Supplier File Drop to ERP Confirmation — Field Guide addresses a problem most SAP landscapes know too well: Disconnected FTP, API, and mail steps multiply failure points and blame.
Supplier FTP in → process → API webhook out → mail to purchasing is one dance across MF and API modules, not three projects.
Supplier FTP in → process → API webhook out → mail to purchasing is one dance across MF and API modules, not three projects.
Capabilities you use in iDataEngine
- Saved selection and layout choices carried through the URL
- ERP independence for portals
- Safe-to-retry jobs with no duplicate side effects
- A named field set as the stable API contract
- API webhook after MF file pickup
- REP → SQL → BI pipeline
Recommended workflow
- Save and capture the generated URL, job ID, or snapshot reference in your change record.
- Configure source objects, fields, mappings, or rules using session language and customer/system context.
- Open the relevant cockpit (iDataView Explorer, SQL Project, API Service Detail, or AccessGuard).
- Run Test (iDataView Test, SQL First Row, API Test Service, or AG scan) before scheduling or publishing.
Real-world scenario (2025)
Order XML via FTP → MF → internal table → API confirmation to supplier → mail to buyer — four modules, one monitor story.
Why it matters
Hybrid ERP + digital architecture is only maintainable when integration is observable at every hop.
Your next step is a controlled pilot: Test in cockpit, save with evidence, then extend to the next channel without redesign.