OpenText Content Repository for QM Inspection Lots (Result Recording)

[RajendraJena]

In this blog we are going to look at how to use the Open text content repository to store Inspection Images.

Contents

Open text Overview

Business Benefits

Configurations required

Process Flow

Overview

Now a days Open text is getting popular among clients due to its wide adaptability. It provides various products like Content Suite, Extended ECM, Documentum, Business Network, Document server, AI solutions to support enterprise applications.

Open text is a great add on tool to use as a content repository. Since it processes the documents in real time without any interface, the impact on CPU is very minimal which ultimately improves the overall system performances and stability. Whereas using SAP's internal DB to store documents can result in performance issues over a certain period of time since it occupies memory in the storage.

Business Benefits

• Ensures delivery of business-critical SAP documents for a smooth execution of business processes
• Supports ad-hoc users, background processes and reports
• SAP X-OMS certified
• Addon Tool, no middleware needed
• Reduces CPU usage in your SAP environment by offloading queue space and processing cycles
• Improves system performances

Configurations Required

Setup Content Repository

Tcode : OAC0

Create Document Class

Create document type

Tcode :OAC2

Maintain Link for content repository

T.code :  OAC3

Process Flow

Now, let’s see it in the system.

Pick any one of the inspection lot.

Go to the result recording screen and click on the service for object option

A popup will appear, select the business object you want to use

Now go to create --> Save business Document

A PoP up will appear, click on your document to upload your document.

Another popup will appear to upload the file. Click on Ok to continue

Select your file and upload

Now navigate to the attachment list to view the uploaded file.

Double click on the file to view the file with document viewer.

Conclusion:

Using this technique, user can enable, document repository can be created to store any type of document with reference to any business object. Once the business object id (BUS Obj Id) is mapped to the document type and repository id, documents can be uploaded in to the repository from the transaction code, where ever the bus object is hit.