28th July 2025, Marseille, France: Every product has a story, and this one is written one sprint at a time. Enterprise Legacy System Application (ELSA) started as an ambitious vision to streamline legacy decommissioning for both SAP and non-SAP systems. With ELSA entering its 150th Sprint, the team celebrates a major milestone in a journey defined by innovation, agility, and unwavering dedication to delivering value.
ELSA: The intelligent solution to decommissioning legacy systems
Built and certified with SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP), Enterprise Legacy System Application (ELSA) by TJC Group is a cloud-based application, working with major hyperscaler as well as can be modified to work with any smaller actors like the OVHCloud. That said, the application also runs with on-premises storage that helps ensure secure storage of extracted legacy data, documents, and reports. Out of the many unique features, one that stands out the most is the ELSA allows access to extracted data both before and after migrating to S/4HANA or any other new ERP system. Moreover, the solution’s architecture helps strike a balance between practical applications and advanced capabilities, enabling users to deploy ELSA with databases either in the cloud or on-premises, as per their infrastructure. Furthermore, the application helps decommissioning both SAP and non-SAP systems, which eliminates complications of data management across multiple sources.
The journey of ELSA – a story of innovation and agility
TJC Group believes innovation is not a one-time achievement, but a continuous journey – a step futuristic step towards streamlining overall data management. Today, the team proudly marks a significant milestone on that journey. Stepping into Sprint 150, it reflects the evolution of ELSA into a robust and intelligent platform, making non-SAP and SAP legacy system decommissioning much more streamlined and quicker.
Ever since the development of ELSA began, it has been grounded in the principles of agile development. Over the course of 149 sprints, the team has consistently delivered new features, enhancements, and optimisations, enabling better results and experience for the customers.
Key features delivered over 149 sprints
Along the way, ideas were turned into impactful solutions, with the team learning and evolving with every cycle. Some key features that TJC Group’s impeccable ELSA team delivered are –
- Data lineage: Bringing transparency to data flows, enabling users to trace the origin and journey of data across systems (sprint 148). This display function eases auditor’s work.
- Parquet file export: Empowering seamless integration with modern analytics data platforms and improving performance in big data environments (sprint 149).
- Non-SAP system connection: Extending ELSA’s capabilities beyond SAP to unify data strategies across hybrid landscapes. These features have been ongoing for several years, current works around Apache NiFI extend potential connections to 280+ non-SAP systems.
These features, along with many others, helped address specific needs of businesses while maximising operational value significantly.
Quality at the core: 1,500+ automated tests daily
Innovation without reliability brings no little value, which is why, quality has always been a core keystone in the development process of ELSA. The team runs nearly over 1500 automated test cases daily, ensuring that the development of every change is done to perfection and validated before reaching the users.
Furthermore, as a part of our ISO27001 certification scope, this rigorous testing approach helps maintain and deliver the highest standard of quality. Whether it’s a minor bug fix or a major new capability, the robust testing framework ensures that stability is never compromised.
ELSA: Agile at heart, built on collaboration
The success of the Enterprise Legacy System Application (ELSA) is not just about features; it is also how the team moves forward for an advanced future of legacy system decommissioning. In fact, the agile methodology empowers cross-functional collaboration, shortens feedback loops, and fosters a culture of continuous improvement. From sprint planning to daily stand-ups and retrospectives, the team is always learning, adapting, and growing.
As a matter fact, the team believes that every sprint is a conversation between product owners, developers, QA engineers, and, most importantly, the users. This iterative feedback process helps the team stay aligned with user needs, swivel when required while building a product that truly delivers value.
An advanced, automated future ahead: Sprint 150 is just the Beginning
While Sprint 150 is a proud moment, it is not the destination. Rather, it is a milestone in the journey forward. The team built a roadmap, packed with future-proof ideas; as technology continues to advance, TJC Group’s commitment to building smarter, faster, and more resilient data solutions will also continue to evolve.
Contact TJC Group today to get your data managed in a faster, efficient, and streamlined manner.
