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Hi,

I am learning how to use BAPI via Winshuttle. Could you please advise which BAPI are useful for Material Creation/Update and BP Creation/Update?

Normal/GUI most used script that I have:

1.Material creation/update (MM01, MM02)

2.BP creation (customer,supplier,contact person) (BP)

3.Update Customer Text (BP)

4.Create Sales List Price Condition ZP01/ZP02 (VK11, VK12)

5.Contract creation/update (ME31K, ME32K)

6.Material Determination (VB11, VB12) 

7.Customer Material Info Records (VD51, VD52)

8.Purchase Info Records (ME11, ME12)

For Material Creation, Updates and Extensions, the best one is BAPI_MATERIAL_SAVEDATA

There is an example in the Template library to add units of measure - https://community.precisely.com/viewdocument/add-or-update-alternate-units-of-me?CommunityKey=e1f0c200-ca7e-46e7-b5c7-01855e5120c7&tab=librarydocuments

Business Partner BAPIs usually start with BAPI_BUPA* ...Below is a snapshot from SE37 search. 

Hi,

I am learning how to use BAPI via Winshuttle. Could you please advise which BAPI are useful for Material Creation/Update and BP Creation/Update?

Normal/GUI most used script that I have:

1.Material creation/update (MM01, MM02)

2.BP creation (customer,supplier,contact person) (BP)

3.Update Customer Text (BP)

4.Create Sales List Price Condition ZP01/ZP02 (VK11, VK12)

5.Contract creation/update (ME31K, ME32K)

6.Material Determination (VB11, VB12) 

7.Customer Material Info Records (VD51, VD52)

8.Purchase Info Records (ME11, ME12)

If you have not already seen these training videos, I highly recommend spending some time learning about DIRECT here: https://preciselyu.precisely.com/studio-do-more-with-studio-sap-with-bapis

For Material Creation, Updates and Extensions, the best one is BAPI_MATERIAL_SAVEDATA

There is an example in the Template library to add units of measure - https://community.precisely.com/viewdocument/add-or-update-alternate-units-of-me?CommunityKey=e1f0c200-ca7e-46e7-b5c7-01855e5120c7&tab=librarydocuments

Business Partner BAPIs usually start with BAPI_BUPA* ...Below is a snapshot from SE37 search. 

Hi,

I am learning how to use BAPI via Winshuttle. Could you please advise which BAPI are useful for Material Creation/Update and BP Creation/Update?

Normal/GUI most used script that I have:

1.Material creation/update (MM01, MM02)

2.BP creation (customer,supplier,contact person) (BP)

3.Update Customer Text (BP)

4.Create Sales List Price Condition ZP01/ZP02 (VK11, VK12)

5.Contract creation/update (ME31K, ME32K)

6.Material Determination (VB11, VB12) 

7.Customer Material Info Records (VD51, VD52)

8.Purchase Info Records (ME11, ME12)

Hi Jayasri,

Thank you. I have gone through these, but they are pretty outdated (2021). Is there a more up-to-date guide?

If you have not already seen these training videos, I highly recommend spending some time learning about DIRECT here: https://preciselyu.precisely.com/studio-do-more-with-studio-sap-with-bapis

For Material Creation, Updates and Extensions, the best one is BAPI_MATERIAL_SAVEDATA

There is an example in the Template library to add units of measure - https://community.precisely.com/viewdocument/add-or-update-alternate-units-of-me?CommunityKey=e1f0c200-ca7e-46e7-b5c7-01855e5120c7&tab=librarydocuments

Business Partner BAPIs usually start with BAPI_BUPA* ...Below is a snapshot from SE37 search. 

Hi,

I am learning how to use BAPI via Winshuttle. Could you please advise which BAPI are useful for Material Creation/Update and BP Creation/Update?

Normal/GUI most used script that I have:

1.Material creation/update (MM01, MM02)

2.BP creation (customer,supplier,contact person) (BP)

3.Update Customer Text (BP)

4.Create Sales List Price Condition ZP01/ZP02 (VK11, VK12)

5.Contract creation/update (ME31K, ME32K)

6.Material Determination (VB11, VB12) 

7.Customer Material Info Records (VD51, VD52)

8.Purchase Info Records (ME11, ME12)

Hi Nart

I'm fond of saying BAPIs are older than dirt, which is an overstatement, but they have been around a very long time and don't really change much.

