Interface: NORM - Cost element Version 2012.00

This documentation describes the AbaConnect Interface Cost element for the NORM Application.

General Information

General information about the AbaConnect interface.

AbaConnect Interface Information

Application :	NORM
Interface Name :	Cost element
ID :	BE ( BE )
Version :	2012.00
Status:	Productive

Displays the possible import and export features for this interface.

Export / Import Modus

Export :	XML
Import :	XML

Displays additional information for this interface.

Additional Information

Highest field Revision for this interface : 0

Mapping Information

The following displays the Mapping details for this interface.

Mapping Information

Mapping ID :	AbaDefault
Mapping Name :	Cost element
Description :

Example AbaConnect XML Structure

The following is an example of an XML Header structure. This information is also visible in an AbaConnect XML Export file, that has been exported via the Abacus AbaConnect User Interface.

AbaConnect XML Struktur

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<AbaConnectContainer>
  <TaskCount>1</TaskCount>
  <Task>
    <Parameter>
      <Application>NORM</Application>
      <Id>BE</Id>
      <MapId>AbaDefault</MapId>
      <Version>2012.00</Version>
      
      
      
      <Mandant>7777</Mandant>
    </Parameter>
    <Transaction>
      <CostElementHeader mode='SAVE'>
          
      </CostElementHeader>
    </Transaction>
  </Task>
</AbaConnectContainer>

Example AbaConnect Command Line

The following includes examples of AbaConnect Command Line. The AbaConnect Command Line is executed with the abaconnectexportconsole.exe and abaconnectimportconsole.exe programmes. The AbaConnect Command Line must be run direct on the Abacus server. More detailed information about AbaConnect Command Line is available on the Abacus Homepage. The following examples serve as starting point for creating a simple command line.

AbaConnect Command Line

Export :
abaconnectexportconsole.exe "/USRuser" "/PWxxx" "-aNORM" "-version2012.00" "-M7777" "-acidBE" "-mapidAbaDefault" "-datamodeXML" "-responseYES" "-responsefileX:\response.xml" "-exportfileX:\data.xml"

Import :
abaconnectimportconsole.exe "/USRuser" "/PWxxx" "-aNORM" "-version2012.00" "-M7777" "-datamodeXML" "-responseYES" "-responsefileX:\response.xml" "-importfileX:\data.xml"

N.B. : For importing XML data, it is not necessary to specify the Interface ID and Mapping on the Command Line. This information is contained in the XML Import file.

Mapping Structure

The following displays a simplified mapping structure for this interface.
The XML-Element and Parent-Name are always in english. Click on the row to display additional information.

XML Element Name	Field Name	Parent Name	Type	Length	Mandatory
+ CostElementHeader	Cost element	-	-	-	No
+ CostElementHeaderFields	Fields	CostElementHeader	-	-	No
- CostElementArea	Area	CostElementHeaderFields	Number	4	No
- CostElementCategory	Category	CostElementHeaderFields	Number	2	No
- CostElementMainGroup	Main group	CostElementHeaderFields	Number	6	No
- Subgroup	Subgroup	CostElementHeaderFields	Number	2	No
- CostElementNumber	CE no.	CostElementHeaderFields	Text	30	No
- QuantityUnit	QU	CostElementHeaderFields	Number	4	No
- ProductGroup	Produktegruppe	CostElementHeaderFields	Number	4	No
- ModificationDate	Price modification time	CostElementHeaderFields	Date/Time	-	No
- Status	Status	CostElementHeaderFields	Number	2	No
- ANSATZTYP	Rate type	CostElementHeaderFields	Number	2	No
- PriceModificationUser	Price modification user-Name	CostElementHeaderFields	Text	100000	No
+ CostElementHeaderText	Cost element designation	CostElementHeader	-	-	No
+ CostElementHeaderTextFields	Fields	CostElementHeaderText	-	-	No
- LanguageCode	Language	CostElementHeaderTextFields	Text	6	No
- Designation	Designation	CostElementHeaderTextFields	Text	60	No
- Text	Text	CostElementHeaderTextFields	Text	-1	No
+ CostElementFieldValue	Cost element field value	CostElementHeader	-	-	No
+ CostElementFieldValueFields	Fields	CostElementFieldValue	-	-	No
- FieldNumber	Field no.	CostElementFieldValueFields	Number	4	No
- ValueType	Value type	CostElementFieldValueFields	Number	2	No
- Amount	Amount	CostElementFieldValueFields	Number	12	No
- Percentage	Percentage	CostElementFieldValueFields	Number	4	No
- ServiceCode	Service code	CostElementFieldValueFields	Number	8	No

Field Information

The following is a detailed description of the fields used in this interface.

