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Difference between Session method and call transaction

Former Member

Hi,

please give me the differences between session method and call transaction,

briefly explaining synchronus , asynchronus, process, update.

Thanks in advance

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Former Member

Hi

Hope it will help you.

Pls reward if help.

SESSION METHOD

About Session method

In this method you transfer data from internal table to database table through sessions.

In this method, an ABAP/4 program reads the external data that is to be entered in the SAP System and stores the data in session. A session stores the actions that are required to enter your data using normal SAP transaction i.e., Data is transferred to session which in turn transfers data to database table.

Session is intermediate step between internal table and database table. Data along with its action is stored in session i.e., data for screen fields, to which screen it is passed, the program name behind it, and how the next screen is processed.

When the program has finished generating the session, you can run the session to execute the SAP transactions in it. You can either explicitly start and monitor a session or have the session run in the background processing system.

Unless session is processed, the data is not transferred to database table.

BDC_OPEN_GROUP

You create the session through program by BDC_OPEN_GROUP function.

Parameters to this function are:

• User Name: User name

• Group: Name of the session

• Lock Date: The date on which you want to process the session.

• Keep: This parameter is passed as ‘X’ when you want to retain session after

processing it or ‘ ‘ to delete it after processing.

BDC_INSERT

This function creates the session & data is transferred to Session.

Parameters to this function are:

• Tcode: Transaction Name

• Dynprotab: BDC Data

BDC_CLOSE_GROUP

This function closes the BDC Group. No Parameters.

Some additional information for session processing

When the session is generated using the KEEP option within the BDC_OPEN_GROUP, the system always keeps the sessions in the queue, whether it has been processed successfully or not.

However, if the session is processed, you have to delete it manually. When session processing is completed successfully while KEEP option was not set, it will be removed automatically from the session queue. Log is not removed for that session.

If the batch-input session is terminated with errors, then it appears in the list of INCORRECT session and it can be processed again. To correct incorrect session, you can analyze the session. The Analysis function allows to determine which screen and value has produced the error. If you find small errors in data, you can correct them interactively, otherwise you need to modify batch input program, which has generated the session or many times even the data file.

CALL TRANSACTION

About CALL TRANSACTION

A technique similar to SESSION method, while batch input is a two-step procedure, Call Transaction does both steps online, one after the other. In this method, you call a transaction from your program by

Call transaction <tcode> using <BDCTAB>

Mode <A/N/E>

Update <S/A>

Messages into <MSGTAB>.

Parameter – 1 is transaction code.

Parameter – 2 is name of BDCTAB table.

Parameter – 3 here you are specifying mode in which you execute transaction

A is all screen mode. All the screen of transaction are displayed.

N is no screen mode. No screen is displayed when you execute the transaction.

E is error screen. Only those screens are displayed wherein you have error record.

Parameter – 4 here you are specifying update type by which database table is updated.

S is for Synchronous update in which if you change data of one table then all the related Tables gets updated. And sy-subrc is returned i.e., sy-subrc is returned for once and all.

A is for Asynchronous update. When you change data of one table, the sy-subrc is returned. And then updating of other affected tables takes place. So if system fails to update other tables, still sy-subrc returned is 0 (i.e., when first table gets updated).

Steps for CALL TRANSACTION method

1. Internal table for the data (structure similar to your local file)

2. BDCTAB like BDCDATA

3. UPLOAD or WS_UPLOAD function to upload the data from local file to itab. (Considering file is local file)

4. Loop at itab.

Populate BDCTAB table.

Call transaction <tcode> using <BDCTAB>

Mode <A/N/E>

Update <S/A>.

Refresh BDCTAB.

Endloop.

(To populate BDCTAB, You need to transfer each and every field)

The major differences between Session method and Call transaction are as follows:

SESSION METHOD CALL TRANSACTION

1. Data is not updated in database table unless Session is processed. Immediate updation in database table.

2. No sy-subrc is returned. Sy-subrc is returned.

3. Error log is created for error records. Errors need to be handled explicitly

4. Updation in database table is always synchronous Updation in database table can be synchronous Or Asynchronous.

synchronous Update – The program does not wait for the work process to finish the update. Commit Work.

Asynchronous updating. In this mode, the called transaction does not wait for any updates it produces to be completed. It simply passes the updates to the SAP update service. Asynchronous processing therefore usually results in faster execution of your data transfer program.

Asynchronous processing is NOT recommended for processing any larger amount of data. This is because the called transaction receives no completion message from the update module in asynchronous updating. The calling data transfer program, in turn, cannot determine whether a called transaction ended with a successful update of the database or not.

