Distributing Business Partner Master Data From SAP CRM

Distributing Business Partner Master Data from SAP CRM to an external system using the CRM XIF A dapter 

Distributing Business Partner Master Data from SAP CRM to an external system using the CRM XIF Adapter Applies to: SAP CRM 5.0 on Web AS 700 (SAP_ABA 700, SAP_BASIS 700, BBPCRM 500)

Summary This article is based on a customer specific requirement which I have undertaken on a project. It describes a scenario where CRM Business Partner Master Data and Relationship Data is distributed to an External NonSAP System called Centrix. The interface setup was done through a combination of CRM XIF adapter setup, BADI enhancement (for populating custom fields) and IDoc Technology to distribute the data. This article explains how the interface was configured in SAP CRM step by step.

Author(s): Aditya S Palekar Company: SAP Global Delivery Centre, India Created on: 08 January 2007

Author Bio Aditya Palekar is an SAP Development Consultant working for SAP Global Delivery Centre at Bangalore, India. He has 5 years of ABAP programming experience which includes programming on SAP ECC. He has undertaken projects for customers based in India, UK U K and USA and has played the role of a developer and development lead

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Table of Contents Applies to: .......... ................... .................. .................. .................. ................... ................... .................. .................. ................... ................... .................. .................. ................ ................ ......... 1 Summary................. Summary .................................. .................................. .................................. ................................... ................................... .................................. ................................... .................. 1 Author Bio .......... ................... .................. .................. .................. ................... ................... .................. .................. ................... ................... .................. .................. ................ ................ ......... 1 Preface................. Preface .................................. .................................. .................................. ................................... ................................... .................................. ...................................... ..................... 3 Project Requirement ......... .................. .................. .................. ................... ................... .................. .................. ................... ................... .................. .................. ................... .......... 4 The Approach .......... ................... .................. .................. ................... ................... .................. .................. ................... ................... .................. .................. .................. ................ .......... ... 4 Technical System Landscape............... Landscape........................ .................. .................. .................. ................... ................... .................. .................. ................... .................. ........ 5 SAP CRM 5.0 ......... .................. .................. .................. ................... ................... .................. .................. ................... ................... .................. .................. .................. ............. .... 6 Magma....................... Magma.............. .................. .................. ................... ................... .................. .................. ................... ................... .................. .................. ................... ................ ......... ... 6 Centrix ......... .................. ................... ................... .................. .................. .................. ................... ................... .................. .................. ................... ................... ................ .............. ....... 6 Configuration of the Interface Scenario ......... .................. .................. .................. .................. ................... ................... .................. .................. .................. ......... 7 Extension to the CRM XIF Complex Structure ......... .................. .................. .................. ................... ................... .................. .................. ............ ... 7 Generation of Custom Message Type from the ALE A LE Interface ......... .................. .................. ................... ................... ............... ...... 8 BADI Enhancement Implementation for the Outbound Messages ......... .................. .................. ................... ................... ......... 9 Filtering the Business Partners per Business B usiness Partner Category ......... .................. .................. ................... ................... ......... 9 Populating Custom Fields for the BP Relationship in the outbound message ......... ................... .............. .... 11 ALE Setup ......... .................. .................. .................. ................... ................... .................. .................. .................. ................... ................... .................. .................. ................. ........... ... 15 Logical System setup ......... .................. ................... ................... .................. ................... ................... .................. ................... ................... .................. ................ ....... 15 RFC Destination setup ........ .................. ................... .................. ................... ................... .................. ................... ................... .................. ................... ............... ..... 15 ALE Port ......... .................. ................... ................... .................. .................. ................... ................... .................. .................. ................... ................... .................. ................ ......... .. 17 ALE Partner Profile Profile........ .................. ................... .................. ................... ................... .................. ................... ................... .................. ................... ................... ........... .. 17 Customer Distribution Model ......... .................. .................. ................... ................... .................. ................... ................... .................. ................... ............... ..... 19 External Interface Adapter (XIF) Setup................ Setup.......................... ................... .................. ................... ................... .................. ................... .............. .... 20 Create new Site ......... .................. ................... ................... .................. ................... ................... .................. ................... ................... .................. ................... ................ ...... 20 Create new Subscription(s) ......... .................. ................... ................... .................. ................... ................... .................. ................... ................... ................ ....... 20 Assign Site ID to Interface Type Type.......... ................... .................. ................... ................... .................. ................... ................... .................. .................. ......... 21 Running the Interface .......... ................... .................. ................... ................... ................... ................... .................. ................... ................... .................. ................... ............. ... 21 Debugging the BADI Enhancement while running the Interface ........ .................. ................... .................. ................... ............... ..... 24 Related Content................. Content........................... ................... .................. .................. ................... ................... .................. .................. .................. ................... ................... ............... ...... 27 Copyright......... Copyri ght.......................... .................................. .................................. .................................. .................................. .................................. ...................................... ......................... .... 28

