ABSTRACT
SAP offers the use of IBIP supported objects from within the LSMW to support data transfer.
This abstract explore the "old" option to run transaction IBIP directly with pre made flat files that matches to the IBIP structures and hierarchy ,the Excel IBIP tool can be uses as alternative to LSMW
BENEFITS
Authorizations- if your requirement is provide simple excel based tool for end user for master data management
Fast and Simple - Use 1 excel source file for multi structures like ,No need to link between the files using IDENT ..
LSMW approach , The Flat file records are written to the flat file based on the location of the structure in the Excel template
Templates examples
Exemple 1 :Create Equipment with user status
Exemple 2 :Create Equipment with class and characteristics
Exemple 3 :General Task list with operation and assignment to maintenance packages- video exemple here
Pre requirement
- Microsoft excel 2007- 2013
- Macro enabled
- Download here the IBIP Tool
STEP A - Prepare template - Select the required structuresand required fields
- Selected multi radio button
- Select structure IBIPEQUI
- Select the required fields from the IBIPEQUI structure
- Select structure IBIPSTAT
- Select all the fields from this structure IBIPSTAT
1. Select Prepare to create new Tempate
2. Select the Multi structures radio button
3 .Select IE01– Create equipment in the transaction combo box
4. Select the IBIPEQUI structure in the data structure listbox
5. Double click the IBIPSTAT structure which holds the user status data 
STEP B - Fill Excel source / template worksheet
STEP C - Generate The Flat File for IBIP Transaction
The flat file will Automatically created ( stored in the temp folder )
Step D - Upload the Flat File to the IBIP transaction
. Select the created file from the flat file selected folder and press in the IBIP transaction
Step E ( Optional ) store the files in the Application server
Another alternative is to store the flat files at the application server which is mostly required when the data migration duration takes
more then several hours and it is required to schedule the run at night (when system load is low) , in this case :
Goto sm51 select the required server
Goto to transaction CG3Z and upload the flat file to the current application server
3.Select the application server which the file was uploaded into and select the Phys. file and press on "Execute"
Step F : Check the Log
Lets Check and confirm that the equipment 10006947 created is created with the "0005" status which as displayed in the excel row 4
We can see the result : the equipment 10006947 was created with user status "0005"
Exemple 2: Equipment creation with class and characteristics
1 Goto transaction IBIP – press the information icon to see Structure hierarchy , So you can know which structures are required to your business scenario
3. Now –with the IBIP Tool Create template using structures IBIPEQUI , IBIPCLAS , IBIPFEAT
(Unhide row 1-2 to view selected structures and fields technical names)
4.Upload the Flat File to the IBIP transaction
5. Let’s Check and see that the equipment created 200860 was created with the required class and characteristics per the data in
the excel rows 4 -6
Comments are welcome.
Cheers
Ziv