If you use asynchronous updating, then you will need to use the update management facility (Transaction SM12) to check whether updates have been terminated abnormally during session processing. Error analysis and recovery is less convenient than with synchronous updating.

Synchronous Update – The program wait for the work process to finish the update. Commit Work and Wait.

Synchronous updating. In this mode, the called transaction waits for any updates that it produces to be completed. Execution is slower than with asynchronous updating because called transactions wait for updating to be completed. However, the called transaction is able to return any update error message that occurs to your program. It is much easier for you to analyze and recover from errors.

L Local updating. If you update data locally, the update of the database will not be processed in a separate process, but in the process of the calling program. (See the ABAP keyword documentation on SET UPDATE TASK LOCAL for more information.)

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abdulazeez12
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Hi Vijay Kumar

CLASSICAL BATCH INPUT (Session Method)

CALL TRANSACTION

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.

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.

http://www.sap-img.com/abap/difference-between-batch-input-and-call-transaction-in-bdc.htm

Among the two methods call transaction is better compared to session bcoz data transfer is faster in it.

Differences between call transaction and session.

Session Method:

1) Data is not updated in the database table until the session is processed.

2) No sy-subrc is returned.

3) Error log is created for error records.

4) Updation is always synchronous.

Call Transaction Method:

1) Immediate updation in the database table.

2) sy-subrc is returned.

3)Error need to be handled explicitly.

4) updation can be synchronous as well as asynchronous.

2) ya u can use using the N mode no screen.

3)u can't handle multiple transaction in call transaction.

4) u can handle multiple transaction in session using the BDC_INSERT fm.

5)When u go to SM35 u can able to see the error records.

Which is best?

That depends on your requirement. Both of them have there advantages.

According to the situation u can choose any one of these.

difference between batch input and call transaction in BDC Session method.

1) synchronous processing.

2) can tranfer large amount of data.

3) processing is slower.

4) error log is created

5) data is not updated until session is processed.

Call transaction.

1) asynchronous processing

2) can transfer small amount of data

3) processing is faster.

4) errors need to be handled explicitly

5) data is updated automatically

For session method,these are the function modules to b used.

BDC_OPEN_GROUP

BDC_INSERT

BDC_CLOSE_GROUP

For call transaction,this is the syntax.

CALL TRANSACTION TCODE USING BDCDATA

MODE A or E or N

UPDATE A or S

MESSAGES INTO MESSTAB.

Take a scenario where we need to post documents in FB01 and the input file has say 2000 records (2000 documents, not line items in FB01 but 2000 records)

In the BDC call transaction method

We call the transaction FB01 2000 times (once for each record posting) and if the processing fails in record no 3 it can be captured and start with reocord 4.

Eg: Loop at itab.

call transaction FB01

capture errors

endloop.

In the session method.

We do not explicity call the transaction 2000 times, but all the records are appeneded into a session and this session is stored. The processinf of the session is done wwhenever the user wants it to be done. Hence the errors cannot be captured in the program itself

Check these link:

http://www.sap-img.com/abap/difference-between-batch-input-and-call-transaction-in-bdc.htm

http://www.sap-img.com/abap/question-about-bdc-program.htm

http://www.itcserver.com/blog/2006/06/30/batch-input-vs-call-transaction/

http://www.planetsap.com/bdc_main_page.htm

Batch Input Session method is asynchronous as told by others here. But the advantage of this is that you have all the error messages and the data for each transaction held persistantly. You don't have to code anything for processing them or writing the logs.

But at the same time, the same feature can be disadvantageous if you need to react to an error or if there are too many errors to manually correct in a session. Since the session are created in the program and its execution is done seperately, you loose the trackability of such transactions.

With a call transaction, what was a disadvantage above will become an advantage. Call transaction immediately gives you messages back and you can react to it in your program. But the disadvantage is that, if you have several hundreds of transactions to run, running them from within the program can be resource crunching affair. It will hamper the system performance and you cannot really distribute the load. Of course, you have some mechanisms with which you can overcome this, but you will have to code for it. Also, storing the messages and storing the errored transaction data etc will have to be handled by you in the program. Whereas, in batch input session, your program's job is to just create the session, after that everything is standard SAP system's responsibility.

Ideally, you should do a call transaction if the resources are not a problem and if it fails, put the errored transaction into a session.

You can decide based on the data volume that your BDC is processing. If data volume is high go for session else call transaction will do.The call transaction updates will be instantaneous where as session needs to be processed explictly after creation.

Session Method

1) Session method supports both small amount of data aswell as large amount of data

2) data processing is asynchronus and data updation is synchronus.