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Preface This article is based on a customer specific requirement which I have undertaken on a project. It describes a scenario where we had to interface CRM Business Partner Master Data and Relationship Data to an external system called Centrix. Centrix is based on a SQL Server Database platform and required the master data from CRM to perform subsequent processes such as Billing to the customer. The challenge here was to interface SAP CRM and Centrix without a powerful middleware such as SAP XI. The customer eventually decided to implement XI but that was several months later in the Project. For the interfacing between SAP CRM and Centrix we used a system called Magma from Cindercone Solutions Ltd, UK. After thoroughly evaluating the technical capabilities we found that we can use Magma to listen to incoming IDocs from SAP CRM via HTTP, map them to the structures in Centrix and update the tables through SQL Insert commands. Magma contained ODBC drivers to connect to the Centrix database and perform SQL Insert operations. For transferring the Relationship data from SAP CRM, we had to introduce custom structures with additional fields as the standard IDoc in CRM did not contain all the data we needed. So BADI enhancements had to be implemented to populate these custom structures. Separate setup was required on Magma to listen to the incoming requests from SAP CRM. Separate database tables were setup on Centrix system to store the records coming from SAP CRM via Magma. This document does not discuss the details about the technical setup of Magma and Centrix. It focuses mainly on delivering the master data from SAP CRM to Magma and setup required from SAP specific to the requirement Now I am aware that there is standard documentation on CRM XIF function modules, but this specific case uses a combination of XIF, BADI enhancement, ALE/IDoc all working together. I found this mix of technology to be quite interesting and I am writing this article which would benefit other developers on similar requirements in the future as they would know more about the capabilities of the CRM XIF interface through this example

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Project Requirement •

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Business Partners created or changed in CRM should be distributed to an external system Centrix  Business Partners in specific BP roles would be created / changed in SAP CRM and must be distributed to the external system. These roles are: o

Sold-To Party

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Ship-To Party

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Payer

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Bill-To Party

Business Partners in CRM would be linked together by means of Business Partner relationships When a new BP relationship is added or an existing BP relationship is deleted from a Business Partner, the relationships need to be distributed to the external system so the linkage is maintained there as well For each relationship that is created / deleted, the other logically linked business partners should be sent out in the same message The interface between SAP CRM and the external system should be in Real-Time

The Approach Refer to the diagram below: -

SAP CRM contains a component called the External Interface Adapter (XIF) which allows you to interface between SAP CRM and external systems The interaction between the different layers is as follows: •

CRM Server: Business Partner master data / relationship data is created or changed

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CRM Middleware: A messaging BDoc (mBDoc) is generated: -

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BDoc message of type BUPA_MAIN is generated whenever Business Partner Master Data is created or changed

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BDoc message of type BUPA_REL is generated whenever a Business Partner Relationship is created or modified

External Interface (XIF) Adapter: Contains BADI enhancements which can be used for: o

Manipulate the data in outbound as well as inbound messages

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Populate data in custom structures in outbound and inbound messages

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Reject / Filter out messages that do not match your criteria

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Manipulations made to the outbound message are reflected in the IDoc / SOAP-XML stream

Delivery of the message: This could happen in one of 2 ways: o

SOAP/XML

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The message is dispatched as a SOAP-XML Message

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ALE/Idoc

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The message is mapped to an IDoc and dispatched

In our example we shall dispatch the outbound message using the ALE/IDoc approach 

Technical System Landscape

The systems in the landscape are: •

SAP CRM 5.0

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Magma

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Centrix

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This is the source of all Business Partner Master Data and Business Partner Relationship data Business Partner Master and Relationship Data is sent to Magma as an IDoc in XML format over HTTP protocol Three clients were provided in our SAP CRM development system as follows: 200

