Elements and Performance Criteria
- Perform data transition
- Identify and document data that is to be migrated, transferred or archived
- Collect required data, target database requirements and implementation details
- Clean up data to match new data structures and rules
- Write and test conversion programs if required by the implementation plan, or use conversion tools
- Ensure clean data take-on by re-keying or converting according to database requirements and conversion plan
- Migrate data to target environment
- Archive data according to requirements
- Check data transition
- Run reports and other tests on old and new data to verify the quantity and quality of data transition
- Run production or specialised programs against data to confirm control totals
- Check referential integrity and data constraints and requirements against database requirements and conversion plan
- Verify that data transition has been completed according to requirements and plans