3) it process multiple apllication while perfomaning validations.

4) in session method data will be updated in data base only after processing session only.

5) system provide by default logfile for handling error records.

6) it supports both foreground aswell as background process

in bdc we use FM ...

bdc_open_group " for creating Session

bdc_insert " adding transaction and bdcdata table for updating database

bdc_close_group " for closing Session

Call Transaction

1) Call transaction exclusively for small amout of data

2) it supports only one apllication while perfoming validations

3) there is no default logfile, We can explicitly provide logic for creating logfile for handling error records.

we can create logfile by using structure....BDCMSGCOLL

4) it doesn't support background processing.

5) data processing is synchronous and Data updation is Synchronous( default), in

this method also supports daya updation in asynchronus process also.

syntax:

Call transaction <transaction-name> using BDCDATA

mode <A/N/E>

update <L/A/S>

messages into BDCMSGCOLL.

BDC:

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.

Types of BDC :

CLASSICAL BATCH INPUT (Session Method)

CALL TRANSACTION

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.

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.

For BDC:

http://myweb.dal.ca/hchinni/sap/bdc_home.htm

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/wiki?path=/display/home/bdc&;

http://www.sap-img.com/abap/learning-bdc-programming.htm

http://www.sapdevelopment.co.uk/bdc/bdchome.htm

http://www.sap-img.com/abap/difference-between-batch-input-and-call-transaction-in-bdc.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/69/c250684ba111d189750000e8322d00/frameset.htm

http://www.sapbrain.com/TUTORIALS/TECHNICAL/BDC_tutorial.html

Check these link:

http://www.sap-img.com/abap/difference-between-batch-input-and-call-transaction-in-bdc.htm

http://www.sap-img.com/abap/question-about-bdc-program.htm

http://www.itcserver.com/blog/2006/06/30/batch-input-vs-call-transaction/

http://www.planetsap.com/bdc_main_page.htm

Check the following links:

http://www.sap-img.com/bdc.htm

See below example code :

Call three FM : BDC_OPEN_GROUP,BDC_INSERT and BDC_CLOSE_GROUP.

Once you execute the program and it creates the session at SM35 Transaction.

************************************************************************

Report : ZMPPC011

Type : Data upload

Author : Chetan Shah

Date : 05/05/2005

Transport : DV3K919557

Transaction: ??

Description: This ABAP/4 Program creates new Production Versions

(C223). It accepts tab-delimited spreadsheet input and

creates BDC sessions.

*

************************************************************************

Modification Log

Date Programmer Request # Description

************************************************************************

06/10/2005 Chetan Shah DV3K919557 Initial coding

************************************************************************

report zmppc011 no standard page heading line-size 120 line-count 55

message-id zz.

pool of form routines

include zmppn001.

Define BDC Table Structure

data: begin of itab_bdc_tab occurs 0.

include structure bdcdata.

data: end of itab_bdc_tab.

Input record layout of Leagcy File

data: begin of itab_xcel occurs 0,

matnr(18) type c,

werks(4) type c,

alnag(2) type c,

verid(4) type c,

text1(40) type c,

bstmi like mkal-bstmi,

bstma like mkal-bstma,

adatu(10) type c,

bdatu(10) type c,

stlal(2) type c,

stlan(1) type c,

serkz(1) type c,

mdv01(8) type c,

elpro(4) type c,

alort(4) type c,

end of itab_xcel.

data: begin of lt_pp04_cache occurs 0,

matnr like itab_xcel-matnr,

werks like itab_xcel-werks,

alnag like itab_xcel-alnag,

plnnr like mapl-plnnr,

arbpl like crhd-arbpl,

ktext like crtx-ktext,

end of lt_pp04_cache.

data: v_ssnnr(4) type n,

v_lines_in_xcel like sy-tabix,

v_ssnname like apqi-groupid,

v_trans_in_ssn type i,

wa_xcel LIKE itab_xcel,

l_tabix like sy-tabix,

v_matnr like rc27m-matnr,

v_plnnr like mapl-plnnr,

v_plnal like mapl-plnal,

v_tcode like sy-tcode value 'C223',

v_plnty like plas-plnty value 'R',

v_objty like crhd-objty value 'A',

v_plpo_steus like plpo-steus value 'PP04',

v_verwe like crhd-verwe value '0007'.

Parameters

selection-screen: skip 3.

selection-screen: begin of block 1 with frame.

