Week 1: Staging Tables Approach and Migration Object Modeler

Unit 2: Getting Started with SAP S/4HANA

Migration Cockpit – Staging Tables
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Agenda

Setup

System Demo

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General setup

SAP Fiori app Process and content Data load

Migrate Your Data

API-based

Staging Direct Transfer

SAP S/4HANA Cloud,
private edition

Staging Tables

▪ SAP ERP 6.0

SAP
▪ SAP APO
▪ SAP AFS S/4HANA
+210 Migration objects +250 Migration objects
▪ Excel XML ▪ SAP CRM
▪ SAP EWM Staging Direct Transfer
▪ CSV template files
▪ ETL tools of choice

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Focus: migrate data using staging tables

SAP Fiori app Process and content Data load

Migrate Your Data

API-based

Staging Direct Transfer

SAP S/4HANA Cloud,
private edition

Staging Tables

▪ SAP ERP 6.0

SAP
▪ SAP APO
▪ SAP AFS S/4HANA
+210 Migration objects +250 Migration objects
▪ Excel XML ▪ SAP CRM
▪ SAP EWM Staging Direct Transfer
▪ CSV template files
▪ ETL tools of choice

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Demo

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Functions to keep in mind

▪ Maintain required roles and authorization:

− SAP_CA_DMC_MC_USER (SAP S/4HANA system)
− SAP_BR_CONFIG_EXPERT_DATA_MIG (front-end server)
− Corresponding role for each migration object
▪ Follow guided procedure
▪ Fill staging tables with XML or CSV files
▪ Run the Prepare step whenever data is added to the staging tables
▪ Download mapping tasks/templates to hand over to business users
▪ Check monitoring to see running jobs, access to messages, and
download files
▪ Use cancel button in the monitor to cancel simulation or migration
if necessary
▪ Use mass processing in case you want to trigger actions for
specific instances

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Available videos

Video
Migrate Data Using Staging Tables

Video
Using CSV Files to Fill Staging Tables

Link to Click-Through-Tutorial
SAP S/4HANA migration cockpit
Learning Hub Subscription necessary (SAP Learning Hub Solution Editions)

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Key takeaways

In this unit you have learned

▪ How to migrate data using staging tables

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Demo details

1. Open SAP Fiori app Migrate Your Data – user with necessary roles
2. Create migration project
– Choose the Create button → “Direct Transfer” will be handled in unit 9
– Select Local SAP S/4HANA Database Schema connection
– Choose migration object bank, cost center (add depended object Profit Center), G/L account → check
exercises in Fully Activated Appliance
– Finish creating the migration project
3. Populate migration objects with data
– Download the template for migration object Bank
– Fill template with data manually
– Upload template and follow guided procedure
– Migrate data
4. Verify data in relevant app

NOTE: When you set the migration project to “Finished”, you can specify a retention period for the data.
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Create project – General data

Name your project

Local SAP S/4HANA Database

System will generate staging tables in the internal
schema of the SAP S/4HANA system

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Create project – Migration objects

You can use the search field

Add your migration object

via button or drag & drop

To proceed, review your entries

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Create project

Use Edit to add other

migration objects

Create your project

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Monitoring – Settings

You can view the current settings

To view a log of all for your project at any time by
activities, choose choosing the Settings button.
the Monitoring button.
Here you can change settings for
the project, for example, you can
add additional migration objects.

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Trigger actions via dropdown list

Find the selected migration objects.

In case you need to add additional

ones later on, use the Settings button.

The system proposes the next action to be

performed. For example, “Upload File” after
creating the project.

Here, you start the action for one object only.

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Download templates for multiple migration objects

You can download the templates for

several migration objects by
selecting them and then clicking
Download Template.

A messages toast appears

– check Monitoring for file download.

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Mapping tasks

Certain migration objects use control parameter mapping tasks to

control specific data migration procedures – see example Product.
These mapping tasks appear before filling the staging tables with data.
Check them first before proceeding.

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Mapping tasks (specify mapping values)

You can specify value

mappings and transform
values from the source
system to the target system.

Search help for target values

provides existing values in the
SAP S/4HANA target system.

Details about mapping tasks in KBAs 3003068, 3076466 and 3075948

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Migration project screen – More buttons

Buttons for quick access

▪ Monitoring – to view a log of all activities
▪ Mapping tasks – all mapping tasks for your project
▪ Job management – adjust number of background jobs
▪ Settings – general settings, e.g. add new migration objects
▪ Finish project
See more details in application help.

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Instance-based simulation, migration, deletion via mass processing

Mass Processing helps you do

trigger actions on selected instances.

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Instance-based simulation, migration, deletion via mass processing

1 2

Select from possible actions:

▪ Simulate
Use filter options to select
▪ Migrate relevant instances.
▪ Delete Instances

3 4

Instance list based on

your selection criteria. Get a summary and
proceed with Start.

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