Creating inbound Sales Orders IDOC within SAP

[Former Member]

Hi,

I receive a flat file containing sales order information. I would like to create inbound Sales Order IDOCs from this flat file. I know I can use BAPI_SALESORDER_CREATEFROMDAT2 to create sales orders however I would like to retain the benefits of IDOCs e.g. error retention and re-processing.

There are a number of functions MASTERIDOC_CREATE* to create various IDOCs but I can't seem to find one for message type ORDERS. I know I can create a 'Z' version but would like to avoid that as much as possible as development budget is tight.

Any help would be greatly appreciated in the form of reward points.

Thanks and regards,

Liam

[Frank711]

Hi,

the SAP function for message type ORDERS is IDOC_INPUT_ORDERS. To call this function you need a program that creates the idoc header EDIDC and maps the flat file into the idoc structure EDIDD.

regards

Frank

[Former Member]

Hi Frank,

The problem with this is there I will have to perform the mapping exercise and build the segment hierarchy in EDIDD which I'm trying to avoid. I was hoping to call a standard function (e.g. a MASTERIDOC_CREATE**) that I can just simply past order header and item information via internal tables which will generate and IDOC for me.

Thanks for your help.

Liam

[Former Member]

Hi,

U can make use of LSMW and in its option select idoc . Message type being ORDER and basic type being ORDERS01.

follow the steps in lsmw to upload data from a flat file and post the idoc into SAP.

Hope this will help.

Reward useful answers.

Regards,

Shrita

[Former Member]

Hello Mr.Liam,

I have the same requirement as urs where i have to create a sales order using an IDOC.

if u have resolved your query could please help me out with the same.

thanks,

Radhika.

[Former Member]

Hi,

Can u tell me the steps to create a sales order using idoc, i've created a bapi but thats a temprory use. I wanted to created a sales order automatically when a purchase order is saved.

Please let me know if u can help me, i wanted to do it using idoc

Regards

Sanju