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How to Migrate Data using LSMW
Enter Transaction LSMW in SAP ,to start the work
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LSMW workbench shows the following information-
Project : An ID with a maximum of 10 characters to name your data transfer project. If you w
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 a further structuring attr
Object : An ID with a maximum of 10 characters to name the business object.
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Enter Project ID , Subproject ID , Object ID. Click Execute The next screen gives the STEPS
Migration
You can select a desired step and click execute. Lets look into each step in details
Step 1- Maintain O bject A ttributes.
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There are four Modes of Data Transfer :
1. Standard/ Batch Input : Standard upload Programs
2. Batch Input R ecording : Here you can create a recording of your own and use it to upload
3. BAPIs : Standard BAPIs are used to upload Data
4. IDOCs : Any Inbound IDOC function modules can be used to process the data
Based on the requirement we try to find a suitable method to be processed. If it is a standard M
it in the first method, Otherwise we try to use BAPIs or Idocs. If the requirement is a very custo
recording to process the data.
Step 2 - Maintain Source Structures
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The source structures can be used to design the hierarchy of the files to be uploaded.
Step 3- Maintain Source Fields
In this screen,the Fields which will be uploaded from the text file can be maintained here. The fi
names are taken as the Key
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Source Filed is used to identify whether a certain record should go to the specified structure. Eg
contains header rows and item rows, we can specify the first field as the indicator say 'H' for he
Item. Thus when the file is being read, it checks the first field, if it is 'H' then it is read into the He
structure else it is written to the item source structure.
The Source fields can be easily maintained in the form of a table maintenance.
Step 4 - Maintain Structure Relationships
The Structures which are needed for the processing of the data need to be assigned here. The O
many structures and many source structures. The Mapping between the source and the target s
done after careful checking.
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Step 5- Maintain Field Mapping and Conversion Rules
In this step, you assign source fields to target fields and define how the field contents will be co
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All fields of all target structures, which you selected in the previous step, will be displayed. For e
following information is displayed:
Field description
Assigned source fields (if any)
Rule type (fixed value, translation etc.)
Coding.
Note: Some fields are preset by the system. These fields are
called "technical fields" are marked with "Default setting". The coding
for these fields is not displayed when first entering the fieldmapping; it
can be displayed via the display variant. Changing the default setting
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may seriously affect the flow of the data conversion. If you
erroneously changed the default setting, you can restore it by choosing
Extras -> Restore default.
Step 6- Maintain Fixed Values,Translations and User-written Routines
Here the 3 reusable functions are maintained :
1. F ixed Values : Fixed values are values which are fixed across the project eg : Company Code
fixed value to BUKRS and this fixed value can be used in all the objects in this project. So if th
can only change at one place i.e. in the fixed values instead of changing in each and every obje
2. Translations : Here you can maintain the fixed translation for any legacy field and the transl
assigned to the filed in Field Mapping and Conversion Rules. Translation can be 1:1 or many :
3. User Defined R outines : These are user defined subroutines that are used in the object for
data.
All the Three functions mentioned above are reusable Rules which are valid for all objects in one
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Step7- Specify Files
Here we define the Files that we use to upload the data. The File can be on the Front end or in t
server.
Step 8- A ssign Files
Here we define which file we are going to use for current upload i.e. whether the file is on Prese
application server.
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Step 9- Read Data
Reading the data from the file gives us an option to read only a few records and not the entire c
enable testing of first few records. This also provides the user defined selection parameter whic
restrict the read data based on the condition specified.
Step 10- Display Read Data
In this step, you can display all or a part of the read data in table form. Clicking on a line disp
for this line in a clear way. The same happens when you click on Field contents.
Change display allows to select either a one-line or multi-line view.
Display color palette displays the colors for the individual hierarchy levels.
Step 11- Convert Data
Converting the data is the transfer of data from source to target structures based on the conver
written in maintain Field Mapping and conversion routines.
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Step 12- Im port Data
The steps displayed by the program depend on the selected object type:
Standard batch input or recording:
1. Generate batch input session
2. Run batch input session
Standard direct input:
1. Start direct input session
BAPI or IDoc:
1. Start IDoc creation
2. Start IDoc processing
3. Create IDoc overview
4. Start IDoc post processing
This completes a detailed overview of steps to transfer your data using LSMW in SAP.
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