Transfer of Sales Meter Data (SAP Library - SSR

Transfer of Sales Meter Data

Use

The transfer of sales meter readings from business locations to the SAP Oil & Gas System allows you to use that data in processes such as service station partner invoicing and goods movements. For more information, see Meter Management.

Features

Interface

To transfer sales meter counter readings to the Oil & Gas System, you use:

IDoc OILBLM_SAVEMULTIPLE01
Message type OILBLM_SAVEMULTIPLE

IDocs of message type OILBLM_SAVEMULTIPLE contain the segment E1BPBULOCM03, in which the meter reading data is stored.

Processing in the Oil & Gas System after Receipt of Meter Reading Data

The incoming IDoc OILBLM_SAVEMULTIPLE01 calls the function module BAPI_BLM_SAVEMULTIPLE. This function carries out the following actions:

For all ISO-encoded fields the corresponding SAP codes (for example, for units of measure) are determined, if SAP codes are not specified directly.

A business add-in is called. This can be used for value conversions in the Oil & Gas System.

Customizing of the Process Control tool determines exactly which functions are carried out. For the default process FM01:

The meter reading history tables are updated

The Document Base Table (DBT) is updated

The status of the process FM01, current date and the received locations are updated

The meter reading history and meter reading error tables are updated

The database change is carried out within one logical unit of work (LUW). This means that an IDoc is only processed if all lines are processed successfully. However, only fundamental set-up errors (for example, materials not allocated to a location) lead to a rejection of the entire IDoc.

Errors determined by validation routines (for example, check of the counter reading against a previous reading) lead to an update of the rejected meter readings table, from where the readings can be processed again after correction. The IDoc itself is not rejected in such cases.

If all processing has been successfully carried out and the corresponding documents have been posted, the status of the IDoc is set to 53.

Activities

To display IDocs, you choose Logistics ® Sales and Distribution ® Service Station Retailing ® Interfaces ® ALE monitoring ® IDoc ® Display IDoc.