No need to consider greenfield or brownfield; Selective Data Transition could be the most effective migration path
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⇨ With the SAP ECC support deadline set for 2027, enterprises are increasingly considering migration to SAP S/4HANA, with methods such as greenfield and brownfield being evaluated for their effectiveness.
⇨ Selective Data Transition (SDT) offered by cbs allows organisations to selectively migrate data without disrupting existing customized business processes, enabling a more flexible migration journey.
⇨ SDT facilitates the reuse of critical data elements from existing ECC systems, allowing for a smoother transition to S/4HANA while addressing common hurdles related to data migration knowledge and configuration.
With the SAP ECC support deadline officially stated for 2027, migration to SAP S/4HANA has become an increasingly common talking point for enterprises looking to stay afloat in turbulent technology times. With many firms deciding whether the greenfield or brownfield approach would be the most effective, enterprise solution specialist cbs, Corporate Business Solutions, offers a middle ground that can provide clients with a sense of flexibility when it comes to a migration journey.
SDT, or Selective Data Transition, is a cbs-based approach to data migration that allows organisations to pick and choose what data to migrate without impacting existing business processes, even if the processes have been specifically and uniquely customised. A transitionary migration approach allows existing processes and customizations to be reviewed and optimised before implementing and migrating with a new, modern system.
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One of the biggest hurdles when it comes to SDT migration is that there is a lack of knowledge – many don’t even consider it an option when it comes to S/4HANA migration. Most migration tools aim solely at moving application data from a legacy system to a new one. Data from important configuration tables of an existing ECC system aren’t usually migrated while using standard migration tools.
As the name suggests, cbs’ different type of transition can allow users to rearrange data in a few ways: through company code, time slice criteria or a number of other types of identifiers. The type of data that SDT can migrate from legacy systems to a newer platform includes master data, ABAP repository of developments and objects, historically closed and opened transaction data and customised configuration data.
Through using SDT, organisations can selectively reuse an existing ERP solution, typically selected by application area. For example, SDT will allow the reuse of some logistic elements from an ECC environment within S/4 HANA.
If users decide to use a selective data transition method of migration, it’s SAP DMLT that will more than likely handle moving the required data over to new systems. This transitionary process, however, is undertaken through three different approaches: client transfer, company code transfer or system merge. Join us for part two of this series on cbs and SDT where we dive into the types of transition available to decision-makers.
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