Tag Archives: RBDMIDOC

ALE/iDoc

Change Pointer Tables in SAP (ALE) and BDCP2

Posted on by Isuru Fernando

In this article, we will talk about table BDCP2 and other Change Pointer tables of SAP. First, we will discuss the structure of SAP table BDCP2 and how the Change Pointer table is updated. Secondly, we will talk about how to process Change Pointers from the BDCP2 table. Thirdly, how to migrate Change Pointers when […]

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ALE/iDoc

Important SAP ALE/iDoc Processing Programs

Posted on by Isuru Fernando

There is a vast number of transactions and standard programs that should be used to configure an ALE/iDoc integration scenario. In addition, there are multiple programs and transactions that are useful for day-to-day operations of ALE/EDI layer. For example process Inbound and Outbound iDocs by standard programs, archive old iDocs, change the status of iDocs, […]

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Batch Jobs

How to Avoid Overlapping Batch Jobs in SAP

Posted on by Isuru Fernando

Periodic Batch Jobs or Background Jobs have a possibility of overlapping in SAP, especially, when the Batch Job runs in a high frequency like 5 mins or less. If the active Job doesn’t finish in 5 mins next Batch Job will be started in parallel to the currently active Job. Therefore, you could end up […]

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ALE/iDoc

Generate iDocs Using Change Pointers in SAP

Posted on by Isuru Fernando

This post aims to illustrate how to create outbound iDocs for master data changes in SAP using Change Pointers mechanism. When master data such as Material Master, Vendor Master, Customer Master, etc. changes in SAP, we can capture the changes using Change Pointers mechanism. Change Pointers are useful when you want to communicate SAP master […]

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