EAM Master Data API´s support now Custom Fields and User Status

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Are you aware that the master data APIS have been enhanced to support more functionality like setting user status and is now support Custom fields? This has been an missing quite some time and is available Now.

This has been achieved by within the Customer Connect program which we have finalized quite some time ago.
The dedicated functionality which have been delivered in Customer Connect Cycle 3 you find in the Innovation Discovery
For Customers using SAP GUI Improvements in Asset Operations Maintenance

For Customers using the new Web User Interface  Improvements in Asset Operations Maintenance

The overall improvement Note  Note 2121573lists all the changes which have been made recently in the APi´s

• EQUIPMENT APIS:   Please review this Note 2215722
  • Setting user status is now supported by the new RFC enabled function module IBAPI_EQUI_USER_STATUS_CHANGE
  • Setting System Status Inactive is now supported by the  new RFC enabled function module IBAPI_EQUI_SET_INACTIVE
  • Resetting System Status Inactive to Active is now supported by the new rfc enabled function module IBAPI_EQUI_RESET_INACTIVE
  • Setting the system status Deletion Flag is now supported by the new rfc enabled function module IBAPI_EQUI_SET_DELETIONFLAG
  • Resetting the system Status Deletion Flag is now supported by the new rfc enabled function module IBAPI_EQUI_RESET_DELETIONFLAG
  • Custom fields which have been appended in the table EQUI. Please review  Note 2146575
    1. BAPI_EQUI_CREATE
    2. BAPI_EQUI_CHANGE
    3. BAPI_EQUI_GET_DETAIL
• Functional Location APIS: Please review this Note 2215722
  
  • Setting user status is now supported by the new RFC enabled function modul IBAPI_FUNCLOC_USER_STATUS_CHANG
  • Setting Systemn Status Inactive is now supported by the  new RFC enabled function module IBAPI_FUNCLOC_SET_INACTIVE
  • Resetting System Status Inactive to Active is now supported by the new rfc enabled function module IBAPI_FUNCLOC_RESET_INACTIVE
  • Setting the system Status Deletion Flag is now supported by the new rfc enabled function module IBAPI_FUNCLOC_SET_DELFLAG
  • Resetting the system Status Deletiin Flag is now supported by the new rfc enabled function module IBAPI_FUNCLOC_RESET_DELFLAG
  • Custom fields which have been appended in the table IFLOT. Please review  Note 2146575
    1. BAPI_FUNCLOC_CREATE
    2. BAPI_FUNCLOC_CHANGE
    3. BAPI_FUNCLOC_GET_DETAIL

Within another blog which will follow I will give you insights about the changes in the order and notification API´s

We hope that you enjoy and use this new functionality

thanks

Stephan Bantlin