SAP S/4HANA Migration · Migration Cockpit: Direct Transfer & Performance

Since release 2021 there's a separate Prepare Mapping Tasks step that used to be part of Select Data. What does it do, and when can you skip it to save downtime?

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You need to migrate from a non-SAP legacy database. Why can't you use direct transfer, and what can?

Your legacy SAP ERP source is still non-Unicode. Does that block direct transfer, and what happens to the data on the way in?

On-premise, users hit the 100 MB ceiling uploading a large staging file. Which parameter raises it, and why is cranking it up risky?

A stakeholder wants to reuse direct transfer to keep the old ERP and new S/4HANA continuously in sync. Which SAP products are actually meant for that?

Before scoping a direct transfer, how do the minimum source releases differ across the supported scenarios?

You installed the DMIS add-on in the source but the migration still isn't recognized. Beyond installing it, what must match your target release, and who pays for it?

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