Trying to change Inbound IDOC to Outbound IDOC for testing....

Question

Hi Friends,
I am trying to do the following
1) In our legacy system SAP R/3 3.1H we have received an IDOC from our partner. This has been stored correctly.
2) We now need the same functionality in our SAP R/3 4.6C system so I have created the IDOC type + segments accordingly. I have also set up the partner profiles
3) We need test data but our partner can not send yet so the only other way is to send this INBOUND IDOC from 3.1H to 4.6C.
4) HOWEVER, i have tried everything to do this like using WE19 to edit the idoc, but I can not process it for OUTBOUND processing.... You can in 4.6C but there is no option in 3.1H.
HELP!! Rewards

Answer 1

Hi Friend,
        The test programs allow you to skip certain sections of the processing chain between applications to localize errors. However, they can also be used to simulate an entire business process (for example, purchase order on the customer side with posting of the purchase order on the vendor side) in an SAP System (without any other systems). For this reason, the test programs are an important tool for configuring the IDoc Interface and defining new IDoc types.
Use
You can use the test tool to generate an IDoc manually and send the IDoc for either inbound or outbound processing. You are not restricted to a specific port type. You can start with an IDoc type (an “empty” IDoc) or use an old IDoc as a template and edit the IDoc, that is, add segments or change data. This is a good way to test new IDoc types, in particular.
You can forward your new IDoc for standard inbound processing (checking partner profiles and so on). You can also call a function module directly. You can therefore test new function modules for new IDoc types.
Activities
·        Start the test tool with SAP Menu ® Tools ® IDoc Interface/ALE ® Test ® Test Tool (WE19). You can use a template for your test IDoc.
You can choose IDoc types as a template, either directly or according to a specific message type. You can use the F4 Help for IDocs used as a template, which searches for IDocs by selection criteria, in the same way, for example, to IDoc Display. When an IDoc file is used as a template, the IDocs are read from this file and are available to you for selection. A default value for the IDoc file gives you the system using your test port which you can enter in IDoc Administration . This test port must therefore be of the “file“ type. The default file is the inbound file entered there.
·        You generate the IDoc using .
The IDoc is displayed as a tree structure. If you do not use a template to create the IDoc type, at least one more segment must be added.
·        To create segments in the form of tree nodes (colored fields) place the cursor on an existing node (for example a control record at the top) and choose .
You can cut, paste or copy individual segments or entire segment groups by positioning the cursor on the relevant segment and selecting the required action from the Edit menu.
·        Click on the white fields to change data in the segments.
In the case of the control record, only the fields which are relevant for standard inbound processing are displayed. Do not forget the required entries in the partner profiles if you want to send the IDoc for standard inbound processing! You can also change all of the control record data by choosing All fields in the edit screen.
In the All fields editor screen you must enter the non-language specific partner function (for example AG for vendor). This is the only screen in the IDoc Interface in which the partner function is not translated into your language (in English AG becomes vendor VD) - in the partner profiles or in the IDoc display the field is always translated. Thus, you see the partner functions here in the way they are saved in the database. This is a unique value in the SAP System and therefore protected against mistakes.
·        The additional procedure depends on whether you want to test inbound or outbound processing.
Test: Outbound Processing from MC
Use
Use this test program if you have chosen the Message Control module and want to test generation of an outbound IDoc from an existing message status record (table NAST).
Prerequisites
You must be able to post the application documents which are to be converted into IDocs by the Message Control module correctly so that a message status record can be generated. In the case of the Materials Management (MM) and Sales and Distribution (SD) components, the following entries are required:
·        Customer or vendor records
·        Material records
·        Info records
·        MC condition record: The output medium 6 (for EDI) must be entered here. The condition records are maintained as “messages” from the respective application.
The appropriate file ports and partner profiles must exist in the IDoc Interface.
Outbound processing must be stopped when the message status record has been generated to allow the test program to intervene. To do so, you must set the Message Control dispatch time to “1” (output with selection run) in the corresponding condition record in the application. This test program, therefore, is simply used to start a selection run which retrieves the Message Control records and sends them for further outbound processing. The program is report RSNAST00, which is also generally scheduled with dispatch time 1 in live operation.
Activities
Once the application document has been posted, outbound processing stops after the message status record has been generated and is triggered again by the test program. Choose SAP Menu ® Tools ® IDoc Interface/ALE ® Test ® Outbound ® Outbound from MC.
