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Data Can’t Wait: Start Planning Today

Since the inception of SAP S/4HANA, one of the main risks that often derails the implementation journey centers around preparing, cleansing, converting, and managing the data. This article presents leading practices that SAP customers can leverage during their SAP S/4HANA implementations to significantly reduce program risks associated with the data conversion process. The advice provided…
How to Migrate to the New DataSource Concept in SAP NetWeaver 2004s

A new data flow concept has been introduced in SAP NetWeaver 2004s. SAP still supports the existing classic 3.x data flow, which allows customers to migrate as their needs warrant. Although the migration is not required, it presents a host of new capabilities. Key Concept A DataSource can only exist in one of two states:...…
Managing Data with SAP Solutions: SAP HANA and non-HANA Use Cases

See some examples of integration solutions based on SAP-provided replication tools that you can use to integrate SAP and non-SAP applications. The tools support a wide variety of data types (structured and unstructured) and formats (including data streams). Key Concept The new SAP HANA replication and consolidation capabilities can simplify the architecture of the solution...…
Part 2: Data Modeling Strategies to Avoid Data Inaccuracy and Ensure Consistency

Overcome the challenge of retaining the original master data attribute validity from when transactions occurred. Key Concept Developers only tend to use time-dependent master data attributes when a source system provides them as time dependent. However, SAP NetWeaver BI can also record time-independent master data from a source system as time dependent. This can greatly...…
SAP Data Services Part 1: Integrating with SAP Business Suite Sources

Gain an overview of SAP Data Services and how to extract data by leveraging SAP Business Suite extractors. Key Concept SAP Data Services can integrate with the SAP Business Suite to transport data by using extractors that streamline the extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) process for this type of deployment. SAP Data Services (formerly SAP...…
SAP Data Services: Integrating with SAP Business Suite Sources

Gain an overview of SAP Data Services and how to extract data by leveraging SAP Business Suite extractors.
How to Use Manufacturing Data Objects to Develop Composite Applications in SAP MII

Organizations often come across situations while implementing a solution using SAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence (SAP MII) in which they want to store the relevant data and persist it locally in the SAP MII system. One reason is that data comes from many systems, and you can save this combined data in SAP MII and...…
Selective Data Transition vs. Full Migration: Choosing the Right Approach for SAP S/4HANA

Migrating from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA involves choosing between Selective Data Transition, which allows for flexible and tailored data migration, and Full Migration, which fully integrates existing systems but requires significant reconfiguration, with specific strategies and thorough preparations critical for successful execution.
Getting Started with SAP BusinessObjects Data Migration

Migration projects require iteration of data loads to better understand data, as well as close collaboration between business and IT. Beyond that, migration projects also need to be driven by software with functionality that allows you to convert legacy data into the appropriate format of your SAP solution. Discover what you need to know to...…
Analyzing Sensor Data in SAP HANA in Real Time

The following solution design for applications allows for the combination of real-time sensor data with data from other sources within SAP HANA. The architecture is based on the SAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence (SAP MII) and SAP Plant Connectivity technologies. This flexible architecture enables the consumption of data from any system that collects sensor data...…