Importing Inbound Reports

Prerequisites

See the Prerequisites section in Report Import: Process.

Procedure

  1. In the Basic Data and Tools menu, choose Tools → Data Transfer → Import Reports.

    The Import Reports dialog box appears.

  2. Select the user exit with which you want to carry out the import and confirm your entry. The user exit EHS_DXSDB is proposed in the standard system.

    The Import Reports: Parameters screen appears.

  3. Check the following:

    • The standard exchange profile DX_SDB_IMP has been entered in the Exchange Profile field

    • The correct path for the transfer directory has been entered in the Transfer Directory field

      Note Note

      Do not enter the name of the file but only the name of the directory. Place a directory separator at the end of the directory path, for example, /USR/EHS_DATA/INBOUND/. Which separator you use depends on the operating system of your application server.

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  4. Choose Check Directory to start the pre-import.

  5. Choose Check Log.

  6. To select the log for your transfer file, double-click it. Check for any error messages.

  7. Go back, and on the report import screen choose Transfer/Start Time.

    A dialog box appears in which you can set the start date. After you have saved your data, the SAP system starts the data transfer for the start date specified.

    Note Note

    To check the procedure, in the Basic Data and Tools menu, choose Tools →Import Log → Check Report Import.

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  8. On the report import screen, choose Direct Input to display the log for the database update.

  9. Choose Execute, select the log for your transfer file, and choose Job Log.

    The system generates a list of all messages for the background job.

  10. Evaluate the messages and make the necessary corrections.

Result

See the Result section in Report Import: Process.