Global Trade Service (SLL) – How

to Activate Change Pointers and

Transfer Master Data

Applies to:
This article and examples applies to SAP 4.7, ECC 6 and Global Trade System - SLL – 7.0 Versions. For
more information, visit the Governance, Risk, and Compliance homepage.

Summary
This article explains how to transfer the master data (customer, vendor and material master records) and
document data (sales orders and outbound deliveries in SD and purchase orders in MM) automatically from
R/3 (Feeder system) to Global Transfer system (SLL) using the change pointers.
Author: Sudheer Junnuthula
Company: Intelligroup Asia Pvt Ltd
Created on: 04 December 2009

Author Bio
Sudheer Junnuthula is working in Intelligroup Asia Pvt Ltd as a GTS technical Lead. He has in
depth knowledge about Compliance management, Customs Management and Risk
Management in GTS Module. He also has expertise in Adobe Form Development, Enhancement
Frame Work and BDT programming along with ABAP development skills.

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Table of Contents
Overview....................................................................................................................................................... 3
“R/3” Cockpit ................................................................................................................................................. 4
Change Pointers ........................................................................................................................................... 5
Periodic Processing: Create Variant........................................................................................................... 8
Document Items for Message type .............................................................................................................. 10
IDOC Reduction Maintenance: .................................................................................................................... 13
Additional Data for Message Types: ............................................................................................................ 16
Activate Change Pointers for Message types:.............................................................................................. 19
Related Content .......................................................................................................................................... 20
Disclaimer and Liability Notice ..................................................................................................................... 21

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Overview
Transfer the master data (customer, vendor and material master records) and document data (sales orders
and outbound deliveries in SD and purchase orders in MM) automatically from R/3 (Feeder system) to Global
Transfer system (SLL) using the change pointers.
Before an R/3 system can call services such as
 Legal Control – Export (LCE)
 Legal Control – Import (LCI), and
 Sanctioned Party List Screening (SPL),
Specific master data records (customer, vendor and material master records) and document data (sales
orders and outbound deliveries in SD and purchase orders in MM) have to be transferred into the system
where GTS system has been installed.
The relevant application functions for transferring master data from the R/3 system are::
 Change Pointers

Note: Throughout this document, the R/3 system where logistics processes (SD and MM documents) are maintained is
referred to as the R/3 Backend System.

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“R/3” Cockpit
The Cockpit for Legal Services in the R/3 Backend System (transaction /SAPSLL/MENU_LEGALR3) is a
single screen from which you can access all of the necessary programs and functions for establishing and
regulating communication between the R/3 Backend System and GTS. Note: The following instructions will
refer to transaction codes instead of the below menu paths.

Fig. 1: “Legal Services” Cockpit

The settings you make here enable the R/3 Backend System to send data to and receive status results from
GTS.

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Change Pointers
Essential information from the
 Customer master
 Vendor master, and
 Material master
Has to be transferred from the R/3 Backend System to GTS. Information about new and changed master
data records also has to be passed on to GTS.
These changes are recorded using ALE change pointers, and then transferred asynchronously to GTS.

Note: Depending on the services you wish to use in GTS, you will only need to transfer specific types of master data:

Service you wish to use Object you must transfer

Legal Control - Export Customer Master, Material Master
Legal Control - Import Vendor Master, Material Master
Sanctioned Party List Screening Customer Master, Vendor Master
GTS message types in R3. These message types are required to capture and then subsequently allow the
transfer of master data (Customers, Vendors, and Materials) to GTS. Complete the following steps to
validate and setup the custom GTS message types.

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In R3
Go to the >Global Trade Services Area Menu (/n/sapsll/menu_legalr3)>Basic Settings Tab.

One the Basic Settings view execute the three transaction under the ALE Change Pointer heading

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(BD61)Activate Change Pointers Globally: Here validate the checkmark is in the checkbox. if not, to activate
enter and checkmark.

(BD50)Activate Change Pointers for Message Types: Here validate the custom messages
(/SAPSLL/CREMAS_SLL, /SAPSLL/DEBMAS_SLL, /SAPSLL/MATMAS_SLL, /SAPSLL/PRCMAT_SLL, and
/SAPSLL/PSDMAT_SLL) types are present. If not create the message type using the “New Entry” Method.
NOTE: Hit return and disregard warning message.

(BD53)Activate Change Pointers for Reduced Messages: Here create the messages types to allow transfer
of master data to GTS.

Enter the message type to be created.

