Batch Data Communication

Objective:

 Batch Data Communication

 Types of BDC and differences between them
 File Handling in SAP both on application server and

presentation

server.
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Definition :
Batch Data Communication (BDC) is the process of transferring data
from one SAP System to another SAP system or from a non-SAP
system to SAP System.

Features :
 BDC is an automatic procedure.
 This method is used to transfer large amount of data that is available
in electronic medium.
 BDC can be used primarily when installing the SAP system and when
transferring data from a legacy system (external system).
 BDC uses normal transaction codes to transfer data.
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Types of BDC :

 CLASSICAL BATCH INPUT (Session Method)

 CALL TRANSACTION
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BATCH INPUT METHOD:

This method is also called as ‘CLASSICAL METHOD’.

Features:

 Asynchronous processing.
 Synchronous Processing in database update
 Transfer data for more than one transaction.
 Batch input processing log will be generated.
 During processing, no transaction is started until the previous
transaction has been written to the database.
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Batch Input Processing

Sequential
file

Batch
Batch input
input program
program

Queue file

Batch
Batch input
input function
function

SAP
SAP R/3
R/3

Flight
Customer connections Reservation
data data
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Steps involved in Classical Batch Input :

 Analyze the data that is to be transferred to the SAP system to

determine how the existing data should be mapped to the SAP data
structure.
 Generate SAP data structures for incorporation into the data export
program (SAP provides one method called Recording to generate the
SAP data structure and transaction code for this is SHDB).
 Read data in, often from a sequential file that has been exported from
another system or prepared by a data transfer program.
 Perform data conversions, if necessary.
 Prepare the data for batch input processing by storing the data in the
batch input data structure, BDCDATA.
 Generate a batch input session using the function modules
BDC_OPEN_GROUP, BDC_INSERT and BDC_CLOSE_GROUP (the
parameters to these function modules explained in the next slide).
 Process the session from System → Services → Batch Input
(Transaction code is SM35 ).
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Function Modules & Parameters for Session Method

BDC_OPEN_GROUP
BDC_OPEN_GROUP
Client
Client CLIENT
CLIENT
Session
Sessionname
name GROUP
GROUP
Lock date
Lock date HOLD
HOLD
Delete
Deletesession
sessionafter
after KEEP
KEEP
processing
processing
BDC
BDCuser
user name
name USER
USER

BDC_INSERT
BDC_INSERT
Transaction
Transactioncode
code TCODE
TCODE
BDC
BDCtable
table DYNPROTAB
DYNPROTAB

BDC_CLOSE_GROUP
BDC_CLOSE_GROUP
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Structure of the BDCDATA:

BDC Table
Program
Program Screen
Screen Start
Start Field
Field name
name Field
Field contents
contents

<program
<program name>
name> <number
<number1>
1> xx
<field
<field 11>
11> <value
<value 11>
11>
<field
<field 12>
12> <value
<value 12>
12>
...
... ...
...
<program
<program name>
name> <number
<number2>
2> xx
<field
<field 21>
21> <value
<value 21>
21>
<field
<field 22>
22> <value
<value 22>
22>
...
... ...
...
...
... ...
...
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Recording (Transaction code SHDB)

Recording is a process that is provided by the SAP system to

generate the SAP data structure for batch data communication.

A sample recording for the transaction MK01 is explained below.

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Recording Step 1:
Starting screen of the recording (Transaction code SHDB)
Click “New Recording” button to new recording.
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Recording Step 2: Enter the recording name and the transaction for
which you want the recording and click “Start Recording” Button.
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Recording Step 3: Enter sample data for the transaction.

Every key stroke will be recorded.

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Recording Step 4: After entering all data for the transaction (here MK01),
the recording overview screen will be displayed. Then save the
recording. And click the “Program” button.
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Recording Step 5: Enter the program name .

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Recording Step 6: Enter the program attributes.

Click “Source Code” Button.
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And the code generated was as below.

