Lsmw

Data Migration of Non-SAP Systems to R/3
Quick Introduction to Working with the Legacy System Migration Workbench Version 1.7

lsm@sap.com September 5, 2000

Legacy System Migration Workbench

Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................... 4 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.61.7 1.8 1.9 2 3 PURPOSE OF THIS INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ 4 LSM WORKBENCH: WHAT IS IT?......................................................................................................... 4 SUPPORTED R/3 RELEASES.................................................................................................................. 4 COSTS................................................................................................................................................ 4 DELIVERY .......................................................................................................................................... 4 LSM WORKBENCH VERSIONS............................................................................................................. 4 SUPPORT ............................................................................................................................................ 5 SIGNIFICANCE OF DATA MIGRATION.................................................................................................... 5 BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE LSM WORKBENCH...................................................................................... 5

PRECONDITIONS ................................................................................................................................. 7 STARTUP AND PREPARATIONS ....................................................................................................... 8 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.73.8 3.9 AUTHORIZATIONS............................................................................................................................... 8 INITIAL TRANSACTION ........................................................................................................................ 8 PROJECT, SUBPROJECT AND OBJECT.................................................................................................... 8 USER GUIDANCE................................................................................................................................10 FIELD MAPPING ON PAPER .................................................................................................................11 CREATE OBJECT OVERVIEW...............................................................................................................12 ADMINISTRATION ..............................................................................................................................16 RECORDINGS .....................................................................................................................................16 PREPARATIONS FOR USING IDOC INBOUNDPROCESSING ......................................................................17

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GENERAL TIPS FOR THE PROCEDURE.........................................................................................21 DATA MIGRATION – STEP BY STEP...............................................................................................23 5.1 MAINTAIN OBJECTATTRIBUTES.........................................................................................................23 5.2 MAINTAIN SOURCE STRUCTURES .......................................................................................................24 5.3 MAINTAIN SOURCE FIELDS ................................................................................................................25 5.3.1 Create Individual Source Fields...