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When implementing an ERP system, What happens to data from the old system?

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Question added by Thurayya Al Qasim , Legal Counsellor , Ihqaq Law Firm
Date Posted: 2017/06/19
Jacob P
by Jacob P , IT Project Management Consultant , Eickhoff Wind Asia Pvt Ltd

Once the customer fixed a deadline for the legacy system, as a peforming organization need to ask the customer what are all the data need to be transferred to the new system (outstanding transactions in all departments). Based on the inputs or checklists templated need to be defined the data migration to the new system. Once done both systems outstanding reports need to be validated. This is the way to move old system data to new ERP system. It may varrys depends on the domain verticals.

Mohammad Al Edrisi
by Mohammad Al Edrisi , internal auditor , Abunayyan Holding

Good day,

nothing will happened , who will implement the new system , he has to shift the old data from the old system to the new one in any format, the emplemnattion team has the ability to do that at leat ERP accept data as an excel format for example.

Regards,

 

Satish Kadam
by Satish Kadam , Sr.Manager IT , Pandhe Infracons Pvt.Ltd

it is very important to know which module your are implementing . if you are going to implement  Inventory module and you need to know your day today stock .

Then system stock as on today from old system should be updated as opening stock . then subsequent transactions can be done. so your old system data is updated and it can be kept in safe place for future reference. it may require for auditing purpose.

 

 

Agaba Judas
by Agaba Judas , Internal Auditor , Movit Products Ltd

Data from the old system is migrated into the new system especially the running general ledger balances

Mohan Paudel
by Mohan Paudel , Account Manager , Sigma Con Pvt Ltd

It depends on whether you are upgrading your current System or you are changing your system altogether.

if you are upgrading your existing system with additional features, you may not need to manually enter the existing data while you put additional data in you upgraded system.

And if you are changing the systemaltogether , unless the existing format is supported you will have to manually enter the data.enter them as opening balances.

Ask you System provider, they will help you  migrate safely.

Else you will have the danger of losing data and/or poorly migrating to new system.

 

 

 

Shabbir Hussain
by Shabbir Hussain , General Accountant , Fiscal

In this implementation process, "Le, unless you are paying attention to this example of a traditional system. If necessary, this historical data can be extracted from the old systems for the future.

Muhammad Abu Bakar FCCA
by Muhammad Abu Bakar FCCA , Chief Financial Officer , New Perspective Media Group

During implementation, data from the old system is converted to the newer ERP system for historical purposes. It is recommended (in practice) that an organization convert three years of historical data into the new system. Anything older than three years should be stored in a “read only” copy of the old system. If needed, this historical data can be extracted from the old system at a later date. Very importantly here, all data needs to be validated before transfer and to be monitered at each step. 

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