SRM XI

[Former Member]

Hi all,

What is the suggested transfer protocol between SRM and XI? Right now, i'm choosing between XI and File. Please give tips or comments.

Also, how can we trigger SRM to transfer an xml or csv to a directory where XI can pick it up?

Thanks!!!

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello,

It depens on the SRM scenario which you are using.

For ex : For MM-SUS scenarion , it is IDOC - XML conversion.

Best Regards,

Pavan

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

hi pavan,

actually the scenario is something new. SRM - CLM..

i'm planning to use cvs to cvs but i don't know how to export cvs file in SRM. How can XI get the CVS files from SRM?

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

SRM does not output CSV.

it accepts CSV in standard as an input to catalog tool (CCM, MDM)

if you want to input CSV to CLM, then may be you can play with some "upload" FM.

but why SAP standard interfaces are not helping you? like IDOC or XML

BR

Dinesh

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

we will create a custom program that will output the csv files from srm system to the XI FTP. then convert the fields to clm fields. Then pass the converted csv file to the CLM upload directory. Will that be okay? I will use a file system protocol.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

this seems technically possible.

My question is that why your client wants to spend so much of efforts on this non-standard route.

& whether standard SAP interface would not help you.

viz when SRM creates contracts in ECC it uses IDOCs

Thanks

Dinesh

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

IDOCs? really Sir? Do you know what IDOC to use? I only know MATMAS, CREMAS and ORDERS. None of them are of contract type. Please give me the IDOC name Sir.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

The config guide for sourcing should give you all the required IDOC settings for contract management.

You can get it from service.sap.com or SAP SOLMAN

unfortunately I don't remember all the settings & names

BR

Dinesh

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

BLAORD is the Contract IDOC. just now i learned that we cannot use that. We need RFQ details and some vendor details. We cannot use the IDOC since it only has the contract details..

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

please disregard my previous reply. We can use the IDOC BLAORD but the problem is, it's not in the TABLE EDIMSG in SRM. That's why the created and updated contracts were not changed to IDOC type.

[Former Member]

oh well, file content conversion is the way to go!