Master Config Client

210

Sandpit Client

220

Unit Testing Client

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For our requirement, we shall perform all configuration/setup in Client 200 and test in Client 210  Magma •

Listens to incoming HTTP requests from SAP CRM

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Maps the incoming IDoc (in XML format over HTTP protocol) to the target structures in Cen trix

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Updates the Centrix database tables through SQL INSERT statements

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This is the receiving system in the entire integration Receives the Business Partner Master and Relationship data from Magma (which in turn comes from SAP CRM)

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From an SAP CRM view point, Magma is the receiving system 

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So all XIF and ALE configuration in SAP CRM is done with respect to Magma 

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Configuration of the Interface Scenario Extensions to the CRM XIF Complex Structure for Business Partner Relationship Please Note: 

Although the master and relationship data is distributed using IDoc, the extension is not at the ALE  Layer which means we are not using IDoc extension 

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We are extending the structure centrally at the XIF layer and controlling the custom fields there so  they will be reflected in the subsequent outbound message (whether we choose IDoc or SOAP  method for distribution)

In this section, we will add an Append Structure to the structure CRMXIF_PARTNER_REL_COMPLEX (for Business Partner Relationships) We will then create a custom IDoc message type for the Business Partner Relationship Interface which will contain the fields from the standard structure and the custom fields from the append structure Later in this article, we will see how to populate the custom structure fields through a BADI enhancement which is called within the XIF framework before it passes to the ALE Layer Structure for Custom Fields in the interface Create a Structure ZDB1_CENTRIX_INTERFACE

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CRM to Centrix Interface Structure as follows: -

Set the Enhancement Category to Can be enhanced (Character Type)

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Table Type to hold multiple records of the Structure Create a new Table Type ZDB1_CENTRIX_INTERFACE_T  Table Type for CRM to Centrix Interface  Structure with line type as ZDB1_CENTRIX_INTERFACE structure Append Structure for Create a new Append Structure ZDB1_CENTRIX_APPEND structure BURS_EI_RELATION_DATA as follows: -

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Centrix Interface Data Structure  for the

Component

Component Type

ZZCENTRIXDATA

ZDB1_CENTRIX_INTERFACE_T

Set the Enhancement Category to Can be enhanced (Deep) 

Structure BURS_EI_RELATION_DATA is the data type for the component CENTRAL_DATA of the  CRM Relationship complex structure CRMXIF_PARTNER_REL_COMPLEX 

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It is under this level that we are attaching the append structure with the custom fields 

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These fields will be reflected in the Hierarchical structure of IDoc Type as we will create a custom  message type from this extended Complex Structure 

Generation of Custom Message Type from the ALE Interface •

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Create a new Function Group ZDB1_BUPARELALE and activate the same Function Group

Description

ZDB1_BUPARELALE

BP Relationship - External Interface

Start Transaction BDFG Enter Function Module as CRMXIF_PARTNER_REL_SAVE and press Enter. The corresponding Business Object and relevant Message Types are displayed From the menu choose Interface C   reate  Enter the parameters as shown below for Outbound Processing. Leave the Inbound Processing parameters unpopulated

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Press the Continue button to proceed Once the Interface is generated, choose the menu option Interface C   heck to see if all components have been created and activated successfully Go to Transaction WE30, enter IDoc Type ZCRMXIF_BUPAREL_EXT01 and choose the menu option Development Object C   heck. All the non-released segments are highlighted in the check Set the Release for all the non-released Segment Types through Transaction WE31

BADI Enhancement Implementation for the Outbound Messages Filtering the Business Partners per Business Partner Category •

Create a BADI implementation and activate the same as follows: BADI Definition

CRMXIF_PARTNER_MAP

BADI Implementation

ZDB1_CRMXIF_BPMAP

BADI Implementation Description

BP Main Data External Enhancement (BUPA_MAIN)

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Implement the method IF_EX_CRMXIF_PARTNER_MAP~CHANGE_MAPPED_DATA_OUT. In this method, if we delete a line from internal table CS_DATA_MAPPED which does not meet our criteria, we can prevent the IDoc from being generated subsequently. In this way we can filter the master data that is distributed The code below shows how we can validate and filter out the Business Partner data per Business Partner Category

