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

  1. Configure source objects, fields, mappings, or rules using session language and customer/system context.
  2. Save and capture the generated URL, job ID, or snapshot reference in your change record.
  3. Run Test (iDataView Test, SQL First Row, API Test Service, or AG scan) before scheduling or publishing.
  4. 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.