EasyInput vs LSMW
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 4:31 pm
| Feature | LSMW | EasyInput |
|---|---|---|
| Technologies used | Batch input, BAPI, ABAP  | Batch input, BAPI, SAP GUI script, OData, MS Excel functions, possible integration with MS Excel macros |
| User training time | Long (several days) | Short (several hours) |
| Time for preparing a new interface | Medium (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) |
| The tool in which configuration is stored | SAP system, transfer of settings between systems via transport mechanism | MS 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. |
| User friendliness of the interface and ease of data migration | Medium (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) |
| Possible applications of the tool | Mainly migration of large amounts of data | Both data migration, testing of transactions and remote execution of individual SAP transactions/business functions |
| Code extensions use within script | Possible via user exits written in ABAP | More complex - require use of Function Modules/ VBA |
| Authorizations | Development authorizations required (a developer) | No development authorizations required in the production system |