You can migrate data to SAP S/4HANA Cloud using staging database or file templates. Staging database and file templates are two of the approaches that are available in the SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit for data migration. The staging database approach allows you to migrate your data from your legacy system to your SAP S/4HANA Cloud system using a staging database that stores the data temporarily before loading it to the target system. The file template approach allows you to migrate your data from your legacy system to your SAP S/4HANA Cloud system using predefined migration templates that contain the structure and format of the data for each migration object.