Every ERP system implementation requires the migration of data from legacy systems. When not handled properly, this has the potential to consume a significant share of the time and resources allocated to the entire implementation project.
Fortunately, this completely revised and updated edition of our bestseller is a comprehensive practical companion for ensuring rapid and cost-effective migration projects. It illustrates the basic principles of migration, discusses the necessary preparatory measures for a project, and shows you how to migrate your data using the methods offered by your SAP systems both economically, rapidly, and without the need for programming. The new edition is up-to-date for ECC 6.0 and provides you with the newest available information on eCATT and SAP Accelerated Data Migration. An ideal companion for administrators and technical consultants, this book also serves as a helpful resource for power users in specialized departments.
Topic Highlights:
Planning a Migration Project
Basic Principles of Migration
Migration with Batch Input, eCATT, CATT, and LSMW
SAP Accelerated Data Migration
Assessment of Migration Techniques
Tips and Tricks to Avoid Programming
Special Case Example: Fixed Asset Migration with MS Excel
Extended, updated 2nd edition with details on eCATT and SAP accelerated Data Migration
Comprehensive examples for Batch Input, eCATT, and LSMW
Valuable tips for planning a migration project
Michael Willinger
Michael Willinger was born in 1971 in Heidelberg, Germany. He studied business administration at the University of Mannheim from 1990 to 1996, focusing on bank management, financing, auditing, fiduciary structures, and statistics. He first encountered SAP R/3 during his graduate studies in business data processing; it has had a major impact on his career path ever since. From 1998 to 2001, Michael Willinger worked as an SAP consultant (focus: Financial Accounting) at Bilfinger & Berger AG, a construction firm, before he moved to Tarkett Sommer Holding, an internationally active manufacturer of flooring. At present, he is the project manager for the global implementation of the R/3 Financial Accounting and Controlling modules.
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