Expected Event Update Via Event Message 

Use

By sending an event message to SAP Event Management (SAP EM), you can trigger an update of the expected event list (delete, add, and update events).

SAP EM updates the following expected event data:

·        The estimated deadlines (for example, expected transportation time, estimated arrival time at location)

·        The next expected events (for example, new location or new partner)

·        The deadlines for the next expected events (for example, new date or new time)

 

Prerequisites

You have defined an activity, EVM_EE_UPDATE, with which to update expected event data.

For more information about defining SAP Event Management activities, see the Implementation Guide (IMG) for Event Management ® General Settings in SAP Event Management ® Functions, Conditions, and Activities in SAP Event Management ® Define Activities for SAP Event Management.

You have defined the following in Customizing:

·        An expected event profile

·        Internal and, optionally, external event codes for the expected events

·        Location code sets, if required

·        Location code IDs, if required

·        Partner code sets, if required

·        Partner code IDs, if required

 

Features

·        The following are keys for the update of the expected event list:

¡        The event counter

¡        The event action

¡        The external event code, if you have defined it

¡        The internal event code, if you have not defined an external one

¡        The following data, if you have defined it:

§         The location code set

§         The location code ID

§         The partner code set

§         The partner code ID

If you want to use the attribute for the estimated time (STATT) to update the data and to calculate the earliest and latest events/event messages, define your own activity by copying activity EVM_EE_UPDATE and changing it correspondingly.

If you create an expected event using a BAPI, the requirement type of this expected event is set to Not required.

·        You can also update the list of expected events independently of reported events.

·        You can update the data for your additional time categories.

For more information, see the relevant activity description.

In the Implementation Guide (IMG) for Event Management, choose Reactions to Event Messages  ® Define Rule Sets. Choose Activity Methods in the dialog structure and select the EVM_EE_UPDATE method. Choose Display Function Module Documentation.