Editing Enterprise resource planning (section)

===Data migration===
[[Data migration]] is the process of moving, copying, and restructuring data from an existing system to the ERP system. Migration is critical to implementation success and requires significant planning. Unfortunately, since migration is one of the final activities before the production phase, it often receives insufficient attention. The following steps can structure migration planning:<ref name="RamaswamyData07">{{cite web |url=http://research.ittoolbox.com/white-papers/backoffice/erp/data-migration-strategies-in-erp-4620/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030160728/http://research.ittoolbox.com/white-papers/backoffice/erp/data-migration-strategies-in-erp-4620/ |title=Data Migration Strategy in ERP |author=Ramaswamy, V.K. |publisher=Information Technology Toolbox, Inc |date=27 September 2007 |archive-date=30 October 2007 |access-date=9 May 2018}}</ref>

* Identify the data to be migrated.
* Determine the migration timing.
* Generate data migration templates for key data components
* Freeze the toolset.
* Decide on the migration-related setup of key business accounts.
* Define [[data archiving]] policies and procedures.

Often, data migration is incomplete because some of the data in the existing system is either incompatible or not needed in the new system. As such, the existing system may need to be kept as an archived database to refer back to once the new ERP system is in place.<ref name="RamaswamyData07" />