PERFORM BDC_DYNPRO USING 'SAPMF02K' '0107'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'BDC_CURSOR' 'RF02K-KTOKK'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'BDC_OKCODE’ '/00'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'RF02K-LIFNR’ RECORD-LIFNR_001.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'RF02K-KTOKK’ RECORD-KTOKK_002.
PERFORM BDC_DYNPRO USING 'SAPMF02K' '0110'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'BDC_CURSOR’ 'LFA1-SORTL'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'BDC_OKCODE’ '/00'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'LFA1-NAME1’ RECORD-NAME1_003.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'LFA1-SORTL’ RECORD-SORTL_004.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'LFA1-LAND1' RECORD-LAND1_005.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'LFA1-SPRAS' RECORD-SPRAS_006.
PERFORM BDC_DYNPRO USING 'SAPMF02K' '0120'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'BDC_CURSOR 'LFA1-KUNNR'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'BDC_OKCODE’ '/00'.
PERFORM BDC_DYNPRO USING 'SAPMF02K' '0130'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'BDC_CURSOR’ 'LFBK-BANKS(01)'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'BDC_OKCODE’ '=ENTR'.
PERFORM BDC_DYNPRO USING 'SAPLSPO1' '0300'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'BDC_OKCODE’ '=YES'.
PERFORM BDC_TRANSACTION USING 'MK01'.
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Sample BDC Program (Session Method):
REPORT Zreport1.
DATA: I_BDCDATA LIKE BDCDATA OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE.
DATA: BEGIN OF RECORD OCCURS 0, “Declaration of the data that is to be uploaded from
the file
LIFNR_001(016),
KTOKK_002(004),
NAME1_003(035),
SORTL_004(010),
LAND1_005(003),
SPRAS_006(002),
END OF RECORD.
START-OF-SELECTION.
PERFORM OPEN_GROUP.
*Uploading data from the local file C:\Vendor1.txt
CALL FUNCTION 'WS_UPLOAD'
EXPORTING
FILENAME = 'C:\VENDOR1.TXT '
FILETYPE = 'DAT'
TABLES
DATA_TAB = RECORD.
IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
WRITE 'ERROR IN UPLOAD'.
ENDIF.
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Sample BDC Program (Continues):
LOOP AT RECORD. “Filling the BDC table with data

PERFORM BDC_DYNPRO USING 'SAPMF02K' '0107'.

PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'BDC_CURSOR'
'RF02K-KTOKK'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'BDC_OKCODE'
'/00'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'RF02K-LIFNR'
RECORD-LIFNR_001.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'RF02K-KTOKK'
RECORD-KTOKK_002.
PERFORM BDC_DYNPRO USING 'SAPMF02K' '0110'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'BDC_CURSOR'
'LFA1-SORTL'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'BDC_OKCODE'
'/00'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'LFA1-NAME1'
RECORD-NAME1_003.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'LFA1-SORTL'
RECORD-SORTL_004.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'LFA1-LAND1'
RECORD-LAND1_005.
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Sample BDC Program (Continues):
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'LFA1-SPRAS'
RECORD-SPRAS_006.
PERFORM BDC_DYNPRO USING 'SAPMF02K' '0120'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'BDC_CURSOR'
'LFA1-KUNNR'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'BDC_OKCODE'
'/00'.
PERFORM BDC_DYNPRO USING 'SAPMF02K' '0130'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'BDC_CURSOR'
'LFBK-BANKS(01)'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'BDC_OKCODE'
'=ENTR'.
PERFORM BDC_DYNPRO USING 'SAPLSPO1' '0300'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'BDC_OKCODE'
'=YES'.
PERFORM BDC_TRANSACTION USING 'MK01'.

