Data Transfer Workbench
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).
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
Data conversion using the Legacy System Migration Workbench (LSMW).
For details of the individual steps, see the following: