Transfer Custom OM Infotype data through ALE for HRMD_ABA Message type

Question

Hello Folks,
I have created a Custom OM Infotype.When i run the PFAL transaction. All the standard infotype data is getting filled, but i dont see custom infotype data getting filled.
Example: HRP9001 is the custom infotype.
Please let me know the step by step process to populate the Custom infotype data in ALE Transfer.
Thanks & Regards,
Nishanth Kumar

Answer 1

I think function module RH_MASTER_IDOC_DISTRIBUTE_HRMD shows some odd behaviour. It calls EDI_DOCTYPS_OF_MESTYP, which returns the name of the extension in an internal table named "doctyps". But later on, function module MASTER_IDOC_DISTRIBUTE is called with a structure "f_idoc_control". In this structure, the field "cimtyp" should hold the name of the extension, but it NEVER gets filled, although the value is present in doctyps-cimtyp.
So what I have done, is to activate userexit #004, which is called just before MASTER_IDOC_DISTRIBUTE and modifies structure f_idoc_control, if desired.
Call transaction CMOD and create a project in a non-SAP namespace: Zxxxx. The enhancement we need is "RHALE001" (HR-CA: Enhancement for ALE functionality in HR). One of its components is EXIT_SAPLRHA0_004, which consists of include ZXHALU08. In this include I called EDI_DOCTYPS_OF_MESTYP again to fill f_idoc_control-cimtyp.
Here is my code for include ZXHALU08
DATA: z_doctyps TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF edidocs WITH HEADER LINE.
CALL FUNCTION 'EDI_DOCTYPS_OF_MESTYP'
  EXPORTING
    mestyp         = f_idoc_control-mestyp
  TABLES
    doctyps        = z_doctyps
  EXCEPTIONS
    invalid_mestyp = 1
    OTHERS         = 2.
IF sy-subrc = 0.
  LOOP AT z_doctyps.
    f_idoc_control-cimtyp = z_doctyps-cimtyp.
  ENDLOOP.
ENDIF.
Hope this helps