Getting started with the S/4Hana Migration Cockpit...

JK · ‎02-28-2017

Overview

The S/4HANA Migration Cockpit is available from S/4HANA Release 1610 in the OnPremise Version.

As it is the first Version, i don't have too much expectations, but i am sure we will see very interesting updates in the future.

Basically, it is a Web Based Tools to migrate Legacy Data into S/4HANA. It allows to Download predefined Excel Sheet-Templates, so you can "easily" extract legacy data into this format and upload in S/4HANA by using the Migration Cockpit. Basic Mapping Functionality is provided (e.g. Map Unit of Measure Codes and so on) but don’t expect too much here yet.

Target group seems to be smaller and medium businesses (SMB). The handling of the Import Process and Validations are made very easy ("cloud style")

To Import the Data, the SAP Standard BAPIs are used. There is an error Log provided with information on Warnings or Errors.

As there is already a number of Standard Objects Available (see below)

for the creation of additional Migration Objects see also my Blog

https://blogs.sap.com/2017/06/20/discover-the-s4hana-migration-cockpit-migration-object-modeler-onpr...

Update 28.9.2017: Added 1709 Standard Content Migration Object List

Update 13.3.2018: Working with Staging Tables see Blog https://blogs.sap.com/2018/03/13/working-with-staging-tables-in-s4hana-migration-cockpit-onpremise/

Update 27.9.2018: https://blogs.sap.com/2018/09/27/s4hana-1809-migration-cockpit-release-news-a-few-other-hints/

Update 12.02.2019: 02/2019: Updated Newsletter with best practices on S/4HANA Migration Cockpit

Transaction Codes

LTMC Migration Cockpit

LTMOM Migration Object Modeler

url for migration cockpit:

https://<server>:<port>/sap/bc/webdynpro/sap/dmc_wda?WDCONFIGURATIONID=DMC_WDA_APP&sap-client=<clien...

SAP Notes:

Check CA-GTF-MIG / SV-CLD-MIG for predefined content problem, check CA-LT-MC for tools problem.

use the expert search https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/mynotes?tab=Search

Existing Documentation

Added 6.7.2017:

Overview Presentation: SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit

Interactive Click Demo:

https://cp.hana.ondemand.com/dps/d/preview/76a9ec56a9eb6138e10000000a44147b/1610%20001/en-US/ab24255...

SAP Help

https://help.sap.com/doc/PRODUCTION/bf1d5c82ea1c45ba8f1d7d1f7757f04d/1610%20001/en-US/frameset.htm?8...

https://help.sap.com/doc/PRODUCTION/bf1d5c82ea1c45ba8f1d7d1f7757f04d/1610%20001/en-US/frameset.htm?9...

Best Practice Explorer S/4Hana OnPremise, Data Management:

Data Migration to S/4HANA from File (BH5)

Data Migration to S/4HANA Enhancements (BH4)

https://support.sap.com/content/dam/SAAP/Sol_Pack/BP_OP_ENTPR_S4HANA1611_DEV3/BP_OP_ENTPR_S4HANA1611...

02/2019: Updated Newsletter with best practices on S/4HANA Migration Cockpit:

https://www.sap.com/documents/2019/02/80f57ddb-3a7d-0010-87a3-c30de2ffd8ff.html

Migration Objects

Update 30.1.2018: check out new note 2596400 - Which Migration Object is available in the Migration Cockpit currently https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2596400

