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Home / Services / Enterprise Software Implementation / ERP Data Conversion

ERP Data Conversion

During an enterprise software project, the team should document ERP data conversion requirements as part of the current state review and development of future state process. It is important for data as well as processes to be documented and understood.

The ERP Data Conversion Process

By reviewing both processes and data, the team can identify all databases that will need to be converted. The documentation of these databases becomes a requirement vendors need to address in the vendor evaluation phase.

Immediately upon commencement of an enterprise software implementation project, the project manager and the team, assisted by the vendor, need to map out a strategy to convert the databases to the new system. At this time, process owners need to take ownership of the successful version of the data.

The ERP implementation plan should include tasks and responsibilities. Our clients usually employ their IT resources to prepare the data for conversion, because they know the source of the data and therefore are usually best suited to this task.

The process owner that works with IT will own the data and is responsible for ensuring the data is converted and cleansed for the new system. ERP data conversion issues are often encountered in the testing process.

The project team needs to develop a conversion strategy for the following types of data:

  • Static files – master data, like customer information
  • Dynamic files – transaction data, like open purchase orders
  • History – transaction history

Oftentimes we help the client process owners with the conversion, data cleansing, and data verification.

The Importance of ERP Data Conversion

Poor data conversion is the cause of many failed ERP projects, and is one of the major reasons for an ERP project missing its on-time objective. Planning and execution in this phase are critical.

Our technical services consultants are database experts and have extensive experience in ERP data conversions.

We can supplement your IT staff in the following activities:

  • Enterprise project management
  • Data conversion planning
  • Data mapping from the current system to the new system
  • Data migration, both exporting and importing
  • Managing data cleansing activities
  • Quality assurance

Collectively, our team has had experience with various database systems:

  • Oracle
  • Microsoft SQL
  • Informix
  • Progress
  • AS/400 DB
  • OS2

Ultra can supplement your IT staff, work with your ERP vendors, and provide the needed expertise to ensure that ERP data conversion does not become an obstacle to an on-time enterprise software implementation.

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