https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/idoc-from-file/m-p/1506951#M234166 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>HI,</P><P></P><P>The smart way take an existing idoc and write it to file using tx we19. Now convert this file for your need and edit the control record details. Use tx we16 for uploading data from file.</P><P></P><P>Reward points if helpful.</P><P></P><P>Regards</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 09 Aug 2006 18:05:51 GMT Former Member 2006-08-09T18:05:51Z https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/idoc-from-file/m-p/1506950#M234165 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>hi,</P><P></P><P>i created a file from an outbound IDoc using FM 'IDOC_READ_COMPLETELY'.From file i am trying to make an inbound IDoc using FM 'IDOC_INBOUND_FROM_FILE'. i have an error 'First record is not control record'. bcoz the first characters of first record of file are expected to be 'EDI_DC' or 'EDI_DC40' but in my file i have something else, but no such table name.</P><P></P><P> how can i make such this file to be in the format needed by the FM 'IDOC_INBOUND_FROM_FILE'. What should actually happen?</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 09 Aug 2006 06:31:18 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/idoc-from-file/m-p/1506950#M234165 Former Member 2006-08-09T06:31:18Z https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/idoc-from-file/m-p/1506951#M234166 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>HI,</P><P></P><P>The smart way take an existing idoc and write it to file using tx we19. Now convert this file for your need and edit the control record details. Use tx we16 for uploading data from file.</P><P></P><P>Reward points if helpful.</P><P></P><P>Regards</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 09 Aug 2006 18:05:51 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/idoc-from-file/m-p/1506951#M234166 Former Member 2006-08-09T18:05:51Z