invoicing nightly SD - TEXT_SYMBOL_REPLACE

[Former Member]

We have a custom output copy of RD00 for email output.  It looks at program SAPMV60A.  It is using routine TEXT_SYMBOL_REPLACE.  We have been running nightly invoicing job for many years using program RV60SBT1. 

Some of the invoices that get emailed have &XVBRK-VBELN& filled out in the email subject line and others do not get that field filled in.  I had Basis go in and put an email address on every user that processes invoices.  So if users are creating invoices in VF01/VF04, the VBELN entry comes out fine. But nighttime processing is run by user BATCHUSER and VBELN does not come out.  I asked out Basis to add an email address to BATCHUSER. Still VBELN is blank.  So after investigating this a little, I see notes that we should be scheduling nighttime through VF06 which uses another program than my old RV60SBT1.  So I tried that, which runs in background under my name.  Still no VBELN.  But when I process under my name in VF04, the VBELN gets filled in.  We are on ECC 6.0 ep 5.

Can anyone tell me specifically where I am going wrong?  This is very time consuming on something that should be simple.

Susan

[former_member220028]

Hi,

no matter what you do, what counts is what programm is beeing used for symbol replace and when it gets replaced.

if you replace it each time you got a new subject, it should work.dont forget to work with global variables (global in the programm you used for text-symbol-replace) and that the variable got the valid value (in the programm you used for text-symbol-replace).

so its better to go wit the fm and give your own programm then working with global variables from another programm. although, you wont have a link when calling external formroutines.

regards

Stefan Seeburger

[former_member220028]

hi,

if i understand you correct, the only problem is, that &XVBRK-VBELN& is not replaced by its value.

the invoice comes out "fine" in dialog and batch, only the VBLEN in Email Heading differs.

i guess something is wrong with the sy-repid parameter inside the functionTEXT_SYMBOL_REPLACE - maybe its wrong for batch processing. I guess you go better with calling the FM TEXT_SYMBOL_REPLACE directly and not that subroutine from programm SAPMV60A.

regards

Stefan Seeburger

[Former Member]

Stephan,

What about if I use program SAPLV60A instead of SAPMV60A and keep the subroutine TEXT_SYMBOL_REPLACE?  Yes, the subject line entry is fine in dialog but not in batch user mode.

Susan

[Former Member]

I tried SAPLV60A which is for individual processing with attached subroutine for my output ZEML email invoice.   I did get an invoice number in the two documents I tried in VF06 on the email subject line, but they had the same invoice number for both which is incorrect..