CAD Interface Largely the same as help.cacad object CAD Desk (SAP Library

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CAD Interface Largely the same as help.cacad object CAD Desktop Integration in KW

Use

Starting with this release you can use the functions of CAD Desktop.

The CAD Desktop is a tool that simplifies the integration of CAD systems for processing document structures.

These document structures are created in the CAD system when assemblies and part files are created (Original application files for assemblies and the parts belonging to them) and are usually modulated in the SAP System using document structures.
The individual parts of the document structure (BOM headers and items) represent the assembly and part files contain addition administrative data (such as person responsible, status).

After the CAD data is transferred into the SAP System you can access this data when processing the document structure. The constructor or engineer also has an easy-to-use environment for carrying out various processing activities such as:

Load all original application files that are dependent on a change into the CAD system in one step.

The engineer processes the original application files in the CAD system

After making the changes the engineer can transfer all the original application files back into the SAP System in one step. In this phase changes are possible for documents such as status changes..

The CAD Desktop allows you to control the processes. You can decide, for example, whether and in which environment the implemented routines from the standard SAP System are used and whether special enterprise-specific processes are implemented with other programs

You can use all functions and features of the standard SAP System by integrating the CAD Desktop:

Display data such as

Adiminstration data from the SAP System (person resonsible, status)

Material link (display material master record)

Storage data of the original application file

Processing data

Change status and person responsible

Check in originals with or without status change

Check out originals for processing or display

Undo function for check in / out

You can access the initial screen from the document structure by using known data as follows:

Enter the file structure when you want to process a document structure that is not managed using the SAP System.

If you want to process a document structure that is stored in the SAP System enter the document key from the header of the document structure. Additional entries for effectivity are supported

If you do not enter any data of the document structure you want to process the system starts the transaction CV04N, matchcode search automatically for finding documents in the SAP System.

Integration of CAD-Desktop

You can use all functions and features of the standard SAP System by integrating the CAD Desktop:

Generate the programming interface of the CAD Desktop from the SAP System.

Call in the standard SAP System: Tools -> ABAP Workbench Development -> Function Builder

(development class CA, function group CAD_DESKTOP function module CAD_DESKTOP)

Function: Utilities-> RFC interface -> Generate

Integrate the coding into your CAD application

Use the RFC program library that can be found under the following path when a full installation of the SAP System was made: Start Programs SAP Automation SAP Automation Help.

Enterprise-specific enhancements

You can integrate enterprise specific processes as follows:

Add to the context menu by means of individual configurations of the CAD Desktop.

Use the SAP Enhancement concept functionsSAP enhancement concept.
The Exits provided have no function. They only represent starting points for planned functions of the CAD interface. These functions can be set up with enterprise-specific logic.

Integration

Create an enhancement project by entering the enhancement that was provided by SAP. The enhancement contains the function module for the desired function. The function modules branch to an include program that you encode in the enterprise-specific function requests

Prerequisites

In order to use a functions exit you must write an enterprise-specific include-program that fits the program logic of the required function module. For example you determine which data the include-program transfers to the sstandard program and vice versa. Da jeder The call of the customer-specific function module has an export and import param eter. For this reason the customer-specific function module must also use the predefined interface

An overview of the existing enhancements for the CAD Desktop can be found under : Tools -> ABAP Workbench -> Utilities-> Enhancments -> Definition .
Name convention for enhancement: CADD<Number> (example: CADD0001)