Business Object Name	Area	Business Object Type	Migration Cockpit Object Name	Technical Object Name
Activity Types	CO	Master data	Migration of Activity types (FILE2S4)	SIF_LSTAR_CREATE
Cost Center	CO	Master data	Migration of Cost centers (FILE2S4)	SIF_KOSTL_MASTER
Activity Price	CO	Master data	Migration of Activity prices (FILE2S4)	SIF_ACT_PRICE
Internal Order	CO	Transactional data	Migration of Activity prices (FILE2S4)	SIF_INTORDER
Profit Center	FI	Master data	Migration of Profit centers (FILE2S4)	SIF_PRCTR_MASTER
Bank Master Data	FI	Master data	Migration of Banks (FILE2S4)	SIF_BANK_MASTER
Customer Master	FI, SD	Master data	Migration of Customer (FILE2S4)	SIF_CUSTOMER
Vendor Master	FI, MM-PUR	Master data	Migration of Vendor (FILE2S4)	SIF_VENDOR
Customer Open Items	FI	Transactional data	Migration of Customer open items (FILE2S4)	SIF_AR_OPEN_ITEM
Vendor Open Items	FI	Transactional data	Migration of Vendor open items (FILE2S4)	SIF_AP_OPEN_ITEM
Fixed Asset incl. Balances	FI-AA	Master data + Transactional data	Migration of Fixed assets (FILE2S4)	SIF_FIXED_ASSET
G/L Account Balances	FI	Transactional data	Migration of G/L balances (FILE2S4)	SIF_GL_OPEN_ITEM
G/L Account Open Items	FI	Transactional data	Migration of G/L open items (FILE2S4)	SIF_GL_OPEN_ITEM
Exchange Rate	FI	Master data	Migration of Exchange rates (FILE2S4)	SIF_EXCH_RATE
Inventory Balances	MM-IM	Transactional data	Migration of Material inventory balances (FILE2S4)	SIF_INVENTORYBAL
Material Master	LO-MD	Master data	Migration of Materials (FILE2S4)	SIF_MATERIAL
Material Long texts	LO-MD	Master data	Migration of Material long texts (FILE2S4)	SIF_MAT_LONGTEXT
Material Consumptions	LO-MD	Master data	Migration of Consumptions (FILE2S4)	SIF_MAT_CONSUMP
Purchasing Info Record	MM-PUR	Master data	Migration of Purchasing info records (FILE2S4)	SIF_PURCH_INFREC
Purchase Order	MM-PUR	Transactional data	Migration of Purchase orders (only open) (FILE2S4)	SIF_PURCH_ORDER
Pricing Conditions	SD, CO, MM-PUR	Master data	Migration of Pricing conditions (FILE2S4) (Currently Cloud Only)	SIF_CONDITIONS
Contracts (Purchasing)	MM-PUR	Transactional data	Migration of Purchasing contracts (FILE2S4)	SIF_CONTRACTS
Source List	MM-PUR	Transactional data	Migration of Source lists (FILE2S4)	SIF_SOURCE_LIST
Sales Order	SD	Transactional data	Migration of sales orders (only open) (FILE2S4)	SIF_SALES_ORDER
Batches	QM, SD, PP-PI	Master data	Migration of Batches (FILE2S4)	SIF_BATCHES
Bill of Material (BOM)	PP	Master data	Migration of Bill of materials (FILE2S4)	SIF_BOM
Work Center	PP, QM	Master data	Migration of Work centers (FILE2S4)	SIF_WORK_CNTR
Equipment	PM	Master data	Migration of Equipment (FILE2S4)	SIF_EQUIPMENT
Equipment Task List	PM	Master data	Migration of Equipment task lists (FILE2S4)	SIF_EAM_TASKLIST
Functional Location	PM	Master data	Migration of Functional locations (FILE2S4)	SIF_FUNC_LOC
Characteristics	CA	Master data	Migration of Characteristics (FILE2S4)	SIF_CHARACT
Classes	CA	Master data	Migration of Classes (FILE2S4)	SIF_CLASS

Object List in 1709:

