SAP ABAP Data Element EDI_DRCTRY (Name of a directory)
Hierarchy
SAP_BASIS (Software Component) SAP Basis Component
   BC-MID-ALE (Application Component) ALE Integration Technology
     SED (Package) IDoc Interface (Processing, Administration, Definition)
Basic Data
Data Element EDI_DRCTRY
Short Description Name of a directory  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type EDI_DRCTRY    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 70    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 70    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
Search Help: Name    
Search Help: Parameters    
Parameter ID   
Default Component name    
Change document    
No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 Directory 
Medium 15 Directory 
Long 20 Directory 
Heading 11 Directory 
Documentation

Use

The file is uniquely identified via the directory ("path") and their names.

For IDoc files you may also use a "logical directory", which you assign in transaction FILE dependent on operating system "physical" directories. This procedure is recommended in heterogeneous operating system environments, where there are different naming conventions for directories. Also note here upper and lower case!

In the standard system SAP delivers the logical directory EDI_GLOBAL_PATH.

In inbound processing and status processing, directories and file names should only be used as default values for the test tools. Also note the documentation for example on inbound data.

Dependencies

For logical directories you require a function module which is derived with help from FILE-entries from physical directories. Further information can be found in F1 help in field "function module".

Example

Under the UNIX operating system :

/usr/sap/T70/SYS/global/idoc/

Under the Windows operating system:

\\sapdevdb\sapmnt\T70\SYS\global\idoc\

Do not forget the last slash, as the file name is simply appended as a directory! In the example T70 is the name of the SAP system.

You can define both physical directories in logical directory EDI_GLOBAL_PATH.

Supplementary Documentation - EDI_DRCTRY0010

Use

The shell script which controls communication with the EDI subsystem is located in this directory.

Procedure

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Supplementary Documentation - EDI_DRCTRY0012

Use

The outbound file is located in this directory.

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Supplementary Documentation - EDI_DRCTRY0014

Use

The inbound file is located in this directory.

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Supplementary Documentation - EDI_DRCTRY0099

Use

The status file is located in this directory.

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History
Last changed by/on SAP  19970221 
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