ENDLOOP.
PERFORM CLOSE_GROUP. “ Closing the BDC session
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Sample BDC Program (Continues):
FORM OPEN_GROUP.
CALL FUNCTION 'BDC_OPEN_GROUP'
EXPORTING
CLIENT = SY-MANDT
GROUP = 'SESSION1'
USER = SY-UNAME
KEEP = 'X'.
IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
WRITE 'ERROR IN OPEN_GROUP'.
ENDIF.
ENDFORM.

FORM BDC_DYNPRO USING PROGRAM DYNPRO.

CLEAR I_BDCDATA.
I_BDCDATA-PROGRAM = PROGRAM.
I_BDCDATA-DYNPRO = DYNPRO.
I_BDCDATA-DYNBEGIN = 'X'.
APPEND I_BDCDATA.
ENDFORM.
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Sample BDC Program (Continues):
FORM BDC_FIELD USING FNAM FVAL.
CLEAR I_BDCDATA.
I_BDCDATA-FNAM = FNAM.
I_BDCDATA-FVAL = FVAL.
APPEND I_BDCDATA.
ENDFORM.

FORM BDC_TRANSACTION USING TCODE.

CALL FUNCTION 'BDC_INSERT'
EXPORTING TCODE = TCODE
TABLES DYNPROTAB = I_BDCDATA.
ENDFORM.

FORM CLOSE_GROUP.
CALL FUNCTION 'BDC_CLOSE_GROUP'.
ENDFORM. " CLOSE_GROUP
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Session Overview Screen (Transaction Code : SM35)

Example transaction is MK01(Vendor Creation)
Click “Process” Button
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Enter the processing options (like Foreground/ Background etc..)

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Foreground Processing:
First screen of the transaction MK01(Vendor Creation)
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Second screen of the Transaction MK01 (Vendor Creation)

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Last Screen of the Transaction MK01 (Vendor Creation):

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Prompt for Saving the record:

Here OK_CODE = YES
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After processing the session, the status of the session is “Processed”

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CALL TRANSACTION METHOD :

This is another method to transfer data from the legacy system.

Features:
 Synchronous processing. The system performs a database commit
immediately before and after the CALL TRANSACTION USING
statement.
 Updating the database can be either synchronous or asynchronous.
The program specifies the update type.
 Transfer data for a single transaction.
 Transfers data for a sequence of dialog screens.
 No batch input processing log is generated.
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The CALL TRANSACTION Statement

CALL TRANSACTION
CALL TRANSACTION <transaction code>
<transaction code>

USING
USING <BDC
<BDC table>
table>
MODE <display
MODE <display
mode>mode>
UPDATE
UPDATE <update
<update mode>mode>
MESSAGES INTO
MESSAGES INTO <messtab>
<messtab>

<display
<display mode>:
<display mode>:
mode>:

AA Display
Display allall
EE Display only
Display only if there
if there are errors
are errors
NN Display nothing
Display nothing

<update
<update mode>:
<update mode>:
mode>:
SS Do notcontinue
Do not continue processing
processing until until
update has
update has finished
finished (synchronous)
(synchronous)

AA Continue processing
Continue processing immediately
immediately
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Sample Program (CALL TRANSACTION):

