Use the Generate SAP IDoc Interpreter Transformation Wizard to create an SAP/ALE IDoc Interpreter transformation to read outbound IDocs from the SAP system. You can import basic or extended IDoc type metadata.
When you create an SAP/ALE IDoc Interpreter transformation, you can import the IDoc metadata in the following ways:
From file.
Use to import the metadata for the IDocs in the SAP/ALE IDoc Interpreter from a metadata file.
When you import the IDoc metadata from file, SAP converts numeric datatypes in the IDoc metadata to CHAR. After you create the transformation, apply the appropriate transformation datatypes to the ports that have numeric datatypes in SAP.
Connect to SAP.
Use to import the IDoc metadata from the SAP system to use in the transformation. The PowerCenter Integration Service can validate the input data you pass into the transformation.