Legacy

Legacy System
System Migration
Migration
Workbench
Workbench
(LSMW)
(LSMW)
What
What is
is Data
Data Migration
Migration ??

Data
Data Migration
Migration (also
(also called
called data
data conversion
conversion or
or
data
data transition)
transition) refers
refers to
to the
the transfer
transfer of
of data
data
from
from company
company legacy
legacy systems
systems to
to
SAP
SAP R/3
R/3

One
Oneof
ofthe
themost
mostcritical
criticalsuccess
successfactors
factorsfor
forany
anyimplementation
implementation
What
What are
are the
the types
types of
of data
data to
to be
be migrated
migrated ??

•• Master
Master Data
Data
–– Material
Material Masters,
Masters, Vendor
Vendor Masters,
Masters, Customer
Customer Masters
Masters etc.
etc.

•• Transaction
Transaction Data
Data
–– Sales
Sales Orders,
Orders, Purchase
Purchase Orders,
Orders, Production
Production Orders
Orders etc.
etc.

•• Configuration
Configuration Data
Data
–– Plants,
Plants, Storage
Storage Locations,
Locations, Purchasing
Purchasing Groups
Groups etc.
etc.
When
When do
do we
we do
do Data
Data Migration
Migration ??

Data Migration
•Conversion Programs
•Data Collection
•Data Cleanup and Validation
•Data Upload
What
What are
are the
the methods
methods of
of Data
Data Migration
Migration ??

•• Manual
Manual
–– Configuration
Configuration Data
Data (Number
(Number of
of records
records <
< 100)
100)

•• CATT
CATT (Computer
(Computer Aided
Aided Test
Test Tool)
Tool)
–– Number
Number of
of records
records <
< 1000
1000

•• BDC
BDC (Batch
(Batch Data
Data Conversion)
Conversion)
–– Standard
Standard BDC’s
BDC’s provided
provided by
by SAP
SAP or
or ABAP
ABAP development
development

•• LSMW
LSMW (Legacy
(Legacy System
System Migration
Migration Workbench)
Workbench)
–– Configurable
Configurable tool
tool for
for data
data migration
migration
What
What is
is LSM
LSM Workbench
Workbench ??

•• Migrates
Migrates business
business objects
objects instead
instead of
of single
single tables
tables
–– E.g
E.gUpload
Uploadof
ofmaterial
materialmaster
master(MARA,
(MARA,MARC,
MARC,MARD,
MARD,MBEW
MBEWetc.)
etc.)

•• Defining
Defining flexible
flexible conversion
conversion rules:
rules: adjustable
adjustable through
through migration
migration
customizing
customizing
–– Makes
Makesuse
useof
ofstandard
standardSAP
SAPupload
uploadprograms
programsfor
forcritical
criticalbusiness
business
objects
objects
–– Allows
Allowsrecording
recordingofofprograms
programs(similar
(similarto
toCATT)
CATT)and
andthen
thendefining
defining
the
theconversion
conversionrules
rules

•• Generates
Generates conversion
conversion programs
programs from
from defined
defined conversion
conversion rules
rules
What
What are
are the
the Pre-defined
Pre-defined Data
Data Objects
Objects ??

•• FI
FI
–– G/L
G/L Accounts,
Accounts, Vendors,
Vendors, Customers,
Customers, Financial
Financial documents
documents

•• MM
MM
–– Materials,
Materials, Purchase
Purchase Info
Info Records,
Records, Stocks,
Stocks, Reservations
Reservations

•• PP
PP
–– Bills
Bills of
of Material,
Material, Work
Work Centers,
Centers, Routings
Routings

•• SD
SD
–– Customers,
Customers, Conditions,
Conditions, Sales
Sales Orders
Orders
What
What is
is the
the LSMW
LSMW Process
Process ??

Host
interface Input file for
Legacy
system LSM
data conversion
Spreadsheet program
interface

Field
mapping and Conversion Conversion
and error log
conversion program
rules

Batch input
session Transfer
program Input file
(batch input, for BI/DI
Direct input direct input) program
session
Transaction Code: LSMW
Create a Project, Subproject and Object
 Common for all uploads

Depends on method of input

Steps in executing an LSMW

Object
 Step 1

Use
•Standard SAP Object or
•Record the transaction
 Step 2

Create a source structure (can be one or multiple).

