Export: Process 

Purpose

See the Purpose section under Interfaces.

• 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 also have authorization for export.
• You must have write authorization for the transfer files.

1. After you have selected the objects to be exported, check the export parameters.



When importing specifications, phrases, and sources, you can enter an exchange profile for which the export parameters have already been defined.

You define exchange profiles in the IMG activity Specify Exchange Profiles in Customizing for Product Safety.

2. You start export and the SAP System runs it in the background.

1. You can check the export job you have started by choosing Data transfer ® Check export ® <Export object> from the Product Safety screen.

Position the cursor on your job and choose Job log. If necessary, you can display the long text for a message by choosing Long text.

2. If export is successful, the data is created in transfer format in the transfer directory on the application server.

The export format of the data corresponds to the syntax required by the import program.

3. You can copy this file to your PC using Data transfer ® Download file in the Product Safety screen.