Hi,
We have had TDMS running for a while, DMIS 2006_1_700. We primarily use it to refresh QA and a dev client from production. In the past we have taken a flash of production and used the results as the source system. We run a TDTIM for 3 months and it takes several days. For development we push the results into a new client that has had a client copy with SAP_UCSV.
Our management has gone to Tech Ed and talked with unspecified other customers who have assured them that this can all happen much quicker. Apparently they pull directly from production, possibly devoting an application server in production to the effort. I've been told that using a shell system will speed the process up dramatically.
Would creating a shell speed things up? I assume we whack an existing client, create a shell client with TDMS, and then run TDTIM. Is that the process?
Does anyone have suggestions on running TDMS against a live production system, other than avoid high activity (since it takes days to run, it isn't clear how that is possible)?
Best regards,
Russ