CIF Customizing in the ERP System

Use

CIF Customizing in the ERP system is used to set up the system infrastructure and to configure the data transfer via Core Interface (CIF). CIF Customizing also covers application-specific settings and enhancements for CIF.

An Implementation Guide (IMG) is available for Customizing. The IMG provides you with a clear overview and explanation of all steps that are necessary for integration via CIF. With the exception of organizational IMG activities that only contain a description, you can go directly to the relevant transaction and execute the action.

Integration

In addition to the Customizing settings in the ERP system, you must also make the necessary Customizing settings in the SCM system. For more information, see CIF Customizing in the SCM System .

Prerequisites

You work with SAP R/3 4.0B or higher.

You have imported SAP R/3 Plug-In 2002.2 or higher, as necessary.

Features

The IMG consists of three main areas:

Basic Settings for Creating the System Landscape

Here you can find all the IMG activities that are necessary for the partner systems to be able to communicate with one another via CIF. This includes naming logical systems, naming an RFC destination, and making qRFC settings.
Basic Settings for the Data Transfer

Here you can find all the IMG activities that are necessary for the data transfers, that is, the initial data transfer and change transfers.
Application-Specific Settings and Enhancements

Here you can find customer exits, Business Add-Ins (BAdIs), and settings for individual applications.

Activities

You call the IMG.
- In SAP R/3 4.0B and 4.5B , you call the IMG using transaction PIMG.
- As of SAP R/3 4.6B , you find the IMG in the SAP Reference IMG under Integration with Other SAP Components Advanced Planning and Optimization .
You make the relevant settings.

Note that some of the basic settings are target-system-dependent or client-specific. These settings are not transported from the Customizing client to the productive client. This means you also have to make the settings in the productive client. You may also have to make changes in the productive system for some other settings. The following table contains a list of these settings and information about how you can make these settings in the productive system.

Setting	Path in CIF Menu**	Transaction Code
Define logical system	In the ALE menu* under Sending and Receiving Systems Logical System	BD54
Assign logical systems to a client	In the ALE menu* under Sending and Receiving Systems Logical System	SCC4
Specify SAP SCM release	In the CIF menu** under Settings	NDV2
Set RFC destination	In the CIF menu** under Settings	SM59
Assign RFC destination to various application cases	As of SAP R/3 Plug-In 2002.2 Support Package 1, in the CIF menu** under Settings	CFC7
Set target system and queue type	In the CIF menu** under Environment Current Settings	CFC1
Set user parameters	In the CIF menu** under Environment Current Settings	CFC2
Define filter and selection block size	In the CIF menu** under Environment Current Settings	CFC3
Determine number ranges for parallelization	In the CIF menu** under Environment Current Settings	CFC8

* You access the ALE menu by using transaction SALE.

** You find the CIF menu in the SAP menu under Start of the navigation path Logistics Next navigation step Central Functions Supply Chain Planning Interface Core Interface Advanced Planner and Optimizer End of the navigation path .