Whether you're moving to the cloud, migrating to SAP S/4HANA, or replacing a legacy system, get the data migration guidance you need in this comprehensive guide. Evaluate your landscape options and plan your strategy; then walk through the migration processes for SAP S/4HANA, SAP SuccessFactors, SAP Ariba, and SAP Business ByDesign. Master built-in tools and templates, IDoc and ALE distribution models, batch input, Cloud Integration from SAP Integration Suite, and more!
Highlights include:
1) Planning
2) SAP S/4HANA
3) SAP S/4HANA Cloud
4) SAP SuccessFactors
5) SAP Ariba
6) SAP Business ByDesign
7) SAP Legacy System Migration Workbench
8) SAP S/4HANA migration cockpit
9) Cloud Integration
10) SAP S/4HANA migration object modeler
11) Batch input
12) IDoc and ALE distribution models
Inhaltsverzeichnis
. . . Introduction . . . 17
. . . Part I: Basic Principles . . . 19
. . . Part II: Data Migration in SAP Solutions . . . 19
. . . Part III: Alternative Methods . . . 20
PART I . . . Basic Principles . . . 23
1 . . . Basic Principles of Data Migration . . . 25
1. 1 . . . Implementation Approaches . . . 25
1. 2 . . . Migration Strategies and Migration Scenarios . . . 29
1. 3 . . . A Digression on Historical Data . . . 34
1. 4 . . . Summary . . . 38
2 . . . Planning Data Migration Projects . . . 39
2. 1 . . . Phases of a Data Migration Project . . . 39
2. 2 . . . Work Packages in Data Migration Packages . . . 46
2. 3 . . . Planning and Effort Estimation . . . 72
2. 4 . . . Summary . . . 80
PART II . . . Data Migration in SAP Solutions . . . 81
3 . . . Data Migration to SAP S/4HANA . . . 83
3. 1 . . . Overview of the SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit . . . 83
3. 2 . . . Migrating Data Using Staging Tables . . . 88
3. 3 . . . Migrate Data Directly from SAP System (Direct Transfer) . . . 138
3. 4 . . . SAP S/4HANA Migration Object Modeler . . . 160
3. 5 . . . Modeling for Data Migration with Staging Tables . . . 165
3. 6 . . . Modeling for Data Migration Using Staging Tables in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition . . . 175
3. 7 . . . Modeling for Directly Transferring Data from SAP Systems . . . 176
3. 8 . . . Additional Useful Sources of Information . . . 181
3. 9 . . . Summary . . . 183
4 . . . Data Migration to SAP SuccessFactors . . . 185
4. 1 . . . Basic Preliminary Considerations for Employee Central Data Migration . . . 186
4. 2 . . . Basic Principles of SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central . . . 192
4. 3 . . . Infoporter for SAP ERP HCM Data . . . 197
4. 4 . . . Migrating SAP Cost Centers to Employee Central . . . 202
4. 5 . . . Importing Data into SAP SuccessFactors . . . 204
4. 6 . . . Tips and Tricks . . . 219
4. 7 . . . Summary . . . 227
5 . . . Data Migration to SAP Ariba . . . 229
5. 1 . . . Challenges and Areas of Complexity . . . 229
5. 2 . . . Migrating Master Data . . . 231
5. 3 . . . Migrating Supplier Data . . . 240
5. 4 . . . Migrating Transaction Data . . . 245
5. 5 . . . Migrating User Data . . . 246
5. 6 . . . Summary . . . 247
6 . . . Data Migration in SAP Business ByDesign . . . 249
6. 1 . . . Migration Templates . . . 250
6. 2 . . . Migration Tool . . . 261
6. 3 . . . Migration Process Steps . . . 283
6. 4 . . . Migration of Transactional Accounting Data . . . 308
6. 5 . . . Change Migration . . . 328
6. 6 . . . Migration as a Subproject . . . 339
6. 7 . . . Tips and Tricks . . . 345
6. 8 . . . Summary . . . 349
PART III . . . Alternative Methods . . . 351
7 . . . Batch Input . . . 353
7. 1 . . . What Is Batch Input? . . . 353
7. 2 . . . How Does Batch Input Work? . . . 354
7. 3 . . . Advantages and Disadvantages of the Batch Input Process . . . 361
7. 4 . . . Summary . . . 364
8 . . . IDoc and ALE Distribution . . . 365
8. 1 . . . Introduction to IDocs . . . 365
8. 2 . . . Master Data Distribution . . . 375
8. 3 . . . Advantages and Disadvantages of the Method . . . 379
8. 4 . . . Summary . . . 380
9 . . . SAP Legacy System Migration Workbench . . . 381
9. 1 . . . Overview of SAP Legacy System Migration Workbench . . . 381
9. 2 . . . Migrating Data Using SAP Legacy System Migration Workbench . . . 384
9. 3 . . . Recordings . . . 439
9. 4 . . . Transporting Projects . . . 448
9. 5 . . . Preparatory Measures for Using Inbound IDoc Processing . . . 451
9. 6 . . . SAP Legacy System Migration Workbench Conversion Program . . . 454
9. 7 . . . Functions for Advanced Users . . . 458
9. 8 . . . Application Examples for Advanced Users . . . 463
9. 9 . . . Long Texts . . . 477
9. 10 . . . Summary . . . 482
10 . . . Preparing Data Migration Using Cloud Integration . . . 483
10. 1 . . . Cloud Integration in the Context of Data Migration . . . 484
10. 2 . . . Choosing the File-to-File Approach . . . 484
10. 3 . . . Preparation . . . 484
10. 4 . . . Implementing the Interface . . . 491
10. 5 . . . Options for Action for Key Users . . . 511
10. 6 . . . Summary . . . 514
11 . . . Methods to Avoid Programming . . . 517
11. 1 . . . Critical Point: Data Conversion . . . 517
11. 2 . . . Methods in the Context of Data Conversion . . . 518
11. 3 . . . Summary . . . 529
12 . . . Related Areas . . . 531
12. 1 . . . Database Migration . . . 531
12. 2 . . . System Conversion . . . 535
12. 3 . . . Summary . . . 538
. . . Appendices . . . 539
A . . . Glossary of Terms . . . 539
B . . . The Authors . . . 553
. . . Index . . . 557
