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Use

Some IDoc Administration functions are performed periodically, and should therefore be scheduled in background jobs. This are:

Outgoing IDoc

  • Create IDoc from Change pointers (1)

  • Reorganize change pointers (2)

  • Serial distribution by message type (3)

  • Send collected IDocs (4)

  • Communication check (tRFC) and IDoc status conversion (5)

  • Repeat RFCs (6)

IDoc Inbox

  • Post IDocs in recipient system (7)

  • Post IDocs with errors (8)

  • IDoc confirmation in recipient system (9)

  • Active IDoc monitoring with workflow connection (10)

Prerequisites

You have maintained at least one variant for the function in the IMG.

Procedure

  1. Maintain at least one variant for the function(s) in the IMG (Implementation Guide), if you have not already done so:

  • Application Server

  • IDoc Interface/ALE

  • Modeling and Implementing Business Processes

  • Master Data Distribution

    • Set-up replication of changed data (1,2)

    • Start of the navigation path Set-up serialization of sent and received data Next navigation step Serialization by Message Type Next navigation step Serialized Distribution by Message Type (3) End of the navigation path

    • Set-Up System Monitoring

  • IDoc processing (4,7,8)

  • Start of the navigation path  Next navigation step Set-Up IDoc Confirmation in Recipient System (ALE Audit) Next navigation step Confirm Audit Data (9) End of the navigation path

  • Communication check (tRFC) and IDoc status conversion (5)

  • Repeat RFCs (6)

  • IDoc monitoring with workflow connection (10)

  1. Schedule the variant(s) as a background job.

Choose SAP menu Start of the navigation path Tools Next navigation step IDoc Interface/ALE Next navigation step Administration Next navigation step Services Next navigation step Periodic Next navigation step Outgoing/Incoming End of the navigation path, and the function, to schedule the variant.