Material Master IDOCs, change pointers and Change Documents

[Former Member]

I've created an ALE interface to create MATMAS idocs based on change pointers I set up in BD52. The change pointers are based on MARA, MARC and MAKT fields.

I'm finding that the BD21 transaction will only produce a MATMAS IDOC if I have the materials inserted into an open change master. I'm referring to the document you create with transaction CC01.

Is this the only way SAP can generate the MATMAS IDOCs? The company I work for would like not to have to add each material number to the object list of a change master.

[Former Member]

I've created an ALE interface to create MATMAS idocs based on change pointers I set up in BD52. The change pointers are based on MARA, MARC and MAKT fields.

I'm finding that the BD21 transaction will only produce a MATMAS IDOC if I have the materials inserted into an open change master. I'm referring to the document you create with transaction CC01.

Is this the only way SAP can generate the MATMAS IDOCs? The company I work for would like not to have to add each material number to the object list of a change master.

[Former Member]

BD21 is used to create comm. Idoc if a material is either created / changed. Using CC01, u only create change number that is used to track changes to objects like material, task list, BOM etc.

For master data objects, this is the only way in SAP to create Idocs. Other way is write custom program and issue FM 'master_idoc_distribute'

I hope this answers your question