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Using the File transactions

Former Member — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:55:13 GMT

Hi,

While creating a logical file, and uploading it in the Development system using the transaction 'FILE', I am getting a pop up to create a request, which i create.

Now the question is, if i need to create the logical file and upload the files to the application server in quality and production, do I need to create new entries in Quality and production, or do i need to create it in Development, giving the quality system, and production system path in seperate entries and transport it in two seperate entires in Quality and production respectively.

I will certainly avoid points for the solution.

Thanks and Regards,

Thiru

Re: Using the File transactions

Former Member — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:59:35 GMT

I meant, i will certainly award points for the solution

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Re: Using the File transactions

Former Member — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:49:45 GMT

Hello,

normally you create these entries in development system and transport them to quality and production.

Remember: most of these entries are client independent customizing.

The whole sense of these logical defintions are to have an abstraction between the filenames in ABAP-programs and the real filenames on the file-system.

For example: we have interface-files that reside in

development system (T44) on a path named /usr/sap/T44/data/in/fi, in quality system (A44) on /usr/sap/A44/data/in/fi

So we defined a logical path that ZFI_FI_IN with points to the physical path /usr/sap/<SYSID>/data/in/fi/<FILENAME>. That fits for all systems, because <SYSID> is a parameter

which is translated by the function module FILE_GET_NAME.

There are some more parameters that you also may use, like <CLIENT> or <DATE> .

Regards Wolfgang

Re: Using the File transactions

Former Member — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:02:49 GMT

You need to create entries in all environments ( Quality/Production ).

Regards,

Sivaram.