Data Transfer Workbench 

Purpose

The Data Transfer Workbench supports the automatic transfer of data into the system.

The Workbench is particularly useful for various business objects with large amounts of data. It guarantees that data is transferred efficiently and ensures that data in the system is consistent.

The Data Transfer Workbench was designed for the initial transfer of data. If you want to transfer data repeatedly at regular intervals, we recommend that you use tools such as ALE (through the IDoc interface) or the SAP Exchange Infrastructure (XI).

Features

The Data Transfer Workbench provides the following functions:

·        Administration and organization of data transfer projects

·        Tools for analyzing the required SAP structures

·        Integration of standard data transfer programs

·        Registration and integration of your own data transfer programs and help programs

·        Various techniques for loading data

The data is read from a transfer file in SAP format and loaded into your system using one of the techniques below:

·         BAPI interface

·         Batch input

·         Direct input (DINP)

·        Data conversion using the Legacy System Migration Workbench (LSMW).

More Information

For details of the individual steps, see the following:

·         Initial Data Transfer

·         Authorizations

·         Preparing the Data Transfer

·         Data Transfer Conversion Assistant

·         Data Transfer Using the Workbench

·         Data Transfer Techniques

·         Data Transfer Objects in Applications