*

parameters: p_name like rlgrap-filename

default 'C:\My Documents\InputFile.txt'

obligatory,

bdc session name prefix

p_bdcpfx(6) default 'ZPVCRT'

obligatory,

number for transction per BDC session

p_trnssn type i

default 2000 obligatory,

retain the BDC session after successfull execution

p_keep like apqi-qerase

default 'X',

user who will be executing BDC session

p_uname like apqi-userid

default sy-uname

obligatory.

*

selection-screen: end of block 1.

*

********************************************************

********************************************************

*

possible entry list (F4 dropdown) for input file name

at selection-screen on value-request for p_name.

*-SELECT FILE FROM USERS LOCAL PC

call function 'WS_FILENAME_GET'

exporting

DEF_FILENAME = ' '

def_path = 'C:\Temp\'

mask = ',.,..'

mode = 'O'

title = 'Select File '(007)

importing

filename = p_name

RC =

exceptions

inv_winsys = 1

no_batch = 2

selection_cancel = 3

selection_error = 4

others = 5.

if sy-subrc 0.

MESSAGE ID sy-msgid TYPE sy-msgty NUMBER sy-msgno

WITH sy-msgv1 sy-msgv2 sy-msgv3 sy-msgv4.

endif.

*

********************************************************

********************************************************

*

begin the show

*

start-of-selection.

read data from input file

perform transfer_xcel_to_itab.

*

*

loop at itab_xcel.

hang on to xcel line num

l_tabix = sy-tabix.

each line in the xcel file marks begining of new prod.version defn

if num-of-trnas-in-session = 0, create new BDC session

if v_trans_in_ssn is initial.

perform bdc_session_open.

endif.

begin new bdc script for rtg create trans

fill in bdc-data for prod.version maintenance screens

perform bdc_build_script.

insert the bdc script as a BDC transaction

perform bdc_submit_transaction.

keep track of how many BDC transactions were inserted in the BDC

session

add 1 to v_trans_in_ssn.

if the user-specified num of trans in BDC session is reached OR

if end of input file is reached, close the BDC session

if v_trans_in_ssn = p_trnssn or

l_tabix = v_lines_in_xcel.

perform bdc_session_close.

clear v_trans_in_ssn.

endif.

endloop.

top-of-page.

call function 'Z_HEADER'

EXPORTING

FLEX_TEXT1 =

FLEX_TEXT2 =

FLEX_TEXT3 =

.

-


FORM TRANSFER_XCEL_TO_ITAB *

-


Transfer Xcel Spreadsheet to SAP Internal Table *

-


form transfer_xcel_to_itab.

*

Read the tab-delimited file into itab

call function 'WS_UPLOAD'

exporting

filename = p_name

filetype = 'DAT'

IMPORTING

filelength = flength

tables

data_tab = itab_xcel

exceptions

conversion_error = 1

file_open_error = 2

file_read_error = 3

invalid_table_width = 4

invalid_type = 5

no_batch = 6

unknown_error = 7

others = 8.

*

if sy-subrc = 0.

sort the data

sort itab_xcel by matnr werks.

clear v_lines_in_xcel.

if no data in the file - error out

describe table itab_xcel lines v_lines_in_xcel.

if v_lines_in_xcel is initial.

write: / 'No data in input file'.

stop.

endif.

else.

if file upload failed - error out

write: / 'Error reading input file'.

stop.

endif.

endform.

-


FORM BDC_SESSION_OPEN *

-


Open BDC Session *

-


form bdc_session_open.

create bdc session name = prefix-from-selectn-screen + nnnn

add 1 to v_ssnnr.

concatenate p_bdcpfx v_ssnnr into v_ssnname.

open new bdc session

call function 'BDC_OPEN_GROUP'

exporting

client = sy-mandt

group = v_ssnname

keep = p_keep

user = p_uname

exceptions

client_invalid = 1

destination_invalid = 2

group_invalid = 3

group_is_locked = 4

holddate_invalid = 5

internal_error = 6

queue_error = 7

running = 8

system_lock_error = 9

user_invalid = 10

others = 11.

endform.

-


FORM BDC_BUILD_SCRIPT *

-


Build BDC *

-


form bdc_build_script.

data: l_arbpl like crhd-arbpl,

l_text1 like mkal-text1,

l_mdv01 like mkal-mdv01,

l_mapl like mapl.

clear bdc-data itab - begin of new bdc transaction

clear itab_bdc_tab.

refresh itab_bdc_tab.

*

read material cross reference tables to determine sap part#

clear : v_matnr, v_plnnr, v_plnal.

perform read_matnr_cross_ref using itab_xcel-matnr

itab_xcel-werks

changing v_matnr.

*

determine the version description to use

if itab_xcel-text1 is initial.

l_text1 = itab_xcel-verid.

else.

l_text1 = itab_xcel-text1.

endif.

determine the routing group# and group ctr# to use

perform read_routing .

