How to delete and create the CCM MASTER CATALOG in Catalog Content?

[Former Member]

Hi All,

Please provide the solution as we are in real trouble.

We have to delete master catalog and upload it again. Deletion is done because the mapping and all are being corrupted. SAP has suggested to delete the catalog and again upload it and do all the mapping again related to supplier and procurement catalog

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_srm50/helpdata/en/7f/9b62405c910272e10000000a155106/frameset.htm.

In the link above I found information really useful, however according to the document the CCM MASTER CATALOG should be created automatically by the SAP Catalog Authoring Tool, this happens the first time that you are using the system.

Catalog Creation

You use this function to create catalogs in SAP Catalog Authoring Tool.

You can create the following types of catalogs:

Supplier catalogs

Procurement catalogs

Model service catalogs

Note

SAP Catalog Authoring Tool creates the master catalog, the SRM product catalog, SRM contract catalogs, and the contract catalog for service specifications automatically.

When SAP Catalog Authoring Tool is used for the first time, you must open the Edit Catalogs application once, before you create any catalogs. Choosing Edit Catalogs triggers the creation of the master catalog. If you do not do this, SAP Catalog Authoring Tool outputs an error message when you try to create a catalog.

We have already the Master Schema and we know how to map the CCM MASTER CATALOG to the supplier and procurement catalogs. The main problem is that we need to delete the CCM/MASTERCATALOG and created again.

1. How delete the CCM/MASTERCATALOG?

In a Test environment I have delete the CCM/MASTERCATALOG using the "Edit Catalogs" mode then choosing the catalog and confirm the deletion.

Once this has been done, all the catalogs has been erased including the CCM/MASTERCATALOG, so now we have the system in blank. I am not sure if this is the correct way to delete the catalog or there is an easiest way where the Procurement and supplier catalogs don't disappear once the CCM/MASTERCATALOG is deleted.

2. Once the CCM/MASTERCATAOG is deleted how to created again?

According to the instructions the SAP Catalog Authoring Tool should created this automatically when is used for the first time, however how we can created the CCM/MASTERCATALOG again if the SAP Catalog Authoring Tool is not used for the fist time.

Is there a way where the system can create the CCM/MASTERCATALOG for a second time?

I follow the steps to create the CCM/MASTERCATALOG for the first time however I didn't get a positive result.

Any help provided will be really appreciated.

[jason_boggans]

Hi,

Generation of the /CCM/MASTER_CATALOG is automatic and does not require any additional effort from a catalog admin other than accessing the CDC (Edit Catalogs).

If the catalog is not regenerated at this point it is likely that you then receive an error like 'Error reading catalogs, error reading Master Catalog' or something similar which would indicate that the previous deletion of the master from either table /CCM/D_CTLG or /CCM/D_CTLG_REQ was not successfully completed or that the update operation in table /CCM/D_UPD_STATE remained in update status and never for some reason completed (status 03).

Deletion of the Master catalog should not cause the deletion of any other catalog, unless you have chosen 'delete all catalogs'! Choosing the Master and delete should result in only a deletion request for the master catalog, be aware however that all mapping records between Supplier -> Master -> Procurement catalogs will be destroyed and cannot be 'rejoined' but only rebuilt from scratch. It is also advisable after the Master deletion to chcek with report /CCM/CLEANUP_MAPPING which orphaned items and mapping records require cleanup as it is better to remove these before proceeding with the new mappings.

Regards,

Jason

[Former Member]

Jason,

Thanks a lot for your answer it was really helpful.

The problem that I am facing now is probably that the deletion was not completed succesfully, because when I enter to "Edit Catalogs" I get the error messages "Error when reading catalogs; error when reading master catalog "

When I delete the CCM/MASTERCATALOG I enter to "Edit Catalogs" then choose the catalog and click delete, then I just confirm the deletion. So I would like to know if this is correct way to do the deletion, the results that I get was the error message and all the other catalogs dissapear.

Do you know how I can check if the /CCM/D_CTLG or /CCM/D_CTLG_REQ was not successfully completed or that the update operation in table /CCM/D_UPD_STATE remained in update status?

Is there a Tcode or something where I can check this?

Do you know if the deletion should be done by a Tcode or is directly in the system, in the way that I did it?

Thanks again for your support

[Former Member]

Hi,

What is your entry in the SPRO --> Specify Settings for Master Catalog ID and Fuzzy Search

Is there an entry of /ccm/master catalog there?

Please go through these weblinks,

something similar what you faced while deleting the master catalog.

Best regards,

Sridhar