Data Transfer: Batch Input in Overview

Use

Prerequisites

The following questions should be answered before beginning the initial data transfer:

  • Which business objects are to be transferred? This depends on which business applications you will use. If you are using sales and distribution processing, for example, you must transfer the material masters as well as the sales documents from your legacy system.

  • How should the business objects be transferred? The data can be transferred either manually or automatically, using an SAP data transfer program or using your own transfer program.

Process

During the initial data transfer, data from the external system is converted into a sequential data transfer file and then transferred into the SAP system using an SAP data transfer program. The data transfer file is the prerequisite for successfully transferring data as it contains the data in a converted format that is suitable for the SAP system.

  1. Check to see if an SAP data transfer program (direct input, batch input or CALL TRANSACTION) exists for this data using the Data Transfer Workbench. See the notes for this transfer program.

    If no SAP data transfer program exists, proceed as follows:

  2. Determine the SAP transactions that a user would use to enter data records.

  3. Record these transactions using the batch input recorder. Ensure that you have filled all of the relevant fields with data.

  4. Use this data to generate a data transfer program.

  5. Display the Data Transfer Workbench and create your own data transfer object.

  6. Now follow the steps for transferring data using the Data Transfer Workbench.