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 Example Installation of a Conversion Server

Procedure

The following example will show you how to install the conversion server All2txt .

  1. Create a directory on the conversion server.

Example Example

(for example c:\converter (WinNT) or $USER/converter (UNIX).

End of the example.
  1. Copy the archive (files *.SAR) into your directory from the directory ~ftp/general/misc/converter on the SAP FTP server sapservX .

Read the file ~ftp/general/misc/converter/contents.txt to find out which archives you need.

  1. Extract the archive with the program SAPCAR . The following files must then be in your directory:

WinNT

UNIX

ConvUtil.exe

ConvServSamp.exe

sapftp.exe

saphttp.exe

sleep.exe

librfc32.dll

All2txt\RunConvUtil.bat

All2txt\ConvServ.bat

All2txt\StartConv.bat

All2txt\All2txt.bat

ConvUtil

ConvServSamp

sapftp

saphttp

All2txt/StartConvUtil

All2txt/ConvServ

All2txt/StartConv

All2txt/All2txt

Note Note

The programs sapftp.exe and saphttp.exe (WinNT) or sapftp and saphttp (UNIX) are on the Client Installation CD.

End of the note.
  1. Set up the RFC destination to All2txt\RunConvUtil.bat or All2txt/StartConvUtil . Name the RFC destination ALL2TXT_RFC.

  1. Make the settings Customizing for conversions .

In the SAP reference IMG you will find Customizing of Start of the navigation path Conversion Next navigation step under the path: Logistics General Next navigation step Conversion. End of the navigation path

  • Select Maintain converter . Create a new entry with the following data:

Field

Value

Name of the conversion server

Number

RFC destination for converter

Help programs (utilities) for conversion

FTP destination

HTTP destination

Status

Error number

All2txt

0

ALL2TXT_RFC

Ready for conversions

000

  • Select Determine conversion . Create a new entry with the following data:

Field

Value

Name of the conversion specification

Workstation application (source)

Workstation application (target)

Name of the conversion server

Document Type

Automatically start according to status

Storage category for converted original application files

Language for error messages

Directory where files are checked out

Earliest start time

Maximum time

Start delay

Wait time, days

Time limit for converter (min)

Delete input files

Delete output files

Messages

Expiration date for application log

Check out depth

Structure of the files that were checked out

Epsilon for comparing lengths

Epsilon for angles

DOC to TXT

DOC

TXT

All2txt

DRW

RE (released)

/tmp/all2txt

00:00:00

00:02:00

00:00:00

When without errors, delete

When without errors, delete

Messages at the beginning and end of each conversion

  1. The installation is complete after you have saved your data.

    Test the converter as follows:

  • Create a document with the document type DRW.

  • Create an original application file in the document using the workstation application DOC.

  • Set the status of the documents to RE (released). Depending on the status network you may have to carry out more than one step.

  • Save your document.

Result

Conversion starts. Note the Messages in the application log .

After a several minutes open up the document again. You will see another original application file in the screen section Original if the conversion was successful, in this case the original application file is in *.txt format.