Business Object Name	Area	Business Object Type	Migration Cockpit Object Name	Technical Object Name
Activity Type	CO	Master data	Activity type	SIF_LSTAR_CREATE
Cost Center	CO	Master data	Cost center	SIF_KOSTL_MASTER
Activity Price	CO	Master data	Activity price	SIF_ACT_PRICE
Internal Order	CO	Transactional data	Internal order	SIF_INTORDER
Profit Center	FI	Master data	Activity price	SIF_PRCTR_MASTER
Bank Master Data	FI	Master data	Bank	SIF_BANK_MASTER
Customer	FI, SD	Master data	Customer	SIF_CUSTOMER
Customer	FI, SD	Master data	Customer – extend existing record by new organizational levels	SIF_CUST_EXTEND
Supplier	FI, MM-PUR	Master data	Supplier	SIF_VENDOR
Supplier	FI, MM-PUR	Master data	Supplier – extend existing record by new organizational levels	SIF_VEND_EXTEND
Accounts Receivable (Customer) Open Item	FI	Transactional data	Accounts receivable (Customer) open item	SIF_AR_OPEN_ITEM
Accounts Payable (Vendor) Open Item	FI	Transactional data	Accounts payable (Vendor) open item	SIF_AP_OPEN_ITEM
Fixed Asset	FI-AA	Master data + Transactional data	Fixed asset incl. balances	SIF_FIXED_ASSET
G/L Account Balance	FI	Transactional data	G/L balance	SIF_GL_BALANCES
G/L Account Open/Line Item	FI	Transactional data	G/L open/line item	SIF_GL_OPEN_ITEM
Exchange Rate	FI	Master data	Exchange rate	SIF_EXCH_RATE
Inventory Balance	MM-IM	Transactional data	Material inventory balance	SIF_INVENTORYBAL
Material Master	LO-MD	Master data	Material	SIF_MATERIAL
Material Master	LO-MD	Master data	Material long text	SIF_MAT_LONGTEXT
Material Master	LO-MD	Master data	Material consumption	SIF_MAT_CONSUMP
Material Master	CO	Master data	Exceptional case: Material Price Chng for global currencies	SIF_MATPRICE_CHG
Material Master	MD	Master data	Material – extend existing record by new organizational levels	SIF_MAT_EXTEND
Material Master	CA-CLF	Master data	Material classification	SIF_CLF_MAT
Material Master	QM	Master data	Material inspection type *	SIF_INSP_TYPE
Material Master	SLL-LEG	Master data	Material – Commodity code	SIF_MAT_COMMCODE
Purchasing Info Record	MM-PUR	Master data	Purchasing info record with conditions	SIF_PURCH_INF_V2
Purchasing Info Record	MM-PUR	Master data	Purchasing info record	SIF_PURCH_INFREC
Purchase Order	MM-PUR	Transactional data	Purchase order (only open PO)	SIF_PURCH_ORDER
Pricing Condition	SD, CO, MM-PUR	Master data	Pricing condition	SIF_CONDITIONS
Contracts (Purchasing)	MM-PUR	Transactional data	Purchasing contract	SIF_CONTRACTS
Scheduling Agreement	MM-PUR	Transactional data	Scheduling Agreement	SIF_SCHED_AGRMNT
Source List	MM-PUR	Transactional data	Source list	SIF_SOURCE_LIST
Sales Order	SD	Transactional data	Sales order (only open SO)	SIF_SALES_ORDER
Sales Contract	SD	Transactional data	Sales contract	SIF_SD_CONTRACT
Batch	QM, SD, PP-PI	Master data	Batch (if Batch is unique at material level)	SIF_BATCHES
Bill of Material (BOM)	PP	Master data	Bill of material	SIF_BOM
Work Center	PP, QM	Master data	Work center	SIF_WORK_CNTR
Routing	PP	Master data	Routing	SIF_ROUTING
Equipment	PM	Master data	Equipment	SIF_EQUIPMENT
Functional Location	PM	Master data	Functional location	SIF_FUNC_LOC
Maintenance Task List	PM	Master data	Equipment task list	SIF_EQUI_TL
Maintenance Task List	PM	Master data	Functional location task list	SIF_FLOC_TL
Maintenance Task List	PM	Master data	General task list	SIF_GENMT_TL
Maintenance Plan	PM	Master data	Maintenance plan	SIF_MAINT_PLAN_2
Characteristic	CA	Master data	Characteristic	SIF_CHARACT
Class	CA	Master data	Class	SIF_CLASS
Commercial Project Management (CPM)	CA-CPD	Master data	CPM project	SIF_PROJECT
Inspection method	QM	Master data	Inspection method	SIF_INSP_METHOD
Master inspection characteristic	QM	Master data	Master inspection characteristic	SIF_MSTR_CHAR
QM catalog code group/code	QM	Master data	QM catalog code group/code	SIF_QM_CATALOG
Inspection Plan	QM	Master data	Inspection plan	SIF_INSP_PLAN
QM selected set	QM	Master data	QM selected set	SIF_SELECTED_SET
QM selected set code	QM	Master data	QM selected set code	SIF_SELSET_CODE
TRM – Financial Transaction	FI-FSCM-TRM-TM	Transactional data	TRM – Foreign exchange spot/forward transaction – contract	SIF_TR_FX_TR
TRM – Financial Transaction	FI-FSCM-TRM-TM	Transactional data	TRM – Foreign exchange swap – contract	SIF_TR_FX_SWAP
TRM – Financial Transaction	FI-FSCM-TRM-TM	Transactional data	TRM – Interest rate instrument	SIF_TR_IR_INSTR
TRM – Financial Transaction	FI-FSCM-TRM-TM	Transactional data	TRM – Interest rate swap	SIF_TR_IRDE_SWAP

New 04/12/2017:

Nice: Sample Migration Templates (Excel Examples)

https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2470789

(currently for S/4HANA Cloud only but still helpful)

FAQ Note on Migration Cockpit

https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2537549

Migration Process

In the first Screen you can create or open a Migration Project.

then you can activate one or multiple migration objects

Now Open the Migration Object

you can look at the documentation of the migration object

you can Download an Excel Template.

