Using BAPI in LSMW

By Suresh Kumar Parvathaneni

Step-by-Step Guide for using BAPI in LSMW

Note! The screen prints in this article are from ECC 5.0. They may differ slightly in other versions.   

Introduction:

This document details the usage of BAPI in LSMW. We have used the example of migration of the purchase order data into SAP. 

Pre-requisites:

It is assumed that the reader of this article has the minimum knowledge required on the Business Object, BAPI, Message Types and IDoc Types. 

Step-by-Step Procedure:

Details of the BAPI used in this scenario:

Business Object: BUS2012

Method:   CreateFromData 

Details of Message Type and Basic IDoc Type:

Message Type:     PORDCR

Basic IDoc Type: PORDCR02 

Let’s have a look at the BAPI first, before proceeding to the LSMW:

1. Go to Transaction BAPI
2. Click on Search Button
3. Enter the value “BUS2012” and select “Obj.type(Technical Object Name”

4. Press ENTER
5. Following screen appears:

6. On the left side of the screen, Expand the “PurchaseOrder”.
7. Select “PurchaseOrder” and double-click on the same for details.

Building LSMW using BAPI: 

1.      Go to Transaction LSMW.

2.      Enter the Project, Subproject and Object information and click on CREATE.

3.      Enter the descriptions for Project, Subproject and Object as prompted.

4.      Now select Settings à IDoc Inbound Processing

Continued..