Uploading ECN from R3 to cFolders

Question

Hi,
I was trying to upload a Change Master from R3 to cfolders using transaction CFE02
I entered the Change Number , copied objects to respective folder and executed . For material , it is throwing the following error
{Invalid value 'HARW' has been entered for attribute 'Type' in namespace ''. Ask your system administrator to add value 'HARW' to the list of values allowed for this attribute}
Message no. CFX_BI_RI_MSG1302
Any sugegstiosn why this happens?
Regards
Aby

Answer 1

Hi Aby,
see my answers below! Edited since somehow my XML example is not displayed - without success. Please send an e-mail.
Regards, Ulf.
I was trying to upload a Change Master from R3 to cfolders using transaction CFE02
Answer:  This is not a supported functionality. ECNs can not be exported through CFE02, but only published with the cFolders API CFX_S_API_WRITE. This was done explicitely not to hardwire Engineering Change Collaboration into SAP ERP backends only, but to be open to publish ECR/ECO from any type of "backend" tool.
I entered the Change Number , copied objects to respective folder and executed . For material , it is throwing the following error
{Invalid value 'HARW' has been entered for attribute 'Type' in namespace ''. Ask your system administrator to add value 'HARW' to the list of values allowed for this attribute}
Message no. CFX_BI_RI_MSG1302
Any sugegstiosn why this happens?
Answer: Your material type is not available in cFolders in the definition of the material. You need to extend the material attributes XML on the cFolders WebDAV directory, folder Attributes, file mat_Attributes.xml. This is also described in the cFolders configuration guide. If you have other customer-specific attributes that are to be exported, you may face similar issues as well.
In essence, you need a new HARW entry here in the XML element "Type", labeled CFX_UI/MATERIAL_TYPE:
<Attribute EntryRequired="true" ID="Type" Namespace="" ReadOnly="true">
  <Label Alias="CFX_UI/MATERIAL_TYPE" Default="" />
  <AllowedValues>
  <AllowedValue Alias="CFX_UI/KANBAN_CONTAINERS" ID="CONT" />
  <AllowedValue Alias="CFX_UI/COUPONS" ID="COUP" />
  <AllowedValue Alias="CFX_UI/SERVICES" ID="DIEN" />
  <AllowedValue Alias="CFX_UI/SPARE_PARTS" ID="ERSA" />
  <AllowedValue Alias="CFX_UI/FINISHED_PRODUCTS" ID="FERT" />
  <AllowedValue Alias="CFX_UI/BEVERAGES" ID="FGTR" />
  <AllowedValue Alias="CFX_UI/PROD_RESOURCES_TOOLS" ID="FHMI" />
  <AllowedValue Alias="CFX_UI/FOODS_EXCL_PERISHABLES" ID="FOOD" />
  <AllowedValue Alias="CFX_UI/PERISHABLES" ID="FRIP" />
  <AllowedValue Alias="CFX_UI/SEMIFINISHED_PRODUCTS" ID="HALB" />
  <AllowedValue Alias="CFX_UI/TRADING_GOODS" ID="HAWA" />
  <AllowedValue Alias="CFX_UI/MANUFACTOR_PARTS" ID="HERS" />
  <AllowedValue Alias="CFX_UI/OPERATING_SUPPLIES" ID="HIBE" />
  <AllowedValue Alias="CFX_UI/MAINTENANCE_ASSEMBLIES" ID="IBAU" />
  <AllowedValue Alias="CFX_UI/INTRAMATERIAL" ID="INTR" />
  <AllowedValue Alias="CFX_UI/CONFIGURABLE_MATERIAL" ID="KMAT" />
  <AllowedValue Alias="CFX_UI/EMPTIES" ID="LEER" />
  <AllowedValue Alias="CFX_UI/RETURNABLE_PACKAGING" ID="LEIH" />
  <AllowedValue Alias="CFX_UI/EMPTIES_RETAIL" ID="LGUT" />
  <AllowedValue Alias="CFX_UI/APPAREL_SEASONAL" ID="MODE" />
  <AllowedValue Alias="CFX_UI/NON_STOCK_MATERIALS" ID="NLAG" />
  <AllowedValue Alias="CFX_UI/NONFOODS" ID="NOF1" />
  <AllowedValue Alias="CFX_UI/PIPELINE_MATERIALS" ID="PIPE" />
  <AllowedValue Alias="CFX_UI/PROCESS_MATERIALS" ID="PROC" />
  <AllowedValue Alias="CFX_UI/PRODUCT_GROUPS" ID="PROD" />
  <AllowedValue Alias="CFX_UI/RAW_MATERIALS" ID="ROH" />
  <AllowedValue Alias="CFX_UI/NONVALUATED_MATERIALS" ID="UNBW" />
  <AllowedValue Alias="CFX_UI/PACKAGING" ID="VERP" />
  <AllowedValue Alias="CFX_UI/ADDITIONALS" ID="VKHM" />
  <AllowedValue Alias="CFX_UI/FULL_PRODUCTS" ID="VOLL" />
  <AllowedValue Alias="CFX_UI/PRODUCT_CATALOGS" ID="WERB" />
  <AllowedValue Alias="CFX_UI/VALUE_ONLY_MATERIAL" ID="WERT" />
  <AllowedValue Alias="CFX_UI/COMPETITIOR_PRODUCTS" ID="WETT" />
  </AllowedValues>
  </Attribute>
e.g.
<AllowedValue Default="<Your material type text>" ID="HARW" />
Regards
Aby
Edited by: Ulf Petzel on Mar 29, 2010 9:52 PM
Edited by: Ulf Petzel on Mar 29, 2010 9:54 PM
Edited by: Ulf Petzel on Mar 29, 2010 9:56 PM
Edited by: Ulf Petzel on Mar 29, 2010 9:58 PM