*

determine the production line to use

if itab_xcel-mdv01 is initial.

if not provided in the file then:

prod line = work ctr on the last PP04 op of the rtg determined above

perform read_wc_on_last_pp04 using v_plnnr v_plnal

changing l_mdv01.

NOTE: when executing the above form\routine, if v_plnnr is initial

or v_plnal is initial, THEN l_mdv01 will automatically be

returned blank (ie initial)

else.

l_mdv01 = itab_xcel-mdv01.

endif.

*

build bdc script

perform bdc_build_script_record

*

fill in initial screen

using: 'X' 'SAPLCMFV' '1000',

' ' 'BDC_OKCODE' '=ENTE',

' ' 'MKAL-WERKS' itab_xcel-werks,

' ' 'MKAL-MATNR' v_matnr,

' ' 'MKAL_ADMIN-DISPO' space,

' ' 'MKAL-PLNNR' space,

' ' 'MKAL_ADMIN-STTAG' space,

' ' 'MKAL-PLNNG' space,

' ' 'MKAL-MDV01' space,

' ' 'MKAL-PLNNM' space,

click create button on initial screen and go to detail screen

'X' 'SAPLCMFV' '1000',

' ' 'BDC_OKCODE' '=CREA',

fill in the detail screen and go back to initial screen

'X' 'SAPLCMFV' '2000',

' ' 'BDC_OKCODE' '=CLOS',

' ' 'MKAL_EXPAND-MATNR' v_matnr,

' ' 'MKAL_EXPAND-VERID' itab_xcel-verid,

' ' 'MKAL_EXPAND-TEXT1' l_text1,

' ' 'MKAL_EXPAND-BSTMI' itab_xcel-bstmi,

' ' 'MKAL_EXPAND-BSTMA' itab_xcel-bstma,

' ' 'MKAL_EXPAND-ADATU' itab_xcel-adatu,

' ' 'MKAL_EXPAND-BDATU' itab_xcel-bdatu,

' ' 'MKAL_EXPAND-PLTYG' v_plnty,

' ' 'MKAL_EXPAND-PLNNG' v_plnnr,

' ' 'MKAL_EXPAND-ALNAG' v_plnal,

' ' 'MKAL_EXPAND-STLAL' itab_xcel-stlal,

' ' 'MKAL_EXPAND-STLAN' itab_xcel-stlan,

' ' 'MKAL_EXPAND-SERKZ' itab_xcel-serkz,

' ' 'MKAL_EXPAND-MDV01' l_mdv01,

' ' 'MKAL_EXPAND-ELPRO' itab_xcel-elpro,

' ' 'MKAL_EXPAND-ALORT' itab_xcel-alort,

save the production version from initial screen

'X' 'SAPLCMFV' '1000',

' ' 'BDC_OKCODE' '=SAVE'.

endform.

-


FORM BDC_SUBMIT_TRANSACTION *

-


Submit BDC Session *

-


form bdc_submit_transaction.

Load BDC script as a trqansction in BDC session

call function 'BDC_INSERT'

exporting

tcode = v_tcode

tables

dynprotab = itab_bdc_tab

exceptions

internal_error = 01

not_open = 02

queue_error = 03

tcode_invalid = 04.

endform.

-


FORM BDC_BUILD_SCRIPT_RECORD *

-


form bdc_build_script_record using dynbegin name value.

clear itab_bdc_tab.

if dynbegin = 'X'.

move: name to itab_bdc_tab-program,

value to itab_bdc_tab-dynpro,

'X' to itab_bdc_tab-dynbegin.

else.

move: name to itab_bdc_tab-fnam,

value to itab_bdc_tab-fval.

shift itab_bdc_tab-fval left deleting leading space.

endif.

append itab_bdc_tab.

endform.

-


FORM BDC_SESSION_CLOSE *

-


Close BDC Session *

-


form bdc_session_close.

close the session

call function 'BDC_CLOSE_GROUP'

exceptions

not_open = 1

queue_error = 2

others = 3.

skip 2.

if sy-subrc ne 0.

write: / 'Error Closing BDC Session ' , 'RETURN CODE: ', sy-subrc.

else.

write : / 'Session created:', v_ssnname,

50 '# of transactions:', v_trans_in_ssn.

endif.

endform.

&----


*& Form read_routing_cache

&----


*FORM read_routing_cache USING pi_matnr

pi_werks

pi_alnag

pi_verid

pi_mdv01.