Errors are stored in the Message Control processing log (document header) and in the status records of the IDocs. The status records, however, are only available if the IDoc was successfully generated.
Use
This test program selects one or more outbound IDocs and forwards them to the external system. You can choose the IDocs according to various criteria (for example, recipient or business message).
Prerequisites
You require outbound IDocs which were generated without errors (no error status). The partner profiles, therefore, must be maintained completely.
Outbound processing must stop when the outbound IDocs have been generated to allow the test program to intervene. You can check this by setting the output mode to “Collect IDocs” in the partner profile for the IDoc Interface. If you now generate an outbound IDoc for the partner (for example, using the application or the test tool), the IDoc is only generated in the SAP System and is not forwarded to the external system. This test program, therefore, is simply used to start a selection run which retrieves your IDoc(s) and sends them to the external system. The program is report RSEOUT00, which is also generally scheduled with the output mode “Collect IDocs” in live operation.
Activities
You start the test program by choosing SAP Menu ® Tools ® IDoc Interface/ALE ® Test ® Outbound ® Outbound from IDoc (WE14).
You can decide whether the output mode is set to “Start subsystem” or “Do not start subsystem” in the partner profile. This defines whether the external (sub) system processes the IDocs further.
Use
This program is used to test whether status confirmations for an outbound IDoc are sent correctly from the external system to the SAP System. The port type here must be set to “File”.
Prerequisites
A correct status file which can be generated by an EDI subsystem, for example, is required. The status file must refer to an existing outbound IDoc in the SAP System. You can also generate such a status file yourself.
The sender port must be recognized by the receiving system. The port must therefore be maintained as a port of type “File” in the port definition for the IDoc Interface. The entry for the inbound file must also be given here.
Features
The SAP System reads the status file. The IDoc number contained in the file refers to the outbound IDoc, to which the status confirmation relates. The confirmed statuses are “credited” to the relevant IDoc in the form of status records in the SAP System.
Activities
Start the test program with SAP Menu ® Tools ® IDoc Interface/ALE ® Test ® Status ® Edit Status File (WE17) and pass the inbound port, name and directory of the file. These entries overwrite the standard values which you have stored in IDoc administration using the test port.
Test: Inbound Processing: Modified Outbound File
Use
This program converts an outbound file with IDocs to a correct inbound file and sends the new file for inbound processing. The outbound file is not modified and can therefore be used more than once. The port type here must be set to “File”.
Prerequisites
You need a correct outbound file, for example, a file which is generated by the test tool or using a standard outbound processing. In this case, a port of the type “File” must be specified in the partner profile for the IDoc Interface, so that the IDoc(s) can be written to a file.
The sender port must be recognized by the receiving system. The port must therefore be maintained as a port of type “File” in the port definition for the IDoc Interface. The entry for the inbound file must also be given here.
Features
The program imports sender and recipient data as input parameters from the user. The program reads the IDoc file and changes the corresponding entries in the IDoc control record. The changed data is written to a second IDoc file at the operating system level.
Standard inbound processing is then triggered;
·        Reading the modified file
·        Generating the IDoc(s) in the SAP System
·        Processing in the application
Activities
Start the test program with SAP Menu ® Tools ® IDoc Interface/ALE ® Test ® Inbound ® Inb. Mod. Outb. File (WE12).
Set the sender and recipient data, as well as the outbound file and the inbound file to be generated (path and name). Your entries for the inbound file overwrite the standard values which you have stored in IDoc administration.
The recipient in this case is the SAP System. The port is used for identification purposes:
·        SAP (for example RSMITH
Test: Inbound Processing: Original Inbound File
Use
This program reads an inbound file and sends the file for inbound processing. If all data has been successfully read, the file is deleted.
Prerequisites
You require a correct inbound file. In this case, correct means that the:
·        Sender and recipient in the control record are correct
·        Direction in the control record is set to 2 (inbound)
·        Client in the control record and data records are correct or empty
The sender port must be recognized by the receiving system. The port must therefore be maintained as a port of type “File” in the port definition for the IDoc Interface. The entry for the inbound file must also be given here.
Features
The program reads the IDoc(s) from the inbound file and sends them for standard inbound processing (with processing within the application).
The file is deleted after being read successfully!
Activities
Start the test program with SAP Menu ® Tools ® IDoc Interface/ALE ® Test ® Inbound ® Inb. Orig. Inb.File (WE16) and pass the following data:
·        Inbound port
·        Name and directory of the file
These entries overwrite the standard values, which you have stored in IDoc Administration using the test port.
Thanks