The recording Jayasri shared is still very relevant.

From your list:

1.Material creation/update (MM01, MM02) - Jayasri shared BAPI_MATERIAL_SAVEDATA, which is correct.  You can recreate and extend materials with it, and it works in both ECC and S4.

2.BP creation (customer,supplier,contact person) (BP) - in S4 there are not many BAPIs.  The ones with BUPA, as Jayasri pointed out.  You can also search for some threads on the community where I talk about the rFM RFC_CVI_EI_INBOUND_MAIN, which was part of the migration cockpit, to create BPs.

3.Update Customer Text (BP) - We've already had a thread on this topic.

4.Create Sales List Price Condition ZP01/ZP02 (VK11, VK12) - VK11 and VK12 are recordable, so I haven't looked for a BAPI for this one.  I typically do a Google search to find them.

5.Contract creation/update (ME31K, ME32K) - BAPI_CONTRACT_CREATE will create purchasing contracts. There is also BAPI_CONTRACT_CHANGE and BAPI_CONTRACT_GETDETAIL.

6.Material Determination (VB11, VB12)  - ditto to #4

7.Customer Material Info Records (VD51, VD52) - ditto to #4.

8.Purchase Info Records (ME11, ME12) - I haven't found one for this.

Hope that fills some of the gaps.  If you find good BAPIs/rFMs for some of the above, please share with the community. :)

Best Regards,

Sigrid

Hi Jayasri,

Thank you. I have gone through these, but they are pretty outdated (2021). Is there a more up-to-date guide?

If you have not already seen these training videos, I highly recommend spending some time learning about DIRECT here: https://preciselyu.precisely.com/studio-do-more-with-studio-sap-with-bapis

For Material Creation, Updates and Extensions, the best one is BAPI_MATERIAL_SAVEDATA

There is an example in the Template library to add units of measure - https://community.precisely.com/viewdocument/add-or-update-alternate-units-of-me?CommunityKey=e1f0c200-ca7e-46e7-b5c7-01855e5120c7&tab=librarydocuments

Business Partner BAPIs usually start with BAPI_BUPA* ...Below is a snapshot from SE37 search. 

Hi,

I am learning how to use BAPI via Winshuttle. Could you please advise which BAPI are useful for Material Creation/Update and BP Creation/Update?

Normal/GUI most used script that I have:

1.Material creation/update (MM01, MM02)

2.BP creation (customer,supplier,contact person) (BP)

3.Update Customer Text (BP)

4.Create Sales List Price Condition ZP01/ZP02 (VK11, VK12)

5.Contract creation/update (ME31K, ME32K)

6.Material Determination (VB11, VB12) 

7.Customer Material Info Records (VD51, VD52)

8.Purchase Info Records (ME11, ME12)

Hi Sigrid, thank you :)

Regarding on point 1. Could you please advise what's the different between the value in 'BAPI name'?

I see that there are 2 list for BAPI_MATERIAL_SAVEDATA with the 'BAPI name' of NfmStandardMaterial and StandardMaterial.

1.

2.

Hi Nart

I'm fond of saying BAPIs are older than dirt, which is an overstatement, but they have been around a very long time and don't really change much.

The recording Jayasri shared is still very relevant.

From your list:

1.Material creation/update (MM01, MM02) - Jayasri shared BAPI_MATERIAL_SAVEDATA, which is correct.  You can recreate and extend materials with it, and it works in both ECC and S4.

2.BP creation (customer,supplier,contact person) (BP) - in S4 there are not many BAPIs.  The ones with BUPA, as Jayasri pointed out.  You can also search for some threads on the community where I talk about the rFM RFC_CVI_EI_INBOUND_MAIN, which was part of the migration cockpit, to create BPs.

3.Update Customer Text (BP) - We've already had a thread on this topic.

4.Create Sales List Price Condition ZP01/ZP02 (VK11, VK12) - VK11 and VK12 are recordable, so I haven't looked for a BAPI for this one.  I typically do a Google search to find them.

