Example Installation of a Conversion Server (SAP Library - Original Application File of a Document Info Record)

Example Installation of a Conversion Server

Procedure

The following example will show you how to install the conversion server All2txt.

Create a directory on the conversion server.

(for example c:\converter (WinNT) or $USER/converter (UNIX).

Copy the archive (files *.SAR) into your directory from the directory ~ftp/general/misc/converter on the SAP FTP server sapservX.

Read the file ~ftp/general/misc/converter/contents.txt to find out which archives you need.

Extract the archive with the program SAPCAR. The following files must then be in your directory:

WinNT	UNIX
ConvUtil.exe ConvServSamp.exe sapftp.exe saphttp.exe sleep.exe librfc32.dll All2txt\RunConvUtil.bat All2txt\ConvServ.bat All2txt\StartConv.bat All2txt\All2txt.bat	ConvUtil ConvServSamp sapftp saphttp All2txt/StartConvUtil All2txt/ConvServ All2txt/StartConv All2txt/All2txt

The programs sapftp.exe and saphttp.exe (WinNT) or sapftp and saphttp (UNIX) are on the Client Installation CD.

Set up the RFC destination to All2txt\RunConvUtil.bat or All2txt/StartConvUtil. Name the RFC destination ALL2TXT_RFC.

Make the settings Customizing for conversions.

In the SAP reference IMG you will find Customizing of Conversion under the path: Logistics General ® Conversion.

Select Maintain converter. Create a new entry with the following data:

Field	Value
Name of the conversion server Number RFC destination for converter Help programs (utilities) for conversion FTP destination HTTP destination Status Error number	All2txt 0 ALL2TXT_RFC Ready for conversions 000

Select Determine conversion. Create a new entry with the following data:

Field

Value

Name of the conversion specification
Workstation application (source)
Workstation application (target)
Name of the conversion server
Document Type
Automatically start according to status
Storage category for converted original application files
Language for error messages
Directory where files are checked out
Earliest start time
Maximum time
Start delay
Wait time, days
Time limit for converter (min)
Delete input files
Delete output files
Messages
Expiration date for application log
Check out depth
Structure of the files that were checked out
Epsilon for comparing lengths

Epsilon for angles

DOC to TXT

DOC

TXT

All2txt

DRW

RE (released)

/tmp/all2txt

00:00:00

00:02:00

00:00:00

When without errors, delete

Messages at the beginning and end of each conversion

The installation is complete after you have saved your data.
Test the converter as follows:

Create a document with the document type DRW.
Create an original application file in the document using the workstation application DOC.
Set the status of the documents to RE (released). Depending on the status network you may have to carry out more than one step.
Save your document.

Result

Conversion starts. Note the Messages in the application log.

After a several minutes open up the document again. You will see another original application file in the screen section Original if the conversion was successful, in this case the original application file is in *.txt format.