Import User Data with the Ariba Task/Event-Based Method

You can import user data into SAP Ariba with the import Ariba task/event-based feature provided with the SAP Ariba Adapter.

To create an import Ariba task/event-based integration:

1. Configure an FTP Adapter and SAP Ariba Adapter.
2. Create a schedule integration.
3. Drag an FTP Adapter into the integration canvas to download a CSV file and configure it as follows.

   1. Select the Download a File operation.

   2. Select a transfer mode.

   3. Select the input directory from which to read the CSV file.

   4. Enter a file name to download from the input directory.

   5. Select an output directory into which to download the file.

4. Drag a stage file action after the FTP Adapter to read the CSV format data from the downloaded location and configure it as follows.

   1. On the Configure Operation page, select Read File in Segments from the Choose Stage File Operation list.

   2. Specify the file name and directory name.

   3. Enter the batch size for processing the file in logical chunks in the Segment Size field.

   4. Enable the Process Sequentially option.

   5. On the Format Definition page, click Choose File and upload a file (for this example, Masterdata_info.csv is uploaded). This action creates a schema.

5. Drag an SAP Ariba Adapter into the stage file action and configure it as follows:

   1. On the Basic Info page, enter a name.

   2. On the Service Options page, select Load data into Ariba.

   3. On the Operations page, select Buyer as the Ariba Solution.

   4. Select Master Data as the Service Type. Master data is stored permanently and used to create business documents such as requisitions, receipts, and invoices.

   5. Select Incremental-Upload as the Operation Mode.

   6. Select Import Enterprise Users as the Task Name.

   7. On the Task-Operation Mapping page, select a task (for example, Import Enterprise Users) as the Task Name.

   8. Select an operation (for example, Load) from the Operation Name list.

6. In the mapper, map appropriate source elements to target elements.
7. Drag another SAP Ariba Adapter after the stage file action and configure it as follows. This SAP Ariba Adapter catches the final batch of records from the file that is loaded into the Ariba Cloud application.

   1. On the Basic Info page, enter a name.

   2. On the Service Options page, select Load data into Ariba.

   3. On the Operations page, select Buyer as the Ariba Solution.

   4. Select the Final Batch check box.

   5. Remove the mapper for the SAP Ariba Adapter. Mappings are not required.