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Newsletter 1908/09 V1.01
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August, 2019
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Agenda

SAP S/4HANA Cloud News
Data Migration featured now on
SAP S/4HANA Cloud in SAP Help
Portal
Direct link to Data Migration on
SAP Help Portal
https://help.sap.com/S4_CE_DM

Data Migration is new Topic on SAP S/4HANA Cloud Customer Community
Lines of Business → Cross Area → Data Migration
https://s4hanacloud.community.sap/
• Learning Journey – intro info
• Possibility to ask and answer questions
• Documents with latest information
• Knowledge Base
• Blogs

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Data Migration Objects - 113 Objects in 1908

News about Data Migration Objects in 1908 (Release Comparison)
New Objects (7) Replaced Objects Object Names Adapted

• Customer - extend existing • Pricing condition (general)
record by Thailand branch • FI – G/L account balance → Condition record for pricing
code and open/line item (general template)
(deprecated)
• Customer - extend existing • Pricing condition (purchasing)
record by Credit Management • Deprecated since 1905
→ Condition record for pricing in
data • Will be removed with 1911 purchasing
• Supplier - extend existing • Use object FI – G/L account
record by Thailand branch balance and open/line item • Pricing condition (sales)
code → Condition record for pricing in
sales
• JVA - Cost center suspense
• Material consumption (restricted)
• JVA - Venture suspense → Material - Forecast planning
• JVA - Project suspense • Material long text
→ Material - extend existing
• PSM – Fund record with long text

Additional Migrations Objects in 1908 to support Custom Fields (2726010)
• Enterprise project • FI – G/L account balance…

• Project header • FI – Accounts payable open item
• Project element • FI – Accounts receivable open item
• Accounting: Journal Entry Item
• PSM - Fund • Accounting: Coding Block
• PSM Funds Management Fund • Accounting: Market Segment
(CO-PA)
• FI-CA Provider contract
• Contract Accounting Provider Contract
Item

Migration Object Documentation
made available via SAP Help Portal
• Short link:
https://help.sap.com/S4_CE_MO
• Advantages:
• Tables, Web links, Images
• Download as PDF
• No need to open Cockpit anymore to
read the documentation
• In case of issues when opening the
documentation via the Cockpit check
KBA 2793425
• See also

2538700 – Collective SAP Note and
FAQ for SAP S/4HANA Migration
Cockpit (Cloud)
• New Collective KBAs per Migration Object

• 2811788 - Material
• 2813720 - Material Inventory Balance
• 2776897 - Purchasing Info Record
• 2818627 - Sales Order
• 2827574 - Fixed Asset
• Many KBAs and SAP Notes added (some

examples)
• 2763628 - SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit -
Issues with missing translations on object
names when not logged on in English
• 2754615 – SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit:
Information about Fix Posting Date
• 2698032 - SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit:
Migration Objects Deprecated
SAP S/4HANA Cloud - Release
Comparison of Migration Object
Templates
• New migration objects for 1908
• KBA 2778319 links to the Help Portal

Data Migration Template Samples
Changes since last 1905 Newsletter
• Files updated to 1908 release templates
Added since last 1905 Newsletter
• FI - Historical balance added

2468501 – SAP S/4HANA Cloud –
Available fields per asset class for
fixed asset data migration using
SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit
• Direct link
• Updated to 1908 release

Define Settings for Legacy Data Transfer App in Data Migration Group
• The app for maintaining Posting Date is

available now in the Data Migration group
• Additional role assignment “G/L Accountant”

(SAP_BR_GL_ACCOUNTANT) needed
• For details on the app see 1905 Newsletter

(pg. 39-41)

Situation Handling Group added to Business Role
SAP_BR_CONFIG_EXPERT_DATA_MIG
• Application group Situation Handling needed

for situation type definition for the Data
Migration Status app
• Added to Business Role
SAP_BR_CONFIG_EXPERT_DATA_MIG
• No additional role assignment needed
anymore

SAP S/4HANA (on premise) News
This document part may mention releases of SAP software that
are not yet available.

