When loading hierarchies using the PSA transfer method, a much more flexible option is at your disposal for processing hierarchies in comparison with the Idoc transfer method.
A hierarchy DataSource from a SAP source system must support loading by using a PSA.
Error treatment
By storing hierarchies in PSA tables, the system allows you to make manual corrections when errors arise.
The system generates up to 5 PSA tables for a hierarchy DataSource. These tables contain the following hierarchy segments:
You only need the interval segment when the DataSource supports intervals in hierarchies and this is indicated in InfoObject maintenance.
If you are editing the hierarchy in the PSA, you can select a hierarchy segment in the selection dialog. The system displays each segment individually in a table.
Flexible attributes for the hierarchy header and hierarchy node
Checking permitted node characteristics
When transferring hierarchies via the RFC, the system checks for which characteristics characteristic values with hierarchy nodes are allowed to be identified. The permitted InfoObjects must be selected via External Characteristics in Hierarchies.
Communication structure and transfer rules for hierarchies
If a hierarchy structure is loaded via the transfer method PSA, you can then define the transfer rules. The result is the same flexible transformation options as is the case for transaction data, attributes and texts, excluding the fact that it is not possible to create a start routine.
In the InfoSource maintenance, there are the following views of the transfer rules:
For the hierarchy header, you can set the properties of the hierarchy header and the properties of the file structure via Hierarchy Structure.
In the following example, the field KOKRS is assigned to the field Controlling Area (0CO_AREA) and the field KOSTL is assigned to the field Cost Center (0COSTCENTER) using the transfer rules. The alpha conversion routine is executed for KOKRS. The node has the hierarchy property Reversing the Sign(0SIGNCH). This is also uploaded. As InfoObject 0COSTCENTER is compounded to InfoObject 0CO_AREA, the characteristic values in NODENAME are saved added to one another.
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