Import: Process (SAP Library - EH&S Environment, Health & Safety)

Import: Process

Purpose

This process describes the import of sources, phrases, specification data, property trees, and report templates.

See also:

Interfaces

Prerequisites

In the R/3 Environment

You have specified the settings in Interfaces ® Import and Export in Customizing for Product Safety.

You have checked the environment parameter EXPORT_CHARACTER_NORM in the IMG activity Specify Environment Parameters. See Character Standard.

You must have the required authorizations and the relevant write authorization.

In an External Environment

The system from which the data originates (external environment) must be able to supply the data in the correct character standard. The external environment can also be an SAP System.

Importing data from a non-SAP System

To create the transfer file for importing data from a non-SAP external system, proceed as follows:

Determine the relevant table fields for each transfer file.

	Procedure
	Identifying Relevant Fields

You write the transfer file observing the following guidelines:

Procedure

Specifying the Sequence of the External Data Structure

Abbreviations and Syntax Rules

Structure of Programming Lines

Importing data from an SAP System

To exchange data between two SAP Systems, you must first export the data. The SAP System then creates the transfer file automatically. You can use this fie to import the data.

Process Flow

You copy the transfer file that you have generated yourself or by exporting the data, to a directory on your PC.

To copy the transfer file from your PC directory to the application server, choose Data transfer ® Upload file in the Product Safety screen.

Note

To avoid problems with carriage return and carriage linefeed, ensure that your operating system can read the file format correctly.

The data is imported for each transfer file in turn. Proceed as follows:

Execute the File check (pre-import). If the SAP System finds errors, you can use the Download file function to load the transfer file to a directory on your PC, correct it in an ASCII editor, and then upload it again.
Run the data import. This runs as a background job.

	For more information, see		Procedure
	Phrase Import		Importing Phrases
	Source Import		Importing Sources
	Specification Import		Importing Specifications
	Property Tree Import		Importing Property Trees
	Report Template Import		Importing Report Templates