1. Best practices for Migration of Data from Legacy to SAP Applications using SAP BOBJ.Business Objects Data services. SAP BOBJ.BODS in SAP Migration Solution Challenges faced by Automotive Clients During Migration • Lack of data profiling & analysis • Fixing data problems • Lack of specifications for transformations, especially • when considering data profiling discoveries • Insufficient planning / time allocated to the migration • project • Insufficient testing prior to actual data migration • Hot switch over plan for volatile data • Lack of reconciliation. • Merging duplicate data • Ready to Deploy Packages include Standard SAP best • practices Migration Jobs for most of the Master and • Transactional Components . • Gain end-to-end visibility across tasks and schedules via a • project management dashboard • Single SAP-supplied person and firm cleansing package • Reconciliation reporting in detailed level , which acts as an • Better validation Package for Business • Data to be 100% accurate ,as Data is validated during Extraction ,Transformation and Preload before SAP • The Data services Work Bench simplifying the work of Migration and schemas between 2 different systems • Significance of BODS in the SAP Data Migration Arena • Enhanced Text data Processing • Multiple Central Object repository • Enhanced Extraction Capabilities for Business Suite • Enhanced SAP HANA Support • SAP solution manager Improvements • Spatial Data support in Data services • Inclusion of Geo Coder and Global address Cleanse transform • Directory Auto Update Accessories • Using Data cleansing Solutions from Data cleansing Advisor. • SAP LT Replication Server Integration • Data services Migration Work Bench ,simplifying the Work of the Developer Automotive Industries Using BODS for SAP migration One of the Biggest Automotive Industries dealing with Automotive vehicles around the Globe, uses BODS for Migration from Various Legacy Systems ( People Soft, Maximo and other Complementary Applications ) to SAP as a part of Global Standardization of the Business. Used Data services for successful data migration into SAP recently Gideon S Singh, Package Solution Consultant SAP BOBJ.BODS