Week 1: Staging Tables Approach and Migration Object Modeler

Unit 1: Introduction to Data Migration

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Weekly learning objectives

Week 1: Staging Tables Approach and Migration Object Modeler

By the end of this week, learners will be able to

▪ Explain data migration requirements and tools to support you in your project
▪ Comprehend the migration process in the SAP S/4HANA migration cockpit,
including executing a staging table project
▪ Understand special topics that are valid for SAP S/4HANA and
SAP S/4HANA Cloud, private edition
▪ Work with the migration object modeler in a staging table project

Check out the openSAP course “Migrating Data to SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Public Edition”.
This course focuses on SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition and deep dives into migrating data using
staging tables.

Week 2: Direct Transfer Approach

Week 3: Migration Object Modeler for Direct Transfer
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Agenda

Data migration requirements in a “new

implementation” transition scenario

Supporting tools: SAP Activate methodology,

SAP Signavio Process Navigator, Data Migration
landing page

Overview of SAP S/4HANA migration cockpit

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Transition paths recap

Approach Business Driver Transition Option Target

SAP S/4HANA Cloud,

System private edition
Start rapid conversion SAP S/4HANA
REUSE
with in-place conversion modernization

versus
REENGINEERING SAP S/4HANA Cloud,
with data migration Selective data private edition
Customer tailored Selective business transition SAP S/4HANA
process optimization

SAP S/4HANA Cloud,

public edition
New
SAP S/4HANA Cloud,
Business model implementation private edition
Highly standardized, with
best practices and based on innovation
a clean core SAP S/4HANA

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Focus: new implementation

Approach Business Driver Transition Option Target

SAP S/4HANA Cloud,

System private edition
Start rapid conversion SAP S/4HANA
REUSE
with in-place conversion modernization

versus
REENGINEERING SAP S/4HANA Cloud,
with data migration Selective data private edition
Customer tailored Selective business transition SAP S/4HANA
process optimization

SAP S/4HANA Cloud,

Highly standardized, public edition
New
with best practices and SAP S/4HANA Cloud,
Business model implementation private edition
based on a clean core
innovation
SAP S/4HANA
Mapping Your Journey to SAP S/4HANA – A Practical Guide for Senior IT Leadership
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Data migration requirements

What are the sources / sender systems of the data?

Number and type of source systems? Central master data management?

Which data is needed from your source to operate SAP S/4HANA the way you want?
Master data? Open items? Balances?

Migrate data “as is” or transform on the fly?

Data transformations needed? Data quality improvement necessary?

Who needs to be involved?

Decisions to be taken? Major stakeholder?

Bottom Line: Start as early as possible to ensure high quality data

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Sources to support you in your migration process

SAP Activate Methodology SAP Best Practices Data Migration Landing Page
(Roadmap Viewer) via SAP Signavio Process on SAP Help
Navigator
▪ Access implementation guidance for ▪ Access documentation – Application
your digital transformation ▪ Access and download SAP Best Help
▪ View and download SAP Activate Practices content ▪ View additional slide decks and training
methodology assets and accelerators ▪ Power your project with ready-to-run information
▪ https://go.support.sap.com/roadmap business processes ▪ http://help.sap.com/S4_OP_DM
viewer/# ▪ https://me.sap.com/processnavigator

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Facilitate migration projects with SAP S/4HANA migration cockpit

Out-of-the-box, included in
Guidance and simulation
SAP S/4HANA and SAP S/4HANA
for the migration process
Cloud license and shipment

Preconfigured SAP S/4HANA- Automated mapping

specific migration content SAP S/4HANA between source and target
Migration Cockpit

Integrated into SAP Lower migration time and costs

Activate methodology No developer skills required

Migration object modeler for

custom requirements
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Data migration process with SAP S/4HANA migration cockpit

SAP S/4HANA Cloud,

public edition

SAP S/4HANA Cloud,

private edition
Select Get data Map and transform data Simulate Migrate
migration objects
Model and design to reflect custom SAP S/4HANA
requirements

