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1624937 - How to create a new datastore configuration after underlying database has been upgraded - SAP Data Services

Symptom

  • What is the best practice for changing datastore definitions when the referenced databases are upgraded in the environment?

  • When defining a datastore in Data Services, the database version must be entered. This version cannot be changed afterward, and when editing the datastore, it will appear as a read-only field.

  • After the database has been upgraded, datastore configurations need to be changed and updated without having to recreate the datastore or export/import it, to prevent breaking the links or dataflows that rely on it.

  • How to change a datastore configuration in Designer?

  • When selecting the Edit option for an existing datastore in the Local Object Library, the database version field is grayed out and cannot be changed.


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Environment

All versions of SAP Data Services

Product

SAP Data Services 2025 ; SAP Data Services 4.2 ; SAP Data Services 4.3

Keywords

db, database, datastore, update, upgrade, configuration, updated, oracle , KBA , EIM-DS-EXE , Job Execution , How To

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