Importing STEP Data

Use

You import data from a STEP file into the database of the SAP System

See: STEP interface

Prerequisites

In Customizing the STEP interface you have carried out the following activities:

This model determines how the data is transformed.

The data conversion between the SAP System and the STEP data occurs within a STEP processor that is implemented as the server module. The data exchange between the SAP System and the STEP server is carried out using a RFC destination.

Procedure

  1. You start the import of the STEP data by entering the transaction code STEP20.

The Import screen appears.

  1. Select the STEP server and the exchange profile.

  1. To open the STEP file, select .

You go to the file manager screen.

  1. From your local network double click on the STEP file.

The header data dialog box appears.

  1. Click .

The mapping process is started. The STEP processor maps the STEP data to the SAP data model.

You go to the Log .

  1. In the log select Back . The SAP view appears.

You get a structured list of the data that has been transformed for the import. Check the data scope.

  1. To import the data into the SAP database, select .

If an error occurs during the import into the SAP System, a message appears in the message line. Check the application log.

Note Note

You can also carry out the import in individual steps, for example in order to find the cause of an import error.

If an error occurs, you can change the data by double clicking on the object. Then resave.

See: Individual steps for import

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