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Batch Input Methods

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Objectives
The participants will be able to:
Research a transaction for the BDC purpose.
Describe the contents of a BDC table.
Declare a BDC table and how to fill the BDC table.

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Overview
External System

Data

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SAP System

Batch Input

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Data Transfer Rules

External
Data
X
SAP
Checks &

Database

Validations

Table

External
Data

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Online Program
To check and validate the external
data, user dialogue is simulated
through an SAP transaction
(i.e., an online program).

Vendor

TEST1

Company Code
Address

Name

Computers, Inc.

Street
City

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BDCDATA Structure
To simulate user dialogue,
you must know the
following information:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

ABAP
ABAP Dictionary
Dictionary

online program name,

screen numbers,
field names, and
field values.

BDCDATA

The BDCDATA ABAP Dictionary structure

is used
in a batch input program to collect this
information for
an entire transaction.

PROGRAM
DYNPRO
DYNBEGIN
FNAM
FVAL

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Example - Change Vendor

Vendor

TEST1

Company Code
Address

X
For our example, we will use the
Change Vendor transaction
(FK02) to add a street address to
an already existing vendor.

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Name

Computers, Inc.

Street

123 Main St.

City

Philadelphia

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Researching Transaction - 1st Screen

Step #1

Step #2

Use System > Status menu path

to determine online program name
(SAPMF02K), screen number
(0106), and transaction code
(FK02).

Use F1 key and Technical Info

pushbutton in each screen field to
be filled to determine the field
name.

Step #3
Determine how to proceed in the
transaction
(go to the next screen by
pressing the Enter key).

Field name = RF02K-LIFNR

Field name = RF02K-D0110
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Researching Transaction - 2nd Screen

Step #1

Step #2

Use System > Status menu path

to determine online program name
(SAPMF02K) and screen number
(0110).

Use F1 key and Technical Info

pushbutton in each screen field to
be filled to determine the field
name.

Step #3
Determine how to proceed in the
transaction (save the record by
clicking on the Save pushbutton
or pressing the CTRL+S key).

Field name = LFA1-STRAS

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Researching Transaction - 2nd Screen (Contd.)

Step #1

Step #2

Use System > Status menu path

to determine online program name
(SAPMF02K) and screen number
(0110).

Use F1 key and Technical Info

pushbutton in each screen field to
be filled to determine the field
name.

Step #3
Determine how to proceed in the
transaction (save the record by
clicking on the Save pushbutton
or pressing the CTRL+S key).

Field name = LFA1-STRAS

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BDC Table Contents

After researching the transaction, we can
determine the contents of the BDC table.

PROGRAM

DYNPRO

DYNBEGIN

SAPMF02K

0106

SAPMF02K

0110

FNAM

FVAL

RF02K-LIFNR

TEST1

RF02K-D0110

BDC_OKCODE

/00

X
LFA1-STARS

123 Maim St..

BDC_OKCODE =UPDA

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Declaring BDC Table

DATA:

BDC_TAB TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF

BDCDATA INITIAL SIZE 6 .

DATA:

WA_BDC_TAB TYPE BDCDATA.

The internal table used to collect the transactions

information must be declared TYPE BDCDATA.

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Filling BDC Table - Method #1

FORM FILL_BDC_TAB.
REFRESH BDC_TAB.
CLEAR WA_BDC_TAB.
WA_BDC_TAB-PROGRAM =SAPMF02K.
WA_BDC_TAB-DYNPRO = 0106.
WA_BDC_TAB-DYNBEGIN = X.
APPEND WA_BDC_TAB TO BDC_TAB.
CLEAR WA_BDC_TAB.
WA_BDC_TAB-FNAM = RF02K-LIFNR.
WA_BDC_TAB-FVAL = TEST1.
APPEND WA_BDC_TAB TO BDC_TAB.
CLEAR WA_BDC_TAB.
WA_ BDC_TAB-FNAM = RF02K-D0110.
WA_BDC_TAB-FVAL = X.
APPEND WA_BDC_TAB TO BDC_TAB.

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CLEAR WA_BDC_TAB.
WA_BDC_TAB-PROGRAM = SAPMF02K.
WA_BDC_TAB-DYNPRO = 0111.
WA_BDC_TAB-DYNBEGIN = X.
APPEND WA_BDC_TAB TO BDC_TAB.
CLEAR WA_BDC_TAB.
WA_BDC_TAB-FNAM = LFA1-STRAS.
WA_BDC_TAB-FVAL = 123 Main St.
APPEND WA_BDC_TAB TO BDC_TAB.
CLEAR WA_BDC_TAB.
WA_BDC_TAB-FNAM = BDC_OKCODE.
WA_BDC_TAB-FVAL = =UPDA.
APPEND WA_BDC_TAB TO BDC_TAB.
ENDFORM.