SAP Business Legacy

Suite
Migration programs are automatically generated – no programming required

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Migration approaches

Two different migration approaches, depending on the source system:

Migrate Data Using Staging Tables Migrate Data Directly from SAP System
(Direct Transfer)
▪ Staging tables are created automatically in the ▪ Connect source system (ABAP-based SAP source systems)
SAP HANA DB (either locally or in a remote system) via RFC connection
▪ Populate these staging tables with business data ▪ Selection
using: – Based on predefined selection criteria (for example,
– XML template files company code for ERP source system) and selected
– CSV template files migration objects
– SAP or third-party ETL tools – Can be adapted with the SAP S/4HANA migration object
modeler
▪ Supports data migration scenarios from
SAP ERP, SAP AFS, SAP APO SPP, SAP CRM, SAP EWM

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Migration objects

Preconfigured SAP S/4HANA-specific migration content

What is a migration object?

▪ Represents a business entity in SAP S/4HANA, such as a customer, sales order, or invoice
▪ Encapsulates the logic to create the specific business entities through the corresponding APIs offered
by SAP S/4HANA
▪ Delivered by SAP based on SAP Best Practices configuration and ready for immediate use
▪ Categorized in master data and transactional data (no historical data)
▪ Contains rules for how values from source to target are handled – called “mapping”

What is migration content?

▪ Migration content is the sum of all migration objects

What about updates on migration objects delivered by SAP?

▪ Updates are shipped by SAP (e.g. a standard field was added) with a new release or via TCI notes
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What it is designed for (in/out of scope)

Designed for:
▪ Initial load of data (master data, open transactional data, no historical data)
▪ Used in the context of a new implementation of SAP S/4HANA, SAP S/4HANA Cloud,
private edition, and SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition
▪ Transport projects from DEV-Q-PROD via CTS
▪ Direct Transfer: Source system can also be a non-Unicode system

Not designed for:

▪ Keeping data in sync across systems*
▪ Realizing a continuous exchange or flow of data*
▪ Establishing an integration scenario*
▪ Cleansing data
▪ Migrating data directly from SAP S/4HANA or SAP S/4HANA Cloud to SAP S/4HANA is
currently not supported.

* For this purpose, SAP products like SAP Master Data Governance, Central Finance, product data replication, SAP
Landscape Transformation Replication Server, or SAP Data Intelligence are available (list does not claim to be complete)
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SAP S/4HANA migration cockpit does not migrate historical data

Do you remember the last time you moved house? ▪ SAP S/4HANA migration cockpit is designed for a new
implementation.
▪ No migration objects for historical data in migration
cockpit*:
▪ Only the data necessary for a smooth business start is
migrated.
▪ A comprehensive customer-specific evaluation makes sense.
Solutions like Business Warehouse or side-by-side
extensibility can be considered.

Examples:
▪ The migration of closed documents leads to postings which are already included in the balances; there are no longer
open items for those documents.
▪ For partially open items, only the remaining quantities or values should be migrated.

* Exception: FI – Historical balance migration object see SAP Note 2943035

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Migration strategy – General considerations

It is important to determine how data is transferred from the legacy system to the new system as
early as possible.

There are many influencing factors that could drive the appropriate approach for a specific system.
Some factors to consider include, but are not limited to:

▪ Amount of business data to be transferred and converted

▪ Permitted business downtime
▪ Data changes in scope during migration
▪ Type of data in scope for migration
▪ Business data quality of the source system
▪ Check Customizing
Relevant Customizing in the target must be available (for example, organizational units, define document
type for migration, define accounts for migration, remove account blocks)

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Key takeaways

In this unit you have learned

▪ Why data migration in a new implementation scenario is important
▪ About SAP S/4HANA migration cockpit as the tool of choice

It is one key task during the transition to SAP S/4HANA.

DATA MIGRATION IS NECESSARY
Unfortunately, it is often underestimated. It can’t be
done by just pressing a button.

Make sure to understand your data migration

requirements early and plan for them accordingly.

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