Combining Segments

You require development authorizations (authorization object S_IDOCDEFT, for example, in the role SAP_BC_SRV_EDI_DEVELOPER) for new definitions. Development takes place in the customer system.

You can

• Copy SAP segments which you wish to use in your extension into your namespace ("Create with reference").

• Create segments without reference.

The following section assumes that you are creating segments without reference, that is, defining new field combinations.

1. Choose  SAP Menu  Tools  IDoc Interface/ALE Development  IDoc  Generate ALE Interface  Segments (WE31) . Chose Utilities Requests (Organizer) to create a request. You will assign all development objects to this request later. Return to the segment editor.

2. Name your segment type and choose . Also observe the namespace.

3. Describe your segment and enter the field names and data elements from which the field lengths (in bytes) and any fixed values are to be determined via the domains. The documentation for the data element is also copied and displayed by the documentation tools.

   Note

   You should still enter a specific documentation for your segment type by choosing  Goto  Documentation .

4. Save the segment definition by choosing . Enter the segment in a transport request.

5. Choose Back. The segment definition you have created appears with the version number 000 in the segment editor.

In the example, your segment has the name Z1TEST1 and has the following fields: