Distribute functions

Hi,
Could some one explain me how the below standard functions work and what is the differenec between each of them.
1.Distribute by Keys
2.Distribute by keys from sender to recipient.
3.Distribute by reference data from sender to Recipient
4.Distribute with reference data.
I looked at help.sap.com but that did not help much.
Any kind of help is appreciated.
points will eb assigned.
Thanks,
Subha

Hi,
Distribute with Reference Data:
Suppose i am planning sales quantity of materials for a sales representative and one sales representative has 3 customers (say). Now the quantity planned per sales representative has to be distributed among all the customers.
In the level where layout is defined, we wont have customer because it is for planning per sales representative. So on this layout, customer is blank.
Now distribute function should distribute this customer # record to all the customers.
The primary requisite for distribute with reference data to work is that there should be at least one record existing at the lowest level to which we want to distribute. Otherwise, it says no reference data exits.
Material SalesRep Customer Quantity
M1          SR1          C1           10
M1          SR1          C2           20
Suppose these records are already existing in the cube. When you open the layout at the sales rep level, we will see 30. If we plan it as 90, the delta record wil be
M1       SR1       #        60
Now for this record to distribute among the customers C1 and C2, distribute with reference data fetches the above two records in the cube. When it finds them, it will distribute the corresponding amounts.
for C1, 60*10/30 = 20
for C2, 60*20/30 = 40
So it will generate two delta records in the cube along with the exitsting two records. Finally cube data will be
M1   SR1 C1 10
M1   SR1 C2 20
M1   SR1 C1 20
M1   SR1 C2 40
For the distribute function to run properly,
fields for condition: Keyfigure name
fields to be changed: Customer
fields for reference : Material and customer
If it cant find reference data, it wont distribute and if we save that, a delta record of M1 SR1 # 60 gets saved in the cube.
Hope this example clarified about distribute with reference data.
Bindu

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>
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>
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In continuation:
Example Purchasing & Selling scenario
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2.2.2. Maintain object type for message type (BD59) Client independent
The ALE objects are used to create links between IDocs and applications objects, to control the serialisation, to filter messages in the customer model and to use listings.
For our own message type and IDoc you must maintain object types for the links.
If you want to check the serialisation for the message type, then you must maintain object types for the serialisation. If no serialisation object has been maintained for a given message type, then the serialisation will not be checked for this message type.
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Enter transaction BD59 (ALE -> Extensions -> ALE object maintenance -> Maintain object types)
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Click on New entries
Enter your object type, LIFNR (We need to use the vendor as a filter object), the segment name where LIFNR resides, Z1INVRV, a number 1 for the sequence followed by the actual field name LIFNR
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2.3.1. Manual Configuration (BD64) Client dependent
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Perform the Maintain customer distribution model directly function. (ALE -> Distribution customer model -> Maintain customer distribution model directly)
Specify the customer model you want to maintain and the logical system that is to be the sender of the messages OR create a new model. (Create model ALE with logical system ALELS1C400)
Choose the receiving systems to which the sending system must forward message type ZINVRV to.
For each receiving logical system allocate the message type necessary for communication to the receiving systems as per ALE configuration procedure.
Create filter objects (in our case LIFNR as the object type with the associated vendor number, 0000018001 with leading zeros, in the object area) for the message types.
Save the entries.
NOTES:
You cannot maintain a message type between the same sender and receiver in more than one customer distribution model.
Only the owner is authorised to modify the model.
To change the owner of a model, choose the 'Maintain ownership of customer distribution model' function. Make sure that all changes will be distributed to all systems that know the corresponding model. To do so, you can use the correction and transport system.
To transport the customer distribution model you should use the Distribute customer model function of the IMG as described below.
2.3.2. Distribute customer model (BD71) Client dependent
After the customer model has been created centrally, it must be distributed to the other remote systems. This entails first of all setting up the communication for the distributed systems and then sending the model.
2.3.2.1. Distribute Model (BD71) Client dependent
This task is performed on your ALE reference client. To distribute the customer distribution model, read the ALE configuration procedure and follow these steps:
Make the settings for the communication with the other decentral systems, you have not set them yet.
Define the RFC destination for R/3 connections whose names correspond to the name of the corresponding logical system.
Create the output partner profile.
Distribute the customer model
Specify the name of the customer model.
You must specify the target system to which you want to distribute the customer model.
You must repeat this function for every distributed logical system.
2.3.2.2. Maintain sending system partner profile (WE20) Client dependent
With this function, you define the partner profiles for all outbound and inbound messages on the basis of the customer distribution model.
After you have defined and distributed the customer model, you will have to maintain the partner profiles locally. To do this read the ALE configuration procedure.
