Data Migration help in SAP

Hi All
Can anyone suggest good datamigration tool,Actually we are migrating our data from Microsoft sql to ORACLE(SAP 4.7) and I have never done this kind of data migration.
I would appreciate small help also.
Thanks in advance.
Regards
Sukrut s

you need to get an OS/DB-Migration service to get support after migration. The migration itself on the production system must be done by a certified migration consultant.
Check
http://service.sap.com/osdbmigration
Markus

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    • Generation of the conversion program on the basis of defined rules
    • Clear interactive process guide
    • Interface for data in spreadsheet format
    • Creation of data migration objects on the basis of recorded transactions
    • Charge-free for SAP customers and SAP partners
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