Data Conversion Process

Data conversion can be defined as a process of converting data from one structural form to another to suit the requirements of the system to which it is converted. Its imperative when a company decides to convert to a different software environment to maintain its business data. In RCTECH, we help our clients to migrate their business data from any form to relational data systems.

There are a number of factors that make the design of a sound data conversion and migration strategy. Some of the factors are:

* A need for a well-defined target data structure model.
* An in-depth understanding of the functionality of the source data structure.
* Constant changes on the target model design have a knock-on effect on conversion process design.
* Source data quality, if poor, needs to be cleansed in order to be successfully migrated.
* Degree of complexity of the target model in relation to the source data model.
* The differences in task definitions between the source and target data structures.