Transfer of Data from Legacy or Operational Systems (Direct Input)
You can transfer data from a legacy or operational system to the SAP Claims Management System.
For more information about the standard functions for direct input, see the documentation on "External Data Transfer".
Features
Transfer Procedure
You can use the following procedures to transfer data from a legacy or operational system to the Claims Management system:
The direct input procedure
Online
RFC function modules
An RFC function module differs from the direct input procedure in that it can only ever create or change one claim. The module is similar to a user who logs on to the SAP Claims Management system, creates the data for one object (for example, partner or contract account) in online processing, and then logs off. Unlike the direct input procedure, an RFC module is therefore not suitable for transfer of mass data.
Structure of Input File
For more information, see Structure of Input File.
Relevant Data Fields
For a list of data fields of all structures and a description on how to fill the individual fields, see Description of Data Fields.
The relevant data fields and the checks made by the Claims Management system are identical in all three of the procedures listed above.
The function module interface contains multiple ABAP structures, but the fields are identical to those in the direct input structure.
Activities
First of all you must define a transfer program or a sender structure (these two terms are used synonymously) for transfer category 125. You can either use ICL_DI_SEND as the dictionary structure, or define your own structure. If you choose to do the latter, you need to define transfer rules between the sender and the receiver structure.
Note
You can also use function module ICL_CLAIM_DI to create or change claims without online (dialog) processing.