Duplicate Check for Lists in SAP NetWeaver BI

With the duplicate check, you can determine whether the imported data record already exists in SAP CRM as a business partner. After the address data has been imported to master data object 0ELM_GUID_I, the duplicate check can be performed.

Integration

The duplicate check for external lists from SAP NetWeaver BI is performed in SAP CRM.

Prerequisites

You have defined the necessary settings in the SAP NetWeaver BI IMG by choosing Start of the navigation path SAP NetWeaver Next navigation step Business Intelligence Settings for Business Content Customer Relationship Management Marketing External List Management Define Processing of Steps End of the navigation path .

Features

In the SAP standard, the duplicate check is performed in SAP CRM.

The address list data is read from master data object 0ELM_GUID_I and is transferred by remote function call (RFC) to function module CRM_MKTLIST_DUP_CHECK_RFC in SAP CRM.

This function module checks the transferred data using the API ADDR_DUPLICATE_CHECK_FOR_BAPI, provided by SAP Business Address Services. In this API, the data is checked using third-party software.

For more information on using the third-party software, refer to Customizing in SAP CRM.

If you do not want to use SAP CRM to perform a duplicate check, you can use Business Add-In Define Checks (BW_BCT_ELM_CHECK). You can find more information about the BAdI in Customizing.

Activities

To perform the duplicate check, open an address list using the External List Management interface. Choose Duplicate Check and enter the start date for the background job.

The data records identified as duplicates are marked in the master data object 0ELM_GUID_I. The value 1 is entered in attribute 0ELM_DUPLIC.

The duplicate check can be repeated.