11.4    SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit

The SAP S/4HANA migration cockpit provides the only option for migrating data to SAP S/4HANA Cloud, as described in Chapter 7, Section 7.3. For SAP S/4HANA, on-premise, editions, the migration cockpit is an alternative to other options such as the Rapid Data Migration solution, which we discussed in the previous section.

As of SAP S/4HANA 1610, the migration cockpit is also available for on-premise editions (via Transaction LTMC). As we explained in Chapter 7, Section 7.3, the migration cockpit is technically based on the Migration Workbench (MWB), and the available migration objects, mappings, and conversion rules are modeled from MWB. However, you can only use these migration objects with the migration cockpit. Refer to Chapter 7, Section 7.3.1, Table 7.2, for a list of the migration objects supported by the migration cockpit.

The functionality and handling of the migration cockpit for on-premise editions mainly correspond to the functions described in Chapter 7, Section 7.3, for cloud editions.

Chapter 7, Section 7.3.2 also provides information on how to access the help pages for the migration cockpit and refers to the migration cockpit demo video we mentioned earlier.

In contrast to migrating data to SAP S/4HANA Cloud, when migrating data to an SAP S/4HANA, on-premise, edition, you can still edit the data after the data is uploaded to the migration cockpit. To edit this data, select the XML file that contains your source data and click on the Open button or on the file name, as shown in Figure 11.40.

Figure 11.40    Opening Source Data in the SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit

The system then displays the data uploaded from the file in the staging area. Figure 11.41 shows an example staging area using a sample file with customer data.

You can now press the Edit button to modify the data. As shown in Figure 11.42, we entered a title that was missing.

Next, click Save to save your changes. By clicking Cancel, you can reset your entries. The <Back button navigates you to the source data overview.

Figure 11.41    Staging Area in the SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit

Figure 11.42    Editing Data in the SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit

In the source data overview, you can download the modified data in the migration template format. Select the row of your file and click on the Download button. Depending on your SAP S/4HANA release, you may be asked to select the specific view for the migration template (see also the “Downloading Migration Templates” section in Chapter 7, Section 7.3.2). By default, SAP only provides the BP On Premise Enterprise Management view in the on-premise version. Figure 11.43 shows an example of a selection.

Figure 11.43    Downloading Edited Data in a Migration Template File

The downloaded file contains the changed data, in our case, the entire data record including the title (see Figure 11.44).

Figure 11.44    Migration Template for the Customer Migration Object

You can now edit the migration template offline. We always recommend, and sometimes you may be required, you store a backup copy of the imported data records for validation or as a copy of a certification outside of the target system.