5.Contract creation/update (ME31K, ME32K) - BAPI_CONTRACT_CREATE will create purchasing contracts. There is also BAPI_CONTRACT_CHANGE and BAPI_CONTRACT_GETDETAIL.

6.Material Determination (VB11, VB12)  - ditto to #4

7.Customer Material Info Records (VD51, VD52) - ditto to #4.

8.Purchase Info Records (ME11, ME12) - I haven't found one for this.

Hope that fills some of the gaps.  If you find good BAPIs/rFMs for some of the above, please share with the community. :)

Best Regards,

Sigrid

Hi Jayasri,

Thank you. I have gone through these, but they are pretty outdated (2021). Is there a more up-to-date guide?

If you have not already seen these training videos, I highly recommend spending some time learning about DIRECT here: https://preciselyu.precisely.com/studio-do-more-with-studio-sap-with-bapis

For Material Creation, Updates and Extensions, the best one is BAPI_MATERIAL_SAVEDATA

There is an example in the Template library to add units of measure - https://community.precisely.com/viewdocument/add-or-update-alternate-units-of-me?CommunityKey=e1f0c200-ca7e-46e7-b5c7-01855e5120c7&tab=librarydocuments

Business Partner BAPIs usually start with BAPI_BUPA* ...Below is a snapshot from SE37 search. 

Hi,

I am learning how to use BAPI via Winshuttle. Could you please advise which BAPI are useful for Material Creation/Update and BP Creation/Update?

Normal/GUI most used script that I have:

1.Material creation/update (MM01, MM02)

2.BP creation (customer,supplier,contact person) (BP)

3.Update Customer Text (BP)

4.Create Sales List Price Condition ZP01/ZP02 (VK11, VK12)

5.Contract creation/update (ME31K, ME32K)

6.Material Determination (VB11, VB12) 

7.Customer Material Info Records (VD51, VD52)

8.Purchase Info Records (ME11, ME12)

Hi Nart

In S4, there are the two versions.  In S4 there are two versions, and I thought the NF version was for the non-ferrous metal materials (https://community.sap.com/t5/enterprise-resource-planning-blogs-by-members/non-ferrous-nf-metals-processing/ba-p/13289811), but it looks like both versions are the same.

I've always used StandardMaterial.

If anyone else has insights, please share.

Best Regards,

Sigrid

Hi Sigrid, thank you :)

Regarding on point 1. Could you please advise what's the different between the value in 'BAPI name'?

I see that there are 2 list for BAPI_MATERIAL_SAVEDATA with the 'BAPI name' of NfmStandardMaterial and StandardMaterial.

1.

2.

Hi Nart

I'm fond of saying BAPIs are older than dirt, which is an overstatement, but they have been around a very long time and don't really change much.

The recording Jayasri shared is still very relevant.

From your list:

1.Material creation/update (MM01, MM02) - Jayasri shared BAPI_MATERIAL_SAVEDATA, which is correct.  You can recreate and extend materials with it, and it works in both ECC and S4.

2.BP creation (customer,supplier,contact person) (BP) - in S4 there are not many BAPIs.  The ones with BUPA, as Jayasri pointed out.  You can also search for some threads on the community where I talk about the rFM RFC_CVI_EI_INBOUND_MAIN, which was part of the migration cockpit, to create BPs.

3.Update Customer Text (BP) - We've already had a thread on this topic.

4.Create Sales List Price Condition ZP01/ZP02 (VK11, VK12) - VK11 and VK12 are recordable, so I haven't looked for a BAPI for this one.  I typically do a Google search to find them.

5.Contract creation/update (ME31K, ME32K) - BAPI_CONTRACT_CREATE will create purchasing contracts. There is also BAPI_CONTRACT_CHANGE and BAPI_CONTRACT_GETDETAIL.

6.Material Determination (VB11, VB12)  - ditto to #4

7.Customer Material Info Records (VD51, VD52) - ditto to #4.

8.Purchase Info Records (ME11, ME12) - I haven't found one for this.

