DTV Essentials: Key details that you should know – Part 1

[Monica_Reyes]

The Data Transition Validation (DTV) is a tool (available since the S/4HANA 2020 release) available for SAP S/4HANA conversion and upgrade projects. DTV facilitates data collection (before and after conversion/upgrade) and can compare the two sets of data to validate a successful transformation. DTV can  analyze the before values in the source ECC/S/4HANA system  and the  target S/4HANA system and determines if the values align and match. This tool eliminates the previous process of manually collecting and then comparing before and after reports to determine a successful conversion/upgrade.  Using DTV can lead to substantial time efficiency for conversion and upgrade validation activities.

Early this year, I spent significant time testing the tool while developing a System Conversion Bootcamp workshop and I was able to understand DTV’s functionalities and capabilities. I'm delighted to share my findings and insights with you through these DTV blog post series.

 DTV Essentials: Key details that you should know – Part 1

1. For each DTV release, check note 3258383 - DTV : SAP Pre- delivered Content to understand the list of reports/transactions that can be used for validation using the DTV tool.

 

Stay updated with this note as it is regularly revised with the latest versions of DTV releases as well as pre-delivered content for DTV.

1.  To import the delivered content into your system, follow the instructions provided in note 3258383 - DTV: SAP Pre-Delivered Content (V2.1).

Current DTV pre-delivered content contains key reports for Asset Accounting, Finance, Material Management, Plant Maintenance, Production Planning and Warehouse Management:

2. For each release, check note SAP Note 3117879 DTV Tool – Central Note to monitor additional notes required for your project.

Please be aware that some notes or correction notes will only need to be imported into your source system or in the target S/4HANA system.

Keynotes to be applied to your source system

3269211 -            DTV Tool 1.4 delivery 

3388420 -          DTV 1.4 Bug Fixes 

3443250            Wrong exception "VARIANT_NON_EXISTENT" when calling function module RS_VARIANT_CONTENTS(_255) with NO_IMPORT = 'X

 Keynotes (specific to the S/4HANA 2023 release)  

3387592-DTV 1.4 Corrections (SAP S/4HANA 2023 Release)

This note needs to be applied in your target S/4HANA 2023 system (post-conversion or upgraded system)

Conclusion 

In summary, Data Transition Validation (DTV) is a tool available for SAP S/4HANA conversion and upgrade projects. The tool can help with data collection (before and after) the conversion and automatically determine if the values in the ECC system (before) and S/4HANA system (after) align and match.

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