REPORT ZREPORT1.
DATA: I_BDCDATA LIKE BDCDATA OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE.
DATA: BEGIN OF RECORD OCCURS 0,
LIFNR_001(016),
KTOKK_002(004),
NAME1_003(035),
SORTL_004(010),
LAND1_005(003),
SPRAS_006(002),
END OF RECORD.
START-OF-SELECTION.
*Uploading data from the local file C:\Vendor1.txt
CALL FUNCTION 'WS_UPLOAD'
EXPORTING
FILENAME = 'C:\VENDOR11.TXT '
FILETYPE = 'DAT'
TABLES
DATA_TAB = RECORD.
IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
WRITE 'ERROR IN UPLOAD'.
ENDIF.
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Sample Program (CALL TRANSACTION):
LOOP AT RECORD.
PERFORM BDC_DYNPRO USING 'SAPMF02K' '0107'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'BDC_CURSOR' 'RF02K-KTOKK'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'BDC_OKCODE’ '/00'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'RF02K-LIFNR’ RECORD-LIFNR_001.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'RF02K-KTOKK’ RECORD-KTOKK_002.
PERFORM BDC_DYNPRO USING 'SAPMF02K' '0110'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'BDC_CURSOR’ 'LFA1-SORTL'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'BDC_OKCODE’ '/00'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'LFA1-NAME1’ RECORD-NAME1_003.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'LFA1-SORTL’ RECORD-SORTL_004.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'LFA1-LAND1' RECORD-LAND1_005.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'LFA1-SPRAS' RECORD-SPRAS_006.
PERFORM BDC_DYNPRO USING 'SAPMF02K' '0120'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'BDC_CURSOR 'LFA1-KUNNR'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'BDC_OKCODE’ '/00'.
PERFORM BDC_DYNPRO USING 'SAPMF02K' '0130'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'BDC_CURSOR’ 'LFBK-BANKS(01)'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'BDC_OKCODE’ '=ENTR'.
PERFORM BDC_DYNPRO USING 'SAPLSPO1' '0300'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'BDC_OKCODE’ '=YES'.
PERFORM BDC_TRANSACTION USING 'MK01'.
ENDLOOP.
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Sample Program (CALL TRANSACTION):
FORM BDC_DYNPRO USING PROGRAM DYNPRO.
CLEAR I_BDCDATA.
I_BDCDATA-PROGRAM = PROGRAM.
I_BDCDATA-DYNPRO = DYNPRO.
I_BDCDATA-DYNBEGIN = 'X'. APPEND I_BDCDATA.
ENDFORM.

FORM BDC_FIELD USING FNAM FVAL.

CLEAR I_BDCDATA.
I_BDCDATA-FNAM = FNAM.
I_BDCDATA-FVAL = FVAL. APPEND I_BDCDATA.
ENDFORM.

FORM BDC_TRANSACTION USING TCODE.

CALL TRANSACTION TCODE USING I_BDCDATA
MODE 'A'. “Processing in fore-ground
ENDFORM.
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Batch Input / CALL TRANSACTION - Comparision

Session
Batch input CALL
CALL TRANSACTION
TRANSACTION

Return
Return code
code No
No Yes
Yes

Database Update
Error logging Synchronous
Yes Asynchronous/Synchronous
No

Processing
Processing Time-delayed
Time-delayed Immediately
Immediately

Transactions More than one Only One

Will not be
Error Log Will be created created
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Exercise:

Write a batch input program for transaction MM01 using following

data from a local file.
Material Material Basic Data1 Basic Data2 Description Unit Of
type Group Measure

M BOH X X Material1 KG
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Solution:
REPORT ZREPORT1.
DATA: I_BDCDATA LIKE BDCDATA OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE.
DATA: BEGIN OF RECORD OCCURS 0,
MBRSH_001(001),
MTART_002(004),
KZSEL_01_003(001),
KZSEL_02_004(001),
MAKTX_005(040),
MEINS_006(003),
MAKTX_007(040),
END OF RECORD.
START-OF-SELECTION.
*Uploading data from the local file C:\Vendor1.txt
CALL FUNCTION 'WS_UPLOAD'
EXPORTING
FILENAME = 'C:\MARA.TXT '
FILETYPE = 'DAT'
TABLES
DATA_TAB = RECORD.
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IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
WRITE 'ERROR IN UPLOAD'.
ENDIF.
PERFORM OPEN_GROUP.
LOOP AT RECORD.
PERFORM BDC_DYNPRO USING 'SAPLMGMM' '0060'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'BDC_CURSOR'
'RMMG1-MTART'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'BDC_OKCODE'
'/00'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'RMMG1-MBRSH'
RECORD-MBRSH_001.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'RMMG1-MTART'
RECORD-MTART_002.
PERFORM BDC_DYNPRO USING 'SAPLMGMM' '0070'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'BDC_CURSOR'
'MSICHTAUSW-DYTXT(02)'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'BDC_OKCODE'
'=ENTR'.
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PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'MSICHTAUSW-KZSEL(01)'

