Process Message Destination (SAP Library - Process Management (PP-PI-PMA))

Process Message Destination

Definition

User or component to which process messages are sent for processing.

The standard system comprises a number of standard message destinations of type R/3 function module that you can use or copy to define your own process message destinations. You can create your own process message destinations in Customizing for Production Planning - Process Industries by choosing Process Management -> Process Messages -> Defining and Setting Up Process Message Destinations.

Use

You can sent process messages to the following types of destinations:

Type 1: R/3 function modules defined by SAP or the user

This option can be used to update data in other R/3 components such as material stocks in inventory management. The standard system contains a number of message destinations defined for this purpose (see R/3 Integration Using Process Messages).

Type 2: external functions

This option mainly serves to coordinate between the different process operators and control systems involved in the execution of a process. For example, a process message can be sent to inform a control system that the manual charging of a vessel has been completed.

Type 3: Users of the SAPoffice mail system

This option can be used to inform specific people within a company on the progress of the production run.

Type 4: ABAP tables

Message data that has been sent to user-defined ABAP tables can be accessed for evaluation purposes using internal or external functions.

Depending on the destination type, you may need to define target fields or interface parameters for the characteristic data transferred.

For the destination type ABAP tables, you must defined additional target fields to which the characteristic data is to be transferred.
For the destination type R/3 function module you may need to define target fields depending on how the function module has been defined.

You can assign process message destinations as follows:

To a message category in Customizing for Process Management by choosing Process Messages -> Defining and Setting Up Process Message Categories

Directly in the process message if message destination PI07 has been assigned to the message category in Customizing

You can assign more than one destinations to a message category. You can assign each message destination to several message categories.