Creating a Local Copy of the Shapefile

Use

You need a local copy of the Shapefile before you are able to maintain the SAPBWKEY column in the attributes table of the shapefile.

Procedure

  1. Use your file manager (Windows Explorer, for example) to localize the three files cntry200.shp, cntry200.shx and cntry200.dbf on the ESRI BW map data CD and copy the files to the C:\SAPWorkDir directory, for example.

  2. You must deactivate the Read-only option before you are able to edit the files. (Select the files and choose the Properties option from the context menu (right-click). Under Attributes, deactivate the Read-only option).

If you do not have access to the ESRI BW map data CD, proceed as follows:

  1. Log on to the BW system and go to the InfoObject maintenance screen (transaction RSD1). This takes you to the Edit InfoObjects: Start dialog box.

  2. In the InfoObject field, enter 0D_COUNTRY and choose Display. The Display Characteristic 0D_COUNTRY: Details screen appears.

  3. Choose the Business Explorer tab page. In the BEx Map area, 0D_COUNTRY is displayed as a static geo-characteristic.

  4. Choose Display Shape Files. This takes you to the Business Document Navigator that already associates three shape files with this characteristic.

  5. Open up the shape files completely in the BW Meta Objects tree.

  6. Select the .dbf file BW_GIS_DBF and choose Export Document. This loads all the files to your local SAPWorkDirectory. (The system proposes the C:\SAPWorkDir directory as your SAPWorkDirectory).

  7. Repeat the last step for the .shp (BW_GIS_SHP) and .shx (BW_GIS_SHX) files.