SKILLS
SAP Data Migration
SAP BODS
S/* MIGRATION COCKPIT
SAP LSMW
SAP HANA
SAP Data Integration
SAP SLT (System Landscape
Transformation)
SAP SDI
(Smart Data Integration)
SAP Certifications
SAP Data Services 4.2
SAP Analytics Cloud
SAP HANA
Industry Experience
Chemical
Medical
Manufacturing
Telecom
Languages
English
M.S.N.V.A.Devara (Surya)
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PROFILE
Devara, having an overall 16+ yrs. of IT experience with SAP S4HANA Data migration with S/4 HANA Migration Cockpit, SAP BODS, LSMW & IDOC and SAP Data Integration with Native HANA, SLT, SDI & SDQ technologies. He has end to end experience in Green field implementations, S4HANA Data Migration, LE Split & Carveout projects. KEY SKILLS
SAP Data Migration - SAP BODS, S/4 Migration Cockpit
• Extensive hands on experience on ECC to S4 Data migration by using SAP best practices.
• Experience in Data Migration by using SAP ETL tool -BODS with IDOC, BAPI, LTMC & LSMW
• Experience in S/4HANA Migration Cockpit with HANA staging tables and LTMC – (Legacy Transfer Migration Cockpit) templates & LTMOM.
• Hands on SAP- Business Objects Data Services, SAP Hana, SAP Data Quality, Data Cleansing and SAP functionality.
• Performed end-to-end Data Migration process including Extraction, Data Profiling, Transformation.
• Having extensive experience in trouble shooting in resolving the defects and also loading the data in DEV, QA and PROD environments.
• Knowledge in cleansing and profiling data in Data Services and experience troubleshooting issues with data type mismatches and formatting.
• Had immense expertise in moving the jobs between different mock cycles and resolving the defects for getting the load going and also for getting a 100 percent clean result.
• Working Experience in various legacy systems (Oracle, SQL, SAP etc) and target systems (SAP ECC 6.0, S4HANA).
• Proactively engage in cross-functional communications and sharing of information.
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Data Integration - SAP HANA, SLT, SDI & SDQ
• Technical expertise in HANA architecture, Data Replication and modeling.
• Expertise in HANA development by using Attribute, Analytic & Calculation views.
• Experience with SAP HANA Replication Technologies such as SDI, BODS, SLT & Flat file.
• Exptertise in SAP LCM (Lifecycle Management)to transport HANA objects.
• Define transport path and transport HANA objects HANA views, Fowgraphs & Security roles.
• Experience in SLT replication configurations, data filter and analyse data latency issues.
• Experience on SQL Scripts, Procedures & CE Functions.
• Having technical knowledge on HANA administration on managing Schemas, Export & Import Objects by using Delivery Units, analyse data latency issues etc.
• Design reports on the top of HANA models by using Lumira.
• Expertise in HANA Live.
CERTIFICATIONS
SAP Certified Application Associate - Data Integration with SAP Data Services 4.2 (BODS) SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP Analytics Cloud C_SAC_2120 SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP HANA
SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence 4.0 PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Accenture India Pvt Ltd 27th Jan 2022 to Till date Hewlett Packard Enterprise Global Soft 19th Jan 2006 to 26th Jan’2022 PROJECTS
BASF / SAP BODS & S/4Migration Cockpit Dec’2023 – Till date Project Role: Offshore project associate manager. Design, build and configure applications to meet business process and application requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
• Leading end-to-end data migration process, ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of data transferred from legacy system to S4 system.
• Defining the data migration Strategy, architecture and coordinating conversion test cycles.
• Designing and implementing data mapping, business rules, transformation and validation processes using data migration toolset such as SAP Data Services, SAP Migration Cockpit & LSMW.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including data analysts, developers, business analysts, and key stakeholders, to gather requirements.
• Developing and maintaining project plans, timelines, and resource allocations to ensure successful project delivery.
• Proactively identifying and mitigating risks associated with data migration.
• Communicating effectively with non-technical stakeholders, providing regular updates on project progress, and addressing concerns or queries.
• Implementing best practices and continuous improvement initiatives to optimize data migration processes.
• Ensuring compliance with data protection and privacy regulations relevant to the organization.
• Coordination with cutover team according to project plan and responsible for Blockout objects. MERCK KGAA / SAP BODS & S/4Migration Cockpit June’2023 – Nov’2023 Project Role: Migration Lead; Design, build and configure applications to meet business process and application requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
• Interacting with end users to understand the requirements and formulate the design and technical solutions.
• Identifying and providing solution to migrate data from legacy ECC to S4 system by implementing SAP Best Practices.
• Setting up Migration cockpit to use HANA staging to use for Data load.
• Provided training to client teams about usage of LTMC template usage to perform data load where volume of data is less.
• Also, given training to client teams on HANA DB as well, consuming HANA staging tables in BODS directly to fill data.
• In parallel, working on both streams -LE split (S4 to S4 migration in the same system) and Carveout
(Setting up new system and migrating selective data).
• Expertise in data loading by using LTMC templates, LSMW Programs & IDOC.
• Managing 6 membered team- planning & track the daily activities to accommodate requirements for both projects.
• Extensively worked on ‘Material Master’ data load program by using IDOC load method and data has accurately loaded with zero defects and the program published in ‘myConcerto’ tool as an asset. MBCC (Master Builders Solutions) / SAP BODS & S/4Migration Cockpit June’2022 – May’2023 Project Role: Migration Lead; Design, build and configure applications to meet business process and application requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
• Interacting with end users to understand the requirements and formulate the design and technical solutions.
• Worked as Tech Lead in Migration Project and managed the project team of around 8 members for Project Green, Gold & Blue
• Travelled to client place to support Cutover & Block out period objects.
• Rolled out data migration to 18 countries without any defects.
• Individually worked on migrating CROSS Objects, OTC, I2O objects.
• Expertise in data loading by using LTMC templates, LSMW Programs & IDOC.
• Managed workload of 8 membered team, planning the daily activities to accommodate requirements from 4 different color projects.
• Worked collaboratively with stakeholders, created detailed process designs and delivered high quality solutions using SAP BODS and SAP S/4HANA migration cockpit.
• Worked on optimizing the time required to identify missing mandatory sales partners during customer load & published as an accelerator in ‘myConcerto’ Tool.
• Involved in Cutover activities until go-live and supported the operations team post go-live.
• Experience in Carveout & LE (Legal Entity) split projects. Konica Minolta / BODS Data Migration & LTMC Feb’2022 – May’2022
• Involved in data migration activities from from legacy systems to SAP S4
• Coordinate with Onsite & Offshore data team members to create Data Migration Strategy.
• Closely work with client business teams about the requirements
• Provide preload reports before performing data loads into target system.
• Extensively worked on SD, MM & Finance objects by using custom programs, SAP delivered RDS and LTMC templates.
• Designed custom BODS jobs where sap delivered RDS jobs doesn’t suits. Worked on LSMW records for HR objects.
BAT (British American Tobacco) / BODS Data Migration Sept’2020 – Jan’22
• Involved in complete life cycle of a data migration from DEV TO PROD.
• Involved in data migrationfrom legacy systems to S4/SAP using AIO methodology and LSMW.
• Extensively used SAP Best practices to load the data from SAP & Non-SAP systems.
• Involved in meetings with the process team in order to help the process team work effectively.And accurately completely the mapping of data from legacy system to the SAP system.
• Formulated and developed data migration strategies and work plans. Provided assistance for GAP analysis and supported new technical processes. Implemented SAP migration action plans and managed various legacy environments.
• Coordinate with Onsite & Offshore data team members to create Data Migration Strategy.
• Review and formulate business requirements, processes and specifications. Avanos Medicals / BODS Consultant Sept’2018 – Aug’2020
• Involved Data migration activities from SAP & Non-SAP systems.
• Created Jobs, Work Flows, Data Flows, Abap Data Flow, and Scripts using various Transforms such as query, table comparison, Merge, Case, Map_operation etc. Able to design the data flow to optimize the performance.
• Extensively used Data Services Management Console to schedule and execute jobs, manage repositories and perform metadata reporting.
• Provides daily support to the user community on the use and best practices of the applications.
• Supports the development of training materials and documentation, as well as provides training sessions as required.
Owens-Illinois / SAP HANA & SDI implementation April’2017 – Aug’2018
• Analyse current BW development & reports design and design FS & TS.
• Integrate source system data by using File, Excel, ABAP & BW adapters and integrate sharepoint server and read files by using Excel adapter. Create configuration files to read data from text files.
• Involved in implementing SAP HANA Live models for business areas.
• Developed typical Calculaton views by using Graphical & Script based.
• Create Virtual Tables on remote data source. Design Flowgraphs to replicate data from virtual tables to physical tables by using transformations, vlookup, joins, filters etc..Schedule & Execute Flowgraphs thourgh HANA IM Task Monitor.
• Automate Flowgraph execution through XS Job Dashboard periodically (scheduling) to load data from Virtual table to Physical table.
• Replicate text files from Hyperion system to HANA as a remote source via DP Agent.
• Responsible for HANA transports via LCM by Create ‘Delivery Unit’ and assign packages, establish transport path between source & target systems, gather all changes related to views and approve & release.
American Airlines/ HANA & SLT Consultant May’ 2016 to March’17
• Involved since blue print stage of the project in providing solution and client discussions as part of implementation.
• Analyze current BW system, customer extractores and provide solution on sap delivered standard HANA Live views.
• Involved HANA modeling development strategy, configured SLT to replicate ECC data into HANA.