*

DATA: BEGIN OF lt_plpo OCCURS 0,

vornr LIKE plpo-vornr,

objty LIKE crhd-objty,

objid LIKE crhd-objid,

arbpl LIKE crhd-arbpl,

END OF lt_plpo,

l_mapl_plnnr LIKE mapl-plnnr.

*

determine the routing group#

CLEAR lt_pp04_cache.

chk if its in the cache first, if not then get it from MAPL table

and put it in the cache

READ TABLE lt_pp04_cache WITH KEY matnr = pi_matnr

werks = pi_werks

alnag = pi_alnag.

IF sy-subrc = 0.

do nothing - lt_pp04_cache header line has rtg#

ELSE.

get the routing group # from MAPL

SELECT plnnr INTO l_mapl_plnnr

FROM mapl UP TO 1 ROWS

WHERE matnr = pi_matnr AND

werks = pi_werks AND

plnty = 'R' AND

plnal = pi_alnag AND

loekz = space.

ENDSELECT.

put it in the cache internal table

IF NOT l_mapl_plnnr IS INITIAL.

lt_pp04_cache-matnr = pi_matnr.

lt_pp04_cache-werks = pi_werks.

lt_pp04_cache-alnag = pi_alnag.

lt_pp04_cache-plnnr = l_mapl_plnnr.

APPEND lt_pp04_cache.

ENDIF.

ENDIF.

*

if the rtg# was determined AND

-- the work center was not determined yet AND

-- work center was really needed for this line in the input file

then

-- read the work center from last PP04 operation on the routing

-- update the cache accordingly

*

*

IF NOT lt_pp04_cache-plnnr IS INITIAL AND

lt_pp04_cache-arbpl IS INITIAL AND

( pi_verid IS INITIAL OR

pi_mdv01 IS INITIAL ).

*

read the last PP04 operation

CLEAR lt_plpo.

REFRESH lt_plpo.

SELECT vornr eobjty eobjid e~arbpl

INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF TABLE lt_plpo

FROM plas AS b

INNER JOIN plpo AS c

ON bplnty = cplnty AND

bplnnr = cplnnr AND

bzaehl = czaehl

INNER JOIN crhd AS e

ON carbid = eobjid

WHERE b~plnty = v_plnty AND

b~plnnr = lt_pp04_cache-plnnr AND

b~plnal = lt_pp04_cache-alnag AND

c~loekz = space AND

c~steus = v_plpo_steus AND

e~objty = v_objty AND

e~werks = lt_pp04_cache-werks AND

e~verwe = v_verwe.

SORT lt_plpo BY vornr DESCENDING.

READ TABLE lt_plpo INDEX 1.

**

IF NOT lt_plpo-arbpl IS INITIAL.

lt_pp04_cache-arbpl = lt_plpo-arbpl.

read work center description

SELECT SINGLE ktext INTO lt_pp04_cache-ktext

FROM crtx WHERE objty = lt_plpo-objty AND

objid = lt_plpo-objid AND

spras = sy-langu.

the following read will get the index of the correct record to be

updated in the cache

READ TABLE lt_pp04_cache

WITH KEY matnr = pi_matnr

werks = pi_werks

alnag = pi_alnag.

MODIFY lt_pp04_cache

INDEX sy-tabix

TRANSPORTING arbpl ktext.

ENDIF.

ENDIF.

*

*ENDFORM. " read_last_pp04_operation_cache

&----


*& Form read_routing

&----


form read_routing.

data: begin of lt_mapl occurs 0,

plnnr like mapl-plnnr,

plnal like mapl-plnal,

end of lt_mapl,

l_arbpl like crhd-arbpl.

get all the rtg# and grp ctr# from MAPL

select plnnr plnal

into corresponding fields of table lt_mapl

from mapl

where matnr = v_matnr and

werks = itab_xcel-werks and

plnty = v_plnty and "Rate Routing

loekz = space. "with del flag = OFF

sort lt_mapl by plnal.

if not itab_xcel-verid is initial.

if the verid=0001 then use the 1st good rtg-grp# and grp-ctr#

if itab_xcel-verid = '0001'.

read table lt_mapl index 1.

v_plnnr = lt_mapl-plnnr.

v_plnal = lt_mapl-plnal.

else.

if the verid0001 then use the rtg-grp# and grp-ctr# of the routing

whose work center on the last PP04 operation matches the given verid

loop at lt_mapl.

clear l_arbpl.

get the work center from the last PP04 operation

perform read_wc_on_last_pp04 using lt_mapl-plnnr

lt_mapl-plnal

changing l_arbpl.

