To distribute master data changes, schedule a report that reads the change pointers and generates IDocs. Define variants for the report and schedule jobs, each with the report and a variant as one step
You define variants for the RBDMIDOC program. You can use system-defined variants for the standard message types.
Procedure
Business Partner
- From the IMG menu, choose SAP NetWeaver → Application Server → IDoc Interface / Application Link Enabling (ALE) → Modeling and Implementing Business Processes →Master Data Distribution → Replication of Modified Data → Create IDocs from Change Pointers → Define Variants.
Alternatively, call the RBDMIDOC transaction.
- Select New Entries, and in the ABAP Editor: Initial window, enter the following:
Field Name
Field Value
Description
Program
RBDMIDOC
This is the program to distribute changes for product master data.
Variants
Select radio button
- Choose Change, and in the ABAP Variants: Initial Screen window, enter the following:
Field Name
Field Value
Description
Variant
<Name of variant>
Example: CUSTOMER
- Choose Create, and in the Maintain Variant: Report RBDMIDOC, Variant <name of variant> window, enter the following:
Field Name
Field Value
Description
Message Type
DEBMAS
- Choose Attributes, and in the Variant Attributes window, enter the following:
Field Name
Field Value
Description
Meaning
Enter a description for your variant.
Example: Variant for MDD – Customer
- Save your entries.
Product
- From the IMG menu, choose SAP NetWeaver → Application Server → IDoc Interface / Application Link Enabling (ALE) → Modeling and Implementing Business Processes → Master Data Distribution → Replication of Modified Data → Create IDocs from Change Pointers → Define Variants.
Alternatively, call the RBDMIDOC transaction.
- Select New Entries, and in the ABAP Editor: Initial window, enter the following:
Field Name
Field Value
Description
Program
RBDMIDOC
This is the program to distribute changes for product master data.
Variants
Select radio button
- Choose Change, and in the ABAP Variants: Initial Screen window, enter the following:
Field Name
Field Value
Description
Variant
<Name of variant>
Example: PRODUCT
- Choose Create, and in the Maintain Variant: Report RBDMIDOC, Variant <name of variant> window, enter the following:
Field Name
Field Value
Description
Message Type
MATMAS
- Choose Attributes, and in the Variant Attributes window, enter the following:
Field Name
Field Value
Description
Meaning
Enter a description for your variant. Example: Variant for MDD – Product
- Save your entries.