Structurs in LSMW

Question

Hi Experts,
Why LSMW has multiple structures.I have created multiple structures and assigned in field mapping.But when i was in READ FILES step it is showing no field name.So how to handle multple structures.
Kindly tell me abt error handling in LSMW.

Answer 1

Hi,
1. Maintain Attributes:
Here you have to choose the second option and you can do the recording how this should work. Then assign the same to the Batch Input Recording name.
2. Maintain Source structure:
  Create a structure name
3. Maintain Source field:
   In this you have to create a structure same as taht of the input file
  eg: name
       age
4. Maintain structure relations:
   This will link the structure to the input file.
5. Maintain field mapping and conversion rules:
   Here is the place where you can do coding, depending upon the code you have   written or assignment you have done the values will get picked up from the file and get processed.
6. Maintain field mapping and conversion rules:
   If you have any fixed values you can define here.
7. Specify files:
   Specify the input file path and type.
8. Assign files:
    This will assign ur file to the Input file
9. Read Data:
   This will read ur data from teh file.
10. Dispaly Read Data:
    You can see the uploaded data
11. Convert Data
     This will convert the data to the corresponding format for processing
12. Display Converted data:
13. Create batch input session
     Here this will create a batch input session for processing
14. Run Batch Input session:
     By clicking on the session and process the same you can do teh needfu.
Hope this helps you.