Extending BATMAS03 BAPI-IDOC

[Former Member]

I need to add a custom segment to the BATMAS IDOC for the batch short text. I created a new basic message type ZBATMAS with a new segment and am now stuck.

How do I get the BAPI to use the custom message type so I can fill in the new segment from a user exit? Can this be done with a BAPI IDOC? Is there a better way?

Any help is very much appreciated!

Thanks,

Chuck

[Former Member]

Finally got it figured out. Steps I used to generate the new customer BAPI-IDOC interface:

1. Created custom structure with data elements desired

2. Copied the BAPI_BATCH_REPLICATE and BAPI_BATCH_SAVE_REPLICA function modules to custom function modules

3. Add parameter for custom segment to BAPI_BATCH_SAVE_REPLICA

4. Extend BAPI object with custom segment

5. Generate the ALE interface (this was where I got stuck originally)

6. Assign function module to generate message type (BD60)

7. Assigned additional change pointer field to message type (BD52)

[Former Member]

Hi Charles,

What transaction is used for step 4 (Extend Bapi with custom segment) ?

Thanks!

[former_member183990]

Hi Charles,

If you dont mind, can you email me your custom function module code , if you have it with you or just tell me what is the difference between the 2 function modules and why do we need to copy 2 function modules instead of having one.

Please dont mind, as i am having same requirement i am asking this.

my mail id is janagarsundaramoorthy@gmail.com

Regards

S.Janagar

[Janagar]

as it is generated IDOC , can’t extend BATMAS . Instead create a copy of message type and IDOC . Populate IDOC on event save .