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

Unit 3: Value Mapping and Simulation

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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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Mapping tasks

As soon as the selection has finished, the system automatically creates mapping tasks for each object. For
each source mapping value a target mapping value proposal is created (1:1). The mapping tasks are defined
in the delivered objects.
You can change or create mapping tasks in the migration object modeler.

Leads to all mapping

tasks for this project

Mapping tasks for object FI-CO Cost center.

Click the number to view the mapping tasks
for this dedicated object.

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Mapping tasks

The sum of mapping In this overview

tasks for this project is screen you can
confirm all mappings
12, as the mapping task at once
Controlling area is used
by both objects. The
mapping tasks work
cross-object, meaning
Mapping type
the values for the
mapping tasks only have Different mapping
to be edited once. They types exist, for
are then used by all example:
▪ value mappings
migration objects within ▪ fixed values (e.g.
this project. posting date, offset
account number)
▪ … and others

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Specify mapping values

On this screen, you specify mapping values to transform values from the source system to the target system.
In the migration object modeler, you can upload and download mapping values.
Documentation
for mapping
task

Search help available for target values

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Execute simulation

Simulation means the API used in the migration object is executed in the same way as in real mode. The only difference is
that the data is not created and posted in the target system. The simulation brings up the messages from the migration
cockpit as well as from the application.
A few APIs have no simulation function, e.g. migration object FI-GL House bank. If this is the case, it is mentioned in the
migration object documentation and the simulation action is not offered.

You can simulate for all objects within this project at

once, selecting all instances or only the ones with
errors

You can simulate only for one or for several

objects and then choose all or random simulation

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Actions for dedicated items (simulate, migrate, exclude)

On the migration object screen you can execute actions for items you chose individually.

Simulate the two marked entries

Exclude specific migration object instances

by choosing the Exclude button. The
excluded migration object instances will
not be simulated or migrated.

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Simulation result

For one instance of migration object FI-CO Activity Type and for six instances of migration object FI-CO Cost
Center the simulation ended with errors.

There are two ways to proceed:

Either click the
▪ number of erroneously
simulated items, or
▪ click the migration object (e.g.
FI-CO Cost center).

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Simulation result – Messages for single instances

Search, sort, group, or download

Click the number of

instances to get to the
migration object
instances screen

Click one instance in

the left-hand pane

You get the messages

for this instance

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Simulation result – All messages for the migration object

Click the View Log button to

get to the messages screen

Click the migration object

name to get to the migration
object screen

Search, sort, group, or download

You get all messages for

this migration object FI-CO
Cost center

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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

▪ Mapping tasks work cross-object

▪ Input help available for mapping target values
▪ In the mapping tasks overview screen, mappings can be
confirmed all at once
▪ Simulation possible for:
− all items within one project or the instances with errors
− items of one or several migration objects – all or
random 500 or 10%
− single items starting from the migration object screen
▪ Exclude function for single instances
▪ Search, sort, group, and download function for
messages

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Outlook

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

Unit 4: Issue Handling and Migration
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