RECORD-KZSEL_01_003.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'MSICHTAUSW-KZSEL(02)'
RECORD-KZSEL_02_004.
PERFORM BDC_DYNPRO USING 'SAPLMGMM' '4004'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'BDC_OKCODE'
'/00'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'MAKT-MAKTX'
RECORD-MAKTX_005.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'BDC_CURSOR'
'MARA-MEINS'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'MARA-MEINS'
RECORD-MEINS_006.
PERFORM BDC_DYNPRO USING 'SAPLMGMM' '4004'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'BDC_OKCODE'
'/00'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'BDC_CURSOR'
'MAKT-MAKTX'.
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PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'MAKT-MAKTX'

RECORD-MAKTX_007.
PERFORM BDC_DYNPRO USING 'SAPLSPO1' '0300'.
PERFORM BDC_FIELD USING 'BDC_OKCODE'
'=YES'.
PERFORM BDC_TRANSACTION USING 'MM01'.
ENDLOOP.
PERFORM CLOSE_GROUP.
FORM OPEN_GROUP.
CALL FUNCTION 'BDC_OPEN_GROUP'
EXPORTING
CLIENT = SY-MANDT
GROUP = 'SESSION1'
USER = SY-UNAME
KEEP = 'X'.
IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
WRITE 'ERROR IN OPEN_GROUP'.
ENDIF.
ENDFORM.
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FORM BDC_DYNPRO USING PROGRAM DYNPRO.

CLEAR I_BDCDATA.
I_BDCDATA-PROGRAM = PROGRAM.
I_BDCDATA-DYNPRO = DYNPRO.
I_BDCDATA-DYNBEGIN = 'X'.
APPEND I_BDCDATA.
ENDFORM.
FORM BDC_FIELD USING FNAM FVAL.
CLEAR I_BDCDATA.
I_BDCDATA-FNAM = FNAM.
I_BDCDATA-FVAL = FVAL.
APPEND I_BDCDATA.
ENDFORM.
FORM BDC_TRANSACTION USING TCODE.
CALL FUNCTION 'BDC_INSERT'
EXPORTING TCODE = TCODE
TABLES DYNPROTAB = I_BDCDATA.
ENDFORM.
FORM CLOSE_GROUP.
CALL FUNCTION 'BDC_CLOSE_GROUP'.
ENDFORM. " CLOSE_GROUP
File Handling in SAP

ABAP/4 allows us to work with sequential files

 on the Application server

 on the Presentation server

File Handling in SAP

WORKING WITH FILES ON THE APPLICATION SERVER:

ABAP/4 provides three statements for handling files:

 OPEN DATASET
 CLOSE DATASET
 DELETE DATASET
 READ DATASET
 TRANSFER
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OPEN DATASET
Opens the specified file. If you do not use any additions, the file is
opened for reading in binary mode. It returns SY-SUBRC = 0 if the file
is opened successfully. Otherwise SY-SUBRC = 8.
Syntax
OPEN DATASET <dsn> [Additions].
Additions:
1. FOR INPUT ( Default )
2. FOR OUTPUT
3. FOR APPENDING
4. IN BINARY MODE
5. IN TEXT MODE
6. AT POSITION p
7. TYPE ctrl
8. MESSAGE mess
9. FILTER f
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1. OPEN DATASET <dsn> FOR INPUT.

This statement tries to open the field in 'read/update' mode (as long
as the user has write authorization).If the user does not have write
authorization, the system opens the file in 'read' mode. If this fails, an
error occurs.

2. OPEN DATASET <dsn> FOR OUTPUT.

This statement tries to open the file in 'write/update' mode as long as
the user has read authorization. If the authorization is missing, the
system opens the file in 'write' mode. If the file already exists, its
existing content is deleted. If the file does not exist, the system
creates it.
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3. OPEN DATASET <dsn> FOR APPENDING.

