Integrating the Automation Engine in SAP Closing Cockpit

The SAP Financial Closing Cockpit can be used to schedule several tasks that should be executed in a particular order and at a particular point in time. Through the integration of AE, you can activate objects of an AE system via Closing Cockpit tasks.

In order to use the SAP Closing Cockpit with FCC 2.0 Add-on, refer to the alternative installation description.

Requirements:

AE Internal Webservice

The AE Internal Webservice can be used with the following application servers:

Use the installation guide to set up the required application server. Make sure to use the current version of the AE Internal Webservice.

SAP version

SAP Basis requires a particular or a later support package version depending on the SAP release version which is used.

  • Release: 700

    Package name: SABKB70017

  • Release: 701

    Package name: SABKB70101

  • Release: 710

    Package name: SABKB71007

Another requirement is SAP ERP version 6.00.

Registering the ABAP report for the Closing Cockpit

Call the transaction SM30 and open the table SCMAPROGRAMS for modifications ("Maintain"). Add a new entry with the following values:

Column Value
Program /UC4/CC_REPORT
Application CUSTOMER

Store this new entry.

Testing the connection

Start the program UC4/CC_REPORT via the transaction SE38 to test the connection from ABAP to the AE system.

See also:

AE Internal Webservices
Integrating the Automation Engine in SAP Closing Cockpit with FCC 2.0 Add-on