Using: BAPI_MATERIAL_SAVEDATA

Question

Hi,
i try to use the above FM like this:
REPORT ZGRO_TEST.
DATA: HEADDATA LIKE BAPIMATHEAD.
DATA: RETURN   LIKE BAPIRET2.
DATA: BEGIN OF RETURNM OCCURS 0.
        INCLUDE STRUCTURE BAPIRET2.
DATA: END   OF RETURNM.
DATA: BEGIN OF LTEXT OCCURS 0.
        INCLUDE STRUCTURE BAPI_MLTX.
DATA: END   OF LTEXT.
DATA: MATNR    LIKE MARA-MATNR VALUE '000000000000000592'.
START-OF-SELECTION.
  HEADDATA-MATERIAL   = MATNR.
  LTEXT-APPLOBJECT  = 'MATERIAL'.
  LTEXT-TEXT_NAME   = MATNR.
  LTEXT-TEXT_ID     = 'PRUE'.
  LTEXT-LANGU       = SY-LANGU.
  LTEXT-FORMAT_COL  = '*'.
  LTEXT-TEXT_LINE   = 'first  Inspection Text'.
  APPEND LTEXT.
  LTEXT-TEXT_LINE   = 'second Inspection Text'.
  APPEND LTEXT.
  LTEXT-TEXT_LINE   = 'third  Inspection Text'.
  APPEND LTEXT.
  CALL FUNCTION 'BAPI_MATERIAL_SAVEDATA'
       EXPORTING
            HEADDATA         = HEADDATA
       IMPORTING
            RETURN           = RETURN
       TABLES
            MATERIALLONGTEXT = LTEXT
            RETURNMESSAGES   = RETURNM.
  BREAK-POINT.
END-OF-SELECTION.
It works (i hope) OK.
But i get some return like this:
<b>RETURN</b>
The material 592 has been created or extended
<b>RETURNM with 4 entries</b>
Trying to create: 592 ____ ____ ____ __________ ____ __ ___ ___
The material cannot be maintained since no maintainable data transferred
Trying to change: 592 ____ ____ ____ __________ ____ __ ___ ___
Material 592 changed
Question:
Can i give the FM any Information for using it
in UPDATE-Mode or is my using in this case correct??
thanks for help
Regards, Dieter

Answer 1

Hello Dieter
The documentation of the parameter MATERIALLONGTEXT says:
Note                                                                               
Different long texts (basic data texts, purchase order texts, internal 
    comments, sales texts, material memos) can be created for a material.  
    This requires the fields APPLOBJECT, TEXT_NAME, TEXT_ID, and LANGU or  
    LANGU_ISO in table parameter MATERIALLONGTEXT to contain entries.      
    Depending on the content of field TEXT_ID, the field TEXT_NAME must have
    the following structure:                                                                               
The material number is transferred first. If it has fewer than 18      
    characters, the remaining characters must be filled with blanks. If it 
    is a material memo (LTXT), the plant key must also be transferred from 
    character 19 onwards; in the case of a sales text (0001), this must be 
    the sales organization and distribution channel. The combinations      
    allowed for the four different fields are indicated in the following table:
Thus, I guess the problem might be the leading '0'. You should try to write the material number just as '592'.
Regards
   Uwe