This statement tries to open the file in 'append' mode. If the file is
already open, the system moves to the end of the file. When you open
a file using FOR APPENDING, attempting to read the file sets SY-
SUBRC to 4. The system display the end of the file.

Note :

You can only use one of the additions 1 to 3 in a single statement

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4. OPEN DATASET <dsn> IN BINARY MODE.

The contents of the file are not structured in lines in the READ
DATASET or TRANSFER operations. Instead, they are input or output
as a stream. You do not have to specify the IN BINARY MODE
addition explicitly.

5. OPEN DATASET <dsn> IN TEXT MODE.

If you use this addition, the contents of the file are structured in lines.
Each time you use the READ DATASET or TRANSFER statement, the
system reads or writes a single line. If the data object to which you
are transferring the data is too big, it is padded with spaces. If it is too
small, the data record is truncated.
Note
You can only use one of additions 4 and 5 in a single statement.
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6. OPEN DATASET <dsn> AT POSITION p.

Use this addition to specify the explicit starting position p in the file
(calculated in bytes from the start of the file). The next read or write
operation will start at this position. You cannot position before the
beginning of the file. Do not use this addition with the IN TEXT MODE
addition, since the physical representation of a text file depends
heavily on the underlying operating system.

If you use OPEN ... FOR OUTPUT AT POSITION ..., the contents of the
file are destroyed if the file already existed. To avoid this, use OPEN
... FOR INPUT AT POSITION ... instead.
Note
OPEN ... AT POSITION p does not work for file positions where p >= 2
giga bytes.
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7. OPEN DATASET <dsn> TYPE ctrl .

You can use the ctrl field to specify further file attributes. The
contents of this field are passed unchanged and unchecked to the
operating system. The syntax for the attributes is dependent on the
operating system.

8. OPEN DATASET <dsn> MESSAGE msg.

If an error occurs while the file is being opened, the corresponding
operating system message is placed in field msg.
Example
DATA: dsn(20) VALUE '/usr/test.dat',
msg(100).
OPEN DATASET dsn FOR INPUT MESSAGE msg.
IF sy-subrc <> 0.
WRITE / msg.
ENDIF.
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9. OPEN DATASET <dsn> FILTER f.

If you are working under UNIX or Windows NT, you can specify an
operating system command in the field f.
Example
Under UNIX, the following statements opens the file dsn and writes
the data to the file in compressed form because of the UNIX
command 'compress' :

DATA dsn(20) VALUE '/usr/test.dat'.

OPEN DATASET dsn FOR OUTPUT FILTER 'compress'.
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CLOSE DATASET

Closes the specified file.

Syntax

CLOSE DATASET <dsn>.

DELETE DATASET

Deletes the file specified file. If it deletes the file successfully it

returns SY-SUBRC = 0. Otherwise returns SY-SUBRC = 4. The
possible reasons for failing are:

 The file does not exist.

 The file is a directory.
 The file is a program that is currently running.
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READ DATASET
Used to read a record from a file.
Syntax
READ DATASET dsn INTO f.
Addition : LENGTH len.
The actual length of the data objet read is placed in the field len after
the read access. len must be defined as a variable. A syntax error will
occur if you define it as a constant. The following example displays 9.
Example
DATA: len TYPE i,
text(30) TYPE c VALUE 'Beethoven',
dir(30) TYPE c VALUE '/usr/test.dat'.
OPEN DATASET dir IN TEXT MODE.
TRANSFER text TO dir. CLOSE DATASET dir.
OPEN DATASET dir IN TEXT MODE.
READ DATASET dir INTO text LENGTH len.
CLOSE DATASET dir. WRITE / len.
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TRANSFER statement
Used to write a record into a file.
Syntax
TRANSFER f TO dsn.
Transfers the data object f to a sequential file whose name is
specified in dsn. dsn can be a field or a literal. You must already have
opened the file. . If the specified file is not already open, TRANSFER
attempts to open the file FOR OUTPUT IN BINARY MODE. If this is not
possible, a runtime error occurs.f can be a field, a string, or a
structure.

