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Purpose

The purpose of this document is to define the conversion approach to create in S/4 HANA.


Conversion Scope

The scope of this document covers the approach for converting active Materials - Additional Data from Legacy Source Systems into S/4HANA following the Materials Master Data Design Standard.

From the current system landscape, Material data exists separately in the legacy systems (PF2 and WP2), with potential discrepancies in both organizations. Harmonization and validation are required to ensure accurate and consolidated data in S/4HANA. While PF2 and WP2 serve as source systems, extensive mapping and transformation logic will be necessary to produce properly formatted load templates in line with the target design.

Relevancy Rules

  1. All materials created in the previous 6 months will be included unless flagged for deletion
  2. These include Material Types ZUNB, ZBOM, ZPRC regardless of activity (unless flagged for deletion)
  3. We will only include materials that are extended to the following (excluding ZPRC material type as these do not require plant extension):
    1. Company Codes in scope
    2. Plants in scope
    3. Purchasing Orgs in scope
    4. Sales Orgs in scope
  4. Include only Material Types in scope
  5. We will include for migration all materials that have activity over the previous 3 years, to include:
    1. For procurement data use EKKO/EKPO tables
    2. For sales data use VBAK/VBAP tables
    3. For production data use AFKO/AFPO tables
  6. We will include for migration all materials that have open documents including the following:
    1. Open PO refer to CNV-9045 Open PO spec
    2. Open Contracts refer to CNV-9045 Open PO spec
    3. Open STO refer to CNV-9045 Open PO spec
    4. Open SO refer to CNV-9065 Open SO spec
    5. Open WO refer to CNV-9005 Open WO spec
  7. Have current stock - refer to CNV-9051 Open Inventory
  8. We will include all BOM data for materials in scope using tables: MAST/STKO/STPO
  9. Materials with Deletion Flags will be excluded unless appearing in open transactions
    1. Open PO refer to CNV-9045 Open PO spec
    2. Open SO refer to CNV-9065 Open SO spec
    3. Open WO refer to CNV-9005 Open WO spec
  10. Deletion Flags (Table/Field) are as follows: MARA/LVORM = 'X' MARA/MSTAE = Z3, Z4, ZZ (PF2 system) Z0 (WP2 system)
  11. Materials with the word 'OBSOLETE' or 'DELETED' contained within the Short Description will be excluded. Also excluded are Materials where Short Description contains '**OBS', '**OBS**', '**OBS***', '*OBS*', '*OBS**', '***OBS***'


List of source systems and approximate number of records
SourceScope

Source Approx No. of Records

Target SystemTarget Approx

No. of Records

PF2,WP2

The Material Master Records (Additional Data) will be extracted/collected via DCT. An initial extract of the relevant data will be provided in Google Sheet format to assist business in decision making on including any relevant data from Source Systems.

Any additional data that need to be created to support the new design may be added in the DCT.

A data review and standardization will be done across all Info Records in the DCT. 

700,000S4H200,000















Additional Information

Multi-language Requirement

Multi language is supported for Materials - Additional Data. Login via a different language will show the description displayed in the logon language if the language key is maintained.

Document Management

Not Applicable

Legal Requirement

Not Applicable

Special Requirements




Target Design

The technical design of the target for this conversion approach.

TableFieldData ElementField DescriptionData TypeLengthRequirement
S_MARAMATNR
Material NumberAutomatic   Mandatory
S_MARMMEINH
Alternative Unit of Measure (ISO Format)Text80    Mandatory
S_MARMUMREN
Denominator for Conversion to Base UnitNumber5     Mandatory
S_MARMUMREZ
Numerator for Conversion to Base UnitNumber5     Mandatory
S_MARMEAN11
GTINText18    Optional
S_MARMNUMTP
GTIN CategoryText80    Optional
S_MARMLAENG
LengthNumber13    Optional
S_MARMBREIT
WidthNumber13    Optional
S_MARMHOEHE
HeightNumber13    Optional
S_MARMMEABM
Unit for Length/Width/Height(ISO Format)Text80    Optional
S_MARMBRGEW
Gross WeightNumber13    Optional
S_MARMGEWEI
Unit of Weight (ISO Format)Text80    Optional
S_MARMVOLUM
VolumeNumber13    Optional
S_MARMVOLEH
Volume Unit (ISO Format)Text80    Optional
S_MAKTMAKTX
DescriptionText40Optional
S_MAKTSPRAS
Language KeyConfigured    Optional








Data Cleansing

IDCriticalityError Message/Report DescriptionRuleOutputSource System

2021-001

C1

UoM alignment

All material AUoMs to adhere to S4 standardization


PF2/WP2
2021-002C1Additional Descriptions

Material descriptions must adhere to S4 standardization so no special characters etc and must not exceed character limit


