SAP ABAP IMG Activity CONV0C (Set up conversion)

Hierarchy

☛ SAP_APPL (Software Component) Logistics and Accounting
   ⤷ LO-PDM (Application Component) Product Data Management
     ⤷ CONV (Package) Conversion of original application files

IMG Activity

ID	CONV0C	Set up conversion
Transaction Code	S_P99_41000356	(empty)
Created on	19990908
Customizing Attributes	CONV0C	Set up conversion
Customizing Activity	CONV0C	Set up conversion

Document

Document Class	SIMG	Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs.
Document Name	CONV0C_VC_SPE_PA

Determine conversion

In this work step you determine detailed data for conversion:

• Converter specification
• Parameters for conversion

Converter specification

• Create a name for the converter specification.
• Enter the WS Application that you used to create the source format, and also that you want to convert to another format.
• Enter the Target format that you want the WS Application to convert to.
• Enter the name of the converter.
• Enter which document types and document status you want to be converted automatically.
• Set one of the following indicators as necassary:
• General local files
• Local files
• Enter the storage category where you want the converted original application files to be checked in.
• Select the language you want the converter to display error messages in.
• If the files must be checked out before conversion set the path using the indicator to Check out files according to original path.
• Select the directory where you are checking the files out to.
• You can also set limits for how long the conversion should take:
• Earliest time point for starting the the conversion
• Delay of start of the batch job in abnormal time
• Maximum wait for conversion (in hours)
• Maximum wait for conversion (in days)
• Time limit for converter in minutes
• You can use the following settings control system behavior after conversion:
• Delete input files
• Delete output files
• Scope of messages
• Expiration date of appl. log (in days after created)
• Scope of conversion structure
• You can enter parameters for the conversion:
• Absolute epsilon for comparing distances
• Absolute epsilon for comparing angles

Parameters for conversion

Select the conversion specifications as parameters and parameter values that you want to transfer to the converter.

Enter parameters and parameter values based on the converter documentation.

Converter Installation

Before installing the converter based on the documentation of the supplier read the notes and recommendations from SAP. There are in the SAP Library under the path: CA - Cross-Application Components -> Document Management (CA-DMS) -> Conversion.

Business Attributes

ASAP Roadmap ID	203	Establish Master Data
Mandatory / Optional	3	Nonrequired activity
Critical / Non-Critical	2	Non-critical
Country-Dependency	A	Valid for all countries

Assigned Application Components

Documentation Object Class	Documentation Object Name	Current line number	Application Component	Application Component Name
SIMG	CONV0C_VC_SPE_PA	0	HLA0100782	Product Data Management

Maintenance Objects

Maintenance object type

C

Customizing Object

Assigned objects
Customizing Object	Object Type	Transaction Code	Sub-object	Do not Summarize	Skip Subset Dialog Box	Description for multiple selections
CONV0C_VC_SPE_PA	C - View cluster	SM34	1	☐	☐

History

Last changed by/on	SAP	19990908
SAP Release Created in