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Filling BDC Table - Method #1 (Contd.)

FORM FILL_BDC_TAB.
REFRESH BDC_TAB.
CLEAR WA_BDC_TAB.
WA_BDC_TAB-PROGRAM =SAPMF02K.
WA_ BDC_TAB-DYNPRO = 0106.
WA_BDC_TAB-DYNBEGIN = X.
APPEND WA_BDC_TAB TO BDC_TAB.
CLEAR WA_BDC_TAB.
WA_BDC_TAB-FNAM = RF02K-LIFNR.
WA_BDC_TAB-FVAL = TEST1.
APPEND WA_BDC_TAB TO BDC_TAB
CLEAR WA_BDC_TAB..
WA_BDC_TAB-FNAM = RF02K-D0110.
WA_BDC_TAB-FVAL = X.
APPEND WA_BDC_TAB TO BDC_TAB.

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CLEAR WA_BDC_TAB.
WA_BDC_TAB-PROGRAM = SAPMF02K.
WA_BDC_TAB-DYNPRO = 0111.
WA_BDC_TAB-DYNBEGIN = X.
APPEND WA_BDC_TAB TO BDC_TAB.
CLEAR WA_BDC_TAB.
WA_BDC_TAB-FNAM = LFA1-STRAS.
WA_BDC_TAB-FVAL = 123 Main St..
APPEND WA_BDC_TAB TO BDC_TAB.
CLEAR WA_BDC_TAB.
WA_BDC_TAB-FNAM = BDC_OKCODE.
WA_BDC_TAB-FVAL = =UPDA.
APPEND WA_BDC_TAB TO BDC_TAB.
ENDFORM.

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Filling BDC Table - Method #2

FORM FILL_BDC_TAB.
REFRESH BDC_TAB.
PERFORM POPULATE_BDC_TAB
USING:
1 SAPMF02K
RF02K-LIFNR
RF02K-D0110

0106,
TEST1,
X,

1 SAPMF02K
LFA1-STRAS
BDC_OKCODE

0111,
123 Main St.,
=UPDA.

FORM POPULATE_BDC_TAB USING

FLAG TYPE C
VAR1 TYPE C
VAR2 TYPE C.
CLEAR WA_BDC_TAB.
IF FLAG = 1.
WA_BDC_TAB-PROGRAM = VAR1.
WA_ BDC_TAB-DYNPRO = VAR2.
WA_ BDC_TAB-DYNBEGIN = X.
ELSE.
WA_BDC_TAB-FNAM = VAR1.
WA_BDC_TAB-FVAL
= VAR2.
ENDIF.
APPEND WA_BDC_TAB TO BDC_TAB.
ENDFORM.

ENDFORM.

This two-subroutine method to fill the BDC table is preferable because the
POPULATE_BDC_TAB subroutine is reusable throughout all batch input programs.
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Filling BDC Table - Method #2 (Contd.)

FORM FILL_BDC_TAB.
REFRESH BDC_TAB.
PERFORM POPULATE_BDC_TAB
USING:
1 SAPMF02K
RF02K-LIFNR
RF02K-D0110

0106,
TEST1,
X,

1 SAPMF02K
LFA1-STRAS
BDC_OKCODE

0111,
123 Main St.,
=UPDA.

FORM POPULATE_BDC_TAB USING

FLAG TYPE C
VAR1 TYPE C
VAR2 TYPE C.
CLEAR WA_BDC_TAB.
IF FLAG = 1.
WA_BDC_TAB-PROGRAM = VAR1.
WA_BDC_TAB-DYNPRO = VAR2.
WA_BDC_TAB-DYNBEGIN = X.
ELSE.
WA_BDC_TAB-FNAM = VAR1.
WA_BDC_TAB-FVAL
= VAR2.
ENDIF.
APPEND WA_BDC_TAB TO BDC_TAB.
ENDFORM.

ENDFORM.

This two-subroutine method to fill the BDC table is preferable because the
POPULATE_BDC_TAB subroutine is reusable throughout all batch input programs.
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Batch Input Methods

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Method #1

Batch Input Session

Method #2

CALL TRANSACTION
USING Statement

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Demonstration
Creation of a custom BDC program using call transaction method for transaction
XD02 (Change Customer).

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Practice
Creation of a custom BDC program using call transaction method for transaction
XD02 (Change Customer).

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Summary
The <bdc table> must be declared TYPE BDCDATA.
To fill the BDC table delete all entries first with the REFRESH statement
Initialize the Work-area with CLEAR statement.
Fill the header line (or staging area) with the
appropriate information. For a new screen entry, fill the PROGRAM, DYNPRO,
and and DYNBEGIN fields. For a field entry, fill the FNAM and FVAL fields

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Questions
What are the fields present in the BDC table ?
What are the different Batch Input methods.

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