METHOD if_ex_crmxif_partner_map~change_mapped_data_out. ************************************************************************ * METHOD: IF_EX_CRMXIF_PARTNER_MAP~CHANGE_MAPPED_DATA_OUT

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* TITLE: CRM Customer Master to Centrix Interface

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* AUTHOR: Aditya Palekar (SAP GDC)

DATE: 20.12.2006

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* DESCRIPTION: This method is called by the CRM XIF adapter framework

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when an outbound message is generated on Creating

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or Changing Business Partner main data

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This method contains a check to ensure that

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Business Partners of category '2' (Organisation)

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are sent to external system

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The method is triggered after the mBDoc of type

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BUPA_MAIN is created

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************************************************************************ DATA ls_data_mapped LIKE LINE OF cs_data_mapped.

DATA lv_tabix TYPE sytabix.

*** MAIN PROCESSING ***** LOOP AT cs_data_mapped INTO ls_data_mapped. * Store the index of this internal table record in a variable CLEAR lv_tabix. MOVE sy-tabix TO lv_tabix.

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DELETE cs_data_mapped INDEX lv_tabix. CONTINUE. ENDIF. ENDLOOP.

ENDMETHOD.

Check, Save and Activate the Method

Populating Custom Fields for the BP Relationship in the outbound message •

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Create a BADI implementation and activate the same as follows: BADI Definition

CRMXIF_PARTNER_R_MAP

BADI Implementation

ZDB1_CRMXIF_BPRELMAP

BADI Implementation Description

BP Relationship External Enhancement (BUPA_REL)

Interface

In the interface method IF_EX_CRMXIF_PARTNER_MAP~CHANGE_MAPPED_DATA_OUT, insert the following code: -

*----------------------------------------------------------------------* * This method is used to populate the additional custom fields of the * Relationship Complex Structure while sending the data outbound from * SAP CRM. * The fields populated here are passed on to the outbound IDoc which is * sent to Centrix. *----------------------------------------------------------------------* DATA lv_tabix TYPE sytabix. DATA lv_relat_cat TYPE bu_reltyp.

DATA ls_data_mapped LIKE LINE OF cs_data_mapped.

*** MAIN PROCESSING ***** LOOP AT cs_data_mapped INTO ls_data_mapped. * Store the index of this internal table record in a variable CLEAR lv_tabix. lv_tabix = sy-tabix.

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* Ship-To Party (Relationship Category --> CRMH02) * Payer

(Relationship Category --> CRMH03)

* Bill-To Party (Relationship Category --> CRMH04) CLEAR lv_relat_cat. lv_relat_cat = ls_data_mapped-header-object_instance-relat_category.

IF NOT ( lv_relat_cat = c_relcat_shipto OR

lv_relat_cat = c_relcat_payer

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lv_relat_cat = c_relcat_billto ).

DELETE cs_data_mapped INDEX lv_tabix. CONTINUE. ENDIF.

* Process only those relationships which have been newly created * or deleted during reassignment of relationships CHECK ls_data_mapped-header-object_task = c_task_insert OR

ls_data_mapped-header-object_task = c_task_delete.

CASE lv_relat_cat. *----------------------------------------------------------------------* * RELATIONSHIP CATEGORY 'CRMH02' (HAS A SHIP-TO PARTY/RECIPIENT) * EXISTS BETWEEN THE BUSINESS PARTNERS *----------------------------------------------------------------------* WHEN c_relcat_shipto. CALL METHOD zcl_im_db1_crmxif_bprelmap=>process_ship_to CHANGING cs_bp_rel_data = ls_data_mapped. ENDCASE.

" END OF PROCESSING FOR ALL RELATIONSHIP CATEGORIES

* Update the Complex Structure Internal Table with the modified * Centrix Structure data MODIFY cs_data_mapped FROM ls_data_mapped INDEX lv_tabix TRANSPORTING central_data-zzcentrixdata.

ENDLOOP.

" END OF PROCESSING ALL RELATIONSHIPS CREATED / DELETED

ENDMETHOD.