Data Migration featured now on
SAP S/4HANA in SAP Help Portal
Direct link to Data Migration on

SAP Help Portal
https://help.sap.com/S4_OP_DM

SAP S/4HANA Data Migration Objects - 86 Objects in 1909

News about Data Migration Objects in 1909 (Release Comparison) (I)
New Objects (25) New objects New objects
• FI – G/L account balance and • Material inventory balance • PA - Catalog item

open/line item (SIF_INVENTORY_2) (SIF_NPA_CTLGITM)
(SIF_GL_BALANCE)
• Material determination • PS - Project
• FI – Historical balance
• Product consumption • PS - Network
• G/L account
(SIF_GL_ACCOUNT_2) • Product classification - Legal • PS - WBS element
control
• Customer - extend existing • PM - Functional location BOM
record by Thailand branch code • Object classification
• PM - Equipment BOM
• Customer - extend existing • Class hierarchy
• PM - Measuring point
record by Credit Management
• PSS - Product compliance info
data • PM - Maintenance notification
• PSS - Raw material compliance
• Supplier - extend existing record info • Document info record
by Thailand branch code
• PSS – Substance • JIT – Customer
News about Data Migration Objects in 1909 (Release Comparison) (II)
Objects Replaced and Removed in 1909 Object Names Adapted
• FI – G/L account balance and open/line • Pricing condition (general) →
item (SIF_GL_BALANCES) → Condition record for pricing (general
FI – G/L account balance and open/line template)
item (SIF_GL_BALANCE)
• Pricing condition (purchasing) →
• Material classification (SIF_CLF_MAT) →
Condition record for pricing in purchasing
Object classification (SIF_CLF_OBJ)
• Pricing condition (sales) →
• G/L account (SIF_GL_ACCOUNT) →
G/L account (SIF_GL_ACCOUNT_2) Condition record for pricing in sales
• Customer / Customer extend → • Material consumption (restricted) →

SIF_CUSTOMER_2 / SIF_ CUST_EXT_2 Material - Forecast planning
• Supplier / Supplier extend → • Material long text →

SIF_VENDOR_2 / SIF_VEND_EXT_2 Material - extend existing record with long
text
SAP S/4HANA - Release
Comparison of Migration Object
Templates
• New KBA 2778320 that links to the SAP

Help Portal
• Comparison between
SAP S/4HANA 1809 FPS2 and 1909
FPS0

2537549 – Collective SAP Note
and FAQ for SAP S/4HANA
Migration Cockpit (on premise)
• New Collective KBAs per Migration Object

• 2811788 - Material
• 2813720 - Material Inventory Balance
• 2776897 - Purchasing Info Record
• 2818627 - Sales Order
• 2827574 - Fixed Asset
• Many KBAs and SAP Notes added

Transport Based Correction Instructions (TCI) used to fix known Issues in
SAP S/4HANA 1809
Always check your current Service Pack level and import all relevant TCIs in the correct order
#1 2755460 #2 2793418 #3 2792960
Valid for FPS0 – FPS1 Valid for FPS0 – FPS2 Valid for FPS0 – FPS2
Issues are fixed with FPS2 Issues are fixed with SPS3 Issues are fixed with SPS3
SIF_GL_ACCOUNT 2722047 SIF_GL_ACCOUNT 2780917 SIF_CUSTOMER_2 / 2792960

SIF_GL_ACCOUNT 2742252 SIF_VENDOR_2
SIF_EQUIPMENT 2781450
MAP_TPLNR 2631870 SIF_FIXED_ASSET 2793463
SIF_FIXED_ASSET 2753883 SIF_CUSTOMER_2 / 2792960
SIF_BANK_MASTER 2756499 SIF_VENDOR_2
SIF_MAINT_ITEM 2788950
SIF_MATERIAL 2793305

2755460 – SAP S/4HANA Migration
Cockpit: Central correction Note for
content issues for SAP S/4HANA
1809 (I)
TCI attached to this SAP Note fixes issues
listed in the table below for FPS0 to FPS1
For detailed description on the issues see the
linked SAP Notes
• SIF_GL_ACCOUNT 2722047
• MAP_TPLNR 2631870
• SIF_FIXED_ASSET 2753883
• SIF_BANK_MASTER 2756499

Cockpit: Central correction Note for
content issues for SAP S/4HANA
1809 (II)
TCI attached to this SAP Note fixes issues
listed in the table below for FPS0 – FPS2
linked SAP Notes.
• SIF_EQUIPMENT 2781450
• SIF_FIXED_ASSET 2793463
• SIF_CUSTOMER_2 / 2792960
SIF_VENDOR_2
• SIF_MAINT_ITEM 2788950
• SIF_MATERIAL 2793305

