topic ALE/IDOC Change Pointers for Custom Table in Application Development and Automation Discussions

ALE/IDOC Change Pointers for Custom Table

Former Member — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:13:31 GMT

Hello all,

There is a requirement for my client, to trigger IDOC based on the Custom Table changes. The custom table has a maintenance view and will be updated/modified/deleted randomly by user. Now, i need to track the changes in that table and should trigger IDOC for the changes. The Message type i am using for this is MATMAS, as I need to incorporate changes to the same IDOC.

Is it ok to modify BDCP/BDCPS tables to update the changes from custom table? The Custom Table changes can be tracked through DBTABLOG......and i have my logic to trigger the IDOC

The question is: If i do modifications to BDCP and BDCPS, how this will impact? In future SAP upgrade/enhancements will this affect anyway? Can any one of you share your experience regarding this. Thanks.

Re: ALE/IDOC Change Pointers for Custom Table

Former Member — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:51:19 GMT

Hi Raja,

You can send IDOC based on table maintenance event

I think you can code in event 02, to generate IDOC.

Check below link:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/91/ca9f0ea9d111d1a5690000e82deaaa/frameset.htm

Regards,

Nisha Vengal.

Re: ALE/IDOC Change Pointers for Custom Table

Former Member — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:53:35 GMT

Hi,

Did you explore the possibility of using "FORM routines which can be called through view maintenance". You can use available Maint. Event available to write your logic for triggering Idoc.

menu path : In table maint generator screen

Environment - > Modification -> Events

Re: ALE/IDOC Change Pointers for Custom Table

Former Member — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:53:54 GMT

I understand that, but how this will be helpful in triggering the IDOC? As the IDOCs will be processed through RBDMIDOC program which eventually pulls the record from BDCP/BDCPS. Does modifying BDCP/BDCPS advisable through form routines? Will this give any impact in future upgrade/enhancements, if that is not the case how can we trigger the IDOC? Thanks.