Data Migration Tools for the MOVE to SAP S/4HANA

Comparison: MC / RDM / LSMW

SAP S/4HANA Product Management Data Migration and Data Transformation, SAP
March, 2021

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Agenda

Basic facts

Comparison

Value proposition: Migration Cockpit versus LSMW

More information

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Basic facts
SAP tools for migrating data

There are three SAP tools which are typically used to migrate data:

SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit (MC)

Rapid Data Migration with SAP Data Services (RDM)

Legacy System Migration Workbench (LSMW)

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Purpose of Data Migration tools

This means:
Their functions and features have the dedicated aim to populate a
newly setup SAP system with the necessary data.

Synonym: initial data load

MC and RDM also provide content to migrate master data and

necessary transactional data such as balances, open items, stocks, …
LSMW is just a technical framework.

They do not:
➢ keep systems in sync or feed them with regular updates
➢ migrate historical data

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Other SAP tools

In addition there are other SAP tools which are used to migrate data. However, these tools:

have a dedicated industry focus

or
have been developed for another purpose

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SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit – different options for providing data

Get data

File

SAP S/4HANA

Staging

SAP S/4HANA Cloud

Direct transfer*
(RFC)

* Currently (release 2020) for OnPrem target only

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Comparison
As of October 2020
Comparison of Migration Tools - BASIC CONDITIONS

Criteria MC RDM LSMW

SAP ERP; SAP S/4HANA (On-premise)
Target system All SAP S/4HANA deployment options SAP S/4HANA (On-premise) possible, but not recommended and no
SAP support provided

Source system SAP or non-SAP

Files, staging tables or by

Files, staging tables or direct selection developing own extractors for
Data provision from SAP source systems by RFC direct selection from any data
Files
base using ODBC
Data volume All volumes

SAP support ✓ ✓ O
see SAP note 2287723
No cost for basic version,
No cost for File and Direct Transfer quality & cleansing functionality
License costs Staging in the cloud: additional
license costs may apply
incur additional costs
Additional costs for additional
O
servers
Current cloud releases: file, staging
Availability OnPrem: file: 1610, staging: 1709 OnPrem: 1610 On simplification list
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Comparison of Migration Tools - CONTENT (as of October 2020)

Criteria MC RDM LSMW

About 150 migration objects for About 60 migration objects for
Migration objects ERP sources; excel template
files delivered
ERP sources; excel template files
delivered
O
Industry spec. / other
solutions ✓ O O
Extensibility
(adapt or create migration objects) ✓ ✓ ✓
Roadmap ✓ O O
User provides already cleansed Embedded in SAP Data Services User provides already
Data cleansing data to staging tables dependent on product license cleansed data

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Comparison of Migration Tools - MISCELLANEOUS

Criteria MC RDM LSMW

In SAP standard delivery
For Direct Transfer: installation of
Installation DMIS add-on in the source
system
In SAP standard delivery
Setup and configure additional server
IDocs/ALE have to be configured
IDocs/ALE have to be
configured

Simulation functionality ✓ Depends on migration object Depends on migration method

Development expertise For data extraction (ODBC, SQL) and For data extraction, mapping
For complex rules only (ABAP)
necessary? complex rules (Data Services) and complex rules (ABAP)

User interface SAP Fiori, SAP GUI (modelling) Proprietary UI SAP GUI

Creation of data in BAPIs, IDocs, transaction

SAP standard APIs, RAP/BO IDocs
S/4HANA by using… recording, standard programs

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 Rapid Data Migration
Look & feel

Migration Cockpit

LSMW
MC Modelling environment

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Value proposition: Migration Cockpit
versus LSMW
SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit Core Value Proposition versus LSMW

+ + +

Reduce effort, Facilitate Minimize Minimize risk

save time Getting started custom coding

• Structure mapping to SAP

− 70% overall − Business experts can learn
S/4HANA data model 50% less errors
by using predefined execute within 3 days
SAP migration objects
out of the box by safeguarding and simulation
− Easy start with openSAP − Guided procedure
course and guided demos in • 20% less effort by using − Automated value
− Structure mapping to SAP
SAP fully activated LTMOM for creating own mapping
S/4HANA data model migration objects − Automated cross
out of the box − Developer can learn to work
• >50% compared to adapting
consistency checks
with LTMOM in < 10 days − Simulate to ensure error-
− 50% time saved during own-created LSMW programs
free loading
execution • 70% by using direct transfer
for automated extraction of
− 80% less custom data from SAP source
developments

LSMW is on the simplification list for SAP S/4HANA, refer to SAP note SAP Note 2287723
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More information
SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit – complete overview presentation

SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit 2020 FPS01/ CE2102

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MC: Data Migration Landing Page on SAP S/4HANA SAP Help Portal

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Rapid Data Migration with SAP Data Services (RDM)

SAP Note: 2239701 - SAP Rapid Data Migration for SAP S/4HANA, on premise edition

Best Practices Explorer: RDM_S4H_OP

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LSMW

LINK

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