BAPI_ALM_NOTIF_CREATE not creating any maintenance notification.

[Former Member]

I am trying to use the BAPI_ALM_NOTIF_CREATE bapi to create a notification. If I use the transaction IW21, I can create it perfectly. However, when I call the bapi from my z program, or from the transaction se37 (as a test), passing exactly the same data, it returns no error or information message, but the notification is never created when I check the result with the transaction IW23.

Am I missing some data to pass to the BAPI, that gets automatically created when using Tx IW21?

Any pointer, any light over this matter is GREATLY appreciated.

[Former Member]

Hi,

You need to call the Function module BAPI_ALM_NOTIF_SAVE after BAPI_ALM_NOTIF_CREATE.

Also you need to commit using BAPI_TRANSACTION_COMMIT.

Thanks

Romit

[Former Member]

Thanks Romit! I applied your ideas and it worked perfectly... thanks again.

[Former Member]

Hi,

I am also facing the same problem as you in creating th e Notification.if i create a test Program and call the sequesnce of Fuction modules PI_ALM_NOTIF_CREATE,BAPI_NOTIF_SAVE,BAPI_TRANSACTION_COMMIT Motification is successfully creating .where as if i call theses 3 FM's in BAPI FM which creates PM Order theNotification is not getting created .Could you please share your Experience on this issue..it would be helpful for me.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

Ramu.

[Former Member]

Hi. That BAPI is actually pretty easy. The main idea is:

1. Create the notification with BAPI_ALM_NOTIF_CREATE

2. Save the notification with BAPI_ALM_NOTIF_SAVE

3. Do a BAPI_TRANSACTION_COMMIT

In my experience, I would suggest that you get the notification number from BAPI_ALM_NOTIF_CREATE within the field notifheader_export-notif_no.

You then pass that as a parameter to the save function module. Note that the field is actually a CHAR field, so the number '01' is actually different than '001', That's why it is better to take the notification number from the notifheader_export structure (specially if you are assigning external numbers to the notification)

[Former Member]

HI,

Please tell me if i want to create notifcation by executing FM BAPI_ALM_NOTIF_CREATE.how to pass parameters?

Thanks,

Anil

[Former Member]

HI,

Please tell me if i want to create notifcation by executing FM BAPI_ALM_NOTIF_CREATE.how to pass parameters?

Are there any madatory fields and dependencies between HDR>> other tables

Thanks,

Rao

[Former Member]

Thanks for the quick response!

I used it in a test Y program and it worked, but now in the Z program it doesn't work I suspect it is because the bapi is called inside a function module, which in turn is called 'in update task' (V1). Where should I call the BAPI_TRANSACTION_COMMIT function module? Inside my Z-function module or outside. If I call it inside the function... couldn't that compromise the integrity of the DB? (I have to do another DB changes along with the PM/CS BAPI)

[Former Member]

Hehehe... I just realized (the hard way) that it is not possible to do commit work inside an update function. hehehe... I should have read more carefully my ABAP academy books....