Use of Data Crawler Input Values

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When you are defining conditions, you can use data crawler input values. Using data crawler input values is advantageous in the following cases:
The data that you want to use as input values is in a different business object. For example, you might want to use fields from a forwarding order for a
determination in a freight unit or a freight order.
You want to use specific associations within a business object, for instance, in order to use data of the first stop for a freight order.

Prerequisites
You have defined a data crawler profile in Customizing. For more information, see Customizing for Transportation Management under
Basic Functions
Conditions
Define Data Crawler Profile .
In Customizing in the data access definition, you have assigned the following in the Data Crawler area:
Data crawler profile
Step (defines the node that you want to use as an input value)
Field
In addition, you have also specified a data element for F4 helps.
For more information, see Customizing for Transportation Management under
Basic Functions
Conditions
Data Access Definition .
You have assigned your condition type for the data access definition in Customizing. For more information, see Customizing for Transportation Management
under
Basic Functions
Conditions
Assign Condition Type to Data Access Definition .

Features
In accordance with your settings in Customizing, the system uses the input values that you have defined with the data crawler profile for the determination of
values with your condition.

Example
You want to determine the ERP order type for a freight unit from the TRQ root (TRQ_ROOT). To do this, you have defined a data crawler value profile
DC_FU_TO_TRQ_ROOT with the following values:
Attribute

Value

Step

10

BO Name

/SCMTMS/TOR

Association

BO_TRQ_ROOT_ALL

Target Node

TRQ_ROOT

In addition, you have defined data access defintion DAD_FU_TO_TRQ_ROOT with the following values:
Attribute

Value

Data Crawler Profile

DC_FU_TO_TRQ_ROOT

Step

10

Field Name

BASE_BTD_TCO

Data Element for F4 Helps

/SCMTMS/BASE_BTD_TCO (Basis document type for business transaction)

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