Cockpit: Customer / Supplier -
when warning message
DMC_RT_MSG 622 is thrown (III)
TCI attached to this SAP Note fixes the issue
for FPS0 – FPS2
linked SAP Note
• SIF_CUSTOMER_2 / 2792960
SIF_VENDOR_2

KBAs, SAP Notes, Help Portal Pages you
should know
2609932 – How to access Migration
Objects Documentation in S/4HANA
Migration Cockpit
• “Show” button functionality is

replaced by Web Assistant
• See also

2819213 – Duplicate condition in
Migration Object Sales order (only
open SO)
• Sales order created successfully and you
recognize repeated conditions in the list
• BAPI_SALESORDER_CREATEFROMDAT2
executes a standard pricing procedure
• Adding pricing conditions also in the migration

template could lead to duplicates in the pricing
overview of the created sales order
• You can use Migration Cockpit with duplicate

condition in sales order.
• You will not have a wrong pricing result in the
document.
• See also KBA 574088 - FAQ: BAPIs in sales -

pricing and conditions

Cockpit (on premise) - restrictions
and extensibility of pre-delivered
migration objects
• Data migration objects are delivered as

templates
• Based on SAP S/4HANA Cloud Best

Practices content
• Therefore they may not cover the complete
functionality of SAP S/4HANA (on-premise)
• New/enhanced objects are delivered yearly

to the new SAP S/4HANA main release
• SAP S/4HANA migration object modeler

• Enhance existing objects
• Create new own custom objects
2681413 – FAQ for SAP S/4HANA
Data Migration Status App
• Updated list of migration objects

listed where there is no Navigation
link available

2596411 - Run Note Analyzer: To
check if all relevant SAP Notes for
Migration Cockpit are installed
• Updated installation procedure for

report DMC_NOTE_ANALYZER
• SAP S/4HANA
• 1610
• 1709
• 1809

2733253 - FAQ for SAP S/4HANA
Migration Cockpit - Transfer
option: Transfer data from staging
tables
• It is recommended that you

upgrade your SAP S/4HANA
system to 1709 FPS02
• 2767336 - SAP S/4HANA
Migration Cockpit: Errors using
staging functionality with the
Internal Order object

2813493 - Error Message: In plant &, post to current period &/& encountered
during data migration of Material inventory balance
Cause
The posting date to be used for data migration is not within the current open posting period for
the company code.
If the posting date must be in a previous If the posting date must be in the
period current opening period of the
company code
SAP S/4HANA Cloud • Make the necessary change in App • “Document Date” passed in the
"Allow Posting to Previous Period" migration object needs to be
corrected
SAP S/4HANA • Execute the transaction MMRV.
1. Enter Company Code. • Maintain migration key date as
2. Check the box "Allow posting to specified in the SAP Note
previous per." 2754615 - SAP S/4HANA
Migration Cockpit: Information
about Fix Posting Date.

Tips & Tricks
Details on Data Migration Landing Pages
in SAP Help Portal
The new SAP S/4HANA Data Migration Landing Page on SAP Help Portal
https://help.sap.com/S4_CE_DM
• One Central Page
• Very visual
• Collects all available

information
• Links to different resources

The New Path to Data Migration in
SAP S/4HANA and SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Product Assistance
Product Assistance got restructured for SAP S/4HANA Cloud

Product Assistance got restructured for SAP S/4HANA

Access Migration Object Documentation
via SAP Help Portal
Data Migration Object Documentation
Moved from SAP Internal to the SAP Help Portal

Use Web Assistant for Migration Cockpit to access Documentation
Direct access to
SAP Help Portal
pages
• Help Available
for Migration
cockpit
• Migration Object
Overview
• Migration Object
Documentation
for each delivered
object

Available Migration Objects links to Data Migration Object Documentation
• Overview of all available

objects
• Filters
• Search
• Sort columns
• Most important info at a

glance
• Links to documentation

Missing Translations in
SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit
Translation missing in Migration Cockpit when logged on in another
Language than English
2763628 - SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit - Issues 2539028 - SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit: Missing
with missing translations on object names when not translation in Migration Cockpit and Migration
logged on in English Templates
In some rare cases it can be that a change of a migration The translation will be delivered for the following
object name is not translated in time in a language you languages:
have logged on to the SAP S/4HANA system.
• DE (German)
This can cause irritations, for example: • EN (English)
• If a migration object gets set to deprecated or • FR (French)
restricted
• JA (Japanese)
• Object name needed to be changed to match SAP • ptBR (Portuguese)
Terminology
• RU (Russian)
You may miss that name change of the object and may
continue to use the deprecated or restricted object in • ZH (Chinese, Simplified)
further releases.
In case there is no proper translation for templates or
We highly recommend to use the SAP S/4HANA some of the tool's content given, please logon in
migration cockpit in logon language English to avoid English. The translation is constantly updated in future
such irritations. releases.