*

if itab_xcel-verid = l_arbpl.

v_plnnr = lt_mapl-plnnr.

v_plnal = lt_mapl-plnal.

exit.

endif.

endloop.

endif.

else.

do nothing

endif.

For version IDs that are other then '0000' or 'ZWIP' :--

if itab_xcel-verid NE '0000' and

itab_xcel-verid NE 'ZWIP'.

if routing group# or group counter was not determined, make the

valid-to date 99/99/9999 so that the BDC, on execution, errors out.

if v_plnnr is initial or

v_plnal is initial.

itab_xcel-bdatu = '99/99/9999'.

endif.

endif.

determine the routing group#

CLEAR lt_pp04_cache.

chk if its in the cache first, if not then get it from MAPL table

and put it in the cache

READ TABLE lt_pp04_cache WITH KEY matnr = pi_matnr

werks = pi_werks

alnag = pi_alnag.

IF sy-subrc = 0.

do nothing - lt_pp04_cache header line has rtg#

ELSE.

get the routing group # from MAPL

put it in the cache internal table

IF NOT l_mapl_plnnr IS INITIAL.

lt_pp04_cache-matnr = pi_matnr.

lt_pp04_cache-werks = pi_werks.

lt_pp04_cache-alnag = pi_alnag.

lt_pp04_cache-plnnr = l_mapl_plnnr.

APPEND lt_pp04_cache.

ENDIF.

ENDIF.

*

if the rtg# was determined AND

-- the work center was not determined yet AND

-- work center was really needed for this line in the input file

then

-- read the work center from last PP04 operation on the routing

-- update the cache accordingly

*

*

IF NOT lt_pp04_cache-plnnr IS INITIAL AND

lt_pp04_cache-arbpl IS INITIAL AND

( pi_verid IS INITIAL OR

pi_mdv01 IS INITIAL ).

*

read the last PP04 operation

CLEAR lt_plpo.

REFRESH lt_plpo.

SELECT vornr eobjty eobjid e~arbpl

INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF TABLE lt_plpo

FROM plas AS b

INNER JOIN plpo AS c

ON bplnty = cplnty AND

bplnnr = cplnnr AND

bzaehl = czaehl

INNER JOIN crhd AS e

ON carbid = eobjid

WHERE b~plnty = v_plnty AND

b~plnnr = lt_pp04_cache-plnnr AND

b~plnal = lt_pp04_cache-alnag AND

c~loekz = space AND

c~steus = v_plpo_steus AND

e~objty = v_objty AND

e~werks = lt_pp04_cache-werks AND

e~verwe = v_verwe.

SORT lt_plpo BY vornr DESCENDING.

READ TABLE lt_plpo INDEX 1.

**

IF NOT lt_plpo-arbpl IS INITIAL.

lt_pp04_cache-arbpl = lt_plpo-arbpl.

read work center description

SELECT SINGLE ktext INTO lt_pp04_cache-ktext

FROM crtx WHERE objty = lt_plpo-objty AND

objid = lt_plpo-objid AND

spras = sy-langu.

the following read will get the index of the correct record to be

updated in the cache

READ TABLE lt_pp04_cache

WITH KEY matnr = pi_matnr

werks = pi_werks

alnag = pi_alnag.

MODIFY lt_pp04_cache

INDEX sy-tabix

TRANSPORTING arbpl ktext.

ENDIF.

ENDIF.

endform. " read_last_pp04_operation_cache

&----


*& Form read_wc_on_last_pp04

&----


form read_wc_on_last_pp04 using pi_plnnr

pi_plnal

changing pe_arbpl.

data: begin of lt_plpo occurs 0,

vornr like plpo-vornr,

objty like crhd-objty,

objid like crhd-objid,

arbpl like crhd-arbpl,

end of lt_plpo.

get all the PP04 operations for the given rtg# & grp-ctr#

select vornr eobjty eobjid e~arbpl

into corresponding fields of table lt_plpo

from plas as b

inner join plpo as c

on bplnty = cplnty and

bplnnr = cplnnr and

bzaehl = czaehl

inner join crhd as e

on carbid = eobjid

where b~plnty = v_plnty and "Rate Routing

b~plnnr = pi_plnnr and

b~plnal = pi_plnal and

c~loekz = space and "Oper Del Flag = OFF

c~steus = v_plpo_steus and "PP04

e~objty = v_objty. "WC Obj Type = 'A'

read the last operation

sort lt_plpo by vornr descending.

read table lt_plpo index 1.

pe_arbpl = lt_plpo-arbpl.

endform. " read_wc_on_last_pp04

Goto LSMW-> Select Direct Input method in 1st step. These are the standard programs for data transfer.

