Upgrading the New GL in SAP ERP

July 22, 2009 by mySAP
Filed under: SAP FI Questions

If you want to use the new general ledger in SAP ERP and you are already using the classic general ledger productively in SAP R/3 release.

Anyway, you can only migrate from the classic GL to the new GL after you upgrade your SAP R/3 system to SAP ERP.

You must prepare and execute this migration project with the utmost care to ensure accounting is still in order after the migration.

What should we consider when upgrading the new general ledger in SAP ERP?

Solution – read SAP Note 812919 on SAP Service Marketplace.

To ensure maximum security, SAP supports each migration project with the SAP General Ledger Migration migration service. This mandatory technical service is based on standard migration scenarios and includes a scenario-specific General Ledger Migration Cockpit and service sessions to ensure the quality of the data and of the migration project. The service sessions are provided by a NewGL migration back office, which was specifically set up for this purpose.

After you commission the service, you are provided with the General Ledger Migration Cockpit and the service sessions are delivered after consultation.

The migration service contains the following functions:

General Ledger Migration Cockpit for executing the migration
- Process tree with scenario-based management by the individual activities of the migration
- Monitor of the migration steps with status management

Remote service session to validate the scenario and analyze the system
- Possible consistency checks against target Customizing of the new general ledger accounting

Remote service session to validate tests
- Technical validation checks in a test system after a data migration

Development support by the NewGL migration back office

For more information about this migration service with a description of the migration scenario, a migration guide and other useful information, see SAP Service Marketplace at: http://service.sap.com/GLMIG