‎2009 Jun 12 5:50 AM
hi
do we require ALE settings
partner profile configurations
for processing the file in sap abap
‎2009 Jun 12 6:23 AM
‎2009 Jun 12 6:24 AM
HI,
Could you be more specific with your question?
File processing as in do you have an .xls/.csv/.txt file to be uploaded in SAP R/3?. If yes, then no ALE settings required.
Or are you going to read the file sent from third-party systems which will send IDOC's?. If yes, then ALE settings are required.
Hope this helps.
‎2009 Jun 12 7:00 AM
hi gary
yes need to process the file sent by third party
means how many ways are there to process this file
if the file location is know to us/or if we dont know the file
what will exactly happen in sap
whether we need to check manually and process the file
or is there any other way to pick and process the file automatically
‎2009 Jun 12 7:09 AM
Hello,
If you know the filepath (For E.g: It is kept on the SAP application server or any other common folder, then no ALE settings are required. You can read that file usinf OPEN DATASET/READ DATASET/CLOSE DATASET.
If it is on Desktop, then use GUI_UPLOAD ). In both the cases there is no ALE settings required.
Now, if you are going to receive the files from a third party, then depends how you like to architect your solution. You can make use of ALE settings, use IDOCS (e.g. ORDERS- to create Sales Order) or even BAPIs to post documents in SAP.
in ALE- IDOCS scenario, you will have to configure RFC destination, partner profiles,ports etc
search on the forums, you will get lots of information.
Hope this helps.