Now fill the Excel with you data

and Upload into the Migration Cockpit

select and activate the File

now start Transfer (migrate to S/4 Hana):

First the Data is validated

when finished 100 %, click on close

now you can see the notifications (warnings/error messages):

Choose next to perform the Value Mappings (Convert Values)

if a value from the excel sheet is found for the first time, you have to confirm or add a value mapping:

enter a new Value (EV_xxx) and/or click on confirm

now click on next for the simulation and then next for the import (same procedure as validation)

all actions are performed in background (as a batch-job/SM37), but you can wait until process is finished 100 % and then immediately see the results or let it run in background and come back later.

Excel Format

The Excel Templates are in XML Format

it looks like this

<?xml version="1.0"?>

<?mso-application progid="Excel.Sheet"?>

<Workbook xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:spreadsheet"

xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"

xmlns:x="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel"

xmlns:dt="uuid:C2F41010-65B3-11d1-A29F-00AA00C14882"

xmlns:ss="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:spreadsheet"

xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">

<DocumentProperties xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office">

<Title>MATERIAL</Title>

<Author>HHE</Author>

<LastAuthor>Heiko Herrmann</LastAuthor>

<Created>2017-01-03T00:00:00Z</Created>

<LastSaved>2017-02-08T14:11:35Z</LastSaved>

<Company>HHE</Company>

<Version>16.00</Version>

</DocumentProperties>

<CustomDocumentProperties xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office">

<APPLICATION dt:dt="string">SLO</APPLICATION>

<OBJECT_NAME dt:dt="string">MATERIAL</OBJECT_NAME>

<VERSION dt:dt="string">S4CORE 101 - 06.01.2017</VERSION>

<SYSTEM dt:dt="string">EAD / 700</SYSTEM>

<LANGUAGE dt:dt="string">D</LANGUAGE>

</CustomDocumentProperties>

<OfficeDocumentSettings xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office">

<AllowPNG/>

<Colors>

…

<Row ss:AutoFitHeight="0">

<Cell ss:StyleID="s79"><Data ss:Type="String">D1-100011-02</Data></Cell>

<Cell ss:StyleID="s79"><Data ss:Type="String">EN</Data></Cell>

<Cell ss:StyleID="s79"><Data ss:Type="String">ASF1400</Data></Cell>

<Cell ss:StyleID="s79"><Data ss:Type="String">E</Data></Cell>

<Cell ss:StyleID="s79"><Data ss:Type="String">9999</Data></Cell>

<Cell ss:Index="7" ss:StyleID="s79"><Data ss:Type="String">X</Data></Cell>

<Cell ss:Index="9" ss:StyleID="s79"><Data ss:Type="String">98</Data></Cell>

<Cell ss:Index="11"><Data ss:Type="String">01</Data></Cell>

<Cell ss:StyleID="s79"><Data ss:Type="String">PCE</Data></Cell>

<Cell ss:Index="14" ss:StyleID="s79"><Data ss:Type="String">10</Data></Cell>

you can find several documentations in the internet:

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa140066(v=office.10).aspx

https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/Snippets/XML+TAGS+simplifies+Excel+Download

i faced problems with 'SPACE' for empty columns, they should be <null> otherwise the ss:Index gets confused and the Values are linked to the wrong columns when importing into the migration cockpit, even if they are in correct order

Import Processing

It helps if you are familiar with the Standard BAPI Structures and SAP Input Data (for example how to create a material master)

Abap Skills are not required, but ABAP Debugging skills are useful for the Root Cause Analysis in cases where the Error Log isn't enough.

The BAPI used for the Data Inport can be found in Transaction LTMOM

you can also see how the input fields are mapped.

currently i was not able to change the standard mappings, i can only add customer fields.

you can set an external Breakpoint (external as the import is always performed by a batch job)

here you can also save the data (after mapping/conversion) as testdata for SE37 (right click on toolbox) if you need to do some troubleshooting

in some cases i added an 'implicit enhancement' at begin of function (ABAP Enhancement Concept) in the importing BAPI to change the conversion.

(quick and dirty?)

Generated ABAP Objects

The Migration Cockpit generates ABAP Function Modules for the Conversion and the Import.

These can be Debugged (or maybe even "enhanced"?)

if you come from LSMW or other ABAP Migration Tools you will find yourself familiar shortly.

