1.  SAP AG April 2001 1 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench Legacy System Migration Workbench lsm@sap.com

2.  SAP AG April 2001 2 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench What is LSMW?

3.  SAP AG April 2001 3 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench What is data migration? / Subject of LSM Data transfer  source: non-SAP systems (“legacy systems”)  target: SAP System Initial data transfer from non-SAP systems to an SAP System  Move data from legacy system to an SAP System  Switch off legacy system Periodic data transfer (Interfacing)  Exchange data between an SAP System and other systems Position of data migration  Requires customized SAP System (customizing must be finalized)

4.  SAP AG April 2001 4 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench Relevance of data migration?  Accounts for 15% - 20% of the total SAP implementation costs  Smaller implementation projects: up to 40% Why is data migration so expensive?  In many cases you need to develop conversion programs (which can not be used later on) you need to deal with lots of technical details and different technologies data volume depends on the project volume the effort for programming does not depend on the data volume

5.  SAP AG April 2001 5 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench Data migration in 3 steps preparatory steps 1. step2. step3. step checklistLSMW starttarget data in legacy system data on SAP data base fieldmapping and rules data import

6.  SAP AG April 2001 6 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench What is LSMW (Legacy System Migration Workbench) ? LSMW is a tool based on R/3. LSMW supports periodic and single data transfer from a non- SAP system to an SAP System. LSMW uses standard SAP interfaces.

7.  SAP AG April 2001 7 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench Requirements for the use of LSMW

8.  SAP AG April 2001 8 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench Organisational Customizing of the SAP applications must be finished Know how in LSMW (1-2 days) Knowledge of the source data (Which fields means what?) Knowledge of the SAP application (Which fields means what?) technical know how  R/3 basis (batch input processing, IDoc processing)  ABAP System requirements For LSMW 3.0 (???): R/3 release 6.10 For LSMW 1.7 (Sept. 2000):R/3 release 4.0x, 4.5x or 4.6x For LSMW 1.0 (Sept. 1998):R/3 release 3.0F or 3.1x

9.  SAP AG April 2001 9 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench How does LSMW work?

10.  SAP AG April 2001 10 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench DatenmigrationData Migration

11.  SAP AG April 2001 11 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench Define source structures Bank data Contact person Vendor master DATAMIGRATIONDATAMIGRATION B1B2B3...C1...C2C3C4A1A2A3A4A5A6A7...

12.  SAP AG April 2001 12 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench Define source fields DATEMIGRATIONDATEMIGRATION Vendor master Bank data Contact person L1L2L3L4L5L6L7... B1B2 A1 B3... A2A3A4 DATAMIGRATIONDATAMIGRATION B1B2B3...C1...C2C3C4A1A2A3A4A5A6A7...

13.  SAP AG April 2001 13 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench Define structure relationships Vendor master L1L2L3L4L5L6L7... Bank data B1B2B3... Contact person A1...A2A3A4... DATAMIGRATIONDATAMIGRATION B1B2B3...C1...C2C3C4A1A2A3A4A5A6A7...

14.  SAP AG April 2001 14 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench Fieldmapping and conversion rules Vendor master L1L2L3L4L5L6L7... Bank data B1B2B3... Contact person A1...A2A3A4... Move 1:1 translation Individual coding Fixed value/ constant DATENMIGRATIONDATENMIGRATION DATAMIGRATIONDATAMIGRATION B1B2B3...C1...C2C3C4A1A2A3A4A5A6A7...

15.  SAP AG April 2001 15 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench Most common conversion rules predefined  Initial value  Constant  Assign (“MOVE”)  Fixed value  1:1 translation  Translation via intervals  User-defined routines  Prefix  Suffix  Concatenate  Individual ABAP coding D  DE A  AT F  FR 001...100  10 101...200  20 201...300  30

16.  SAP AG April 2001 16 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench Central conversion rules (reusable rules) Assure consistent data conversion in different data objects Material number Material master Sales order Purchase requisition Purchase order

17.  SAP AG April 2001 17 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench Further steps read source data data conversion run import DATAMIGRATIONDATAMIGRATION

18.  SAP AG April 2001 18 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench One or several files SAP Standard Convert data Batch Input processing Legacy data on PC Read data Converted data Read data Legacy data on application server IDoc inbound processing Direct Input processing How LSM Workbench works Structure relations Field mapping Conversion rules

19.  SAP AG April 2001 19 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench HCustomer #1 (header rec.) PContact person #1 PContact person #2... What kind of data can be read? Data from spreadsheet-based applications  MS Excel, MS Access, etc. Data from host systems on SAP application servers Fixed record length, end of record indicator or hexadecimal length field at the beginning With and without separator Code page conversion “Hierarchical” data with “identifying field values” Identifying string (H=header P=position)

20.  SAP AG April 2001 20 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench Which data can be migrated via LSMW? ==> all data where an interface exists Standard Batch Input, Standard Direct Input  precondition: application program  entries in tables SXDA* (DX-Workbench) Batch Input Recording  Recording a transaction  Flat target structure (no header-position constellations with variable amount of positions) Methods for Business Objects („BAPIs“)  All BAPIs for which an ALE-IDoc interface has been generated (by SAP development) IDocs  All

