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Creating a Project and Migration Package for Time-Based Reduction for the Combination of SAP ERP, SAP CRM, and SAP SCM

Company Rainbow wants to create a lean test landscape for its integrated ERP, CRM, and SCM systems using SAP TDMS 4.0. The data slice date for the selection of data is May 1, 2011.

Activities

Creating a Project Template

  1. Select the ready-to-use TDMS_TEMPLATE_TIME project template.

  2. Choose the Copy pushbutton and enter ZTMP_TIME as the project template name.

  3. Navigate to the detailed view of the project template by clicking the project template name.

  4. Choose the Edit pushbutton and change the description to Time-Based Reduction for ERP, CRM, and SCM on the details screen.

  5. On the Migration Solution tab page, retain only the following migration solutions:

    • Time-Based Reduction for SAP ERP

    • Time-Based Reduction for SAP CRM

    • Time-Based Reduction for SAP SCM

  6. On the Project Template Parameters tab page, make the following settings:

    • Delete Business Workplace Tables: Select the Execution Plan Step Level checkbox. Deselect the Project Level checkbox.

    • Exclude SAP ERP HCM Tables: Select the Execution Plan Step Level checkbox . In the Parameter Data section, select the Exclude SAP ERP HCM Tables checkbox . Deselect the Project Level checkbox.

    • Activate Data Size Calculation for the Receiver Client: Select the Project Level checkbox. Deselect the Execution Plan Step Level checkbox.

    • Data Slice Date: Select the Project Level checkbox. Deselect the Execution Plan Step Level checkbox

    • Export Migration Data Through Files: Select the Project Level checkbox. Deselect the Execution Plan Step Level checkbox.

    Note Note

    At the project template level, make the following decisions regarding the use of migration parameters:

    • Is the parameter application-specific or is it relevant across all applications in the project.

    • Is a default value required for the migration parameter.

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  7. Save and close your project template.

Creating the System Landscape

In the System Landscape work center, create the following system landscapes for the applications in the project:

Application

System Landscape ID

SAP ERP

ERP LID

SAP CRM

CRM LID

SAP SCM

SCM LID

For more information about creating system landscapes, see System Landscape.

Creating a Project

You can create a project on the Project Template Overview screen or in the Projects work center.

  1. Choose the Create Project pushbutton. Complete the steps in the guided activity as follows:

    • Enter ZPRJ_TIME as the project name and Time-Based Reduction for SAP ERP, SAP CRM and SAP SCM as the project description.

    • Enter ZTMP_TIME as the project template name.

    • Using the Move Up and Move Down pushbuttons, ensure that the migration solutions are available in the following sequence: Time-Based Reduction for ERP; Time-Based Reduction for SAP CRM; Time-Based Reduction for SAP SCM.

    • Choose the Finish pushbutton.

  2. Click the project name to view the details of the ZPRJ_TIME project.

  3. Save your entries.

Editing a Project

  1. In the ZPRJ_TIME project, select the Edit pushbutton.

  2. To assign project-level migration parameters, choose the Project Parameters tab page.

    Migration Parameter: Activate Data Size Calculation for the Receiver Client

    • Select the Activate Data Size Calculation for the Receiver Client interface.

    • Choose the New pushbutton to create a new variant and enter the following description: Variant for Data Size Calculation.

    • Choose the Create pushbutton.

    • In the Variants section, select the Use checkbox.

    • In the Parameter Data section, do not select the Activate Data Size Calculation checkbox.

    Migration Parameter: Data Slice Date

    • Select the Data Slice Date interface.

    • Choose the New pushbutton to create a new variant and enter the following description: Variant for Data Slice Date.

    • Choose the Create pushbutton.

    • In the Variants section, select the Use checkbox. Choose the Assign link to assign a system landscape. Select the ERP LID system landscape and choose the Select pushbutton.

    • In the Parameter Data section, select May 1, 2011 as the data slice date.

    • Choose the Validate pushbutton and choose Next on the screen for the guided activity.

    • In the Analysis for the Data Slice Date section, choose the Analyze Date pushbutton. After the analysis is complete, choose the Finish pushbutton.

    • Verify the validation status in the Variants subsection. The recommended status is Green.

  3. Save the project.

Assigning System Landscapes to the Execution Plan

  1. In the edit mode for your project, choose the Execution Plan tab page. Choose the Edit pushbutton.

  2. Select the Time-Based Reduction for SAP ERP migration solution.

  3. Choose the Assign link to assign a system landscape. Select the ERP LID system landscape and save your entry.

  4. Select the Time-Based Reduction for SAP CRM migration solution.

  5. Choose the Assign link to assign a system landscape. Select the CRM LID system landscape and save your entry.

  6. Select the Time-Based Reduction for SAP SCM migration solution.

  7. Choose the Assign link to assign a system landscape. Select the SCM LID system landscape and save your entry.

  8. Save the project.

Assigning Migration Parameters to the Execution Plan

  1. In the edit mode for your project, choose the Execution Plan tab page.

  2. Select the Time-Based Reduction for SAP ERP migration solution.

  3. Choose the Edit link to edit the migration parameters.

    Migration Parameter: Delete Business Workplace Tables

    • Select the Delete Business Workplace Tablesinterface.

    • Choose the New pushbutton to create a new variant and enter the following description: Variant for Business Workplace Tables.

    • Choose the Create pushbutton.

    • In the Variants section, select the Use checkbox.

    • In the Parameter Data section, select the Delete Business Workplace Tables checkbox.

    Migration Parameter: Exclude SAP ERP HCM Tables

    • Select the Exclude SAP ERP HCM Tables interface.

    • Choose the New pushbutton to create a new variant and enter the following description: Variant for SAP ERP HCM Tables.

    • Choose the Create pushbutton.

    • In the Variants section, select the Use checkbox.

    • In the Parameter Data section, select the Exclude SAP ERP HCM Tables checkbox.

      Note Note

      To exclude user-defined tables, select User-Defined Tables to Be Excluded in the Parameter column and add the table names in the Parameter Data section.

      End of the note.

  4. Save the project.

Creating Migration Packages for the Execution Plan

  1. In the edit mode for your project, choose the Execution Plan tab page.

  2. For each of the migration solutions in the execution plan, choose the Create Package pushbutton to create the relevant migration package.

  3. Click the migration package number to view the details for the package.

    Note Note

    Any parameter values you maintain at the project level or the migration solution level need not be entered again in the migration process tree at the activity level. The activities operate as background activities unless there are some issues.

    When SAP TDMS generates the migration package, the RFC destination activity is already executed.

    End of the note.

Executing the Migration Packages

You can execute the migration packages according to the logical sequence maintained in the project. You can also execute the migration packages in parallel if the infrastructure is robust.