure he will be able to help you more.

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