Enter the output mode (background, immediately) and the package size for outbound processing.
Requirements
The customer model must be maintained.
RFC destinations must be maintained.
The customer model must be distributed.
To ensure that the appropriate persons in charge are informed if a processing error occurs, you must make settings in: Error processing Maintain organisational units.
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2.4.1. Example code
The code displayed below does the following:
populates our IDoc segment Z1INVR with the 2 fields XBLNR and LIFNR, populates the segment name and appends this to an internal table used to store the IDoc data;
populates the control record info with the message type and IDoc type; and
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APPEND IDOC_DATA. Populate IDoc internal table
Move the control data info required for the distribution
IDOC_CONTROL-MESTYP = C_INVREV_MESTYPE.
IDOC_CONTROL-DOCTYP = C_INVREV_IDOC_TYPE.
Call the distribute function with the required parameters
CALL FUNCTION 'MASTER_IDOC_DISTRIBUTE' IN UPDATE TASK
EXPORTING
MASTER_IDOC_CONTROL = IDOC_CONTROL
TABLES
COMMUNICATION_IDOC_CONTROL = T_COMM_CONTROL
MASTER_IDOC_DATA = IDOC_DATA
EXCEPTIONS
ERROR_IN_IDOC_CONTROL = 1
ERROR_WRITING_IDOC_STATUS = 2
ERROR_IN_IDOC_DATA = 3
SENDING_LOGICAL_SYSTEM_UNKNOWN = 4
OTHERS = 5.
Figure 4: Outbound processing example code
NOTE:
For debugging purposes, use transaction WE05 (IDoc overview) to see check your IDoc status, or to see whether an IDoc was created/
3. INBOUND PROCESSING
3.1. Create Function Module
This function module is called when a message type, of type ZINVRV, comes into the receiving system. This needs to be configured and is dealt with later in this section. The function module is passed the IDoc as a parameter.
Example parameters
Import parameters Reference field Opt Y/N
INPUT_METHOD BDWFAP_PAR-INPUTMETHD N
MASS_PROCESSING BDWFAP_PAR-MASS_PROC N
Export Parameters Reference field Opt Y/N
WORKFLOW_RESULT BDWFAP_PAR-RESULT N
APPLICATION_VARIABLE BDWFAP_PAR-APPL_VAR N
IN_UPDATE_TASK BDWFAP_PAR-UPDATETASK N
CALL_TRANSACTION_DONE BDWFAP_PAR-CALLTRANS N
Table Parameters Reference field Optional Y/N
IDOC_CONTRL EDIDC
IDOC_DATA EDIDD
IDOC_STATUS BDIDOCSTAT
RETURN_VARIABLES BDWFRETVAR
SERIALIZATION_INFO BDI_SER
Exceptions
WRONG_FUNCTION_CALLED
Example code
The code displayed below does the following:
populates a BDC table with the IDoc info;
calls the transaction via a BDC call; and
updates the IDoc status according to the BDC error status.
EXTRACT FROM: Z_IDOC_INPUT_ZINVRV
Declaration of local variables
DATA: C_SEGNAM(10) TYPE C VALUE 'Z1INVRV'.
*-Loop through the IDOCs
LOOP AT IDOC_CONTRL.
*---Loop through the data for the IDOC
LOOP AT IDOC_DATA WHERE DOCNUM = IDOC_CONTRL-DOCNUM.
CASE IDOC_DATA-SEGNAM.
WHEN C_SEGNAM.
Here we get the info from the idoc table
IT_Z1INVRV = IDOC_DATA-SDATA.
ENDCASE.
PERFORM REV_INV.
ENDLOOP.
PERFORM UPDATE_IDOC_STATUS.
ENDLOOP.
FORM REV_INV "Reverse invoice form
Local variables & constants
DATA: C_TCODE LIKE BKPF-TCODE VALUE 'VF11'. "BDC transaction code
Now we can build the bdc table to call the reversal transaction start of screen 109
CLEAR BDC_TAB.
BDC_TAB-PROGRAM = 'SAPMV60A'.
BDC_TAB-DYNPRO = '109'.
BDC_TAB-DYNBEGIN = 'X'.
APPEND BDC_TAB.
Document number
CLEAR BDC_TAB.
BDC_TAB-FNAM = 'KOMFK-VBELN(01)'.
BDC_TAB-FVAL = IT_Z1INVRV-XBLNR. "Billing document number
APPEND BDC_TAB.
OK Code for screen 109
CLEAR BDC_TAB.
BDC_TAB-FNAM = 'BDC_OKCODE'.
BDC_TAB-FVAL = 'SICH'.
APPEND BDC_TAB.
