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Use

You can use this upload component of SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Generator to upload CAD assemblies and their parts to SAP ERP and to monitor the status of jobs started in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Generator. The Visual Data Integration upload tool allows you to perform multiple simultaneous uploads. If an upload is interrupted, it is resumed automatically.

When upload is complete, an SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Generator job is started automatically to process the upload (see Jobs Panel).

Integration

To log onto SAP 3D Visual Data Integration, you must provide the URL to the Visual Data Integration Web service you will be using, as well as the name of the workflow that will be used. The user name should be a user name in the SAP ERP system configured for the workflow selected. This SAP ERP system is configured by modifying the SAP system connection workflow setting in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Generator.

Note

To change the web service URL to which to connect, click the drop-down list on the Login window and choose Use new URL.

You can connect to multiple combinations of the Visual Data Integration Web service and workflow by opening up a new instance of the Visual Data Integration upload tool and changing these details, however, you can only start one instance of the upload tool for each URL and workflow combination.

Prerequisites

  1. You have installed SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Generator in Integrated mode (see Installation Guide at http://service.sap.com/instguidesInformation published on SAP siteStart of the navigation path SAP Business Suite Applications Next navigation step  SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Next navigation step SAP 3D Visual Enterprise 8.0  Next navigation step Installation Guide for SAP Visual Enterprise Generator 8.0 End of the navigation path).

  2. SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Generator service is running.

  3. You have configured a Structure from CAD Visual Data Integration workflow (see Visual Data Integration Workflow Controller).

  4. The Visual Data Integration (Web service) has been configured and is accessible from the client running Visual Data Integration upload tool – anonymous access must be enabled as authentication is handled by SAP logon connection on the SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Generator server. The default URL for the Web service is: http://[SAP3DVisualEnterpriseGeneratormachinename]/SAPERPIntegrationService/ERPIntegrationService.svcInformation published on non-SAP site.

    This web service is configured by the SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Generator Configuration tool when in Integrated mode.

Features

Upload List

The Upload List is the main screen with which you will interact. It contains a toolbar of actions that can be performed, as well as a list of current and previous uploads.

You can right-click an upload in the list to display a context menu for performing additional actions on the selected upload or uploads. You can select multiple uploads to perform actions on them as a group.

The Upload List has the following columns:

Column

Functional Description

Job Name

The name of the job that was executed in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Generator

Job ID

The ID of the job that was executed

File Name

The name of the CAD file being uploaded

Upload Progress

The progress of upload job

Started

The time that the upload job started

Completed

The time that the upload job completed

Status

The following statuses are displayed:

  • Packaging: The CAD files for the upload are being packaged into a ZIP file

  • Uploading: The upload is currently in process

  • Files Uploaded: The upload has completed, but the job has not yet started

  • Processing Job Queued: Job is in the SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Generator processing queue, but has not yet started processing

  • Processing Job Running: SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Generator is currently processing the job

  • Completed Successfully: Files have been uploaded and SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Generator has finished processing

  • Cancelled: Uploading of files or job processing has been cancelled

  • Retrying in X: There is currently a problem communicating with the Visual Data Integration web service, and communication will be retried when X has elapsed.

    Note

    You can force a retry by right-clicking the upload and selecting Retry Now.

  • Failed: Uploading of files or job processing has failed. For more information, double-click the upload, or right-click the upload and choose Job Report. This job report is also available from the Jobs panel (see Jobs Panel).

  • The Upload List toolbar:

    Toolbar Option

    Functional Description

    Refresh

    Refreshes current view

    Upload

    Opens the Start New Upload window

    Settings

    Opens the Settings window