Data Migration

[Former Member]

Hi Superiors,

Can anybody explain me about data migration ?how a sap hr consultant is responsible for this ?

thanks

s

[Former Member]

Hi,

SAP Data migration is combination of technical and functional streams.

Workflow will be like this,

Once requirements gathered and process and solution defined in ECC and basic configuration is defined. Functional team need to list all the Data requirements in terms of specifications with all SAP requirements

These specifications need to be validated by Business and BPO's and then shared with DM work stream where DM Business analysts start studying the Legacy and map to the SAP requirements.

Once the mapping part done, Technical team (ETL) will implement this through ETL tools or any other way to get final data in terms of SAP Requirements and fit for SAP.

This can be loaded in to SAP through ETL tools directly or through LSMW.

There will be validations done at various levels by Business and Functional leads to make sure the final data is in terms of requirements and fit for purpose.

any changes in solution leads to Spec changes and followed by mapping changes which will be part of Program Change process.

Thumb Rule:

SAP is a process-oriented System and master data is an integral part of this Process.

This means that everything is integrated together and tightly coupled to the system configuration. Master data is dependent on the configuration, the configuration is designed to support your processes, and master data is needed to run your process.

Thanks,

Srinivas

[former_member792858]

Hi

Data Migration is all about transfering data from Legacy system to SAP. Function consultant have a good responsibility for the same. We generally create LSMW or BDC for uploadind Master data and cut over data. Templates are sent to the core users. According to the template data are to be filled in Excel sheet. Then thru LSMW or BDC data are uploaded to SAP system.

Hope it clears ur query

Nasim

[Former Member]

this data migration is done in Final preparation stage of the project .

then there is no roles of a sap hr consultant in data migration.

Regards

s

[former_member792858]

Smruti

If there is no HR Functional consultant... how the user or other people get to know the technical names of the fields that will be used in the template? It is required that the consultant and the core user team work together in this stage

Nasim

[sikindar_a]

As said by you Data migration will be done in Final preparation stage and yes it is Functional Responsibility to finalise the templates based on the client Requriement and than upload the same in the System

While uploading please take care of the Legacy Data Templates which will be given by the client with the Data and try to Upload first in QA for the testing purpose and later go for the Production upload

Once the data is uploaded please cross check the Number of records from the Excel with the Data Browser Table

[Former Member]

Hi,

Legacy system data migration is the responsibility of Functional consultants and the core team members. For this type of data migration functional consultants will provide templates for collectiong the data for the core team members.

The core team members will collect the legacy data (ie. there old system data or hard copy data) in the templates. Functional consultants will create LSMW (Data migration tool) and upload the data in SAP.

Shrikant

[Former Member]

Hi puspa,

Data Migration is not functionals responsibility.

Consult your BASIS person.

[Former Member]

hello gurus,

any suggestion please.

regards,

s

[Former Member]

For migrating data you have to talk with basis consultants. In basis there is one concept called as refresh.. Ask them to migrate the data ..