Implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations Apps - Second Edition

Executing the data migration

There is no single technique in managing data that can be leveraged all the time in a typical Dynamics 365 implementation. Discipline, ownership, and a process for master data governance are critical success factors for the sustainability of a system. Data management is not a one-time affair, so it should always be closely monitored, optimized, and executed as per your plan. Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) is one of the most common approaches in data migration planning, and you will be using it in one way or the other, no matter which solution/application is in focus.

The following steps are involved in ETL:

1. Identify all the source systems, as per the data migration requirements.
2. Build data templates to extract ...