Long Texts and Table Templates for Richer Mails addresses a problem most SAP landscapes know too well: Manual exports and forgotten file drops do not scale with transaction volume.
The MF module automates report delivery by e-mail (HTML, Excel, PDF) and file transfer (FTP/SFTP, CSV, JSON) with templates, mail groups, dispatch variants, and failed-item history.
The MF module automates report delivery by e-mail (HTML, Excel, PDF) and file transfer (FTP/SFTP, CSV, JSON) with templates, mail groups, dispatch variants, and failed-item history.
Capabilities you use in iDataEngine
- HTML, Excel, PDF attachments
- CSV/JSON export jobs
- SMTP corporate configuration
- Mail templates: body types and data sources
- Mail groups and dispatch variants
- FTP/SFTP with key auth
Recommended workflow
- Configure source objects, fields, mappings, or rules using session language and customer/system context.
- Save and capture the generated URL, job ID, or snapshot reference in your change record.
- Run Test (iDataView Test, SQL First Row, API Test Service, or AG scan) before scheduling or publishing.
- Open the relevant cockpit (iDataView Explorer, SQL Project, API Service Detail, or AccessGuard).
Real-world scenario (2021)
Sales managers receive personalized HTML dashboards at 06:00 with Excel attachments — recipient lists resolved from SAP hierarchy, not a static distribution list.
Why it matters
Morning reports that arrive automatically beat dashboards nobody opens at 07:00. MF removes manual export rituals that steal an hour from every team lead, every day.
The competitive edge is not more developers; it is removing wait states between idea, data, and delivery.