Data import (or data migration or data conversion) is a core activity during new SAP implementations, upgrades, or mergers and acquisition-driven consolidations. transactionSHUTTLE can be of tremendous value during these projects as the accurate and timely mass import of large volumes of data into an SAP system can accelerate the return-on-investment for SAP projects. Data migration projects consist of many components, including extract, transform, and load (ETL), and final data loading is one important component.
Microsoft Excel spreadsheets or Access databases often becomes a common staging platform for the data being migrated. Data is extracted from legacy systems in Excel or Access for cleanup and transformations. Because Excel is so commonly used and has so many functions, it lets the user alter the data in many ways either via formatting, equations or macros. After transformations have been applied, the master date or transactional data needs to be loaded into the SAP system.
Data migration projects may involve technical IT resources or consultants who spend a lot of time communicating with the business users. This can not only delay the project, but can also get very expensive.
Easy-to-use data loading software allows business users to carry out the data loading themselves — leading to significant cost and time savings.
Read a real life example in the LDH (La Doria) Case Study
"With Winshuttle, you can import massive amounts of data directly from a spreadsheet, which is a format that employees know and understand. It's changed how we approach all kinds of SAP data” from mass changes to periodic data cleansing."
- Lynn Farrell, SAP HR and Payroll Manager, Southwark Council
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