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Function documentationInitiation of a Compare Run

 

The DIMa performs a header and a detail compare run. Selecting Start Compare on Wizard Completion in the DIMa Instance Wizard will start a compare run automatically; otherwise, you have to start the compare run manually.

Prerequisites

You have created a DIMa instance.

Features

  • Performs a compare run in manual mode or as a scheduled background job where the compare run will be started at the date and time you specify.

  • Displays status of the compare run in the status table. The status table contains the following information:

    • Status of the header or detail compare

      • Red: Waiting

      • Yellow: Running

      • Green: Done

    • Name: DIMa instance name

    • Block Number: Number of blocks already handled during header or detail compare

    • RFC-Destination: RFC destination of the ERPback-end system. NONE for CDB

  • Displays the results in detail when you double click on a row of the DIMa status table. The results table contains the following information:

    • CDB or ERP Table Name/Field Name/Field Value

      • Specification of the entry in the CDB/ERP database

      • The table name consists of the header table of the object.

      • The field name can be one field of the table or a combination of several fields.

    • CRM Table Name/Field Name/Field Value

      • Specification of the entry in the CRM database

      • The table name consists of the header table of the object.

      • The field name can be a field of the table or a combination of several fields.

    • Compared

      • X: Detail compare performed.

      • Empty: Detail compare not yet performed.

    • Equal

      • X: Entries exist in both databases, have been compared in detail, and are equal.

      • Empty: Entries exist in both databases, have been compared in detail, and are not equal, or the entries have not been compared in detail.

Activities

  • To start a header compare run:

Choose Start of the navigation path DIMa Next navigation step Start Compare End of the navigation pathor choose Start Compare in the context menu of the DIMa instance.

  • To start a detail compare run:

Choose Start of the navigation path DIMa Next navigation step Start Detail Compare End of the navigation path or choose Start Detail Compare in the context menu of the DIMa instance.

  • To schedule a compare run as a background job:

Choose the Background Help Job pushbutton to get further information on scheduling a compare run as a background job.

More Information

Creating a DIMa Instance