Archiving POS IDocs
Use
SAP Retail uses IDocs to exchange data between the SAP system and POS converters. SAP Retail stores relevant files in the file system of the systems concerned. The recipient (depending on the direction of the transfer, this is either the POS converter or the SAP system) deletes these files after they have been transferred to their own databases. Therefore, these files do not need to be archived.
However, IDocs remain in the SAP system database even after they have been processed completely. This is true for both POS interface - inbound and POS interface - outbound.
Integration
Object name: IDOC
Prerequisites
You should only archive IDocs that have been processed completely.
You can determine if IDocs have been processed completely using the following procedure:
Processed IDocs have status 53.
If the system generates an error message for a POS Inbound IDoc, you can reject the parts of the IDoc that contain errors. If you process the Idoc again, the IDoc will be assigned status 53.
Complete processing is included in the POS Profile. To do this, choose in the Implementation Guide (IMG), Sales and Distribution ® POS Interface ®
Depending on the volume of data, you should archive all your IDocs in the database if processing has been completed or if the data is older than one week, for example.
You cannot reverse any transactions in IDocs that have already been archived.
Activities
See
Procedure for Archiving