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DATA lv_sold_to_party TYPE bu_partner. DATA lv_bill_to_party TYPE bu_partner. DATA lv_payer TYPE bu_partner. DATA lv_ship_to_party TYPE bu_partner.

DATA ls_centrix TYPE LINE OF zdb1_centrix_interface_t. DATA ls_relationship TYPE bapibus1006_relations.

DATA lt_return TYPE bapiret2_t. DATA lt_relationships_ship TYPE TABLE OF bapibus1006_relations. DATA lt_relationships_sold TYPE TABLE OF bapibus1006_relations.

* Initialise all relevant variables CLEAR lv_sold_to_party. CLEAR lv_ship_to_party. CLEAR lv_bill_to_party. CLEAR lv_payer.

* Refresh the Centrix Data internal table REFRESH cs_bp_rel_data-central_data-zzcentrixdata.

* Ship-To Party Selected ************ CLEAR lv_ship_to_party. lv_ship_to_party = cs_bp_rel_data-header-object_instance-partner2-partner_no.

* Sold-To Party Selected ************ CLEAR lv_sold_to_party. lv_sold_to_party = cs_bp_rel_data-header-object_instance-partner1-partner_no.

* Get all Relationships of Sold-To Party REFRESH lt_relationships_sold. REFRESH lt_return. CALL FUNCTION 'BAPI_BUPA_RELATIONSHIPS_GET' EXPORTING businesspartner = lv_sold_to_party SAP DEVELOPER NETWORK | sdn.sap.com  

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TABLES relationships

= lt_relationships_sold

return

= lt_return.

* Finding the Bill-To Party CLEAR ls_relationship. READ TABLE lt_relationships_ship WITH KEY partner1 = lv_ship_to_party relationshipcategory = c_relcat_billto INTO ls_relationship.

IF sy-subrc = 0. * Bill-To Party Selected ************ lv_bill_to_party = ls_relationship-partner2. ENDIF.

* Finding the Payer CLEAR ls_relationship. READ TABLE lt_relationships_ship WITH KEY partner1 = lv_ship_to_party relationshipcategory = c_relcat_payer INTO ls_relationship.

* If the Payer is attached to the Ship-to Party * ( **** SCENARIO 1: REGIONAL BILL & PAYMENT **** ) IF sy-subrc = 0. * Payer Selected ************ lv_payer = ls_relationship-partner2. ENDIF.

* At this point, all the relevant Business Partners have been determined * Include all the relevant BP Numbers into the Centrix * Interface Structure CLEAR ls_centrix. ls_centrix-zzsapcrm_pay_id

= lv_payer.

ls_centrix-zzsapcrm_bill_id

= lv_bill_to_party.

ls_centrix-zzsapcrm_soldto_id

= lv_sold_to_party.

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ls_centrix-zzsapcrm_del_id ls_centrix-zzmethod

= lv_ship_to_party. = cs_bp_rel_data-header-object_task.

APPEND ls_centrix TO cs_bp_rel_data-central_data-zzcentrixdata. ENDMETHOD.

ALE Setup Logical System setup •

Start Transaction BD54

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Enter a new Logical System as follows: -

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Logical System

Description

EX1CENTRIX

External Interface to CENTRIX

Also ensure that an entry for Logical System CD1CLNT200 exists. This logical system must be assigned to CRM Client 200 (see Transaction SCC4 )

RFC Destination setup •

Start Transaction SM59

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Create a new RFC Destination of Type ‘G’ (HTTP Connections to External Server)

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In our case, the external system Magma has an application listening on a specified port. The details to be entered for our RFC destination are: -

Target Host

128.1.8.29

Service Number

650002

Path Prefix*

/Centrix-CRM-Customers

* The path prefix denotes the exact location of the application which is listening to the IDoc from CRM 

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ALE Port •

Start Transaction WE21

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Create a new ALE Port EX1MAGMA of type XML-HTTP

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Enter the RFC Destination EXT_MAGMA

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Choose the content type as Application/x-idoc

ALE Partner Profile •

Start Transaction WE20

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Create a Partner Profile EX1CENTRIX of Type LS (Logical System)

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Enter the message types CRMXIF_PARTNER_SAVE_M, ZCRMXIF_BUPAREL_EXT and SYNCH

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Please Note: 

Message Type SYNCH with IDoc Type SYNCHRON is added to the Partner Profile as well 