• Developed Scripted and graphical HANA views.
• Responsible for HANA database & SLT systems for any potential issues, transports via LCM by creating ‘Delivery Unit’ and assign packages, establish transport path between source & target systems, gather all changes related to views and approve & release.
• In BODS, developed Jobs, Workflows, Data Flows and Transforms in Data Integrator Designer for loading the data.
• Designed various mappings for extracting data from various sources involving flat files, Excel files and relational tables.
• Responsible for scheduling the DS Jobs at specified time intervals in DI Management Console. P&G / HANA & BODS Consultant Mar’ 2015 to April’ 2016
• Involved in providing solution and client discussions as part of implementation.
• Gathered and analyzed the requirement to replicate data from SAP R/3 to HANA.
• Designed DS Jobs to load data into HANA by implementing transformations. Developed Stored Procedures in HANA by using SQL Scripts.
• Execute HANA Stored Procedures in DS by using transformations to external Kinaxis DB (Oracle) system by scheduled jobs.
• Experience in debugging execution errors using Data Services logs (trace, statistics and error) and by examining the target data. Scheduled the jobs, managed users and repositories in Management Console. Ability to interpret, configure and implement data mapping / transformation business rules into Data Services.
• Monitoring HANA database, SLT system for any potential issues and analyse Out Of Memory (OOM) issues, Heap memory issues, high CPU utilization issues etc.. Telstra / NetWeaver –Migration Jan ‘2014 – Jan’ 2015
• Involved in Technical discussions, gathering Business requirements, functional and technical design.
• Troubleshoot and resolution of issues encountered during the model build. Resolution of defects raised during the test phases of the project.
• Contribution to the definition of a deployment strategy for MyActivity.
• Rebuilt custom WebDynpro HR applications by reimporting models from new ECC systems.
• Reconstructed NWDI track to recover old source code.
• Integrated BO repository into Enterprise Portal and assign reports to end users on role base.
• Involved go-live & post go-live support activities at client place. Clorox / NetWeaver BPM & BRM Implementation & Support Feb ‘2010 – Dec’13
• Involved in Business requirements gathering, functional and technical design, coordinating with Process and Business users.
• Configured portal environment for NetWeaver BPM & BRM, UWL.
• Designed a complex business process model and incorporated notifications & escalations, segregated tasks based on respective roles involved in the business process.
• Responsible for - NWDI track configuration for BPM developments & WebDynpro objects, NetWeaver Portal, Portal security, WebDynpro transports using CTS+, UWL configuration & customization, Creating and maintaining PCD objects.
World Bank / Enterprise Portal, BW & BO -Implementation & Support Dec ‘2008 – Jan ’2010
• Worked as a Offshore BI & Business Objects XI R3 lead Consultant;
• Worked as a Business Analyst for requirement gathering for business and functional reporting.
• Created Custom Generic Extractors using tables, views, Function modules to extract data.
• Created Custom Info Objects, Info Cubes, Transformations and Data sources.
• Data load monitoring using Process Chains and resolve data load issues.
• Built complex Crystal Reports using multiple sub reports and drilldown features and using conditional suppression. Designed Complex reports with Charts, Cross tabs and OLAP Cubes. General Motors / Enterprise Portal& BO -Support Jan ‘2008 – Nov’2008
• Implemented and supported two separate landscapes for North America and European Countries from Offshore.
• Designed BEx Reports as per new requirement and integrated reports into Enterprise Portal.
• Integrated BI system into portal & Integrated BO repository into Enterprise Portal by using KM repository manager.
• Responsible for monitoring Process Chains for data loads & portal activities, assign reports to end users based on roles.
• Designed new Crystal reports by using BEx queries and integrated into Enterprise Portal. Cardinal Health / Enterprise Portal -Development June ‘2006 – Dec’2007
• Involved in blueprint stage of the project on requirements gathering and preparing TS & FS documents; Interact with client on various aspects on portal developments.
• Navigation API and portal desktop; Configuration of ‘Single Sign On’ for ECC systems;
• Coordinating and providing solutions to the team in the Project and guiding the team towards Perfection.
• Involved all Portal Administration tasks like Integrate BSP Applications in Enterprise Portals as BSP iViews and create client specific Portal Desktop, assigned to the user and Custom Rule Collection. Allegheny Energy / Enterprise Portal -Development Jan ‘2006 – May’2006
• Involved in gathering and understanding the functional requirements and use cases from client and translating them into comprehensive Technical Design documents.
• Involved all PCD upgrade activities from 6 to 7 and configured UME as ECC.
• Integrated File System Repositories for mapping external resources in KM.
• Created and published external content using KM Document iView and navigation iView.
• Built custom WebDynpro Applications by using Adaptive RFC model.
• Coordinating and communicating with team members and involve in completing their assigned tasks. EDUCATION
Master of Commerce, Andhra University, India
LANGUAGES
English