Master Data Uploads Using CATT

Tool

Applies to:
Across all the modules in SAP for master data/ transaction data uploads during cutover activities.

Summary
This article explains the steps involved for uploading of master data & cutover open items by using CATT
tool, which will be useful for the functional consultants with out the help of writing BDC program by the ABAP
consultant.
Author: Suresh Babu Pinnoju
Company: Intelligroup Asia Pvt. Ltd.,
Created on: 02 April 2009

Author Bio
Suresh Babu Pinnoju is working as a Consultant with Intelligroup and has been part of FICO competency
since August 2007.

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Table of Contents
Introduction .........................................................................................................................................................3
Objective .........................................................................................................................................................3
Business Requirement ....................................................................................................................................4
Solution ...............................................................................................................................................................4
Steps Involved.................................................................................................................................................4
Step 1 ..........................................................................................................................................................................4
Step 2 ..........................................................................................................................................................................6
Disclaimer and Liability Notice..........................................................................................................................25

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Introduction
As we all know there are so many ways to upload of transaction data / master data of FICO module like
LSMS/ BDC/ BAPI/ CATT tool

Objective
As this CATT tool got so many advantages like:
1. Which can be used with out any ABAP coding,
2. Save the time at the time of implementations/ upload scenarios.
3. Which can by done by functional consultants with out any ABAP consultants help
4. Which can be uploaded from Development client to Testing client to get the testing sign-off and can
be directly uploaded in to Production client from Development as well.
5. To upload from Dev to Prod client we need to check RFC settings at basis module level.
At t code: SCC4 this setup should be there.

The objective of this article is to explain you on step by step process to upload master data / open item data
at cutover time by functional consultant himself.

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Business Requirement
Upload master data / transaction data transactions at cutover time for implementation.

Solution
Steps Involved

Step 1
Procedure
Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:

SAP Menu Tools®ABAP Workbench® Test®Test workbench®SCATT

Transaction Code SCAT

Note: All these test cases should be start with Z letter. Ex: ZGLUPLOAD

Give test case name (ZGLUPLOAD), title & Component by using F4 help (FI-GL-GL-AP)

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Save the same, if you want to transport this object to testing client / production clients in case if the basis
setup was not available at SCC4 level / RFC setup was not helping CATT tools.

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Then select change icon after creation of transport request.

Step 2
Select Record icon in the below screen:

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Give FB01 transaction code for recording this process:

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Press enter

Press enter

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Post this document

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Select end recording icon:

Ignore information press enter, and select back arrow.

Save the setup.

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Press F2 key

Again press F2 key

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Again press F2 key

Give the document date text and remove the value from Field contents (This field contents will be default
value at the time of upload) as below.

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Press enter. That document date field will become grey.

For document type:

We need to do for all other fields like as above, then select next screen icon

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In the next screen as well we have to do for all the fields as above.

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After finishing for all the fields select next screen icon.

This is the last screen.

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Select back arrow twice.

1.

2.

Save the setup.

The setup need to be exported to excel for upload.

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Transfer to desktop

Note: The flat file name should be same as object name (program) ex: ZGLUPLOAD

Open this excel sheet: Give the data from C5 cell of the excel sheet.

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After giving all the upload data in to excel save this excel.

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Save one more copy as .txt for upload.

Give the file for upload:

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Select remote execution icon and give testing client as upload server.

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System will ask for testing client logon.

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