BAPI for vendor creation

[Former Member]

Hi experts,

          Tired of searching for BAPI for vendor creation. BAPI_VENDOR_CREATE is the right bapi, but it calls XK01 tcode nothing else. i need to create vendor from third party tool using JCo. Also tried with VENDOR_INSERT, it directly updates data to the table and not RFC, so its not advisable. Please let me know if there is any solution.

Thanks in Advance

[Former Member]

HI Remya,

Use Idoc CREMAS05 for vendor creation. Populate the segments with required data and post the inbound idoc through middleware.

Regards,

Lokeswari

[JarosBaw]

Hi,

You can use class VMD_EI_API. You can find many about it in SCN.

If You want call it from outer system You should create your own remote-enabled 'Z' function module which will fill parameters and execute this class methods..

Regards,

Jarek

[Former Member]

Hi Remya,

create a Z RFC function module and call the function module VENDOR_INSERT inside that by passing the values.

[Former Member]

Please check this http://scn.sap.com/thread/392066

It directly updates 3 tables. So its not advisable...

[Former Member]

Hi,

As seen above, the best solution is to use class VMD_EI_API. check it in se24

I used it to create vendors and it works wonderfully.

This really acts like a BAPI.

If I remember well, you have to initialize the vendor with method INITIALIZE.

Fill your structure IS_MASTER_DATA, it contains every data you need to update.

HEADER Types VMDS_EI_HEADER

=> Contains the vendor number

CENTRAL_DATA Types VMDS_EI_CENTRAL_DATA

=> Contains most of the vendor data (LFA1)

COMPANY_DATA Types VMDS_EI_VMD_COMPANY

= > Contains most of the company data (LFB1)

PURCHASING_DATA Types VMDS_EI_VMD_PURCHASING

=> Contains most of the purchasing organization data (LFM1)

If you use specific fields, you simply need to had it to the includes.

Then call method MAINTAIN_BAPI with them.

Please check this question as answered if you think it is, else I would answer to your questions.

When I tried to find something on this subject I couldn't find anything usefull except this class name in the middle of nowhere, so I hope my search would help someone

[Former Member]

I really appreciate your help... thank you all..