Migrating a User Report Layout

Question

Hello
I have a question. I need to migrate a user report layout from one DB to another, and i'm not sure how to do it.
I have read other threads about this particular subject and one of the solutions is to run an insert query into the RDOC table of the other DB; this is mentioned to be written in the SAP Note number 600813
I am concerned that by doing this I could be compromising the integrity of the DB, since one of the rules of SAP is to not run direct inserts into any DB.
Am I authorized to do this as a developer? or is there another solution, that doesn't compromise the integrity of the DB?

Answer 1

Hi Jessica,
I think you can use the copy express addon to export layouts but I use sql.
Here is the query i use to do it, you can export several layouts by modifying the conditions.
It's better to test it on test database...
DELETE [TARGETDB].[dbo].[RDOC]
where[TARGETDB].[dbo].[RDOC].DocCode
IN (SELECT DocCode FROM [SOURCEDB].dbo.RDOC WHERE DocCode = YourDocCode)
insert into [TARGETDB].[dbo].[RDOC]
select *
from [SOURCEDB].[dbo].[RDOC]
where[SOURCEDB].[dbo].[RDOC].DocCode
IN (SELECT DocCode FROM [SOURCEDB].dbo.RDOC WHERE DocCode = YourDocCode)
DELETE [TARGETDB].[dbo].[RITM]
from [TARGETDB].[dbo].[RITM], [TARGETDB].[dbo].[RDOC]
where [TARGETDB].[dbo].[RITM].DocCode = [TARGETDB].[dbo].[RDOC].DocCode and
[TARGETDB].[dbo].[RDOC].DocCode
IN (SELECT DocCode FROM [SOURCEDB].dbo.RDOC WHERE DocCode = YourDocCode)
insert into [TARGETDB].[dbo].[RITM]
select [SOURCEDB].[dbo].[RITM].*
from [SOURCEDB].[dbo].[RITM], [SOURCEDB].[dbo].[RDOC]
where [SOURCEDB].[dbo].[RITM].DocCode =
[SOURCEDB].[dbo].[RDOC].DocCode and
[SOURCEDB].[dbo].[RDOC].DocCode
IN (SELECT DocCode FROM [SOURCEDB].dbo.RDOC WHERE DocCode = YourDocCode)
Hope it helps.
Quentin