The activation of integration models results in an initial transfer. If you work with SAP APO, the online transfer of transaction data is released. As standard, the integration models to be activated are compared with the integration models that are already active. In this way, the transfer restricts itself to differences, in other words, only data for filter objects that are not contained in an active integration model is transferred.
Note
To retransfer all data records, you have to deactivate and then reactivate all active integration models.
You can generate multiple integration models. However, only one version can be activated for each model. You can activate and deactivate several integration models simultaneously.
Integration models must remain active to enable online transfer.
To activate an integration model, you first have to generate it using the report
Create Integration Model
(RIMODGEN).
For more information, see Generating Integration Models .
For SAP R/3 3.1I - 4.5B, open the CIF area menu (transaction CIF). Choose
.As of SAP R/3 4.6B, choose
.You can also call this report (RIMODACT) using transaction CFM2.
The
Activate or Deactivate Integration Model
screen appears.
Use the entry fields listed below to select the integration model to be activated:
Model
Logical system
APO application
Note
If you do not make an entry for the model,
Logical System,
and/or for
APO Application
and the report is started, the system automatically includes all integration models with the same name in the list of results (version creation).
For more information about the
Log Deactivated Material Masters
indicator, see below.
For more information about the
Parallelized Transfer
screen section, see
Parallelized Initial Data Transfer
.
The selection screen displays the available integration models for the model name you have specified.
Versions : If several integration models exist with the same name, they are displayed in chronological order (according to date and time). They may also be assigned to different logical systems (target systems) and APO applications.
You can activate the required model by double-clicking it or by using the
Active/Inactive
pushbutton. An
OK icon displayed to the left of the model generation date and time shows that the integration model has been activated.
If you wish to deactivate the integration model, repeat the above procedure and ensure that the OK icon is no longer displayed.
Choose the
Start
pushbutton to begin the data transfer. The data is now transferred in the background.
You can use the
Check
pushbutton to perform a consistency check on the resulting status of the integration model. All active models are tested, including those models scheduled for activation, but not including those models scheduled for deactivation (for more information, see
Consistency Check
).
Deactivating an integration model does not lead to the deactivation or deletion of the corresponding objects in the SCM system.
An exception to this is the material master: If you set the
Log Deactivated Material Masters
indicator, the system logs all material masters that you deactivate in the ERP system. For more information, see
Logging Deactivated Material Master Data
.
Caution
Some object types refer to filter objects of a different object type. For example, operations are only transferred to SAP APO if they belong to a routing for which the work center is contained in an active integration model for resources. If you deactivate the integration model for work centers, these work centers will not have any operations once a new transfer of production process models takes place. This is also true for operations of production and process orders.