Show TOC

Procedure documentationDefining a Basic Type

Prerequisites

You are authorized to create development objects and transport requests.

Procedure

  1. Choose Start of the navigation path SAP Menu Next navigation step Tools Next navigation step IDoc Interface/ALE Next navigation step Development Next navigation step IDoc Next navigation step Generate ALE Interface Next navigation step IDoc Type (WE30) End of the navigation path. The initial screen of the IDoc type editor is displayed.

  2. Enter a name for the basic type and select Basic Type as the development object. Choose . On the next screen, choose, for example, Create new. Enter a description and choose .

  3. Position the cursor on the header and choose .

    The attribute maintenance dialog box is displayed.

  4. Enter a segment. Enter both the maximum and minimum number and select Required Segment. The segment now appears as the first segment in the new basic type.

  5. Create the other segments accordingly, at the same level or as child segments.

  6. Save your basic type.

    Note Note

    You should assign all your development objects (segments, IDoc type, function group, and so on) for IDoc types to the same package, so that the transport properties are identical.

    End of the note.

Result

You have now defined a new basic type. Although not released yet, you can still test and work with the segment type. You should only release the basic type after you have tested the processing successfully.

Example Example

In the example, your IDoc type is called TESTER01 and has the following structure (all mandatory segments, maximum number = minimum number = 1):

End of the example.