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Application Server Files

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Objectives
The participants will be able to:
Describe how datasets are processed in an Inbound SAP Interface.
Write an ABAP program that processes a sequential file located on an Application
Server.

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Overview
In this chapter, we will
learn how to process
sequential files on an
application server

Database
Server

Application
Servers

Presentation
Servers

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Processing Files

Open File

Create File or Read File

Close File

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Open File
OPEN DATASET statement

IN
FOR
INPUT
OUTPUT
APPENDING

AT POSITION

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BINARY MODE
TEXT MODE
ENCODING
DEFAULT

MESSAGE

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Open File(Contd.)
OPEN DATASET statement

IN
FOR
INPUT
OUTPUT
APPENDING

AT POSITION

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BINARY MODE
TEXT MODE
ENCODING
DEFAULT

MESSAGE

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Close File or Delete File

CLOSE DATASET statement

DELETE DATASET statement

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Create File or Read File

TRANSFER statement

READ DATASET statement

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Create File or Read File (Contd.)

TRANSFER statement

READ DATASET statement

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Example - Create New File

REPORT YDI00002.
PARAMETERS:
OUTFILE(20) DEFAULT ./bc180_file1

Step #1

Step #2
Step #3
Step #4
Step #5

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LOWER CASE,
STATE TYPE KNA1-REGIO DEFAULT MA.
DATA:
BEGIN OF OUTREC,
KUNNR TYPE KUNNR,
REGIO TYPE REGIO,
TELF1 TYPE TELF1,
END OF OUTREC.
OPEN DATASET OUTFILE FOR OUTPUT IN TEXT MODE
ENCODING DEFAULT.
SELECT * FROM KNA1 WHERE REGIO = STATE.
MOVE-CORRESPONDING KNA1 TO OUTREC.
TRANSFER OUTREC TO OUTFILE.
ENDSELECT.
CLOSE DATASET OUTFILE.

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Example - Create New File (Contd.)

REPORT YDI00002.
PARAMETERS:
OUTFILE(20) DEFAULT ./bc180_file1
LOWER CASE,
Step #1

Step #2
Step #3
Step #4
Step #5

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STATE TYPE REGIO DEFAULT MA.

DATA:
BEGIN OF OUTREC,
KUNNR TYPE KUNNR,
REGIO TYPE REGIO,
TELF1 TYPE TELF1,
END OF OUTREC.
OPEN DATASET OUTFILE FOR OUTPUT IN TEXT MODE
ENCODING DEFAULT.
SELECT * FROM KNA1 WHERE REGIO = STATE.
MOVE-CORRESPONDING KNA1 TO OUTREC.
TRANSFER OUTREC TO OUTFILE.
ENDSELECT.
CLOSE DATASET OUTFILE.

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Example - Extend File

REPORT YDI00003.
PARAMETERS:
OUTFILE(20) DEFAULT ./bc180_file1
LOWER CASE,
STATE TYPE REGIO DEFAULT MA.
DATA:
BEGIN OF OUTREC,
KUNNR TYPE KUNNR,
REGIO TYPE REGIO,
The only change from the
TELF1 TYPE TELF1,
previous example is FOR
CHECK
END OF OUTREC.
APPENDING instead of FOR
SY-SUBRC
OUTPUT.
OPEN DATASET OUTFILE FOR APPENDING IN TEXT MODE
ENCODING DEFAULT.
SELECT * FROM KNA1 WHERE REGIO = STATE.
MOVE-CORRESPONDING KNA1 TO OUTREC.
TRANSFER OUTREC TO OUTFILE.
SELECT *
ENDSELECT.
CLOSE DATASET OUTFILE.

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Example - Read File

REPORT YDI00004.
PARAMETERS:
INFILE(20) DEFAULT ./bc180_file1
LOWER CASE.
Step #1

Step #2
Step #3
Step #4
Step #5

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DATA:

BEGIN OF INREC,
KUNNR TYPE KUNNR,
REGIO TYPE REGIO,
TELF1 TYPE TELF1,
END OF INREC.

CHECK
SY-SUBRC

OPEN DATASET INFILE FOR INPUT IN TEXT MODE

ENCODING DEFAULT.
DO.
READ DATASET INFILE INTO INREC.
IF SY-SUBRC <> 0. EXIT. ENDIF.
WRITE: INREC-KUNNR, INREC-REGIO, INREC-TELF1.
ENDDO.
CLOSE DATASET INFILE.

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Text Mode Versus Binary Mode

File structured
byte-by-byte

File structured
in lines
ABC
DEFGH
IJKL

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ABCDE
FGHIJK

READ DATASET into structure

that is four characters in length

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Text Mode Versus Binary Mode (Contd.)

File structured
byte-by-byte

File structured
in lines
ABC
DEFGH
IJKL

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ABCDE
FGHIJK

READ DATASET into structure

that is four characters in length

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Demonstration
Writing a custom ABAP program that reads and writes data in a file stored on the
Application Server.

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Practice
Writing a custom ABAP program that reads and writes data in a file stored on the
Application Server.

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Summary
File in application server is opened by Open Dataset statement.
If you want to read the file then use Open Dataset for input statement.
If you want to write in the file then use Open Dataset for output statement. If that
file does not exit then it will create it for writing.

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Questions
Which ABAP statement we have to use to open a file stored on the Application
server ?
Which ABAP statement we have to use to close a file stored on the Application
server ?
Why we use TRANSFER statement ?

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