Customer Distribution Model •

Start Transaction BD64

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Create a Distribution Model as follows: Sending System

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CD1CLNT200

Receiving System

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EX1CENTRIX

Message Type(s): CRMXIF_PARTNER_SAVE_M ZCRMXIF_BUPAREL_EXT •

Perform a Technical Consistency Check  for the model in Transaction BDM5. Switch off the crosssystem checking when performing this check

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External Interface Adapter (XIF) Setup Create new Site •

Start Transaction SMOEAC

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Create a new site ZSITE01 of type External Interface for IDOCs as shown in the diagram below

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In the Site Attributes enter the ALE Partner profile EX1CENTRIX created earlier

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Hence we have linked the XIF site with the ALE partner profile

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Administration Console

Create new Subscription(s) In the same transaction SMOEAC you need to create 2 new subscriptions Subscription

ZSUB_BUPA_MAIN

Publication

All Business Partners (MESG)

Assign to Site

ZSITE01

Subscription

ZSUB_BUPA_REL

Publication

All Business Partner Relationships (MESG)

Assign to Site

ZSITE01

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Assign Site ID to Interface Type •

Start Transaction CRMXIF_C1

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Enter 2 new entries in the table as shown in the diagram

This table links the mBDoc Type to the respective External Interface (XIF) Function Module

Running the Interface The steps mentioned below for running the interface assume that we are using the SAPGUI for user  interaction. We can also use the CRM Web GUI for running this interface. Although the menus and  navigation paths are different in the Web GUI; we will still get the same results  The Business Partner numbers mentioned here are spe cific to the system in which I have tested  •

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Start Transaction BP Create a Business Partner in the Role Ship-To Party (in our case ZCRM02). Enter the relevant data and press Save Business Partner 13665 is created in the role ZCRM02 (Ship-To Party)

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An IDoc of message type CRMXIF_PARTNER_SAVE_M is generated with Status 03 (Data Passed to Port OK)

Similarly, 3 more Business Partners are created as follows: BP Number

BP Role

BP Role Description

13666

ZCRM03

Payer

13667

ZCRM04

Bill-To Party

13668

ZBUP02

Sold-To Party

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Now select the Business Partner 13668 (sold-To Party) and create the following Business Partner relationships as shown in the diagram

BP Number

BP Relationship Category

BP Relationship Description

Category

13665

CRMH02

Has Ship-To Party/Recipient

13666

CRMH03

Has Payer

13667

CRMH04

Has Bill-To Party

Save the Transaction An IDoc of message type ZCRMXIF_BUPAREL_EXT is generated The custom segment Z101DB1_CENTRIX_INTERFACE is visible in the IDoc with all the relevant Business Partners which are populated by the method CHANGE_MAPPED_DATA_OUT of BADI implementation ZDB1_CRMXIF_BPRELMAP

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Debugging the BADI Enhancement while running the Interface In the method CHANGE_MAPPED_DATA_OUT of the BADI Implementation ZDB1_CRMXIF_BPMAP set a hard coded break point in the source code as follows: BREAK APALEKAR

Save and activate the method

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Start Transaction BP

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Enter the Business Partner details in the respective fields

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Before you save the transaction, activate the debug mode by typing /h in the command field on the top left and then press Save to save the Business Partner record In the debug mode, set a breakpoint on the method PROCESS_OUTBOUND of global class CL_SMW_MFLOW Once the debugger breaks inside the method PROCESS_OUTBOUND, continue to debug until you reach the point shown in the image below. Change the value of the parameter __DBGMODE to 'X' and then press the F8 (Continue) button to proceed

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Go to Transaction SMW01 and select all BDocs of type BUPA_MAIN. You will notice that the mBDoc message has status; To be processed (Debug).

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Select the BDoc and choose the option Reprocess mBDoc message 

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You might get a confirmation dialog box. Choose ‘Yes’

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The program pauses in debug mode inside the method CHANGE_MAPPED_DATA_OUT of the BADI implementation ZDB1_CRMXIF_BPMAP containing your code. From here you can debug the enhancement code

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For more details on CRM XIF Interface for Business Partners, see documentation of function modules CRMXIF_PARTNER_COMPLEX and CRMXIF_PARTNER_REL_COMPLEX Refer

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