This refers to the structure of the upload file.
 Step 3

In this step you specify,

• Sequence of fields in the upload structure.
• Type of field: Char, Numeric, Date etc.
• Length of field (should be less than the
corresponding SAP field length)
 Step 4

Assign the source structure created to the

SAP upload structure.
 Step 5

Define conversion rules: Constant

 Step 5

Define conversion rules: Source Field

Step 5
Step 5
Step 5
Step 5
 Step 6

Arrange the data upload file as per specified format.

Save the upload file as a ‘Text, tab delimited’ file (.txt).
 Step 7

•Specify the upload

file path.
•Tabulator
•Field names at
beginning
•ASCII
 Step 7

Give path on application server

1. .read file
2. .conv file
 Step 8

Assign the file to the source structure.

 Step 9

Read Data.
 Step 9

Log for Read Data. Check for errors, if any.

Reads file from desktop and writes it to the
application server as a .read file.
Input is only the .txt file, not the
conversion rules.
 Step 10

Display Read
Data
 Step 10

Log for Converted Data. Check for errors, if

any.
Reads from .read file and writes it to the
application server as a .conv file.
Input are the .read file and the conversion
rules.
 Step 11

Display Converted Data

Step 11
 Step 12

Start Input Program

•Direct Input
•Batch Input
 Step 12

•Logical/Physical file name

(.conv file)
•Max. no. of errors
•Transactions per commit
•Lock Mode
 Step 12

Upload completion message.

 Step 12

Upload log.
Check the upload.
How
How to
to create
create User
User Defined
Defined Migration
Migration Objects
Objects ??

•• Recording
Recording aa transaction
transaction e.g.
e.g. MM01
MM01

•• Editing
Editing the
the recorded
recorded transaction
transaction
•• Changing
Changingfield
fieldnames
namesand
andfield
fielddescriptions
descriptions
•• Setting
Settingdefault
defaultvalues
values

•• Generating
Generating aa data
data structure
structure in
in the
the R/3
R/3 data
data dictionary
dictionary

•• Mapping
Mapping legacy
legacy data
data to
to these
these fields
fields
What
What are
are the
the advantages
advantages of
of LSMW
LSMW ??

•• Zero
Zero to
to minimal
minimal ABAP
ABAP development
development required
required

•• Conversion
Conversion rules
rules can
can be
be changed
changed whenever
whenever required
required

•• Reusability
Reusability of
of the
the same
same object
object by
by copying
copying and
and then
then modifying
modifying

•• Very
Very high
high time
time savings:
savings: E.g.
E.g. Material
Material Master
Master Upload
Upload
•• Configuration
Configurationof
ofthe
theobject:
object:10mins
10mins
•• Testing
Testingthe
theobject:
object:10mins
10mins
•• Data
Dataupload:
upload:1min
1min--2hrs
2hrsmax.
max.(depending
(dependingon
onno.
no.of
ofrecords)
records)

•• Validation
Validation with
with configured
configured objects
objects

•• User
User friendly
friendly
How
How do
do the
the various
various methods
methods compare
compare ??

CATT
CATT BDC
BDC LSMW
LSMW
PROS
PROS PROS
PROS PROS
PROS
•• Allows
Allowsyou
youto to •• Proven
Provenandandtime-
time- •• Zero/minimal
Zero/minimal
record
recordtransactions
transactions tested
testedmethod
method ABAP
ABAPdevelopment
development
•• Very
Veryefficient
efficientififno.
no. •• Very
Veryefficient
efficienteven
even •• Very
Veryefficient
efficienteven
even
of
ofrecords
recordsareareless
less ififno.
no.of
ofrecords
records ififno.
no.of
ofrecords
records
are
aremore
more are
aremore
more(100000)
(100000)
CONS •• High
Hightime
timeandandcost
cost
CONS
•• Not CONS saving
saving
Notaarobust
robusttool
toolifif CONS
no. •• Most
Mostflexible
no.of
ofrecords
recordsare
are •• Requires
RequiresABAP
ABAP flexible
more
more(>1000)
(>1000) development
development
•• Additional
AdditionalABAP
ABAP CONS
CONS
development
developmenttime •• Upload
time Uploadrate
rateslower
slower
and
andcosts than
costs than BDCs insome
BDCs in some
cases
cases