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Move directly from legacy ECC Dealer Business Management (DBM) to Vehicle Sales & Service (VSS) in a single, seamless step. Cut your project timeline, eliminate transitional environments, and protect business continuity with Near Zero Downtime.
For automotive manufacturers, importers, and dealers running SAP's legacy Dealer Business Management (DBM) module, the path to S/4HANA has historically looked daunting. Two migrations in one – first off DBM, then of SAP ECC onto S/4HANA – with all the data complexity, downtime risk, and project cost that implies.
That challenge is now a thing of the past. Natuvion's data transformation and migration toolset enables organizations to transition from SAP DBM directly to the modern Vehicle Sales & Service (VSS) add-on by Pro Axia – in a single, controlled migration step – as part of a full ECC to S/4HANA program.
SAP DBM has served the automotive sector well as the de-facto dealer management solution within the SAP ecosystem. But with SAP ending mainstream maintenance for ECC and repositioning S/4HANA as the strategic platform, organizations are now confronted with a compounded migration challenge:
The Natuvion Data Conversion Suite (DCS) is purpose-built for exactly this scenario. By combining deep SAP data model expertise with flexible transformation logic, DCS can simultaneously:
The result is a dramatically simplified migration landscape: one project plan, one data migration run, one go-live event.
Why this matters for your program
Eliminates the need for a separate DBM retirement project.
Removes the risk of running a transitional S/4HANA environment without full dealer functionality.
Reduces total migration cost and elapsed timeline.
A single UAT cycle covering both core ECC and DBM/VSS data scenarios.
Not all data is equal. One of the most powerful aspects of the Natuvion approach is the flexibility it provides over what happens to your data during the migration:
Leave data behind
Historical data that is no longer operationally relevant – aged service records, superseded vehicle master data, or closed dealer accounts – can be selectively excluded from the migration. This keeps your new S/4HANA and VSS environment lean, performant, and free from legacy clutter, while reducing migration complexity and cost.
Transform data
Data that needs to move, but in a different shape, can be cleansed, enriched, and restructured on the way. The Natuvion DCS transformation framework supports complex mapping rules – including currency conversions, re-keying of material and dealer codes, restructuring of organizational hierarchies, and harmonization of customer and vendor master records to the new Business Partner model in S/4HANA.
Accelerate with Near Zero Downtime (NZDT)
For organizations where business continuity is paramount, Natuvion's Near Zero Downtime (NZDT) technology dramatically reduces the production cutover window. NZDT enables the bulk of data migration and transformation to occur while the source system remains live, with only a final delta synchronisation required at cutover. The outcome: a migration that fits inside a weekend window – or less – even for complex, high-volume environments.
Why Natuvion and VSS by Pro Axia?
The combination of Natuvion DCS and Pro Axia's VSS creates a uniquely powerful migration pathway for the automotive sector:
A migration program that fits your business
Every organization's data landscape is unique. Natuvion's toolset is designed to flex around your requirements – whether you are:
Our approach starts with a structured discovery phase – using DCS Analyze to scan your existing DBM and ECC landscape, quantify data volumes, identify transformation complexity, and produce a reliable sizing and effort estimate. You get transparency before commitment.
The Natuvion team would be delighted to walk you through how our toolset can be applied to your specific environment.
Get in touch with our expert team to discuss your requirements, request a demonstration of the Data Conversion Suite, or learn more about our Near Zero Downtime capabilities.
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