Symptom
- Inquiry about the capability to clone a production SAC system.
- Seeking recommendations for cloning SAC or refreshing QA from production.
Environment
- SAP Analytics Cloud
Reproducing the Issue
Cause
- SAP Analytics Cloud does not provide a standard capability to perform a full system clone or tenant copy.
- By design/limitation
Resolution
- Use lifecycle management and content transport mechanisms to move content between tenants, a full tenant clone is not available.
- Choose one of the supported transport methods as mentioned in KBA below:
2538909 - How can I export / move / copy / transport content and data between two tenants in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
Detailed steps for transporting:
- From the source (for example, production), export the required content (such as models, stories, and content packages).
- Import the exported content into the target tenant (for example, QA) using the selected transport method.
- Reconfigure environment-specific settings in the target tenant, including:
- 1. Connections (data source credentials and endpoints)
- 2. Security configurations (roles, teams, and access rights)
- 3. Any other environment-specific parameters as needed
- Validate content functionality and data access in the target tenant after transport.
- Note the limitation: these methods do not perform a full system copy, some items require manual adjustment post-transport.
See Also
Keywords
tenant clone, tenant copy, sac clone, qa refresh, refresh qa from production, content transport, content network, cTMS, lifecycle management, export import content, models transport, stories transport, connection reconfiguration, security configuration, sac transport , KBA , LOD-ANA-ADM , SAC Administration , Problem
Product
SAP Analytics Cloud all versions
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