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Prerequisites

Procedure

  1. In the Structure linkProduct Safety menu, choose Data transfer ® Specifications.

    2. The Import Specification: Specification List screen appears.

  2. If you have defined an exchange profile in Customizing for Product Safety, enter the key for the exchange profile and choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text.

    3. The settings in the exchange profile are transferred to the initial screen.

  3. Make sure that the path and file name for the transfer file and directory on the application server have been entered in the File with path field.

Example

/USR/SAP/SH1/SYS/GLOBAL/SUBSTANC.DAT
  1. Choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text to check the transfer file for syntax errors and start pre-import.

If you have not entered an exchange profile or if there are parameter values missing, the Import Specification: Parameters dialog box appears. Complete the required data.

The SAP System then carries out pre-import, and lists the specifications from the specification database that correspond to the specifications from the transfer file. The SAP System selects all specifications that could be assigned uniquely. Check and correct the assignments if necessary. Deselect the specifications you do not want to transfer.
  1. To check if the SAP System found errors during the file check, choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text
. Select the log for your transfer file and choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text (Goto ® Display messages).

Note

To correct the transfer file, choose Data transfer ® Download file in the Structure linkProduct Safety menu. Make the changes in an ASCII editor and then choose Data transfer ® Upload file.
  1. On the initial screen for specification import, choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text.

A dialog box appears in which you can set the start date. After you have saved your data, the SAP System starts the data transfer for the start date specified.

Note

To check the procedure, choose Data transfer ® Check transfer ® Specifications in the Structure linkProduct Safety menu.
  1. On the initial screen for specification import, choose Direct input to display the log for the database update.

Then choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text, select the log for your transfer file, and choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text Job log. The system generates a list of all messages for the background job.

Evaluate the messages and make the necessary corrections.

Result

Import is carried out according to the transfer parameters that you defined in step 4. (see Specification Import Control).

After import, you can check the specifications in specification management.

 

 

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