Hello I would like some advice, links, etc on importing legacy data from an external system to SAP CRM 7.0
We are currently using a different SQL based CRM system and are moving to SAP CRM 7.0. I need to export all the SQL database data and feed it into SAP CRM 7.0. What tools are available to me or what can I do to accomplish this task.
I am very new to SAP CRM 7 and SAP in general. I guess you can assume that the data will be a text file (maybe a CSV). How will I handle 1->many relationships? etc...
Jon
I assume the data will be several CSV files - one per source table. I don't know a lot about CRM, but you might want to take a look at the Legacy System Migration Workbench - a great tool for importing data into SAP R/3 based systems. I assume you already know the docs at http://help.sap.com/crm. There are also some best practices documents available (navigate to Implementation Project --> Data Migration) - but you'll need a SAPnet Service Marketplace user ID (S.....) for this.
Your options may vary depending on what licenses or tools you have at fingertips or what backend is behind your legacy CRM, but generally SAP recommends for interchanging data between CRM and external systems SAP CRM Integration services which has several adapters for different data types.
SAP MDG is a more full-fledged solution, equipped with more tools. Also CRM has industry specific tools, for example, for utilities.
Also check this my answer that was written for MSSQL database, but it is fully relevant for any DB.
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I am using SAP S/4 HANA Group Reporting On Premise 1809,
I need a solution for uploading legacy data from a flat-file (txt, csv) directly into the table ACDOCU.
Is there anybody with an idea ?
SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit is the recommended tool for migrating legacy data to S/4HANA since S/4HANA 1511 and higher (see note 2287723).
It can be called via transaction code LTMC and requires role SAP_CA_DMC_MC_USER. Here is the detailed guide how to create migration project and use files for migration:
Transferring Data to SAP S/4HANA Using Files
It uses Excel XML files however it is quite easy to convert CSVs into XMLs. If you don't want to make conversion, migration through staging tables can be an option for you, as HANA Studio allows uploads of CSV.
Another option is Data Integrator tool, which is in fact stripped-down version of SAP Data Services. It is provided free of charge to S/4HANA users and can be downloaded also from the above note.
However, for such simple case as flat file I recommend stick to Migration Cockpit. Read this blog for more clarity about SAP migration strategy now.
Is there a SAP standard function module that transfers data of new items from ERP to CRM system?
It depends of what kind of items you wanna replicate:
For business-partners there are standard functions which are adjustable from SPRO
For vendor data you can utilize FSSC_BP_REPLICATION or CRM_VENMAP_TO_CRMM_BUT_VENDNO reports
Order replication is triggered automatically and you do not have to do anything, just to ensure the BAdI CHANGE_BEFORE_UPDATE is active
Check also the most common problems that are faced during distribution and their solutions: TIPS to check the distribution of documents between CRM and ECC
Manual ERP->CRM tables replication is not recommended by SAP, however there are also special tools for this. For example, SAP Data Services and SLT:
https://www.guru99.com/sap-ds-sap-data-services-in-sap-hana.html
https://blogs.sap.com/2018/10/30/slt-configuration-for-data-replication-from-s4hana-fashion-to-sap-car-system/
https://blogs.sap.com/2015/05/15/transformation-capabilities-of-sap-slt-vs-data-services/
Is there a good data integration tool available for SAP HANA which could accomplish the following :
Consuming data periodically (a user defined interval) from REST based web service (A simple URL containing XML)
Parsing the XML and extracting the data
Populating the associated table
I am aware that SQL Server Integration Service is one such tool available for Microsoft SQL Server, which does the above. Would like to know the equivalent in HANA. I did explore SAP Cloud Integration service and Business Object Data Services tool, but would like to have a first hand opinion on the same.
SAP HANA Smart Data Integration (SDI) is a standard product option that you can use for this. As it is a feature of SAP HANA, no additional server is required for this solution. This blog gives a good overview SAP SDI BLOG.
Data Services can of course also used for that, but would probably be the 'Ferrari for driving to the bakery'.
I may be completely off-track, but is it possible to use BO universe as a Source to my SSIS/SSRS.
We've been given a task recently where we've to tap into BO to make SSRS reports. Can we do that?
And if need be can we use that as a source to SSIS for any further transformation.
Also - please help in providing link on how to do it. Google provided me only links where SQL is a source instead of destination.
Thank you for your help.
You can, if:
you can query the universe using the REST interface (i.e. web service)
you can consume the OData flow that is returned as the result set
For more information, have a look at SAP BusinessObjects BI Universe Connector Technical Guide.
There are some requirements regarding the version of BusinessObjects and the type of universe you're using:
SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.1 SP2 or later are supported
the universe has to be created with the Information Design Tool (i.e. have a .UNX extension)
The current limitations are described in the aforementioned article.
You cannot use Business Objects Universes as a data source in SSIS/SSRS. Universes do not contain data, they are simply an abstraction layer that generates SQL for reporting.
You also cannot link SSRS/SSIS to Business Objects to use universes to generate SQL for downstream use. The links simply do not exist.
I have to implement bridge application that deals with SAP and write some function modules. I'll have serious SAP consultant that will guide me through data structure I need but how can I practice with ABAP at the moment? I'm so confused with variety of SAP products so I have several questions:
What shall I download and install to practice with ABAP
Are functional modules similar to Stored Procedures in RDBMS?
Is ABAP the only language to write SAP function modules?
May I install some trial SAP modules (SAP FI for instance), where can I find them?
Thank you in advance!
There is a SAP Netweaver Developer Edition available on the sap developer network. Netweaver is basically a java based web stack in front of the SAP ERP System. Depending on the SAP installation, you may not have Netweaver. If you have, you can either use java to create a web based component in Netweaver or use ABAP to create a RFC capable function module which you can then call either through one of the RFC connectors (java/.net) or by exposing it as a web service (transactions "sicf" and "soamanager" as a starting point).
Function modules are much more like web services, not stored procedures. Some of them expose structures of the data dictionary, some (mostly the recommended modules called BAPI) expose business objects.
SAP Modules like SAP_APPL (basically the ERP stack) or HR are available for SAP customers (you can create as many test and training systems as you want, as long as the users are the same as on the production systems), as a developer you will probably only get access to basic functionality.