Now we can call transaction 'VF11' with the populated bdc table. The transaction is called inside the idoc-contrl loop, so a transaction will be called for every idoc (journal). the transaction is called in no-display mode ('N') because this code runs in background as it is called by ale. The update is specified to be synchronous ('S') because we have to wait for the result to update the idoc status correctly.
CALL TRANSACTION C_TCODE USING BDC_TAB MODE 'N' UPDATE 'S'.
Store the return code for use in another form (status update)
RETURN_CODE = SY-SUBRC.
Here we check the return code, if there was an error, we put the transaction in a bdc session for the user to review and correct.
IF SY-SUBRC NE 0.
CALL FUNCTION 'BDC_OPEN_GROUP'
EXPORTING
CLIENT = SY-MANDT
GROUP = 'ZINVRV'
USER = C_ALE_USER
KEEP = 'X'.
CALL FUNCTION 'BDC_INSERT'
EXPORTING
TCODE = C_TCODE
TABLES
DYNPROTAB = BDC_TAB.
CALL FUNCTION 'BDC_CLOSE_GROUP'
EXCEPTIONS
NOT_OPEN = 1
QUEUE_ERROR = 2
OTHERS = 3.
ELSE. "No problems
C_EXISTS = 'N'.
Select from the billing document table to get sales doc number
SELECT * FROM VBRP WHERE VBELN = IT_Z1INVRV-XBLNR.
Select from the sales document table to get user status number
SELECT SINGLE * FROM VBAP WHERE VBELN = VBRP-AUBEL AND
POSNR = VBRP-AUPOS.
Select from the status table to change the user status to pending
SELECT * FROM JEST WHERE OBJNR = VBAP-OBJNR AND
STAT LIKE C_USER_STATUS.
IF JEST-STAT = C_US_PENDING. "User status is pending
JEST-INACT = C_UNCHECKED. "Make pending the active status
UPDATE JEST.
C_EXISTS = 'Y'. "I.E. An entry is already in table
ELSEIF JEST-INACT = C_UNCHECKED AND JEST-STAT NE C_US_PENDING.
JEST-INACT = C_CHECKED. "Make everything else inactive
UPDATE JEST.
ENDIF.
ENDSELECT.
IF C_EXISTS = 'N'. "I.E. Pending has never been a status before
JEST-OBJNR = VBAP-OBJNR.
JEST-STAT = C_US_PENDING.
JEST-INACT = C_UNCHECKED. "Make pending the active status
INSERT JEST.
ENDIF.
ENDSELECT. "Select from VBRP (Billing document table)
ENDIF.
ENDFORM. " REV_INV
FORM UPDATE_IDOC_STATUS.
Now we check the CALL TRANSACTION return code and set IDOC status
CLEAR IDOC_STATUS.
IF RETURN_CODE = 0.
WORKFLOW_RESULT = '0'.
IDOC_STATUS-DOCNUM = IDOC_CONTRL-DOCNUM.
IDOC_STATUS-STATUS = '53'.
IDOC_STATUS-UNAME = SY-UNAME.
IDOC_STATUS-REPID = SY-REPID.
IDOC_STATUS-MSGTY = SY-MSGTY.
IDOC_STATUS-MSGID = SY-MSGID.
IDOC_STATUS-MSGNO = SY-MSGNO.
IDOC_STATUS-MSGV1 = SY-MSGV1.
IDOC_STATUS-MSGV2 = SY-MSGV2.
IDOC_STATUS-MSGV3 = SY-MSGV3.
IDOC_STATUS-MSGV4 = SY-MSGV4.
RETURN_VARIABLES-WF_PARAM = 'Processed_IDOCs'.
RETURN_VARIABLES-DOC_NUMBER = IDOC_CONTRL-DOCNUM.
APPEND RETURN_VARIABLES.
ELSE.
WORKFLOW_RESULT = '99999'.
IDOC_STATUS-DOCNUM = IDOC_CONTRL-DOCNUM.
IDOC_STATUS-STATUS = '51'.
IDOC_STATUS-UNAME = SY-UNAME.
IDOC_STATUS-REPID = SY-REPID.
IDOC_STATUS-MSGTY = SY-MSGTY.
IDOC_STATUS-MSGID = SY-MSGID.
IDOC_STATUS-MSGNO = SY-MSGNO.
IDOC_STATUS-MSGV1 = SY-MSGV1.
IDOC_STATUS-MSGV2 = SY-MSGV2.
IDOC_STATUS-MSGV3 = SY-MSGV3.
IDOC_STATUS-MSGV4 = SY-MSGV4.
RETURN_VARIABLES-WF_PARAM = 'ERROR_IDOCS'.
RETURN_VARIABLES-DOC_NUMBER = IDOC_CONTRL-DOCNUM.
APPEND RETURN_VARIABLES.
