Migration from UDT to IDT

[former_member842706]

what are the challenges we might face while converting the universe from UDT to IDT?

Appreciate your help

[former_member1158723]

First you have to understand both then you can know about the challenges.

UDT: It can't be directly connected to Dashboard designer and Crystal Reports latest version

IDT:

It can be directly connected to Dashboard designer and Crystal Reports latest version

So the major challenge is compatibility.

[laura_vega · Accepted solution]

Hi Amit,

there are very few challenges in the UNV to UNX conversion process by itself. There are no functional gaps between the universe formats. When opening a UNV with IDT, it will be automatically converted if you save it as UNX.
The only exception is for OLAP UNV (BAPI, MSAS, Essbase) which cannot be converted, as they have a flat structure whereas UNX have an OLAP structure. You will need to recreate them manually in IDT.

The real challenge of UNV/UNX conversion is about the Web Intelligence reports based on the UNVs, which need to be repointed to the converted UNX. If you have many Web Intelligence reports you will need to automate this bulk change source process.

To do so you can either use our SAP Workflow Assistant tool (formerly Automation Framework, see details here), or rely on some of our partners solutions like APOS Migrator.

Laura