Introduction

The Blogs:

https://blogs.sap.com/2019/07/23/data-handling-for-the-ehs-open-content-connector/

https://blogs.sap.com/2014/11/13/rule-sets-secondary-data-determination/

https://blogs.sap.com/2017/07/01/occ-load-options/

seems not to help the EHS community

Questions regarding the use of OCC are asked quite often.

This Blog tries not to provide answers to the questions but to list threads with OCC questions of interest.

To use OCC as an option (in EHS Classic) the following need to be stated:

1. We have limited documentation in SAP IMG
2. We have limited documentation on SAP Marketplace
3. We have some quite good documents in place regarding how to prepare “Load File”
4. But limited documentation  how to do the “specific” set up
   1. E.g. how to enable the needed “RFC” connection
   2. How to install and use the software locally
   3. How to handle “Unicode” related issues

OCC is a good tool for doing regulator updated and if needed you can use it as well to do upload for e.g. “Density” or other data. But it is (like WWI) to a certain extent like: Start the work, crawl, walk and after some time you can run.

The “Load File option with EXCEL” is niece (but tricky to use (e.g. Unicode story etc.)

You should use the most up to date OCC software locally. You should check for SAP errors in this area as well from time to time (check SAP Marketplace for relevant OSS Notes)

Technique

To use the OCC: we need a relevant “User Exit” to do so. Here you have the SAP IMG which tries to guide you. You start with the “hit list” in CG02 (Edit Mode) (Online Mode of use of OCC) and start the job. In most cases: you are on the “safe side” to use the “Online Mode”. This mode has more options than the “offline mode”.

BUT as you block/lock the specifications in CG02 in the “Edit” mode.. you should not do an upoad for to many specifications in one run and you should not try to load for “all properties” in one run.

It is more or less VERY tricky if there is a “load error”… so if your load file was not prepared correct sometimes you will get “useless” data. This is the “nightmare” in using the tool. There are not so many options in the place to “delete” then the useless data and to start again.

Overview of questions

OCC seems now to have more interest as in the past. Here some links discussing the use of OCC. You will find much more like these questions. In many cases: The answers/discussion in the relevant threads will hel you to install and use the tool properly.

https://answers.sap.com/questions/13475669/occ-configuration-ehs.html

https://answers.sap.com/questions/8925647/ehs-occ.html

https://answers.sap.com/questions/13712315/real-substance-status-occ-ehs.html

https://answers.sap.com/questions/11731011/registry-entry-not-found-occ-ehs.html

https://answers.sap.com/questions/66885/how-to-upload-xml-file-un-regulation-updates-in-sa.html

https://answers.sap.com/questions/13658726/sap-occ-ehs-risk-classification-dg-data.html

https://answers.sap.com/questions/6543969/ehs-data-upload-from-content-providers-through-ehs.html

https://answers.sap.com/questions/13737956/rfc-error-system-failure-ehs-occ-content-service-1.html

https://answers.sap.com/questions/13559498/ehs-occ-import-substance-nature.html

https://answers.sap.com/questions/64132/sap-ehs-occ-removing-nol.html

https://answers.sap.com/questions/8996734/sap-ehs-occ-question.html

https://answers.sap.com/questions/13666148/how-to-mark-a-checkbox-using-sap-occ-ehs.html

https://answers.sap.com/questions/13646281/sap-occ-ehss-dg-data.html

https://answers.sap.com/questions/688295/ehs-occ-xml-upload.html

https://answers.sap.com/questions/7151480/ehs-occ-open-content-connector–application-error.html

https://answers.sap.com/questions/9353915/difference-between-sap-ehs-expert-server-and-sap-o.html

https://answers.sap.com/questions/13737927/rfc-error-system-failure-ehs-occ-content-service.html

https://answers.sap.com/questions/474439/what-is-the-use-of-application-log-level-in-ehs-oc.html

https://answers.sap.com/questions/186559/occ-data-upload-and-occ-connection.html

https://answers.sap.com/questions/386302/use-of-occ.html

https://answers.sap.com/questions/276384/occ-error-on-rfc.html

https://answers.sap.com/questions/13649265/occ-data-load-template-for-spec-listing-property.html