PF2/WP2
2021-003C1Additional Dimensions Additional data must align with Basic Data
PF2/WP2








Conversion Process

The high-level process is represented by the diagram below:


Data Privacy and Sensitivity


Extraction

Extract data from a source into . There are 2 possibilities:

  1. The data exists. connects to the source and loads the data into . There are 3 methods:
    1. Perform full data extraction from relevant tables in the source system(s).
    2. Perform extraction through the application layer.
    3. Only if ; cannot connect to the source, data is loaded to the repository from the provided source system extract/report.
  2. The data does not exist (or cannot be converted from its current state). The data is manually collected by the business directly in . This is to be conducted using DCT (Data Collection Template) in

The agreed Relevancy criteria is applied to the extracted records to identify the records that are applicable for the Target loads

Extraction Run Sheet

Req #Requirement DescriptionTeam Responsible

1

Extract data from source system based on relevancy rule

SyWay Data Team

2

Google Sheet report pre-populated with PF2 and WP2 information to be generated based on relevancy criteria. 

SyWay Data Team








Selection Screen

Selection Ref ScreenParameter NameSelection TypeRequirementValue to be entered/set





















Data Collection Template (DCT)

Target Ready Data Collection Template will be created for data with exception of some fields which require transformation as mentioned in the transformation rule.

DCT Rules

Field NameField DescriptionRule












Extraction Dependencies

Item #Step DescriptionTeam Responsible

1

Data cleansing of legacy Material data must be completed.
If standardization within the DCT begins using relevant data from PF2 and WP2 before the cleansing is finalized, it is understood that the business will take due diligence to ensure any subsequent delta cleansing is verified and aligned within the DCT.

Business











Transformation

The Target fields are mapped to the applicable Legacy field that will be its source, this is a 3-way activity involving the Business, Functional team and Data team. This identifies the transformation activity required to allow to make the data Target ready:

  1. Perform value mapping and data transformation rules.
    1. Legacy values are mapped to the to-be values (this could include a default value)
    2. Values are transformed according to the rules defined in
  2. Prepare target-ready data in the structure and format that is required for loading via prescribed Load Tool. This step also produces the load data ready for business to perform Pre-load Data Validation

Transformation Run Sheet

Item #Step DescriptionTeam Responsible

1

Obtain DCT Sign-off from Business

SyWay S2P Data Team

2

<Add steps from Syniti Migrate here>

SyWay S2P Data Team

3

Review and Validate Error and Preload Reports

SyWay S2P Data Team

4

Generate Load Files

SyWay S2P Data Team


Transformation Rules

Rule #Source systemSource TableSource FieldSource DescriptionTarget SystemTarget TableTarget FieldTarget DescriptionTransformation Logic
001PF2/WG2S_MARAMATNRMaterial NumberS/4HANAS_MARAMATNRMaterial NumberGenerate new Material number in Target System and maintain mapping in reference table
002PF2/WG2S_MARMMEINHAlternative Unit of Measure (ISO Format)S/4HANAS_MARMMEINHAlternative Unit of Measure (ISO Format)Copy from source to target system
003PF2/WG2S_MARMUMRENDenominator for Conversion to Base UnitS/4HANAS_MARMUMRENDenominator for Conversion to Base UnitCopy from source to target system
004PF2/WG2S_MARMUMREZNumerator for Conversion to Base UnitS/4HANAS_MARMUMREZNumerator for Conversion to Base UnitCopy from source to target system
005PF2/WG2S_MARMEAN11GTINS/4HANAS_MARMEAN11GTINCopy from source to target system
006PF2/WG2S_MARMNUMTPGTIN CategoryS/4HANAS_MARMNUMTPGTIN CategoryCopy from source to target system
007PF2/WG2S_MARMLAENGLengthS/4HANAS_MARMLAENGLengthCopy from source to target system
008PF2/WG2S_MARMBREITWidthS/4HANAS_MARMBREITWidthCopy from source to target system
009PF2/WG2S_MARMHOEHEHeightS/4HANAS_MARMHOEHEHeightCopy from source to target system
010PF2/WG2S_MARMMEABMUnit for Length/Width/Height(ISO Format)S/4HANAS_MARMMEABMUnit for Length/Width/Height(ISO Format)Copy from source to target system
011PF2/WG2S_MARMBRGEWGross WeightS/4HANAS_MARMBRGEWGross WeightCopy from source to target system
012PF2/WG2S_MARMGEWEIUnit of Weight (ISO Format)S/4HANAS_MARMGEWEIUnit of Weight (ISO Format)Copy from source to target system
013PF2/WG2S_MARMVOLUMVolumeS/4HANAS_MARMVOLUMVolumeCopy from source to target system
014PF2/WG2S_MARMVOLEHVolume Unit (ISO Format)S/4HANAS_MARMVOLEHVolume Unit (ISO Format)Copy from source to target system
015PF2/WG2S_MARAMAKTXDescriptionS/4HANAS_MARAMAKTXDescriptionCopy additional descriptions in multiple languages from source to target system
016PF2/WG2S_MARASPRASLanguage KeyS/4HANAS_MARASPRASLanguage KeyCopy from source to target system


