SAP Simple Finance - Migration

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You can also migrate to the latest version of Simple Finance Add-On when you are running on a system - new G/L, classic G/L, or Simple Finance 1.0. New SAP S/4 HANA customers can take over their legacy data using classic migration tools.

When you migrate to SAP Simple Finance Add On, it is fast and easy. The duration is very small and you can execute at any period end. You don’t need a new G/L migration service to migrate to SAP Accounting powered by HANA. Changes to coding blocks, external interfaces, security, reporting etc. are optional.

When you migrate to Accounting on HANA from a classic G/L setup, it doesn’t support the following scenarios −

  • Balance sheets at the Profit Center Level

  • Implementation of document splitting

  • When you are running on a classic G/L model, it doesn’t support new Implementation of parallel accounting and segment reporting

  • Change and Conversion of Chart of Accounts

When you start a migration project to SAP Simple Finance Add On, the following factors could influence the project duration −

  • One of the important factor that should be considered during migration is quality and the size of data to be migrated. It is quicker to migrate a system with go-live from 2014 than another system with go-live on 2000.

  • Experience Level of Project Members and Consultants involved in the migration project

  • Availability and setup of the Test system

  • Delta migration scenario to optimize downtime

Migration

Migration Process

In a migration project to SAP Simple Finance Add on, you have to perform the following steps −

Step 1 − System Preparation Phase

The first phase in the migration project is system preparation phase, where you perform pre-check, data cleanup, consistency of data, closing tasks, and reporting.

Step 2 − Installation of SAP Simple Finance Add-On and Other Components

The next step is the installation of SAP Simple Finance Add On component, setting up HANA Live and SAP Fiori implementation to provide better tile based UX.

Step 3 − Customizing for Migration

Perform customizing for General Ledger, Asset Accounting, and Controlling.

Step 4 − Data Migration

Perform data migration to move data from the legacy system to SAP S/4 HANA system.

Step 5 − Post Migration Activities

Once the migration is performed, you need to perform cold store and add further information to documents.

Step 6 − Data Checks

The last step is to perform the checks on migrated data, report validation, and test the processes.

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