Create And Use Filter Object

Posted on Apr. 30, 2010 at 10.24 AM - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

If we create a custom message type from scratch, and we want to use ALE distribution model to distribute over from one SAP system to another, then most probably we also need filter object. Without filter object, we can control which IDOC needs to be created, and in HR it's mandatory for the change pointer to work.

Below is the step by step to create and use filter object for a new message type.

1. Create filter object if necessary using Transaction BD95.

Give the filter object type a name and specify a reference to a table field. The reference to a table field is needed to retrieve the documentation from the data element.

2. For BAPI based IDOC, assign filter object to the BAPI object type using transaction BD81

3. For conventional IDOC, assign filter object to the message type using transaction BD59

4. Then we can use it in the ALE distribution model (transaction BD64)

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