Urgent: Automate IDOC Inbound/ Outbound

Question

Hi all,
I need to automate the whole IDOC process, inbound and outbound.
For inbound, I need to run or schedule a program that will read all files in a given directory as separate idocs. Note that the filename is not constant, whatever file is in the given directory should be consumed. I don't know if I can use we16 for this still. If I could do this, I just need to schedule RWPOS_PARA_ENQUEUE and I' finished.
For outbound, what do I do for the system to automatically generate IDOCs? I thought if I activate change pointers, IDOCs will automatically be generated if a change is detected. I am using SAP Retail, one of the idocs is similar to matmas but I cant use BD10 for this. The other two idocs are still problems for me.
In short, what do I do to automate eveything?
Thanks so much,
Kenny

Answer 1

Hi Kenny Martinez ,
For Inbound Automation
First attach your idoc to a process code.
In the process code you can tell the system that the specified program should be triggered whenever an idoc of that type comes to the system.
Then you want to have a Z-function module for your idoc processing, if I understand correctly.The steps should be:
1. Create a z function module for idoc inbound posting (copy from a function module idoc_input_*).
2. Set Function Modules as Inbound: - Transaction BD51
3. Assign Function Modules to Logical Messages and Idoc types:- Transaction WE57
4. Create process codes : Transaction WE42, and link the z-function module.
5. Create partner profile: transaction WE20 and attach the message type and process code.
6. In the Z- function module, extract data from the idoc segments, do whatever processing you want to do, and then call BAPI_CREATE_SALES_ORDER_FROMDAT2.
Good Luck and Reward me for the same.
Thanks
Ashok.N