Integrating with SAP
To integrate Spectrum Technology Platform with SAP, you need to install supporting databases and dataflows on the Spectrum Technology Platform server, and then configure your SAP system to communicate with Spectrum Technology Platform. Once you do this, users of SAP will have access to address validation and geocoding functionality from within SAP.
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On the Spectrum Technology Platform server,
install the databases required to perform address validation, geocoding, and tax
jurisdiction assignment and define database resources for each database.
You must give the database resources the following names.
Database Required Name for Database Resource Enterprise Geocoding - Canada Database IGEO_CAN Enterprise Geocoding - U.S. Database EGM_US Enterprise Tax Database ETM Universal Addressing - Canada Database Canada Universal Addressing - Loqate Database Loqate Universal Addressing - U.S. Database UAM_US -
When you install the SAP, several dataflow files are
automatically installed. Other dataflow files must be manually copied into
Spectrum Technology Platform.
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Import .SAR files.
A .SAR file is a file that contains a third-party add-on package for SAP, such as the Spectrum Technology Platform SAP. The .SAR file is located on the Spectrum Technology Platform installer in the SAP Objects folder. For information about importing .SAR files into SAP applications, see your SAP Basis administrator.
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Activate the business configuration (BC) sets. The
activation options and sequence differs for ECC and CRM installations.
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Set up the RFC destination for Spectrum OnPremise.
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Set up the Spectrum Technology Platform Logging
Object
- Enter transaction code SLG0.
- Click New Entries.
- In the Object column, enter /HSGRP1/DQC.
- In the Object text column, enter DQC Logging.
- Save the change.
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Configure the BuildGlobalAddress web service in the SAP Visual Admin:
- If you will be using French address validation, you must install the Data Normalization table cdq-TableLookup-SAP.tba on the Spectrum Technology Platform server. For more information, see the Spectrum Technology Platform Installation Guide.
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To configure DPV and RDI options, open
T-code/hsgrp1/options, and specify
Y (to enable) or N (to
disable), as needed.
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PVPO: For PO Box address validation
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PVST: For street address validation
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PVQU: For batch address validation
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