Migrate your data first before defining
sensitive fields for Dual Control
Migrate your Data first before defining sensitive fields for Dual Control
• Dual Control is
active →
• After creating or
changing a Customer /
Supplier, every change
must be confirmed by
2nd person via APP
Confirm Customer List /
Confirm Supplier List
• Without a confirmation,
the Customer / Supplier
account is blocked for
Payment run and other
financial transactions
• We recommend to first
migrate your data
before defining
Sensitive Fields
Outlook
This document may mention releases of SAP software that are
not yet available.

Major Change in Migration Object Fixed Asset in 1911
• New Fixed Assets business • Two new objects delivered

functionality delivered in 1911 • Fixed asset – Master data
by Finance • Fixed asset – Postings
• Migration object Fixed asset • New business functionality

supported
(incl. balances and
transactions) can still be used • Master Data and Postings split
into separate objects to be more
flexible
• Custom fields supported
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The information about releases not yet delivered must be considered, therefore, bearing this reservation in mind.
Major Change for Migration Object Material planned for 1911
• New object Product to replace • Existing object Material can still be

Material used
• Internal numbering supported
• Will be removed with release 2005
• Custom fields supported
• MRP area • Material – Extend object can be
used to extend an existing Product
• Bulk enabled
• Automatic maintenance status • Product – Extend object will be
determination delivered with a later release
• Material Ledger prices for deviant
currencies currently in group
currency 30
Additional Migrations Objects in 1911 planned to support Custom Fields
• Product • Fixed asset - Master data

(New object planned w/ 1911) (New object planned w/ 1911)
• Master Data: Product General • Fixed Asset Master Data
• Master Data: Product Plant • FI-CA Contract Account
• Master Data: Product Distribution • Contract Accounting: Contract
Chains Account Partner Relationship
• Master Data: Product Storage Location
• FI-CA Open item
• Master Data: Product Dimensions
• Contract Accounting Document:
• Master Data: Product Valuation
Business Partner Item

“It’s not what you don’t know
that kills you but what you know
that isn’t so”
Tom DeMarco (1997). “The Deadline: a novel about project management”, Dorset House

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Lines of Business → Cross Area → Data Migration

• Learning Journey – intro info

• Possibility to ask and answer questions

• Documents with latest information

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New Objects (7) Replaced Objects Object Names Adapted

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• Enterprise project • FI – G/L account balance…

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• New Collective KBAs per Migration Object

• Many KBAs and SAP Notes added (some

• New migration objects for 1908

• KBA 2778319 links to the Help Portal

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Changes since last 1905 Newsletter

• Files updated to 1908 release templates

Added since last 1905 Newsletter

• FI - Historical balance added

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• The app for maintaining Posting Date is

• Additional role assignment “G/L Accountant”

• For details on the app see 1905 Newsletter

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• Application group Situation Handling needed

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Direct link to Data Migration on

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• FI – G/L account balance and • Material inventory balance • PA - Catalog item

• Customer / Customer extend → • Material consumption (restricted) →

• Supplier / Supplier extend → • Material long text →

• New KBA 2778320 that links to the SAP

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• New Collective KBAs per Migration Object

• Many KBAs and SAP Notes added

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#1 2755460 #2 2793418 #3 2792960

SIF_GL_ACCOUNT 2722047 SIF_GL_ACCOUNT 2780917 SIF_CUSTOMER_2 / 2792960

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• “Show” button functionality is

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• Adding pricing conditions also in the migration

• You can use Migration Cockpit with duplicate

• See also KBA 574088 - FAQ: BAPIs in sales -

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• Data migration objects are delivered as

• Based on SAP S/4HANA Cloud Best

• New/enhanced objects are delivered yearly

• SAP S/4HANA migration object modeler

• Updated list of migration objects