Before using SAPODA

This section contains the following sections:

Before running SAPODA

Before you can run SAPODA, you must:

Before using SAPODA to create definitions for the ALE or ABAP Extension Module

You can use SAPODA to generate business object definitions for the ABAP Extension Module and the ALE Module based upon an IDoc (Intermediate Document):

Important:
Before using SAPODA to generate a business object definition from an SAP IDoc definition file, you must create the IDoc definition file for each IDoc type you want supported. This step is required only when using an extracted IDoc definition file as the template for a business object definition. For more information, see "Creating the IDoc definition file".

How to Use SAPODA

After installing SAPODA, you must do the following to generate business objects:

  1. Launch the ODA.
  2. Launch Business Object Designer.
  3. Follow a six-step process in Business Object Designer to configure and run the ODA.

The following sections describe these steps in detail.

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