Addition : LENGTH len.

The length of the data object to be written is defined by len, where len
can be either a constant or a variable. If len is smaller than the length
of the data object f, the system truncates character fields (C, N, D, T,
X,P, STRING) on the right. With type I or F fields, unexpected results
may occur if len is shorter than the default length for the field type.
File Handling in SAP

WORKING WITH FILES ON THE PRESENTATION SERVER:

To work with files on the presentation server , SAP provides some

special function modules WS_UPLOAD, for reading from a file, and
WS_DOWNLOAD, for writing into the file. An internal table must be
used as an interface between the program and the function module.
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Writing data to a file on the presentation server:

To write data from an internal table to a file on the presentation

server, use function module WS_DOWNLOAD. The most important
parameters that are exported are as follows:

BIN_FILESIZE
File Length for binary files. A length of zero or the length which is
larger than the number of bytes in the internal table (width * number
of lines) causes an exception.

CODEPAGE
Only for download in DOS

FILENAME
The name of the file that is to be generated on the presentation
server( if necessary with predefined path name). If the path doesn’t
exist or the file cannot be opened, an exception will be raised.
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FILETYPE
The target format of the file. Valid values are:
‘ASC’ : ASCII format, the table is stored with rows.
‘DAT’: ASCII format as in 'ASC', additional column separation
with TABs.
‘BIN’ : Binary format (specification of BIN_FILESIZE required)
‘DBF’ : Stored as Dbase file (always with DOS code page).
‘IBM’ : ASCII format as in 'ASC' with IBM code page conversion
(DOS)

MODE
Writing mode ( ‘A’ = Append , empty = Overwrite)

FILELENGTH
The length of the generated file is returned.
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TABLE PARAMETER
DATA_TAB
The source internal table whose contents are downloaded into a
file.

EXCEPTIONS
The exceptions for the function module WS_DOWNLOAD are

FILE_OPEN_ERROR The file cannot be opened.

FILE_WRITE_ERROR The data could not be loaded into the file.
INVALID_FILE_SIZE The parameter BIN_FILESIZE is either zero
or greater that the table size.
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Reading data from a file on the presentation server:

To read data from the presentation server into an internal table we

use the function module WS_UPLOAD. The most important
parameters that are exported are as follows:

CODEPAGE
Only for download in DOS.

FILENAME
Name of the file

FILETYPE
The source file type. Valid values are:
‘BIN’ : Binary files.
‘ASC’: ASCII files, text files with end-of-line markers.
‘DAT’: The file is loaded line by line into the transferred table.
Tabs in the file mean a change of field.
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Export Parameters for WS_UPLOAD:

FILELENGTH - Number of bytes transferred.

Table parameters for WS_UPLOAD:

DATA_TAB - Internal target table, to which the data is loaded.

Exceptions for WS_UPLOAD:

CONVERSION_ERROR - Errors in the data conversion.
FILE_OPEN_ERROR - System cannot open file.
FILE-READ_ERROR - System cannot read from file
INVALID_TABLE_WIDTH - Invalid table structure
INVALID_TYPE - Invalid value for parameter FILETYPE
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Summary

 Batch Data Communication (BDC) is the process of transferring data

from one SAP System to another SAP system or from a non-SAP
system to SAP System.
 Two methods of BDCs are there. Session method and CALL
TRANSACTION method.
 Working with files on application server and presentation server.
 ABAP/4 statements OPEN DATASET, READ DATASET, DELETE
DATASET, CLOSE DATASET, TRANSFER.
 And special function modules for reading and writing data files on
presentation server, WS_UPLOAD and WS_DOWNLOAD.