EasyInput vs LSMW

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EasyInput vs LSMW

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FeatureLSMWEasyInput
Technologies usedBatch input, BAPI, ABAP :mrgreen:Batch input, BAPI, SAP GUI script, OData, MS Excel functions, possible integration with MS Excel macros :mrgreen:
User training timeLong (several days)Short (several hours) :mrgreen:
Time for preparing a new interfaceMedium (whole multi-stage configuration in SAP, separate development of a data preparation interface in MS Excel)Short (recording or selecting an interface in SAP, the rest of work heavily automated in MS Excel) :mrgreen:
The tool in which configuration is storedSAP system, transfer of settings between systems via transport mechanismMS Excel workbook, there is no need to transfer settings between SAP systems. Once prepared the same EasyInput workbook can be used in various SAP systems. :mrgreen:
User friendliness of the interface and ease of data migrationMedium (the interface on the side of the SAP system, error logs hard to read)Large (an MS Excel interface, errors assigned to specific transactions, a test mode and a re-execute mode only for records processed with errors in the preceding run) :mrgreen:
Possible applications of the toolMainly migration of large amounts of dataBoth data migration, testing of transactions and remote execution of individual SAP transactions/business functions :mrgreen:
Code extensions use within scriptPossible via user exits written in ABAP :mrgreen:More complex - require use of Function Modules/ VBA
AuthorizationsDevelopment authorizations required (a developer)No development authorizations required in the production system :mrgreen:

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