Dear Ralph
in SAP onlien help there is some explanation. It is bot "that" good but if you take your time it is ok
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I can confirm your findings:
- Create it manually. The dat-files have a certain syntax that needs to be followed making the manual process extremely difficult and error-prone, but in principle it's possible.
- Develop a conversion program that does it for you. Again, this is possible but not easy.
Dear Kapil
one option might be "learn step by step". Create one spec with at max one ident. Then do tzhe export and check ".dat" file. The add further identifiers and or usages and or regulatory lists; after a while you understand content of .dat file so you you should be able to use either option 1.) or 2.) as mentioned by Ralph
Many people "hate" the .dat file structure and have the feeling that SAP does not support them in uploading data in EHS. But if you take your time to execute the upload using .dat files
As mentioned above. ALE is an alternative; we have never investigated here to use it; .dat files are our choice and this option is wkring fine (performance etc.)
C.B.