The SAP data migration strategy we take to the CFO

Object catalogue · 3-cycle mock-load plan · reconciliation matrix.

The object catalogue that survives audit

Every migration object gets: owner, source system, record count, complexity, dependency chain and reconciliation method. If any column is blank at Realize gate, that object doesn't migrate on go-live weekend. Period.

Why three mock-load cycles is non-negotiable

Cycle 1 proves the pipeline runs. Cycle 2 catches timing/sequencing. Cycle 3 catches the human errors (bad master data, missing config). Any cycles beyond 3 usually mean the design is broken.

Reconciliation: the CFO doesn't care about counts

Row counts don't survive contact with auditors. Financial reconciliation on trial balance is the only reconciliation that matters. Everything else is a proxy. This template forces the financial-reconciliation report at every mock cycle.