LSMW

ES INTEGRATION

25th May 2012

 Agenda
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1 Purpose

2 Basic Principles of the LSM Workbench

3 Characteristics

4 Project, subproject and object

5 Interactive procces guide

6 Data migration. Step by step

 Purpose
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 This introduction is intended to allow a quick entry into the work with
the Legacy System Migration Workbench ("LSMW").

 Learn the basics of the Legacy System Migration Workbench

("LSMW").
 Schematic Flow of Data Migration
with the LSM Workbench
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Accelerating Data Migration: LSM Workbench

One or several
How LSM Workbench works files

Legacy data
on PC
Read data Read data
Structure
Legacy data
relations on application
server

Field
Convert data
mapping

SAP Standard
Batch Input
Conversion processing
rules
Converted Direct Input
data processing

IDoc inbound
processing

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 Characteristics
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LSMW is a Non-SAP to SAP communication TOOL

The LSM Workbench is a tool that supports data transfer from non-SAP systems to R/3. The
main functions of the LSM Workbench are:
 Import data (legacy data in spreadsheet tables and/or sequential files)
 Convert data (from source format to target format)
 Import data (into the database of the R/3 application)

The tool supports conversion of data of the old system in a convenient way. The data can
then be imported into the R/3 system via batch input, direct input, BAPIs or IDocs.

Furthermore, the LSM Workbench provides a recording function that allows to generate a
"data migration object" in an entry or change transaction.
Initial transaction: LSMW
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 Project, Subproject and Object
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On the initial screen, you can create a new project, corresponding subprojects and objects via
Edit -> Create new entry.
 Project: An ID with a maximum of 10 characters to name your data transfer project. If you
want to transfer data from several legacy systems, you may create a project e.g. for every
legacy system.
 Subproject: An ID with a maximum of 10 characters that is used as further structuring
attribute.
 Object: An ID with a maximum of 10 characters to name the business object.
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After selecting an object, ENTER or CONTINUE leads you to the interactive process guide. Here
you are guided through the individual steps of data migration.
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Maintain Object Attributes:

 In this step, object type and import technique are selected.

Create
recording

After create recording, it will be

entered here.
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Create recording:
 It´s needed to mark all the fields you want to load.
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It´s needed to enter a

name and delete the
default value for all
fields you have
selected.
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When recording is finished, it´s needed to asign it to object:

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Step 1 is finished:

Next step
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Create source structure (Step 2):

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Maintain source fields (Step3):

 It´s needed a text file with the fields

More than it´s needed

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 Length of fields has to be modified

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 It´s needed to enter the lenght of fields

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Maintain structure relations (Step 4):

 Here, it´s assigned object to its structure. There is only needed, to push “modify” and
then save.
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Maintain Field Mapping and Conversion Rules (Step 5):

 In this step it is assigned the fields from structure, constants, rule or translations.
 To assign a field from structure:
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Maintain Field Mapping and Conversion Rules (Step 5):

 Select the target field to be assigned.
 Push Source Field.
 Choose the field from structure. This field will be assigned.
 More than one field from structure could be assigned.
 Target fields could be empty.
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Maintain Field Mapping and Conversion Rules (Step 5):

 To do others functions:

Assign structure field to target field Create translations

Reset field to initial

Create ABAP rules Make the field constant

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Maintain Fixed Values, Translations, User-Defined Routines (Step 6):

 Translations and routines:
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Maintain Fixed Values, Translations, User-Defined Routines (Step 6):

 Translations, first window:

Here, it´s defined source field and target field.

Type of source field will always be C and type
of target field CHAR.
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Maintain Fixed Values, Translations, User-Defined Routines (Step 6):

 Translations, second window:

Default values

Don´t select this

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Maintain Fixed Values, Translations, User-Defined Routines (Step 6):

 Translations, third window:

Old value New value

Always selected for each entry in table
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Maintain Fixed Values, Translations, User-Defined Routines (Step 6):

 Routines:

This is default code and can´t be

modified.

Abap code is inserted here. If they are needed more lines press enter.
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Specify files (Step 7):

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Specify files (Step 7):

After saving
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Assign files (Step 8):

 Only press modify and after this save:
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Read data (Step 9):

 Only execute and check that all entries are read.
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Display read data (Step 10):

 Here it´s shown data read. It can be displayed if any errors have occurred.
 Only push green icon to display.

Data read
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Convert data (Step 11):

 Only is needed to execute.
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Display converted data (Step 12):

 Here it´s shown data converted. It can be displayed if any errors have
occurred.
 Only push green icon to display.

Data converted
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Create batch input session (Step 13):

 Select a name and execute.

Enter name

Select if it´s wanted to keep the batch

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Run batch input session (Step 15):

 This step goes to SM35 to run the batch.
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Export/import proyect:
 If it´s needed to transport the project (and to import in target system),
there is to download to a file.
 Thanks
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Thanks for listening!!!