BAPI(abap code) or LSMW by Direct Input

[Former Member]

Hi ALL,

I wonder which is faster in execution; using BAP (abap code) or LSMW by Direct Input.

I have a load Master Data of Materials very large and need to know what is more performatic...

tks ALL.

[ThomasZloch]

Usually, Direct Input means that BAPIs are being used (as opposed to call transaction or BDC), so not much difference expected.

Compare runtimes with some data sample if still in doubt, or search for available information that might be out there.

Thomas

[madhu_vadlamani]

Hi RCOROL,

Recently i uploaded almost 30,000 material using RMDATIND drect input method. For me it worked fine.Better to go for Direct Input Method.

Regards,

Madhu.

[JL23]

>

> Hi RCOROL,
> 
> Recently i uploaded almost 30,000 material using RMDATIND drect input method. For me it worked fine.Better to go for Direct Input Method.
> 
> Regards,
> Madhu.

this is not a proof for performantic.

How much time did you need for the 30000? and what did you load? just one plant or several plants per material. How detailed are your materials? sales views, puchasing views, split valuated accounting views, costing, work scheduling, MRP, WM, Quality?

I recently loaded 93000 materials, for 130 plants and 8 sales organisations in one big shot using LSMW with IDOC method.

And even this does not tell anything about performance without knowing the time needed.

dont look just at the very last step of a migration process. More time critical than the material master load is the inventory load.

Material masters are usually loaded weeks ahead of go-live, inventory just in a short time window of a few hours at go-live date.

It does not really help to look at the pure load time for materials ( I dont really care if that takes 8 hours or 20 hours), if you are not familiar with direct input method but experienced in IDOC method, then it would not make sense to switch to direct input method just to be 4 hours quicker when loading, if you need 100 hours more for the developement.

Any SAP given method works (direct input, IDOC, BAPI, just remember not to use a static recording for a dynamic material master)

[madhu_vadlamani]

HI Jurgen,

You are correct. I uploaded that material only for one plant. I will also prefer to got for the Idoc method.Thanks for your valuable suggestion and sharing the ideas.

Regards,

Madhu.

[Former Member]

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