/SAPSLL/DEBMAS_SLL (customers)
/SAPSLL/CREMAS_SLL (vendor)
/SAPSLL/MATMAS_SLL (material)
/SAPSLL/PRCMAT_SLL (product price)
/SAPSLL/PSDMAT_SLL (procurement and sales)

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Click the CREATE ICON

Enter the following information for each one: Preface each description with the word distributes just as it is
listed for CREMAS.

Save data
You can use the following basic functions to create the necessary variants:
 Periodic Processing: Create Variant

Periodic Processing: Create Variant

Fig. 2: Periodic Processing: Create Variant: Initial Screen

First of all, you need to create a separate variant for report RBDMIDOC for every type of master data you
wish to transfer (customer, vendor, and material master data). You must also assign the appropriate
message type to each variant.
1. Create the variant ’SLL_CUSTOMER’ for report RBDMIDOC, and assign the appropriate ALE
message type (’/SAPSLL/DEBMAS_SLL’) to this variant.
2. Create the variant ’SLL_VENDOR’ for report RBDMIDOC, and assign the appropriate ALE message
type (’/SAPSLL/CREMAS_SLL’) to this variant.
3. Create the variant ’SLL_MATERIAL’ for report RBDMIDOC, and assign the appropriate ALE
message type (’/SAPSLL/MATMAS_SLL’) to this variant.
4. Create the variant ’SLL_PROD_PRICE’ for report RBDMIDOC, and assign the appropriate ALE
message type (’ /SAPSLL/PRCMAT_SLL’) to this variant.
5. Create the variant ’SLL_PROCURE’ for report RBDMIDOC, and assign the appropriate ALE
message type (’/SAPSLL/PSDMAT_SLL’) to this variant.

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Enter RBDMIDOC, select Variants, and select Change:

Fig. 3: Periodic Processing: Create Variant: Define Variant Name

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Document Items for Message type

1. execute transaction BD52
2. enter message type /sapsll/cremas_sll
3. remove all entries that are not object KRED and table LFA1
4. NOTE: Ensure that an entry for field name “KEY” exists.
Should look like this:

5. enter message type /sapsll/debmas_sll

6. remove all entries that are not object DEBI and table KNA1
7. NOTE: Ensure that an entry for field name “KEY” exists.

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8. enter message type /sapsll/matmas_sll

9. NOTE: Ensure that an entry for field name “KEY” exists.

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IDOC Reduction Maintenance:

1. Enter transaction BD53
2. select reduced message type /SAPSLL/DEBMAS/SLL
3. click on the change button
4. expand the tree
5. Activate E1KNA11 and E1KNA1H/L using the select button (NOTE: Active is WHITE and DE-
ACTIVE is PINK
6. De-activate everything else
7. Double click on E1KNA1M and ensure that the fields in the second screen shot are “active” (green)

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8. select reduced message type /SAPSLL/CREMAS/SLL

9. click on the change button
10. expand the tree
11. Activate E1LFA1H/L using the select button
12. De-activate everything else
13. Double click on E1LFA1M and ensure that the fields in the second screen shot are “active” (green)

14. select reduced message type /SAPSLL/MATMAS/SLL

15. click on the change button
16. expand the tree
17. Activate E1MARAM / E1MARA1 / E1MAKTM using the select button (should look like below)
18. De-activate everything else
19. Double click on E1MARAM and ensure that the fields in the second screen shot are “active” (green)

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Activate:
1. Execute transaction BD53
2. Enter reduced message type (/SAPSLL/CREMAS_SLL)
3. Click activate (NOTE: Should create a transport)
4. Repeat process for /SAPSLL/DEBMAS_SLL, /SAPSLL/MATMAS_SLL, /SAPSLL/PRCMAT_SLL,
and /SAPSLL/PSDMAT_SLL

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Additional Data for Message Types:

1. execute transaction SM31 (or BD60)
2. Enter table/view V_TBDME
3. Click Maintain
4. Ensure there are five entries, one for each message type (See screen shot below)

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Activate Change Pointers for Message types:

Go to transaction BD50
Ensure that the three message types for /SAPSLL are active and all other message types are inactive.
NOTE: Additional active message types may result in performance issues during change pointer processing.
Additional entries are written to the same tables.

Final Step:
1. Ensure entries are writing to R/3 tables BDCP and BDCPS for the applicable tables > LFA1, KNA1
and Material tables MARA, etc…
2. Make a change to a customer record and new entries should populate into the BDCP and BDCPS
tables.

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