Fugr /1LT/S4H500000000000003

INCLUDE /1LT/LS4H500000000000003U01.
"/1LT/S4HIL_500000000000003
INCLUDE /1LT/LS4H500000000000003U02.
"/1LT/S4HOLC_500000000000003
INCLUDE /1LT/LS4H500000000000003U03.
"/1LT/S4HOLO_500000000000003
INCLUDE /1LT/LS4H500000000000003U04.
"/1LT/S4HACS_500000000000003

FUNCTION /1LT/S4HIL_500000000000003.
*"--------------------------------------------------------------------
*"*"Lokale Schnittstelle:
*"  IMPORTING
*"     VALUE(IM_ALLOG) TYPE  DMC_ALLOG OPTIONAL
*"     VALUE(IM_DEBUG) TYPE  BOOLEAN OPTIONAL
*"     VALUE(IM_DEBUG_LEVEL) TYPE  CHAR1 OPTIONAL
*"     VALUE(IM_TEST_MODE) TYPE  BOOLEAN OPTIONAL
*"     VALUE(IM_ROLLBACK) TYPE  BOOLEAN OPTIONAL
*"     VALUE(IM_VALIDATE) TYPE  BOOLEAN OPTIONAL
*"  EXCEPTIONS
*"      INSERT_IT_ERROR
*"      LOG_ERROR
*"      STOPPED_BY_RULE
*"--------------------------------------------------------------------
* Project          : ZSIN_MIG_001
* Subproject       : ZSIN_MIG_001
* Migration Object : Z_MATERIAL_001
* Layer            : Conversion layer
* Generated        : 13.02.2017 07:53:07 by SENS_MM
*
* Generate time related processing   = X
* Generate interlinkage processing   = -
* Generate IMPORT FROM MEMORY        = -
* Generate EXPORT TO MEMORY          = -
* Generate LDU initialize            = X
* Generate Call next function module = -

...
*
*** <__UNIT_0001__> ************************************
*** Targetstructure           : HEADER
*** Primary relation source   : S_MARA
*** Primary relation type     : 1:1
*** Primary relation number   : 0001
********************************************************
* CONVERSION: call BEGIN OF LOOP routine
* CONVERSION: Primary relation read
" init receiver work area
CLEAR _WA_HEADER.
LOOP AT _IT_S_MARA
  INTO _WA_S_MARA
.
CLEAR _actual.
_actual-sstruct1 = 'S_MARA'.
_actual-sddicname = ''.
* CONVERSION: Init receiver work area
CLEAR _WA_HEADER .
CLEAR l_mapping_error.
* CONVERSION: Init SKIP_TRANSACTION
_FLG_SKIP_TNX_ = FALSE.
* CONVERSION: Increment transaction count
<TNX_COUNT> = <TNX_COUNT> + 1.
* CONVERSION: init SKIP_RECORD flag
_FLG_SKIP_REC_ = FALSE.

...

ENDIF.
* CONVERSION: call BEGIN OF RECORD routine
PERFORM _BEGIN_OF_RECORD_0001_.
* CONVERSION: call field processing routine
IF _FLG_SKIP_REC_ = FALSE.
PERFORM _CONVERT_0001_.
ENDIF.
* BWP: Increment record count
HEADER_NO = HEADER_NO + 1.

IF _FLG_SKIP_REC_ = FALSE.

...

