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Legacy System Migration Workbench

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LSM Workbench
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What is Data migration?

In an SAP R/3 implementation the data from legacy

system (non SAP R/3) needs to be transferred to
the SAP system

Periodic data transfer between R/3 and other

system (interfacing) is also required

Both of the above form a part of data migration

Data migration tools

The tools foraszxzx data migration are:-

BDC (Batch Data Communication)

LSMW (Legacy System Migration Workbench)

Difference between BDC & LSMW

LSMW offers different technique for migrating data:

Direct input, BAPI, Idoc, Batch input recording.
While BDC basically uses batch input sessions and
CALL TRANSACTION method.

Limit on number of records which can be uploaded

in one session of BDC (999 records). No such limit
in LSMW.

LSMW is more to do with configuration while BDC

involves programming.
LSM Workbench
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What is LSMW?

The LSM Workbench is an R/3-based tool that supports you when

transferring data from
- Non-SAP systems ("Legacy Systems") to R/3
- Once or Periodically.

The tool supports conversion of data

The data can be imported into the R/3 system via

- Batch Input
- Direct Input
- BAPIs
- IDocs.
LSMW
The LSM Workbench is a tool that supports data transfer
from non-SAP systems to R/3. The main functions of the
LSM Workbench are:

- Import data (legacy data in spreadsheet tables and/or

sequential files)

- Convert data (from source format to target format)

- Import data (into the database of the R/3 application)

Princadiples of LSM
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Basic Principles of LSM workbench:-

Most of the functions should reside in R/3. No collection

of individual programs on different platforms.

The quality and consistence of the data imported into R/3

should be more important than speed and performance of
data migration.

Existing knowledge and coding should be usednhnt.

The developed mapping" and rules should be reusable

and thus be used repeatedly in projects.