Mass Maintenance

Use the Custom Pages in Mass Maintenance for the BAPI Process

Before performing these steps:

  1. Post Data Using A BAPI
  2. Create all tt Tables and Views for the BAPI Process
  3. Create rt Tables From the tt Tables and Create Views for the BAPI Process
  4. Create Custom Pages and Views for the BAPI Process

Once all the custom pages and their views are created, use them in Mass Maintenance for the BAPI process.

To create the template:

  1. Select Team on the Navigation pane.

  2. Click Create Custom Template for a team.

    NOTE: Do not use the Create New Template From Integrate Template option to create the template.

  3. Click Add.

    View the field descriptions for the Create Custom Templates page.

  4. Enter a name in TEMPLATE NAME field.

  5. Enter the SAP transaction code in the TRANSACTION CODE field.

  6. Select the target ERP system connection from the CONNECTION ID list box.

  7. Click Save.

  8. Click the Create Template icon.

  9. Click Vertical View for the newly created template on the Templates page.

  10. Click Configuration tab.
  11. Click Post Message Tables.

  12. Click Add.

    View the field descriptions for the Template (Post Message Tables) page.

    NOTE: When the custom template is saved, one post message table is created by default. A post message table for the main table created in Create all tt Tables and Views for the BAPI Process must also be added.

  13. Select the data source that stores the tt table created in Create all tt Tables and Views for the BAPI Process from the DATA SOURCE ID list box.
  14.  Select the tt table name from the TABLE NAME list box.
  15. Select ID from the POSTING PRIMARY KEY COLUMN list box.
  16. Select PostError from the POST ERROR COLUMN list box.
  17. Select PostMessage from the POST MESSAGE COLUMN list box.
  18. Click Save.
  19. Navigate to the Templates page’s Vertical View.
  20. Click Configuration tab.

  21. Click Edit.

    View the field descriptions for the Templates page’s Vertical View.

  22. Select the name of the Integrate BAPI process created in Create a BAPI Template and Process in Integrate from the Integrate Process ID list box.
  23. Click Advanced tab.
  24. Select the component name that contains the Archive page created in Create Archive Page from the Template Archive WebAppID list box.
  25. Select the page name for the Archive page created in Create Archive Page from the Template Archive Page ID list box
  26. Click Save.

To add the custom data entry and review pages to the template roles:

  1. Select Roles for the template.
  2. Click Vertical View for the Data role.
  3. Click Page Settings tab.
  4. Click the Custom Page check box to enable it.

  5. Click Edit.

    View the field descriptions for the Template (Role) page's Vertical View

  6. Select the name of the component that stores the custom data entry page from the Web App ID list box.

    NOTE: The Web App ID is the data entry page created in Create Data Entry Page and View.

  7. Select the name of the page from the Page ID list box.
  8. Click Save.
  9. Close the Template (Role)page'sVerticalView.
  10. Click Vertical View for the Review role.
  11. Click Page Settings tab.
  12. Click the Custom Page check box to enable it.

  13. Click Edit.

    View the field descriptions for the Template (Role) page's Vertical View

  14. Select the name of the component that stores the custom review page from the Web App ID list box.

    NOTE: The Web App ID is the data entry page created in Create Approval Page and View.

  15. Select the name of the page from the Page ID list box.

  16. Click Save.

    NOTE: The Post role will use the standard Request (Post) page.

To process the request:

  1. Activate the template.
    Refer to Activate the Template  for more information.
  2. Create a request based on the template.
    Refer to Create Requests  for more information.
  3. Click Roles for the template.

  4. Click DATA ENTRY for the Data role.

    NOTE: The Data Entry page created in Create Data Entry Page and View displays. The standard import options to facilitate data entry can be used. Refer to Import a View at the Request-Role Level for more information.

  5. Click Finish for the Data role once data entry is complete.

  6. Review and approve the role.

    NOTE: The Approval page created in Create Approval Page and View displays when the Review role clicks DATA ENTRY.

  7. Click DATA ENTRY for the Post role.

  8. Click Post.

    NOTE: Posting will be processed by Integrate.

To view posting messages:

  1. Select Requests on the Navigation pane.
  2. Click Vertical View for the request.
  3. Click Archive Page ID.
  4. View the posting information in the Post Error, Post Message, Posted On and Posted By columns.