Getting BAPI_ALM_ORDER_MAINTAIN work for updating operations!

Question

Dear users,
I am having a tough time in getting the BAPI_ALM_ORDER_MAINTAIN for updating my operations.
The requirement is to update the Material Group, Vendor and a few fields on the First operation of the Order. I have written a piece of code ( extracted bits and pieces from previous threads raised on the same issue).
The issue I have is, it only updates the Operation if a RELEASE is included in the method, and needless to say, it can happen only once. If I remove the RELEASE from methods table, then it gives a success message that the BAPI has worked, but nothing gets reflected on the Order. And as a bonus (?!!) I get an 'Update terminated' message in my SAP BUsiness workplace with an error SAPSQL_ARRAY_INSERT_DUPREC, when I try to open the Order.
Please find the code below in the next post.
Can you please suggest if there is a way to update ONLY the operation?
Thanks,
Vijay

Answer 1

  l_method_line-refnumber = '000001'.
  l_method_line-objecttype = 'HEADER'.
  l_method_line-method = 'CHANGE'.
  l_method_line-objectkey = p_aufnr.
  APPEND l_method_line TO l_methods.
  l_method_line-method = 'RELEASE'.
  APPEND l_method_line TO l_methods.
  l_method_line-objecttype = 'OPERATION'.
  l_method_line-method = 'CHANGE'.
  CONCATENATE p_aufnr '0010' INTO l_method_line-objectkey.
  APPEND l_method_line TO l_methods.
  l_method_line-method = 'SAVE'.
  l_method_line-objecttype = space.
  APPEND l_method_line TO l_methods.
  MOVE p_aufnr TO l_header_line-orderid.
  MOVE sy-datum TO l_header_line-start_date.
  MOVE '7' TO l_header_line-priority.
  APPEND l_header_line TO l_header.
  MOVE 'X' TO l_header_up_line-start_date.
  MOVE 'X' TO l_header_up_line-priority.
  APPEND l_header_up_line TO l_header_up.
  MOVE '0010' TO l_operation_line-activity.
  l_operation_line-MATL_GROUP = '9051'.
  l_operation_line-usr01 = 'Test 1'.
  APPEND l_operation_line TO l_operation.
  MOVE 'X' TO l_operation_line_up-MATL_GROUP.
  MOVE 'X' TO l_operation_line_up-usr01.
  APPEND l_operation_line_up TO l_operation_up.
* Update order
  CALL FUNCTION 'BAPI_ALM_ORDER_MAINTAIN'
    TABLES
      it_methods             = l_methods
     it_header              = l_header
     it_header_up           = l_header_up
*   IT_HEADER_SRV          =
*   IT_HEADER_SRV_UP       =
*     it_userstatus          = l_userstatus
*   IT_PARTNER             =
*   IT_PARTNER_UP          =
   it_operation           = l_operation
   it_operation_up        = l_operation_up
*   IT_RELATION            =
*   IT_RELATION_UP         =
*   IT_COMPONENT           =
*   IT_COMPONENT_UP        =
*   IT_TEXT                =
*   IT_TEXT_LINES          =
*   EXTENSION_IN           =
     return                 =  l_return
*   ET_NUMBERS             =
    LOOP AT l_return INTO l_return_line.
      WRITE:/ l_return_line-type,
              l_return_line-id,
              l_return_line-number,
              l_return_line-message.
    ENDLOOP.