SAP CRM BW Delta flow with BDOC

Applies to:
SAP BI NetWeaver 2004s and SAP CRM 5.0

Summary
This white paper is meant for SAP BW CRM delta understanding and will help to troubleshoot the delta flow of
CRM standard datasources. Also it will help to analyze the changes moving from CRM to BW system.

Author(s): Rahul Desai

Company: Tata Consultancy Services Ltd
Created on: 20th Feb 2014

Author Bio:

Rahul Desai works as a SAP BW/BI consultant in Tata Consultancy Services Ltd and having 7 years of
experience in SAP BW/BI Implementations and Production support environment.

Introduction
This document will allow you to understand the role of BDoc messages in BW/BI system, to monitor their flow,
and to react effectively to error situations.
Also it will help to troubleshoot the missing or incorrect delta records which is coming from CRM to BW/BI
system.

CRM to BW/BI delta flow

The below diagram will help you to understand the data from CRM system to BW system and also you can
understand the role of Bdoc and IDoc.

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Also in this document we will see the step by step how CRM changes will be flowed to BW system.

Below are the basic transaction used for troubleshoot CRM datasources.

SPRO Configuration Related Settings

SMOEAC Administration console – CRM Middleware
SBDM BDoc Modeler
SMW01 Transaction for Monitoring BDocs
SMW02 Display BDoc Message Summary
SMQ1 Queue RFC Monitor for Outbound queue
SMQ2 Queue RFC Monitor for Inbound queue
BWA1 BW Adapter
BWA5 BW Adapter DataSources

Here in this document we have taken standard datasource 0CRM_SALES_CONTR_I to understand the actual
Delta flow.

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In each CRM item level data creation or any change will create ITEM_GUID in the system and also it will
assign the HEADER_GUID for all header related information.

In this document we will change some item level information of CRM sales contract and we will see how those
changes will be captured in Bdoc.

Step by Step CRM contract changes:

First login to the CRM source system and run the transaction CRMD_ORDER. This is the main transaction
where you can create CRM order and change any existing CRM order. Here we have taken example of CRM
contract "5000002"

After continue you can see on the screen the CRM contract with their respective line items:

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After this to create the Delta records for BW we need to change any of the pricing details of the Contract line
item. Here we will pick the line item 100 and will make the changes in the price details:
Currently the Price is 500 USD for line item 100 for contract 5000002.

Now go to the condition and change the price of contract to 700 USD and then click on SAVE.

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Now before SAVE this transaction if will check the BW delta Queue for datasource "0CRM_SALES_CONTR_I"
it will show you ZERO entry.

After SAVE the contract in CRM source system we will check the RSA7 delta queue and Bdoc (SMW01) in the
system.

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Now RSA7 will display the Delta Entry which we have changed in CRM:

Now we will check the same changes reflected in the BDoc (SMW01). Whenever any changes happened to
CRM contract it will create a Bdoc and it will store the data in structural manner in BDoc queue.
During the production support thre are 100 of queue used to be created due to changes and it is difficult to find
the Queue for single transaction.
so to make easier we will find the BDoc queue with the help of CRM contract number "5000002".
See the below screen of SMW01 and also go for "Expand Additional select option"

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Once exapand the selection check the Additional select options and you can see the "QUEUE NAME". Now
Queue name consist of CRM order number with some prefix and post fix. so you can search the queue like
"*5000002*" so that it will give all the Queue name which consist of change to this CRM contract. and then click
on execute.

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In below screen you can see the BDoc Queue where your change records exist:

Once select the latest Queue according to Date and time of changes you have made and then click on the
button

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Now you can see the ITEM changes you have made in this Queue, we will check the PRICING changes which
we have made in CRM order ITEM 10.

Also you can check the price changes in this particular contract in that pricing structure:

Now once you verify the change you have made then you can go and start the BW delta load for the
datasource "0CRM_SALES_CONTR_I"

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Now after running the Delta load you can check the data in PSA if you changes moved correctly or not.
In below scrrenshot of PSA it shows the changes we have made to pricing of contract (700 USD).

After this you can move your changes to BW data target.

Related content

www.scn.sap.com
help.sap.com
www.sapww.com/wp-content/uploads/.../BestPractice-BDoc-Analysis-V2.pdf

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