Realizing the Conversion

After the preparation phase, you start with the realization of the conversion to SAP S/4HANA foundation using the Software Update Manager (SUM) tool.

Software Update Manager (SUM) is the technical tool used for the system conversion to SAP S/4HANA foundation.
Within the SUM process the following steps are done in a one-step procedure (for dedicated start releases):
  1. Database migration (optional)

    If your source system is not yet running on the SAP HANA database, use the database migration option (DMO) of the Software Update Manager to migrate your database to SAP HANA during the conversion.

  2. Installation of the SAP S/4HANA foundation software
  3. Conversion of your data into the new data structure used by SAP S/4HANA foundation (this is the automated part of the data migration).

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