Batch Characteristics FM "Not Released" !

[former_member182888]

Peace be Upon You All,

We have been using a function module to get the batch characteristics that are stored in MSC2N.

The function is VB_BATCH_VALUES_FOR_OUTPUT . using Batch number, Material, and Plant.

However, lately we found that in many cases,

some characteristics come from the FM with values different from those in MSC2N - on same batch and material !

and others come empty, while in MSC2N they have values !

We are using SAP HANA .

Accordingly, we sent SAP support a ticket complaining about this incident, and they said exactly:

Function VB_BATCH_VALUES_FOR_OUTPUT is not release so it's not supported

this FM is Not Released .. so it's not supported !!

so, why is it there on the system ? and why isn't it Described as "Obsolete Do Not Use" ?

Anyway, is there any FM to get the Batch Characteristics other than this FM ?!

an FM that is Released ..

please advise

[Former Member]

You can use function CLAF_CLASSIFICATION_OF_OBJECTS.

To check the input parameters, see the call inside function SD_BATCH_CLASSIFICATION_DATA.

About functions not supported, in SAP Netweaver  you can see all the source code, but some functions are made only for SAP internal use or only make sense in a specific context, so they may not work as expected in your scenario.

Regards

Luis Becker

[Former Member]

Hi,

You can explore BAPI_OBJCL_GETDETAIL also.

About the not released FMs, SAP uses some FM for there internal use and might change the interface (importing exporting parameters etc) and hence its not recommended to use not released FM for your requirements, once the FM is released it means now you don't have to ever change the way the FM was called and hence you got that reply from SAP.

Hope this helps.