FORM _CONVERT_0002_.
*--- RECEIVER: NOAPPLLOG
PERFORM _RULE_MOVE_OP
USING
_WA_VI0001_NOAPPLLOG-NOAPPLLOG
'X'.
ENDFORM.
FORM _CONVERT_0003_.
*--- RECEIVER: FUNCTION
PERFORM _RULE_MOVE_OP
USING
_WA_T01_HEADDATA-FUNCTION
'INS'.
*--- RECEIVER: IND_SECTOR
PERFORM _RULE_CVT_MBRSH_S
USING
_WA_T01_HEADDATA-IND_SECTOR
_WA_S_MARA-MBRSH.
*--- RECEIVER: MATL_TYPE
PERFORM _RULE_CVT_MTART_S
USING
_WA_T01_HEADDATA-MATL_TYPE
_WA_S_MARA-MTART.
*--- RECEIVER: BASIC_VIEW
PERFORM _RULE_SET_X_IF_NOT_INIT_S
USING
_WA_T01_HEADDATA-BASIC_VIEW
_WA_S_MARA_CUST-INDICATOR_K.
*--- RECEIVER: SALES_VIEW
PERFORM _RULE_SET_X_IF_NOT_INIT_S
USING
_WA_T01_HEADDATA-SALES_VIEW
_WA_S_MARA_CUST-INDICATOR_V.
*--- RECEIVER: PURCHASE_VIEW
PERFORM _RULE_SET_X_IF_NOT_INIT_S
USING
_WA_T01_HEADDATA-PURCHASE_VIEW
_WA_S_MARA_CUST-INDICATOR_E.
*--- RECEIVER: MRP_VIEW
PERFORM _RULE_SET_X_IF_NOT_INIT_S
USING
_WA_T01_HEADDATA-MRP_VIEW
_WA_S_MARA_CUST-INDICATOR_D.
*--- RECEIVER: FORECAST_VIEW
PERFORM _RULE_SET_X_IF_NOT_INIT_S
USING
_WA_T01_HEADDATA-FORECAST_VIEW
_WA_S_MARA_CUST-INDICATOR_P.
*--- RECEIVER: WORK_SCHED_VIEW
PERFORM _RULE_SET_X_IF_NOT_INIT_S
USING
_WA_T01_HEADDATA-WORK_SCHED_VIEW
_WA_S_MARA_CUST-INDICATOR_A.
*--- RECEIVER: PRT_VIEW
PERFORM _RULE_SET_X_IF_NOT_INIT_S

...

FUNCTION /1LT/S4HOLO_500000000000003.
*"--------------------------------------------------------------------
*"*"Lokale Schnittstelle:
*"  IMPORTING
*"     VALUE(IM_TEST_MODE) LIKE  EDITSTRUC-CHANGED OPTIONAL
*"     VALUE(IM_BEHAVIOUR) TYPE  NUM1 DEFAULT                    1
*"  EXPORTING
*"     VALUE(ET_MESSAGES) TYPE  DMC_FM_MESSAGES_T
*"  CHANGING
*"     VALUE(CT_PAYLOAD) TYPE  DMC_PAYLOAD_TAB
*"     VALUE(XT_RUN_STAT) TYPE  DMC_T_RUN_STAT OPTIONAL
*"  EXCEPTIONS
*"      COMMUNICATION_FAILURE
*"      SYSTEM_FAILURE
*"      NO_AUTHORIZATION
*"--------------------------------------------------------------------
* Project          : ZSIN_MIG_001
* Subproject       : ZSIN_MIG_001
* Migration Object : Z_MATERIAL_001
* Layer            : Outer layer out (Function Module)
* Generated        : 13.02.2017 07:53:34 by SENS_MM
*
Job-Controller Functions: (for Debugging purposes)

FORM    EXECUTE_LOAD SAPLDMC_DTL                 LDMC_DTLU25

METHOD             START_ACTIVITY              CL_DMC_WDA_MIG_JOBS===========CP                          CL_DMC_WDA_MIG_JOBS===========CM003

further Tips

Structure XXXX: Number of recipient records generated 0000000000 (or less than in input file)

reason:

the Migration Cockpit is storing all created objects in Table DMC_FM_RESTART, so if your object number, for example material number, is in this table, it will be skipped and not imported again.

you can delete the entry with transaction code se16

also if a job with the name /1LT/LOAD... is scheduled or already running, the import will not start

(but shows no error message)

verify with SE37

Check from ABAP Coding

START_DATA_LOAD (CL_DMC_WDA_MIG_CONTR) CHECK cl_dmc_act_rec=>get_active_and_scheduled_jobs( iv_ext_id = lv_ext_id
iv_activity_type = cl_dmc_act_rec=>...

for Material Views Check Note

2145027 - FAQ: Maintenance status in data transfer

Open Items

Export Data from R/3 Source System? in the online help there is a remark: In the ABAP-based SAP source system, you have installed the DMIS add-on. You can download the add-on from the SAP Software Download Center at http://support.sap.com/swdc using the following path: Installations and Upgrades A - Z Index L SAP LT Replication Server SAP LT Replication Server 2.0 .

how can i export the data for the Migration Cockpit?

Best-Practice how to fill the Excel/XML Files with legacy data

The Excel-Templates are very nice, Examples with Best-Practice Data would help understanding how to fill the values.

how to create Additional Mapping Rules like we know this from LSMW?

Create Additional Migration Objects

Create Contact Persons for Customers (i could assign them to the Customer, but i had to to a workaround to create the Contact Person's Business Partner Number)

Mass/Data, Performance, parallel Processing, memory consumption, limitations...

strangely i could not find any oss notes, nor any blogs, is nobody using the tool yet?

so maybe i will write another Blog...