21.  SAP AG April 2001 21 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench What does LSMW look like?

22.  SAP AG April 2001 22 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench Define project, subproject and object

23.  SAP AG April 2001 23 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench Select migration step

24.  SAP AG April 2001 24 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench Maintain attributes

25.  SAP AG April 2001 25 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench Enter structures of legacy system in the SAP System

26.  SAP AG April 2001 26 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench Define conversion rules and field mapping

27.  SAP AG April 2001 27 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench Generated conversion program

28.  SAP AG April 2001 28 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench Interface for data on PC

29.  SAP AG April 2001 29 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench Overview of migration object

30.  SAP AG April 2001 30 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench Overview of migration object

31.  SAP AG April 2001 31 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench Migration customizing: translation table

32.  SAP AG April 2001 32 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench recording

33.  SAP AG April 2001 33 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench Transport of Mapping and Conversion Rules Purpose Mapping and conversion rules that have been used in an SAP system should be used in another SAP system. Purpose Mapping and conversion rules that have been used in an SAP system should be used in another SAP system. Procedure Use the export and import function of LSMW Or: create a change request to use the standard transport system of SAP Procedure Use the export and import function of LSMW Or: create a change request to use the standard transport system of SAP Condition Both SAP systems have the same LSMW-version (to transport rules from version 1.0 to 1.6 you must either convert the rules to 1.6 format before the export or import to version 1.0 and then do the upgrade of the rules) Condition Both SAP systems have the same LSMW-version (to transport rules from version 1.0 to 1.6 you must either convert the rules to 1.6 format before the export or import to version 1.0 and then do the upgrade of the rules) LSM- Version 1.6 LSM- Version 1.6

34.  SAP AG April 2001 34 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench Periodic Transfer of Data (/SAPDMC/SAP_LSMW_INTERFACE) LSMW: additional program Job Read data (only files on the application server can be used) Data conversion Data import to be scheduled

35.  SAP AG April 2001 35 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench What LSMW can do organize the data migration project  project, subproject, object document the data migration project define data conversion per object  select target business object (p.e. customer master, material master) method(p.e. create, change) import technique(p.e. batch-input, IDoc)  define source structure of the source data (segments, fields, file attributes etc)  define relations between source and target (SAP system) on record level and on field level  define rules transfer of field contents

36.  SAP AG April 2001 36 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench What LSMW can do read data (technical conversion) convert data (conversion of values) import data  with a standard import technique batch-input direct input method for a business-object (“BAPI”) IDoc technique  this means: LSMW does not write data into the databases of the applications precondition for the use of LSMW is the availability of a data transfer interface in the SAP application

37.  SAP AG April 2001 37 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench What LSMW can do transport the data migration object  via download and upload  via SAP transport system What LSMW cannot do extract data from the legacy system “outbound”: transfer data from SAP into another system

38.  SAP AG April 2001 38 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench Advantages and strengths at a glance: Part of SAP and therefore platform-independent Wide range of data conversion techniques (fixed values, translation, ABAP coding, etc.) Migration customizing: no literals in rules Conversion program generated from conversion rules User guidance: data migration in 14~20 steps Interface for data in spreadsheet format Check against SAP Customizing before processing the import Free of charge for SAP’s customers and partners

39.  SAP AG April 2001 39 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench Advantages and strengths at a glance: Migrated data in SAP is consistent user friendly only basis ABAP knowledge necessary in most cases only few programming has to be done supports data transfer for the most important master and transaction data

40.  SAP AG April 2001 40 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench Examples of positive feedback: “... Just wanted to let you know us here at... We are very pleased with the LSM product. We are using it for most of our conversions and have found it to be of tremendous help and quality....” “The LSM Workbench saved the day. Without it, we would never have been finished on time.” “...in our opinion, the major benefit is LSM’s flexibility, which allows us to respond very quickly to changing requirements...”

41.  SAP AG April 2001 41 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench Examples of positive feedback: “...within two and a half hours, we managed to generate our own migration object for the material master transfer, and successfully migrate the material masters from the EXCEL sheet. It was a complete success!...” “...the transfer of master data on June 12, and of the open items on June 19, 1998, meant that we could go live the same day.” “...I used the LSMW to transfer customers and creditors, and I was really impressed by how fast and flexible it was! Fantastic!...”

42.  SAP AG April 2001 42 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench Information Support Training LSMW

43.  SAP AG April 2001 43 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench Information Main information medium: SAPNet  www.service.sap.com.de/LSMW Download of  software (LSMW17.CAR) and further material  installation guide  quick guide (“HowToGuide”) contact  e-mail: lsm@sap.com Support Online-Service-System: component XX-LSM

44.  SAP AG April 2001 44 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench Training upon request part of the data migration training BC420 in release 4.6 self-study via examples in SAPNET

45.  SAP AG April 2001 45 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench Beyon d LSMW

46.  SAP AG April 2001 46 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench New DX-Workbench (Release 4.6)  Organize your data migration projects  Generate test data  Use LSMW (or third-party tool) as mapping engine  Fast data load via BAPIs  Handle import errors (restart etc.)

47.  SAP AG April 2001 47 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench Release 4.6  New-DX Workbench and LSMW Release 5.0  Unified solution for all data migration issues

48.  SAP AG April 2001 48 Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench Legacy System Migration Workbench lsm@sap.com