External Operations: which API?

Hi all..
I have a console application that uses the Server API and I'd like to run it as an external operation. However, as I look into it, it appears that the job must run on the automation server... will the server API still work? I'm guessing not... seems to just hang when attempting a Reconnect().
OK, so maybe I can use the PRC... but what value do I use for the first argument in GetTokenContext()? the URI endpoint... ????
What's the best reference for writing external operations? Can't seem to find anything via plumtree.com searching... :(Jesse

Your post partially answered my question. I am looking into using the PRC Collab Java API (to add calendar tasks programmatically) and want to know if that could be called as an external operation. It would probably be possible if the latest version edk.jar with the Collaboration API was on the Automation Portal Server. We have Automation Portal 5.0.4 installed and it comes with ans older version of the EDK.jar.
Any comments and recommendations on on the best method way to accomplish what I am trying to do?
Thanks.
Vanita------- HP SupportTeamLux wrote on 8/18/04 4:20 AM -------
Hi Jesse,
I'm also doing a console application that uses the PRC and is called as an external operation.
For the URI endpoint, I specify a URL in the application.config file. It contains the URL to the Plumtree Web Services, usually like http://portalserver/ptapi/QueryInterfaceAPI.asmx. Forthe second parameter, the login token, I use what the external operation passes me as parameter (). Works nicely...
HTH, Fred

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I am creating an external operation in a routing and I enter the purchasing info record which is created for the material.
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Already info record is created for this material then what could be the problem. This is stopping the routing creation .Please help.
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shailesh nadkarni wrote:
> Hi Prasobh,
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> Thnks for the quick response but can you throw somelight between the difference in Inforecord with Material and Inforecord without Material. Thnks....
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If the material is procured by means of subcontracting process, then we need to assign in the material master MRP2 view with special procurement key 30, create the BOM for the material, which would contain the components which would be Issued to the vendor. In this case you would be performing all the transaction with referance to the Output material number, so an Inforecord of SubContract category needs to be created with referance to the Output material, where you Issue the components and you can recieve your material.
In case of operation subcontract the PR or Purchase order would be with account assignment to the production order and not with referance to any material, so there wont be any referance to any material number (Product), you can Issue components for processing, but when recieving it is again not with referance to any material but operation delivery.
Hope i was able to explain, what you wanted.
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In routing if I maintain controlkey with external operation, I have to enter the info record details.
(I have to create info record without ref to material, the pur req/Pur ord created will be account assigned).
When ever I create an order the system will generate pur req for external opeation with ref to info record and it wil be always send to the vendor which i have maintained in info record.
My requirement is, I have 5 vendors who can do the same processing with different cost and lead time. I need to select the vendors.
Please let me know how to achieve this.
I cant go for Quota arrangement,since material number is not involved.
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In Your Scenario what i feel is you can create one routing in which u can mainatin vendor info record which is commonly used.Create a production order,but before releasing it,u can change purchase info record by making the customised setting as below.
Go to OPL8,for particular order type and plant combination,maintain order type dependent parameters in which in planning tab -purchase requistion -try to put 2 or 1 and test (1-never it will not create,2 -purchase requistions will be created after release,3-Immidiately when order is created)
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Hi,
I am generating a purchase requisiton for an external operation from a production order. This purchase req is a std purchase req and account assignment is F (production order). The line item does not have a storage location due to which the ME59N fails. Does anyone know how I can get the strorage location for this external operation purchase req to populate and how I can get the ME59N to work for purchase reqs of these kinds ?
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Hello
I'd like to suggest you to read carefully the following note:
503497 - Subcontracting and MRP areas
The following information provided on this note confirms that the storage location is not necessary for subcontracting, therefore, this field is empty:
The most important point to understand the system behavior is the fact that the withdrawal of the (subcontracting) component is generally carried out during the goods receipt for an SC procurement proposalfrom the subcontractor stock that is managed at plant level from an inventory management point of view and that has no reference to a storage location at all.
This causes that subcontractor requirements can never enter a storage location MRP area, since you can later not post the withdrawal from this MRP area.
Thus SC-requirements always enter the SC segment of the plant MRP area or the SC-MRP area.
The SC MRP area in turn is supplied by stock transfer reservations from the plant MRP area or via third-party order processing through procurement proposals with goods receipt directly to the subcontractor. A supply through the materials planning from a storage location MRP area is not possible.
For the above reason, SC-requirements do also not carry any storage location, since the storage location does not have any control function at all for SC-requirements:
You cannot and you should not determine a storage location MRP area (see above), and the subcontractor MRP area is determined via the vendor of the procurement proposal, thus it is independent of the storage location.
See also Note 376050 on this topic that makes a modification available which prevents the deletion of the storage location in the subcontractor requirements, so that you can use, for example, customer-specific reports to analyze the storage location.
You may consider the modification from note 376050, which prevents the deletion of the storage location from the subcontracting requirements, however, this is generally only relevant for displaying the storage location and this is not used for processing the item.
BR
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Dear all,
I'm using a external control key, I have an external service I want to perfom. How come I don't have a place inside the routing to indicate the service that I want like PM task lists? Also how is the purchasing department supposed to understand and the production people how would they know which cost element (GL Account) to throw in, it's too technical for them since each service is related to a certain cost element.
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We would like to capture the external costs of the operation, as a form of immediate 'Confirmation' for that operation and posting into interim costs. Later, when the physical goods have arrived and invoiced CO can reconcile those costs against these interim costs.
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Dear
if vendor is doing first operation, Create a semi finished material with special procurement 30 subcontracting key in material master MRP2 view and maintain BOM of components which are sending to vendor and routing with external procurement.
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if vendor is last operation, procedure will be vise versa of above procedure.
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External operation without material supply

