System Copies and Test Environment Refresh

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Test environment refresh runbook card

• Refresh before critical cycles and performance tests; plan it like a release.
• System copy for large production data (replaces every client); client copy for small scope or customizing (SAP_ALL, SAP_CUST, SAP_USER).
• Before: freeze CMQ imports, capture CMQ-only transports, export users, RFC destinations, partner profiles and STMS settings.
• First start: block outbound channels and hold released jobs before anything else.
• Re-identify: license, BDLS, SM59, partner profiles, STMS, SCC4, SE06, users.
• Protect data: minimize, scramble consistently, restrict access, contain, monitor; spot-check before opening.
• Re-import captured transports in order; rebuild test data.
• Never refresh over a mock load or rehearsal whose evidence is still needed.
• Handover: safety, identity, baseline, function, access. A failed safety check keeps the system closed.