Week 3: SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit – Direct Transfer Approach

Unit 2: Project Creation and Selection

Project Creation and Selection
Landscape used in the example

SAP ERP SAP S/4HANA

(on-premise)
RFC
System “ABA” Migration Cockpit

System “S4H”
SAP ERP 6.0 with EHP 8 / An RFC connection connects
NetWeaver 7.50 the SAP S/4HANA migration
cockpit to the SAP ERP SAP S/4HANA
source system 1909 FPS00

The migration cockpit is part of the

standard delivery and resides in the
SAP S/4HANA system

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Business scenario

SAP ERP SAP S/4HANA

Business objects

Cost center

Select data by using criteria: Map & transform data Simulate Migrate
▪ Organizational unit:
Company code
Activity type
▪ Migration object:
FI-CO Cost center
▪ Migration object:
FI-CO Activity type

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Demo (based on 1909)

Steps shown in the demo:

(1) Create a migration project (in the SAP S/4HANA target system “S4H”)

(2) Select data from the ERP source system “ABA”

(3) Compare data in the ERP source system (“ABA”)

(4) Specify mapping values

(5) Simulate the migration

(6) Correct errors

(7) Migrate the data

(8) Check results in the SAP S/4HANA target system “S4H”

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Project Creation and Selection
Start the app

Start the “Migrate Your Data” app

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Project Creation and Selection
Create a migration project
The SAP S/4HANA migration cockpit uses migration
objects to identify and transfer the relevant data. With
1909 FPS0 SAP delivers 97 migration objects for the ERP
scenario. In the migration object modeler, objects can be
adjusted or own objects can be created (units 3.5 ff.).

Selection of relevant scenario:

▪ SAP ERP to SAP S/4HANA
▪ SAP AFS to SAP S/4HANA
▪ SAP EWM to decentralized EWM based on SAP S/4HANA

Preconfigured data selection based on organizational

units e.g. company codes for scenario SAP ERP to
SAP S/4HANA

Preconfigured migration content:

List of available migration objects relevant
for the selected scenario

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Create a migration project – Dependent migration objects

When saving the project, the systems asks if you want

to add the predecessor objects. Clicking on View
Details provides the list of predecessors for the
migration objects that are selected for this dedicated
project.

In the Dependencies column, all predecessors and

successors are listed.

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Migration project screen

When saving the project, numerous programs are generated and the migration objects are copied from
the delivered template into your project. This step takes some time. In case of errors during the copy
process you can restart it (error message with link in the header).

Activity tracking is available

within one project as shown here
on the migration project screen.
It is also available for all projects
on the migration projects screen
(not shown here).

In the project setup phase, you see

which objects are ready for
processing, and which objects are
still in a generation phase and will
be available for processing soon.
Message logs are available for
completed activities. For more
details, click the View Log button
in the activity tracking panel of a
project.

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Migration project screen

Shows predecessors for this object Click Settings for important

information for the project.

The number of jobs per object is defined

here. Note that the maximum number of jobs
per project is defined in the migration project
setting screen!

Click the migration object to get to the

migration object screen. This is a
central place with very detailed
information, also from a technical point
of view.

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Migration project settings

You find the message logs

for completed activities on
project level here.

After a project is set to finished, a retention

period is defined and can be seen here.

The migration cockpit offers parallelization. It is effective for the actions:

selection, simulation and migration.
The number of background jobs on project level is defined here. It will not
be exceeded by the project even if a higher number of jobs is specified on
migration object level.

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Migration object screen
To get detailed information about a migration object,
click the migration object name in the Migration
Object column.
BAPI used for this object. The BAPI
determines which functionality the
migration object provides.
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The system displays the Migration Object
screen, where you can view the following
information:
▪ Description
▪ Table structure
▪ History of events, including logs
▪ Dependencies to other migration objects
▪ Data (migration object instances)
▪ Technical information (relevant for support)
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Migration object screen – Table structure and history

In the Tables section, you see the relevant

source system tables for the migration
object. The system displays the source
system tables in a hierarchy.

In the History section you see the different

actions for the migration object. You can
also view the log for each action regarding
this object.

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Start selection

The migration cockpit guides you through the various steps of the data migration. You can also flexibly
choose which steps you want to do next (select, simulate, migrate).

Here you can execute actions for all

migration objects in your project.

The system proposes

“Select Data” as the next
action. Here, you start the
selection for one object
only.

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Selection steps

The system lets you confirm Activity tracking shows

the start of selection the progress

Migration project screen after the selection has finished

As soon as the selection has finished, the system

automatically creates the available mapping tasks for each
object.

Number of selected instances per migration object. Click

the number to view the list of migration object instances.

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Migration object instances

The system offers

various possibilities to
search, filter, and so on

Use the gear wheel to

select the columns to be
displayed

Click the arrow to view the

migration object instance
details

On the migration object screen in the Data

section, you also find the migration object
instances list.

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Compare data in the ERP source system (“ABA”)

Compare the data selected by the SAP S/4HANA migration cockpit with the data in the ERP source system. You can either use the
application transactions as shown below or use transaction SE16 to have a look directly into table CSKS (for cost centers) and CSLA
(for activity types).
With transaction KL13 you see 3 activity
types in the source system in controlling
area 0001

With transaction KS13 None of the cost

you see 6 cost centers in centers has a profit
the source system in center assigned
controlling area 0001 One has an allocation
cost element assigned

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Focus topic: repeated selection
Report: CNV_PE_MC_DEL_ITEMS
If you want to delete the selected
The migration cockpit is designed for the migration process. It is not designed for migration object instance to run the
a perpetual loading of data. selection again, you can use the
Nevertheless, especially during test migrations or when migrating parts of data
report: CNV_PE_MC_DEL_ITEMS.
within a phased approach (e.g. already load some master data before the go-live
on the weekend), repeated selection might make sense.
➢ Add new items? Just repeat the selection
➢ Stop processing single items? Use the “exclude” function in the migration
cockpit (in the SAP Fiori app)
➢ Update items (because data changed in the source)? First delete the selected
records, then start selection

In 1909, the deletion function has not yet been implemented in SAP Fiori but
does exist in the back end: report CNV_PE_MC_DEL_ITEMS

SAP Note 2857598

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Steps executed in the systems

(1) Create a migration project (in the SAP S/4HANA target system “S4H”)

(2) Select data from the ERP source system “ABA”

(3) Compare data in the ERP source system (“ABA”)

(4) Specify mapping values

(5) Simulate the migration

(6) Correct errors

(7) Migrate the data

(8) Check results in the SAP S/4HANA target system “S4H”

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Key takeaways

▪ Migration objects available depending on the chosen

scenario
▪ Selection
− Organizational unit is predefined by SAP depending on
the scenario (e.g. company code for ERP scenario)
− Start selection for the whole project or for migration
objects
▪ Repeated selection possible
▪ Parallelization
▪ Activity tracking
▪ Object instances list shows selected instances with status
▪ Mapping tasks and mapping value proposals (1:1) are
created automatically during the selection step

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Project Creation and Selection
Outlook

Week 3: SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit – Direct Transfer Approach

Unit 3: Value Mapping and Simulation
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