Hope that fills some of the gaps.  If you find good BAPIs/rFMs for some of the above, please share with the community. :)

Best Regards,

Sigrid

Hi Jayasri,

Thank you. I have gone through these, but they are pretty outdated (2021). Is there a more up-to-date guide?

If you have not already seen these training videos, I highly recommend spending some time learning about DIRECT here: https://preciselyu.precisely.com/studio-do-more-with-studio-sap-with-bapis

For Material Creation, Updates and Extensions, the best one is BAPI_MATERIAL_SAVEDATA

There is an example in the Template library to add units of measure - https://community.precisely.com/viewdocument/add-or-update-alternate-units-of-me?CommunityKey=e1f0c200-ca7e-46e7-b5c7-01855e5120c7&tab=librarydocuments

Business Partner BAPIs usually start with BAPI_BUPA* ...Below is a snapshot from SE37 search. 

Hi,

I am learning how to use BAPI via Winshuttle. Could you please advise which BAPI are useful for Material Creation/Update and BP Creation/Update?

Normal/GUI most used script that I have:

1.Material creation/update (MM01, MM02)

2.BP creation (customer,supplier,contact person) (BP)

3.Update Customer Text (BP)

4.Create Sales List Price Condition ZP01/ZP02 (VK11, VK12)

5.Contract creation/update (ME31K, ME32K)

6.Material Determination (VB11, VB12) 

7.Customer Material Info Records (VD51, VD52)

8.Purchase Info Records (ME11, ME12)

Hi Sigrid, thank you :)

Regarding on point 1. Could you please advise what's the different between the value in 'BAPI name'?

I see that there are 2 list for BAPI_MATERIAL_SAVEDATA with the 'BAPI name' of NfmStandardMaterial and StandardMaterial.

1.

2.

Hi Nart

I'm fond of saying BAPIs are older than dirt, which is an overstatement, but they have been around a very long time and don't really change much.

The recording Jayasri shared is still very relevant.

From your list:

1.Material creation/update (MM01, MM02) - Jayasri shared BAPI_MATERIAL_SAVEDATA, which is correct.  You can recreate and extend materials with it, and it works in both ECC and S4.

2.BP creation (customer,supplier,contact person) (BP) - in S4 there are not many BAPIs.  The ones with BUPA, as Jayasri pointed out.  You can also search for some threads on the community where I talk about the rFM RFC_CVI_EI_INBOUND_MAIN, which was part of the migration cockpit, to create BPs.

3.Update Customer Text (BP) - We've already had a thread on this topic.

4.Create Sales List Price Condition ZP01/ZP02 (VK11, VK12) - VK11 and VK12 are recordable, so I haven't looked for a BAPI for this one.  I typically do a Google search to find them.

5.Contract creation/update (ME31K, ME32K) - BAPI_CONTRACT_CREATE will create purchasing contracts. There is also BAPI_CONTRACT_CHANGE and BAPI_CONTRACT_GETDETAIL.

6.Material Determination (VB11, VB12)  - ditto to #4

7.Customer Material Info Records (VD51, VD52) - ditto to #4.

8.Purchase Info Records (ME11, ME12) - I haven't found one for this.

Hope that fills some of the gaps.  If you find good BAPIs/rFMs for some of the above, please share with the community. :)

Best Regards,

Sigrid

Hi Jayasri,

Thank you. I have gone through these, but they are pretty outdated (2021). Is there a more up-to-date guide?

If you have not already seen these training videos, I highly recommend spending some time learning about DIRECT here: https://preciselyu.precisely.com/studio-do-more-with-studio-sap-with-bapis

For Material Creation, Updates and Extensions, the best one is BAPI_MATERIAL_SAVEDATA

There is an example in the Template library to add units of measure - https://community.precisely.com/viewdocument/add-or-update-alternate-units-of-me?CommunityKey=e1f0c200-ca7e-46e7-b5c7-01855e5120c7&tab=librarydocuments

Business Partner BAPIs usually start with BAPI_BUPA* ...Below is a snapshot from SE37 search. 

Hi,

I am learning how to use BAPI via Winshuttle. Could you please advise which BAPI are useful for Material Creation/Update and BP Creation/Update?

