topic Re: ALE conversion rules in Application Development and Automation Discussions

ALE conversion rules

Former Member — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:42:14 GMT

Hi All,

We are downloading HR master data into CRM through ALE.

I have a requirement where in the telephone numbers for employees should not come into CRM from HR.

I am trying to do this with the help of conversion rules where I am specifying that the particular field in the segment be overwritten by a constant. However, I cannot have a blank value as a constant, hence am having to put some character like a '.'

Can anyone please let me know if there is an option by which any particular field can be just blanked out?

Regards,

-Sweta

Re: ALE conversion rules

former_member194669 — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:47:15 GMT

I think in CRM side you are using fm IDOC_INPUT_HRMD for transferring the data . If yes you can find some customer exit , using this you can change the value for field in a segment.

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Re: ALE conversion rules

Former Member — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 05:59:27 GMT

Hi,

Conversion Rule can be helpful in your scenario. Process is

Step1.

Goto T.code: BD62

Create a conversion rule. Here it requires rule name , description and the segment it is getting applicable.

step2.

Goto T.Code: BD55

bring relationship between the message type, sender, receiver, segment name in step1 and conversion rule you want to apply for that.

step 3.

Goto T.code: BD79

Here we will inform the system as how to do the conversion. input screen is conversion rule name.

listout all the fields in segment in both the senderside and receiver side. FOR THE FIELDS of your interest give the constant value.

This configuration will give result.

regards

Satya

Re: ALE conversion rules

Former Member — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:03:08 GMT

Hi;

n the ALE implementation guide (IMG) choose:

Transaction SALE ® IDoc Interface/Application Link Enabling (ALE) ® Model and Implement Business Processes ® Set-Up Conversion between Sender and Recipient

Proceed as follows:

...

1. Create rule: The rules are defined per segment.

2. Maintain rule: Rule maintenance specifies conversion rules at field level.

3. Assign rule to a message type: The assignment specifies when the rule is to be applied. This is sender/recipient and message type specific.

Regards

Shashi

Re: ALE conversion rules

Former Member — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:11:17 GMT

Hi All,

Yes, am doing it using conversion rules only. But the problem is i am not being able to give a blank value as a constant. I am being forced to give in a character value eg a dot(.) and thus this dot(.) comes in as the field value, which is not desirable.

I know we can achieve this by custom coding but is there a simpler way out?

Re: ALE conversion rules

Former Member — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:12:44 GMT

Hi,

Check the below Link

Hope this helps you.

Regards,

Anki Reddy