Initiating Requests

Facilitate the upload process by creating the request type and the request.

1. Create the request type

  • Navigate to Admin, select R, select Request Type, and then select Add.
  • Enter a meaningful description for the request type. For example, Online Loader Request Type or Batch Loader Request Type.
  • Select the request type business object that corresponds to your request type. For example, either “Online Loader Request Type” or “Batch Loader Request Type”.
    • Note that for Batch Loader Request Type, the user will need to define whether the contents from the attachment record will be deleted once the upload is finished.

2. Create the request

Online Requests

  • Navigate to Menu, select Tools, select Request.
  • Select your Online loader request type and then click OK.
  • Select the business object you want to create.
  • Select your CSV file to upload or enter the data directly into the Data zone and then click Save.
    • Note: If examples of online requests are already available in your system, search for the appropriate request, select Edit, and either use the existing data if it applies, or select CSV File To Upload to upload your already formatted and populated CSV file, or you can select Download To CSV File and manually populate the data into the file and then select CSV File To Upload to upload the file.
  • Click on Load Data to submit the request.

    • Check the Request Log for requests that do not transition to a “Loaded” status. You may need to reset the request back to a created status and click Edit to fix the issue before resubmitting the request.

Batch Requests

  • Navigate to Menu, select Tools, select Request.
  • Select your Batch loader request type and then click OK.
  • Select an external system.
  • Select the business object you want to create.
  • Enter a commit frequency.
  • Enter the file name or select the attachment that should be in the request and click Save.
    • For Batch File Upload — Filename is specified in the request. Comma delimited file should uploaded / available in the server. Run the batch job W1-GBUPL to create the sync request. Parameter File Name and File Path should match the file name and path of the file. Once job has ended and the request is loaded, run batch job F1-SYSRQ to process the created sync request.
    • For Batch Attachment Upload — Attachment ID is specified in the request. Comma delimited file is uploaded as an attachment. Run the batch job W1-GAUPL to create the sync request. Parameter Request ID should match the created request. Once the job has ended and the request is loaded, run batch job F1-SYSRQ to process the created sync request.
  • The F1–SYSRQ parameters are as follows:
    • Maintenance Object: F1–SYNCREQIN
    • Restrict by Batch Code: True
    • Restrict by Business Object: W1–GenericDataLoaderSync
    • Restrict by Status Code: PENDING