SAP Accelarated Data migration

[Former Member]

Hi All,

Could someone kindly provide more info about SAP ADM. I am uanble to get any info about the same. I would like to understand as to how exactly the tool works. I have the 4 page PDF that is posted on the site but its not clear on the actual tool. Can someone kindly provide me with some document or screen shots or any more info about it. My mail id is prahladfin@rediffmail.com. Could someone kindly reply at the earliest.

Thanks

Prahlad

[Former Member]

As far as I can tell the SAP ADM tool is designed as a service to be provided by SAP or partners as part of the Safe passage program (ie for customers moving from Oracle/Peoplesoft), not for direct use by customers. It seems to be content built around the SAP Migration WorkBench. You may get more information from you local SAP subsidiary or SAP partner.

Regards,

Nick

[Former Member]

We are SAP partners, I am not sure where to start finding the info from. I want to have a look at the screen or atleast have some documents etc, where could I find that info??

Thanks

Prahlad

[Former Member]

Hi Prahlad,

According the information I've found there is supposed to be e-learning available from April 2007, but I can't actually find any!

The only external information I can find is on the SAP public website, if you're searching the partner portal it should be part of the Safe Passage information.

Regards,

Nick

[Former Member]

Hi Prahlad,

Go through this hope u can understand.

With SAP Accelerated Data Migration, you can reduce migration

costs by as much as 50% and avoid interruption of business

processes. Moreover, shutting down the source system after

migration reduces system administration costs and total cost

of operations. In short, you realize the following benefits:

• Significantly reduced cost and time to complete migration

projects

• Accurate, cost-effective data transfer applicable for any kind

of source system

• Better data quality because of preconfigured business objects

that ensure data consistency

• Improved end-user productivity and acceptance thanks to

migration of historical data

• Effective migration that avoids interruption of business

processes

• Full support services to avoid risks and ensure the optimum

performance of your new business applications

• Faster return on investment

In short, a smoother, more cost-effective migration to a new

technology solution ultimately positions your organization

to lower your total cost of ownership, maintain competitive

advantage, and pursue new business opportunities.

Expertise in Action

SAP Accelerated Data Migration applies a business object–oriented,

two-step approach that uses a neutral interface as a staging area

and predefined migration content for the conversion and upload

of data. The neutral interface enables the SAP tool to generate

predefined migration content and prevents all potential legal

issues regarding the intellectual property of any source-system

vendor. The whole data migration process from the source to

the target system consists of just two steps, as follows:

1. Data is extracted from the source system into the standard

interface as XML files.

2. Data migrates from the interface into the mySAP Business

Suite database. The migration is based on a new “migration

workbench” engine developed by SAP based on the SAP

NetWeaver® platform. All requirements for mapping structures

and fields and developing complex conversion rules are solved

within this engine (see Figure 1).

Once the migration is complete, business-unit end users have

access to all the legacy data in the new applications as if it had

originated there. They can continue to work on the existing

business process items in the new applications and benefit from

improved functionality.

Lifting the Limitations

Much of the cost and effort involved in classical data migrations

are generated by migration content development, as follows:

• Identifying business objects for migration to properly support

the business

• Defining the structure and field mapping for the relevant

business objects

• Developing conversion rules for all necessary value mapping

Readily available migration content can simplify this effort.

SAP Accelerated Data Migration provides preconfigured business

content, helping you migrate it to your new system more efficiently

and rapidly. The tool allows the migration of all types of

data, independent of its current state within a business process.

This includes master and dynamic data, as well as partially

processed and historical data, to minimize data loss. Business

processes are uninterrupted and normal operation procedures

can be retained.

By providing a standard, neutral interface and reading data as an

XML file, SAP Accelerated Data Migration is applicable for any

kind of source system. Preconfigured data migration objects built

specifically for SAP applications significantly simplify the conversion

from non-SAP software data into SAP software data objects,

yielding far-reaching benefits. Besides reducing related IT costs,

you can be certain of consistency across business-object boundaries.

Through a direct insert into the database, you avoid the

performance limitations of classical data migration.

Reward points if helpful.

Thanks

[Former Member]

Thia is the extract from the PDF that I have. I need more info in terms of transaction being used, screen shots, steps to do the same.

Thanks

Prahlad

[Former Member]

thanks