Useful Transactions in ALE

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Transaction SALE

Transaction Code	Table Name	If you want to.....................................................
WE30,WE60		View an Idoc type's structure and/or documentation
WE82	EDIMSG	Find Idoc types relation with Message types and / or extensions Establish if there is a relevant Idoc Extension
WE81	EDIMSGT	View an message types structure description
BD60		Find the outbound function module for SMD process

* Remember that Idocs can also be triggered through transactions and via scheduled programs.

* Could also search in transaction SE37 for *MASTERIDOC*<Message Type>*

Transaction Code	Table Name	If you want to.........................................................................
SALE	TBDA2	Check if change pointers are set on globally for the client Check if change pointers are set on for the message.
SCDO	BDCP,BDCPV	Establish what change document drives the change pointer process
WE20	EDP21	Find Inbound Process Code
WE42	TBDBA	Find link between inbound process code and update function. Find which update function is called BAPI process code
WE57		Find link between message type/Idoc type and update function
SMOD,CMOD		Find if user-exits have been implemented in standard inbound/outbound process

* Also search code for string 'userexit' and 'call customer-function

Transaction Code	If you want to.....................................
BD51	Establish whether call transaction / Direct input has been used

* This transaction should only be used as a guide, the best method of determining whether call transaction has been used

is to scan the update function for the command 'call transaction'.

Transaction Code	Table Name	If you want to...................................................................
BD64	TB05/06	View Distribution Model
SM58		View failed tRFC's

* Double click on the user name to view the data content of the message and establish ehat message type it is...

Transaction Code	If you want to...................................................................
WE19	Idoc Test Tool

Other SAP related areas, Useful transaction:

SM37 -------------------------------------------------------Job scheduling

SCDO------------------------------------------------------ change documents sets out which table fields are logged for changes. The change history is stored in table CDHDR and CDPOS.

SM35, SHDB-----------------------------------------------Batch Input Recording and session management, fundamental to understand 'call transaction'.

SE80--------------------------------------------------------ABAP Workbench.

SE30--------------------------------------------------------Runtime Analysis.

SE11, SE16------------------------------------------------Data Dictionary and Table contents viewer.