ENDIF.
APPEND IDOC_STATUS.
ENDFORM. " UPDATE_IDOC_STATUS
Figure 5: Inbound processing example code
3.1.1. Debugging inbound FM
Use transaction WE19 to test inbound function module in debugging mode. Also use WE05 to view the IDocs and their statuses.
3.2. Maintain ALE attributes
The inbound function module needs to be linked to the message type and the message type needs to be linked to the appropriate inbound process code at the partner profile level before the scenario is enabled. These steps are described below in detail.
3.2.1. Link Message Type to Function Module (WE57) Client independent
To link a message (ZINVRV) type to a function module (Z_IDOC_INPUT_ZINVRV) follow these steps:
Enter transaction WE57 (ALE -> Extensions -> Inbound -> Allocate function module to logical message)
Select an entry (EG. IDOC_INPUT_ORDERS) and copy
Type in module name Z_IDOC_INPUT_ZINVRV
Type in basic IDoc type as ZINVRV01
Type in message type as ZINVRV
Type object type as IDOCINVOIC (Invoice document) - Used for workflow
Direction should be set to 2 for inbound
Enter and save
3.2.2. Define FM settings (BD51) Client independent
Enter transaction BD51 (ALE -> Extensions -> Inbound -> Define settings for input modules)
Click on New entries
Type in the name of the new function module Z_IDOC_INPUT_ZINVRV
Enter 0 for mass processing in the output column
Save and Exit
3.2.3. Maintain process codes (WE42) Client dependent
A process code needs to be maintained on each client. It then needs to be linked to the message via the partner profiles on each client. This allows the various clients to use a unique function module for the same message type.
To maintain the process code follow these steps:
Log on to the appropriate receiving system client
Execute WE42 (ALE -> Extensions -> Inbound -> Maintaining process codes inbound)
Choose Inbound with ALE service
Choose Processing with function module
Click on Processing with function module and choose create icon
Click on New Entries
Type in process code ZINR and give it a description and save
Now you are asked to Please maintain codes added in ALE entry methods, enter and choose Z_IDOC_INPUT_FIRVSL and copy it. You should choose a FM similar to your one.
Enter your process code ZINR
Enter your function module Z_IDOC_INPUT_ZINVRV
NOTE: The next 6 steps are used in workflow error handling.
Enter IDPKFIDCMT in object type
Enter MASSINPUTFINISHED in End event
Enter IDOCINVOIC in IDoc object type
Enter INPUTERROROCCURREDFI in IDoc start event
Enter INPUTFINISHEDFI in IDoc End event
Enter IDOCINVOIC in Application object type
You will need to determine the task associated with object IDOCINVOIC, and then assign the appropriate position to it. This position will then receive the application error messages via workflow.
To set up the workflow area please consult the Workflow config guide.
3.3. Create inbound partner profile
For each message type you need to maintain the inbound partner profiles.
3.3.1. Maintain receiving system partner profile (WE20) Client dependent
To maintain inbound partner profiles read the document ALE configuration procedure:
Add the message type ZINVRV with process code ZINR.
Enter the output mode (background, immediately) for inbound processing and NO message code.
Enter the position S and choose the ALE administrator 50000085. This position will then receive all the technical ALE errors via workflow.
3.4. Test
Once the inbound function module has been debugged the scenario should be ready to test in its entirety. If problems occur, read through the relevant areas of this document to check your configuration or code.
Hope this will help you,
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Reward with points incase you are satisfied.
Regards,
Sushama

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Hi everybody!
I just send this bug report to the Apple's feedback team.
Meanwhile, maybe you guys could help me find any solutions? Thanks!
I downloaded Pages 5.0 yesterday.
It seems that it is impossible to use the Align and Distribute function. When I select more then three objects I can't use those function either by the Inspector window or the main menu at the to of the page.
Those functions appear in grey.
Also, I noticed that I can't group or ungroup those objects. These functions also appear greyed.
Also, I wonder why Pages 5.0 doesn't allow to show the vertical ruler.
Finally, it seems - as in the previous version of Pages - impossible to select multiple objects with a selecting arrow allowing the user to circle the desired objects. Command-A or click-shift is not an option when you want to select specific and multiple objects in an area. Dammm! That is something so useful in Word!

UPDATE
Some problems solved
Notice : I use a the french version. I'll try to use the right terms to get me understanded.
About those functions : group, ungroup, align, distribute... They get available when :
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     - Then you select (I'm not shure about this one in english) « Stay on the page ». Don't select « With text ». SEE IMAGE INSERTED here.
Now, what about the vertical ruler? I guess it's all gone in this version.
Also, to easily select multiple et specific objects I didn't find any way better then the shift-click avery one of them. Bummer.

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