Normal/GUI most used script that I have:

1.Material creation/update (MM01, MM02)

2.BP creation (customer,supplier,contact person) (BP)

3.Update Customer Text (BP)

4.Create Sales List Price Condition ZP01/ZP02 (VK11, VK12)

5.Contract creation/update (ME31K, ME32K)

6.Material Determination (VB11, VB12) 

7.Customer Material Info Records (VD51, VD52)

8.Purchase Info Records (ME11, ME12)

Hi Nart,

We add custom Function Modules for a few reasons:

1. we remote-enable FM's which are not remote-enabled by default, and thus can be called from Direct
2. a FM doesn't exist for that functionality
3. by customer request 

Hope that helps,

Sigrid

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Sigrid Kok
Precisely Software Inc.

Original Message:
Sent: 07-18-2024 00:56
From: Nart Paksamut
Subject: Useful list of BAPI for Material Creation/Update and BP Creation/Update via Winshuttle?

Hi Sigrid, thank you :)

Regarding on point 1. Could you please advise what's the different between the value in 'BAPI name'?

I see that there are 2 list for BAPI_MATERIAL_SAVEDATA with the 'BAPI name' of NfmStandardMaterial and StandardMaterial.

1.

2.

------------------------------
Best Regards,
Nart

Original Message:
Sent: 06-20-2024 18:26
From: Sigrid Kok
Subject: Useful list of BAPI for Material Creation/Update and BP Creation/Update via Winshuttle?

Hi Nart

I'm fond of saying BAPIs are older than dirt, which is an overstatement, but they have been around a very long time and don't really change much.

The recording Jayasri shared is still very relevant.

From your list:

1.Material creation/update (MM01, MM02) - Jayasri shared BAPI_MATERIAL_SAVEDATA, which is correct.  You can recreate and extend materials with it, and it works in both ECC and S4.

2.BP creation (customer,supplier,contact person) (BP) - in S4 there are not many BAPIs.  The ones with BUPA, as Jayasri pointed out.  You can also search for some threads on the community where I talk about the rFM RFC_CVI_EI_INBOUND_MAIN, which was part of the migration cockpit, to create BPs.

3.Update Customer Text (BP) - We've already had a thread on this topic.

4.Create Sales List Price Condition ZP01/ZP02 (VK11, VK12) - VK11 and VK12 are recordable, so I haven't looked for a BAPI for this one.  I typically do a Google search to find them.

5.Contract creation/update (ME31K, ME32K) - BAPI_CONTRACT_CREATE will create purchasing contracts. There is also BAPI_CONTRACT_CHANGE and BAPI_CONTRACT_GETDETAIL.

6.Material Determination (VB11, VB12)  - ditto to #4

7.Customer Material Info Records (VD51, VD52) - ditto to #4.

8.Purchase Info Records (ME11, ME12) - I haven't found one for this.

Hope that fills some of the gaps.  If you find good BAPIs/rFMs for some of the above, please share with the community. :)

Best Regards,

Sigrid

------------------------------
Sigrid Kok
Precisely Software Inc.

Original Message:
Sent: 06-19-2024 02:35
From: Nart Paksamut
Subject: Useful list of BAPI for Material Creation/Update and BP Creation/Update via Winshuttle?

Hi Jayasri,

Thank you. I have gone through these, but they are pretty outdated (2021). Is there a more up-to-date guide?

------------------------------
Best Regards,
Nart

Original Message:
Sent: 06-17-2024 09:06
From: Jayasri Varyani
Subject: Useful list of BAPI for Material Creation/Update and BP Creation/Update via Winshuttle?

If you have not already seen these training videos, I highly recommend spending some time learning about DIRECT here: https://preciselyu.precisely.com/studio-do-more-with-studio-sap-with-bapis

------------------------------
Jayasri Varyani
SE
Precisely Software Inc.

Original Message:
Sent: 06-17-2024 08:54
From: Jayasri Varyani
Subject: Useful list of BAPI for Material Creation/Update and BP Creation/Update via Winshuttle?