Transformation Mapping

Mapping Table NameMapping Table Description








Transformation Dependencies

List the steps that need to occur before transformation can commence
Item #Step DescriptionTeam Responsible

1

Ensure DCT tables completeness

SyWay S2P Data Team

2

Value Mappings are according to the latest design - <List of Value Mappings>

SyWay S2P Data Team








Pre-Load Validation

Project Team

Completeness

TaskAction

Verify Record Count

SyWay S2P Data Team to verify that the total number of relevant records from the  DCT is equal to the total number of records in the Preload and Load Sheets.






Accuracy

TaskAction

Conversion Accuracy

SyWay S2P Data Team to verify that all fields below meet pass the checks:

  1. Mandatory Fields
  2. Field and Value Mapping Correctness
  3. Null Checks
  4. Text Length Checks

Review Error Reports

Review and correct the errors.  Achieve a zero-error record count as much as possible. Raise defects for data remediated and requiring a correction in the source data.




Business

Completeness

TaskAction

Verify Record Count

Business Data Owner/s to verify that the total number of relevant records from the the DCT is equal to the total number of records in the Preload and Load Sheets.






Accuracy

TaskAction

Conversion Accuracy

Business Data Owner/s to verify that all the data in the load table/file is accurate as per endorsed transformation/mapping rules (and signed-off DCT data).






Load

The load process includes:

  1. Execute the automated data load into target system using load tool or product the load file if the load must be done manually
  2. Once the data is loaded to the target system, it will be extracted and prepared for Post Load Data Validation

Load Run Sheet

Item #Step DescriptionTeam Responsible

1

Go to <Load Tool>

SyWay S2P Data Team

2

Load 3 records for < > to validate if data is loaded successfully without errors

SyWay S2P Data Team

3

Load 3 records for < > to validate if data is loaded successfully without errors

SyWay S2P Data Team

4

Proceed with full load if steps 2 and 3 are validated

SyWay S2P Data Team

5

Validate few records loaded by accessing standard transactions from S/4HNA eg. MM03

SyWay S2P Data Team

6

Generate post load report if step 5 is validated

SyWay S2P Data Team


Load Phase and Dependencies

Configuration

Item #Configuration Item






Conversion Objects

Object #Preceding Object Conversion Approach

list the exact title of the conversion object of only the immediate predecessor – this will then confirm the DDD (Data Dependency Diagram)




Error Handling

Error TypeError DescriptionAction Taken










Post-Load Validation

Project Team

Completeness

TaskAction

Verify Count

SyWay S2P Data Team to verify the record count created in target S/4 HANA by accessing post load reports in dspMigrate or standard reports from S/4 HANA.






Accuracy

TaskAction

Verify Logs

Check if there is data that failed to load and perform the necessary actions (e.g. register as post load issue or attempt to load the record again, etc.).






Business

Completeness

TaskAction

Verify Count

Download Post Load Reports from dspMigrate and verify that the record count loaded in the target S/4 HANA is the same count as of the endorsed load file.






Accuracy

TaskAction

Conversion Accuracy

Verify that the Material data in target S/4 HANA were loaded correctly via dspMigrate post load reports or standard reports from S/4 HANA.






Key Assumptions

  • Master Data Standard is up to date as on the date of documenting this conversion approach and data load.
  • Materials - Additional Data is in scope based on data design and any exception requested by business.


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CURRENT (v. 7) May 05, 2026 07:00 HANCOCK-ext, John
v. 85 Apr 22, 2026 11:43 HANCOCK-ext, John
v. 84 Apr 21, 2026 10:40 HANCOCK-ext, John
v. 83 Apr 21, 2026 07:51 HANCOCK-ext, John
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v. 81 Apr 09, 2026 07:35 HANCOCK-ext, John
v. 80 Mar 31, 2026 17:54 HANCOCK-ext, John
v. 79 Mar 17, 2026 10:55 MADHOK-ext, Jasleen
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