Hi, i want to send only the parent material (header material) for some operation at subcontractor for operation 20. pls advise how to maintain the bom and send to vender and further steps? thank u in advance.

Hi,
Pl. find below steps for external processing. I got this from one of my friend.
1. For a production material (1001), one raw material (2001) is assigned.
2. Production process of 1001 is having four operations 10, 20, 30 and 40.
3. In this 10, 30, and 40 are internal operations and 20 is external operation (sub-contracting).
4. To address this, we created a dummy material (non-valuated) and named as 1001-20 (Finished product number + Operation to be performed).
5. This 1001-20 should form part of the component in BOM of 1001. That is BOM of 1001 will have components as raw material 2001 and this dummy material 1001-20. In routing, assign this dummy material 1001-20 to operation 20.
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7. In routing, operation 20 is created with a work center (which is external operation work center) with exteranl operation control key.
8. In operation details, for external processing, assign the info record of external processing.
9. Info record of external processing has to be created for vendor with relevance to the operation to be performed externally with vendor. (We are using material group field in the external processing in routing operation).
10. When create production order with above set up, system will create Purcha Req for external operation. This has to be converted to purchase order.
11. Now, this dummy material should be kept as 5000 or 6000 in stock using 561. When Purchase order is raised, required quantity has to be moved to vendor using 541. When we do goods receipt the stock with vendor shall come down. With this, we can monitor the material (with dummy material number) stock with vendor (please note we can see only quantity and not value) .
12. When we do GR for external purch order, we receive only the operation performed. (So, coversion cost to vendor shall be paid).
13. After ensuring GR is done, order confirmatin of operation 0020 has to be done. (here we capture the quanttiy and also the valuation of material in production order).
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Hi,
Where can we find External Operation ID in the Routing Operation details (CA02 or CA03)?
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I have an external operation defined in a production order and a scheduling agreement is assigned to it in the Routing operation details. Now, i want to generate schedule lines when a production order created but the system always generating a purchase requisition. Do we need something to be configured in the background? Please help!
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I can't seem to find additional information on this. I have written an exteranl operation in c# and I can run it from the portal without any issue. I know that standard error is supposed to be captured in the job log, however I can't seem to figure out how to write to standard error from a c# console application. Console.error doesn't seem to cut it.
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Mar 3, 2009 11:40:55 AM- *** Job Operation #1 of 1: ExternalOperation [Run as owner 'Administrator']
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Mar 3, 2009 11:40:55 AM- Appending E:\bea\alui\ptportal\10.3.0\scripts to test.bat.
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Mar 3, 2009 11:40:55 AM- Operation has timeout of 0 ms.
Mar 3, 2009 11:40:55 AM- stdout>
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Mar 3, 2009 11:40:55 AM- stderr> Volume Serial Number is 4CFC-EB07
Mar 3, 2009 11:40:55 AM- stderr>
Mar 3, 2009 11:40:55 AM- stderr> Directory of E:\bea\alui\ptportal\10.3.0\scripts
Mar 3, 2009 11:40:55 AM- stderr>
Mar 3, 2009 11:40:55 AM- stderr>03/03/2009 11:37 AM <DIR> .
Mar 3, 2009 11:40:55 AM- stderr>03/03/2009 11:37 AM <DIR> ..
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Mar 3, 2009 11:40:55 AM- stderr>10/08/2008 01:35 PM 3,577 SavedSearchMailer.bat
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