If you need to migrate your OS/DB quickly and at no cost, but don't know where to start, or how to set up the project, then this exclusive new SAP PRESS Essential guide is guaranteed to help you out. When it comes to planning, methods, setting up the new environment, data export and import and the application of SAP services for migration, every step is explained in detail with tips and tricks for avoiding common pitfalls. Readers benefit from the author's many years of experience with projects of this kind and learn how to organize migration projects ensuring the maximum degree of manager and user satisfaction.
Table of Contents:
1. Introduction ... 5
... 1.1 SAP in the Multi-Platform World ... 5
... 1.2 Reasons to Migrate ... 5
... 1.3 Content and Objectives of This Book ... 6
2. The OS/DB Migration Project ...7
... 2.1 The Project Approach ... 7
... 2.2 The Players ... 7
... 2.3 Project Phases and Timing ... 8
... 2.4 Preparation Phase ... 9
... 2.5 Migration Phase ... 11
... 2.6 Follow-up Phase ... 15
... 2.7 Combining an OS/DB Migration and Upgrade Project ... 16
... 2.8 Summary ... 16
3. Technical Background Information ... 19
... 3.1 Homogeneous or Heterogeneous ... 19
... 3.2 Tools for System Copy and Migration ... 19
... 3.3 Migration Files ... 20
4. Migrating Non-Standard R/3 Systems ... 29
... 4.1 Migrating Non-R/3 Systems ... 29
... 4.2 Incremental Migration for R/3 ... 31
... 4.3 Migrating to Unicode ... 32
5. The Export Process ... 35
... 5.1 Verifications on the Source System ... 35
... 5.2 Exporting the Source System ... 39
... 5.3 Exporting with R3SETUP ... 41
... 5.4 R3SETUP Export Process-Example ... 41
... 5.5 Exporting with SAPINST ... 43
... 5.6 SAPINST Export Process-Example ... 45
... 5.7 Transferring the Files to the Target Host ... 49
... 5.8 Database Specifi cs ... 49
6. The Import Process ... 51
... 6.1 Importing with R3SETUP ... 51
... 6.2 Importing with SAPINST ... 54
... 6.3 Database Specifics ... 59
7. Set-up and Configuration ... 63
... 7.1 Database-Specific Actions ... 63
... 7.2 Post-Processing in SAP ... 64
... 7.3 Additional Tasks ... 68
8. References and Documentation ... 71
... 8.1 SAP Service Marketplace ... 71
... 8.2 SAP Installation and Documentation Manuals ... 71
... 8.3 Important OSS Notes on OS/DB Migrations ... 71
Appendix ... 73
... A. Sample Project Plan ... 73
... B. Supported Platform Combinations ... 75
Index ... 79
