SAP Note 872533 - FAQ: Middleware

Component : Middleware - Product Master Data

Solution : https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/872533 (SAP Service marketplace login required)

Summary :
This SAP Note addresses frequent queries related to product category and product master downloads into the SRM system version 4.0 or higher, built on at least Basis Release 6.40. The document outlines the prerequisites and process adjustments necessary after system upgrades or copies and details middleware changes since SRM 4.0. Key points include mandatory identical consumer names in SRM and OLTP systems, utilization of specific transactions for product category hierarchy and product master updates, as well as modifications in middleware which decouples from CRM. Additionally, special instructions are provided for message control and error troubleshooting in middleware interactions.

Key words :
comm_prapplcat - hierarchy definition prerequisite comm_hierarchy - display/change hierarchy commpr01 - display/change product master r3ac1 - filter material, ta /bdls bei änderung logsys 418886 - product download, r3ac3 - filter dnl_cust_prod1 product category, sysfail smq2 - r3a inbound queue, guids 338588 - produkt guid 427332 - produkt guid, material r3as - download dnl_cust_srvmas, bbp_convert_prgeneral 765018 - logsys change note, change logical system names, 720819 - consumer entries 428989 - filtering irrelevant data, sysfail r3as - download dnl_cust_prod1

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