Fields

XML Element Name:	CostElementHeaderFields
Parent Element:	CostElementHeader

Field Type:

Type[ 15 ]

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: -

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

Area

XML Element Name:	CostElementArea
Parent Element:	CostElementHeaderFields

Field Type:

Nummer

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: 4

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "KEBEREICH")

Category

XML Element Name:	CostElementCategory
Parent Element:	CostElementHeaderFields

Field Type:

Nummer

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: 2

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "KEKAT")

Main group

XML Element Name:	CostElementMainGroup
Parent Element:	CostElementHeaderFields

Field Type:

Nummer

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: 6

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "KEHAUPTGRP")

Subgroup

XML Element Name:	Subgroup
Parent Element:	CostElementHeaderFields

Field Type:

Nummer

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: 2

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "KEUNTERGRP")

CE no.

XML Element Name:	CostElementNumber
Parent Element:	CostElementHeaderFields

Field Type:

Text

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: 30

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "KENR")

XML Element Name:	QuantityUnit
Parent Element:	CostElementHeaderFields

Field Type:

Nummer

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: 4

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "EHTNR")

Produktegruppe

XML Element Name:	ProductGroup
Parent Element:	CostElementHeaderFields

Field Type:

Nummer

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: 4

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "PRDGRP")

Price modification time

XML Element Name:	ModificationDate
Parent Element:	CostElementHeaderFields

Field Type:

Datum/Zeit (2006-08-08T10:16:54.509+02:00)

Action Type:

Export only

Field Length: -

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "MUTPRDATUM")

Status

XML Element Name:	Status
Parent Element:	CostElementHeaderFields

Field Type:

Nummer

Action Type:

Export only

Field Length: 2

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "STATUS")

Rate type

XML Element Name:	ANSATZTYP
Parent Element:	CostElementHeaderFields

Field Type:

Nummer

Action Type:

Export only

Field Length: 2

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "ANSATZTYP")

Price modification user-Name

XML Element Name:	PriceModificationUser
Parent Element:	CostElementHeaderFields

Field Type:

Text

Action Type:

Export only

Field Length: 100000

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "MUTPRUSER_NAME")

Cost element designation

XML Element Name:	CostElementHeaderText
Parent Element:	CostElementHeader

Field Type:

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: -

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

Master data. The designation of a cost element is not mandatory.

Fields

XML Element Name:	CostElementHeaderTextFields
Parent Element:	CostElementHeaderText

Field Type:

Type[ 15 ]

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: -

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

Language

XML Element Name:	LanguageCode
Parent Element:	CostElementHeaderTextFields

Field Type:

Text

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: 6

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "SPRACHCODE")

Designation

XML Element Name:	Designation
Parent Element:	CostElementHeaderTextFields

Field Type:

Text

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: 60

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "BEZEICHNUNG")

Text

XML Element Name:	Text
Parent Element:	CostElementHeaderTextFields

Field Type:

Text

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: -1

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "VARDATA")

Cost element field value

XML Element Name:	CostElementFieldValue
Parent Element:	CostElementHeader

Field Type:

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: -

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

Master data

Fields

XML Element Name:	CostElementFieldValueFields
Parent Element:	CostElementFieldValue

Field Type:

Type[ 15 ]

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: -

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

Field no.

XML Element Name:	FieldNumber
Parent Element:	CostElementFieldValueFields

Field Type:

Nummer

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: 4

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "KEFELDNR")

Value type

XML Element Name:	ValueType
Parent Element:	CostElementFieldValueFields

Field Type:

Nummer

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: 2

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "WERTTYP")

Amount

XML Element Name:	Amount
Parent Element:	CostElementFieldValueFields

Field Type:

Nummer

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: 12

Decimal Places: 4

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "WERTBETR")
The decimal separator for numbers must be represented with a point, as defined by the XML standards from W3C.

Percentage

XML Element Name:	Percentage
Parent Element:	CostElementFieldValueFields

Field Type:

Nummer

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: 4

Decimal Places: 2

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "WERTPROZ")
The decimal separator for numbers must be represented with a point, as defined by the XML standards from W3C.

Service code

XML Element Name:	ServiceCode
Parent Element:	CostElementFieldValueFields

Field Type:

Nummer

Action Type:

Export only

Field Length: 8

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "LEISTUNGSART")