Additionals: Using Additionals IDocs to Transfer Data 

Use

IDoc type WTADDI01 (reduced logical message type WTADDI) can be used specifically for transferring data for additionals. It enables you to exchange data for additionals with head office, distribution centers and external suppliers. It is not intended for sending data to stores because assortment lists are available for this purpose.

Integration

When goods movements are entered, the system checks whether additionals IDocs have to be generated. It also checks the articles in question to see if they are on promotion. If they are and special additionals have been created for the promotion, these will be adopted in the IDoc.

Prerequisites

·        If the generation of additionals IDocs is to be triggered automatically, you must define a follow-up action for the procedure for additionals and the event in Customizing.

·        You must maintain a suitable partner profile in ALE for transferring additionals IDocs.

Features

Automatic Triggering of IDoc Generation

You can trigger additionals IDoc generation automatically in the following ways:

·        Follow-up action for an event

An application event (for example, creating a purchase order or posting a goods receipt) generates an additionals IDoc that is transferred immediately. The system uses the settings that have been made in Customizing to determine whether IDocs have to be generated for an event and, if so, who the recipient is.

·        Processing messages (output) from deliveries

In processing messages (sometimes referred to in SD as output), you can start a processing program for a message type that generates an additionals IDoc. In the standard system, message type WTAD and form routine ENTRY for program WTAD_ADDIS_FOR_DELIS_EXECUTE have been defined for this. You have to set up message determination so that messages of a suitable message type are generated at header or item level in deliveries.

·        Generation of additionals purchase orders

For more information, see Additionals: Generating Additionals Purchase Orders Automatically.

·        Change analysis for additionals.

For more information, see Additionals: Change Analysis.

In the standard system, the additionals IDoc is sent to the logical system TICKETS. It is forwarded to any distribution center that requests it for goods movements. The relevant ALE settings must be made for this to be possible.

Manual Triggering of IDoc Generation

You can also generate additionals IDocs manually, if required. Make use of this option in situations such as the following:

·        You require replacements for additionals that are lost or spoilt.

·        You wish to print posters or other 'attention-grabbers' centrally for a promotion.

For more information, see Additionals: Generation of Additionals IDocs.

Changing Additionals IDocs Using User Exits

The content of an additionals IDoc can be changed via a user exit (EXIT_SAPLWTAD_001) that is called every time an article number or unit of measure is changed.

In this user exit, the values selected for message type WTADDI and the parameters for the application in question are available. This means that when goods movements are posted you have access to the article document header and item data.