Further reading
The following are some additional links that you can go through to understand the ways of working and different deployment models when it comes to using SAP S/4HANA DMC:
- https://blogs.sap.com/2021/03/10/part-1-migrate-your-data-migration-cockpit-from-sap-s-4hana-2020-sap-s-4hana-cloud-2008-migrate-data-using-staging-tables-and-methods-for-populating-the-staging-tables-with-data/
- https://blogs.sap.com/2019/11/29/sap-s-4hana-migration-cockpit-using-sap-data-services-to-load-data-to-the-staging-tables/
- https://blogs.sap.com/2019/12/02/part-3-sap-s-4hana-migration-cockpit-using-sap-hana-smart-data-integration-sdi-to-load-data-to-the-staging-tables/
- https://blogs.sap.com/2019/12/02/sap-s-4hana-migration-cockpit-using-sap-hana-studio-to-load-data-to-the-staging-tables/
You can also read more about the deployment options in OSS note 2733253.