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BDC STEP Wise
BDC STEP Wise
BDC Step-by-Step
Applies to:
SAP ABAP
Summary
This article demonstrates in a step-by-step process to write Backup Domain Controller (BDC) reports to do data transfer from legacy system, which is important work during SAP implementation projects. Author(s): Renjith Kumar. P Company: PRICOL Technologies Created on: 21 January 2007
Author Bio
P. Renjith Kumar is SAP BI Consultant with PRICOL Technologies. He has extensive cross-functional experience and has been with end-to-end SAP implementations as ABAP Consultant.
BDC Step-by-Step
Table of Contents
Overview: How It Works .................................................................................................................. 2 Steps in data transfer....................................................................................................................... 2 Data Transfer Methods .................................................................................................................... 3 Step-by-Step Process...................................................................................................................... 3 Task 1: Recording............................................................................................................................ 3 Task 2: Creating ABAP Report based on recording done............................................................... 6 Task 3: Writing ABAP report to do data transfer ........................................................................... 10 Testing ........................................................................................................................................... 19 Disclaimer and Liability Notice....................................................................................................... 20
Overview: How It Works BDC Reports are used to transfer data from legacy system into SAP system during SAP Implementation. Based on the functional requirements you have to now write a BDC report to upload the legacy data into SAP system.
To Perform Data transfer, we will perform 3 tasks: Task 1: Do a recording for the transaction by supplying sample data. Task 2: Create an ABAP report based on the recording done. Task 3: Now write ABAP code to fetch data from legacy system and store into SAP System.
BDC Step-by-Step
Session method Synchronous processing takes place and a session is prepared, which is to be handled through SM35. Moreover, in Batch Input processing system log is maintained for every transaction. In Call transaction method messages have to be captured at runtime.
Direct input This is an SAP supplied conversion program that allows very fast loading of certain objects. The disadvantage is that it is not customizable.
Step-by-Step Process
Task 1: Recording
1. Give transaction SHDB ( Transaction Recorder ), this is used to record our transaction
Press New Recording, Give Recording name, Give Transaction, And Press Start Recording.
BDC Step-by-Step
2. You will get the following screen, Give the selection screen inputs as below, finally Save.
BDC Step-by-Step
3. The following screen comes when you save, this shows table name and filed name Which stores the data given in respected selection screen of transaction. Next Press F3 to come back.
BDC Step-by-Step
BDC Step-by-Step
BDC Step-by-Step
BDC Step-by-Step
BDC Step-by-Step