How do the migration date and the date of the live migration (new G/L Go-Live) relate to each other?
The migration date must be the first day of a fiscal year. Example and assumptions: You are using the FI fiscal year variant K4 (12 periods + 4 special periods and a calendar year = a fiscal year). This means the migration date is always January 1. It is still assumed that the current date is June 7, 2008. Assuming that the migration will be implemented in 2009 (for example an April or May weekend), various configurations will already be required in 2008, including in the live system. For precise details on these configurations, see SAP Standard Training AC212. In the migration cockpit (SAP tool for migrating FI data from the classic G/L to the new G/L – for more information, see the FAQ “What is a migration cockpit?” in this note), the migration date is still set for January 1, 2009. As already explained, the actual live migration / go-live for the new G/L will be carried out in Spring 2009. If it not possible to avoid shifting the go-live, make sure that the live migration of your da