For Material Creation, Updates and Extensions, the best one is BAPI_MATERIAL_SAVEDATA

There is an example in the Template library to add units of measure - https://community.precisely.com/viewdocument/add-or-update-alternate-units-of-me?CommunityKey=e1f0c200-ca7e-46e7-b5c7-01855e5120c7&tab=librarydocuments

Business Partner BAPIs usually start with BAPI_BUPA* ...Below is a snapshot from SE37 search. 

------------------------------
Jayasri Varyani
SE
Precisely Software Inc.

Original Message:
Sent: 06-17-2024 00:00
From: Nart Paksamut
Subject: Useful list of BAPI for Material Creation/Update and BP Creation/Update via Winshuttle?

Hi,

I am learning how to use BAPI via Winshuttle. Could you please advise which BAPI are useful for Material Creation/Update and BP Creation/Update?

Normal/GUI most used script that I have:

1.Material creation/update (MM01, MM02)

2.BP creation (customer,supplier,contact person) (BP)

3.Update Customer Text (BP)

4.Create Sales List Price Condition ZP01/ZP02 (VK11, VK12)

5.Contract creation/update (ME31K, ME32K)

6.Material Determination (VB11, VB12) 

7.Customer Material Info Records (VD51, VD52)

8.Purchase Info Records (ME11, ME12)

------------------------------
Best Regards,
Nart
------------------------------

Hi Nart

I'm fond of saying BAPIs are older than dirt, which is an overstatement, but they have been around a very long time and don't really change much.

The recording Jayasri shared is still very relevant.

From your list:

1.Material creation/update (MM01, MM02) - Jayasri shared BAPI_MATERIAL_SAVEDATA, which is correct.  You can recreate and extend materials with it, and it works in both ECC and S4.

2.BP creation (customer,supplier,contact person) (BP) - in S4 there are not many BAPIs.  The ones with BUPA, as Jayasri pointed out.  You can also search for some threads on the community where I talk about the rFM RFC_CVI_EI_INBOUND_MAIN, which was part of the migration cockpit, to create BPs.

3.Update Customer Text (BP) - We've already had a thread on this topic.

4.Create Sales List Price Condition ZP01/ZP02 (VK11, VK12) - VK11 and VK12 are recordable, so I haven't looked for a BAPI for this one.  I typically do a Google search to find them.

5.Contract creation/update (ME31K, ME32K) - BAPI_CONTRACT_CREATE will create purchasing contracts. There is also BAPI_CONTRACT_CHANGE and BAPI_CONTRACT_GETDETAIL.

6.Material Determination (VB11, VB12)  - ditto to #4

7.Customer Material Info Records (VD51, VD52) - ditto to #4.

8.Purchase Info Records (ME11, ME12) - I haven't found one for this.

Hope that fills some of the gaps.  If you find good BAPIs/rFMs for some of the above, please share with the community. :)

Best Regards,

Sigrid

Hi Jayasri,

Thank you. I have gone through these, but they are pretty outdated (2021). Is there a more up-to-date guide?

If you have not already seen these training videos, I highly recommend spending some time learning about DIRECT here: https://preciselyu.precisely.com/studio-do-more-with-studio-sap-with-bapis

For Material Creation, Updates and Extensions, the best one is BAPI_MATERIAL_SAVEDATA

There is an example in the Template library to add units of measure - https://community.precisely.com/viewdocument/add-or-update-alternate-units-of-me?CommunityKey=e1f0c200-ca7e-46e7-b5c7-01855e5120c7&tab=librarydocuments

Business Partner BAPIs usually start with BAPI_BUPA* ...Below is a snapshot from SE37 search. 

Hi,

I am learning how to use BAPI via Winshuttle. Could you please advise which BAPI are useful for Material Creation/Update and BP Creation/Update?

Normal/GUI most used script that I have:

1.Material creation/update (MM01, MM02)

2.BP creation (customer,supplier,contact person) (BP)

3.Update Customer Text (BP)

4.Create Sales List Price Condition ZP01/ZP02 (VK11, VK12)

5.Contract creation/update (ME31K, ME32K)

6.Material Determination (VB11, VB12) 

7.Customer Material Info Records (VD51, VD52)

8.Purchase Info Records (ME11, ME12)