Otherwise goto SPRO->SAP Reference IMG-> Under this you'll find standard data transfer programs module wise.

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SESSION METHOD

About Session method

In this method you transfer data from internal table to database table through sessions.

In this method, an ABAP/4 program reads the external data that is to be entered in the SAP System and stores the data in session. A session stores the actions that are required to enter your data using normal SAP transaction i.e., Data is transferred to session which in turn transfers data to database table.

Session is intermediate step between internal table and database table. Data along with its action is stored in session i.e., data for screen fields, to which screen it is passed, the program name behind it, and how the next screen is processed.

When the program has finished generating the session, you can run the session to execute the SAP transactions in it. You can either explicitly start and monitor a session or have the session run in the background processing system.

Unless session is processed, the data is not transferred to database table.

BDC_OPEN_GROUP

You create the session through program by BDC_OPEN_GROUP function.

Parameters to this function are:

• User Name: User name

• Group: Name of the session

• Lock Date: The date on which you want to process the session.

• Keep: This parameter is passed as ‘X’ when you want to retain session after

processing it or ‘ ‘ to delete it after processing.

BDC_INSERT

This function creates the session & data is transferred to Session.

Parameters to this function are:

• Tcode: Transaction Name

• Dynprotab: BDC Data

BDC_CLOSE_GROUP

This function closes the BDC Group. No Parameters.

Some additional information for session processing

When the session is generated using the KEEP option within the BDC_OPEN_GROUP, the system always keeps the sessions in the queue, whether it has been processed successfully or not.

However, if the session is processed, you have to delete it manually. When session processing is completed successfully while KEEP option was not set, it will be removed automatically from the session queue. Log is not removed for that session.

If the batch-input session is terminated with errors, then it appears in the list of INCORRECT session and it can be processed again. To correct incorrect session, you can analyze the session. The Analysis function allows to determine which screen and value has produced the error. If you find small errors in data, you can correct them interactively, otherwise you need to modify batch input program, which has generated the session or many times even the data file.

CALL TRANSACTION

About CALL TRANSACTION

A technique similar to SESSION method, while batch input is a two-step procedure, Call Transaction does both steps online, one after the other. In this method, you call a transaction from your program by

Call transaction <tcode> using <BDCTAB>

Mode <A/N/E>

Update <S/A>

Messages into <MSGTAB>.

Parameter – 1 is transaction code.

Parameter – 2 is name of BDCTAB table.

Parameter – 3 here you are specifying mode in which you execute transaction

A is all screen mode. All the screen of transaction are displayed.

N is no screen mode. No screen is displayed when you execute the transaction.

E is error screen. Only those screens are displayed wherein you have error record.

Parameter – 4 here you are specifying update type by which database table is updated.

S is for Synchronous update in which if you change data of one table then all the related Tables gets updated. And sy-subrc is returned i.e., sy-subrc is returned for once and all.

A is for Asynchronous update. When you change data of one table, the sy-subrc is returned. And then updating of other affected tables takes place. So if system fails to update other tables, still sy-subrc returned is 0 (i.e., when first table gets updated).

Steps for CALL TRANSACTION method

1. Internal table for the data (structure similar to your local file)

2. BDCTAB like BDCDATA

3. UPLOAD or WS_UPLOAD function to upload the data from local file to itab. (Considering file is local file)

4. Loop at itab.

Populate BDCTAB table.

Call transaction <tcode> using <BDCTAB>

Mode <A/N/E>

Update <S/A>.

Refresh BDCTAB.

Endloop.

(To populate BDCTAB, You need to transfer each and every field)

The major differences between Session method and Call transaction are as follows:

SESSION METHOD CALL TRANSACTION

1. Data is not updated in database table unless Session is processed. Immediate updation in database table.

2. No sy-subrc is returned. Sy-subrc is returned.

3. Error log is created for error records. Errors need to be handled explicitly

4. Updation in database table is always synchronous Updation in database table can be synchronous Or Asynchronous.

synchronous Update – The program does not wait for the work process to finish the update. Commit Work.

Asynchronous updating. In this mode, the called transaction does not wait for any updates it produces to be completed. It simply passes the updates to the SAP update service. Asynchronous processing therefore usually results in faster execution of your data transfer program.

Asynchronous processing is NOT recommended for processing any larger amount of data. This is because the called transaction receives no completion message from the update module in asynchronous updating. The calling data transfer program, in turn, cannot determine whether a called transaction ended with a successful update of the database or not.

If you use asynchronous updating, then you will need to use the update management facility (Transaction SM12) to check whether updates have been terminated abnormally during session processing. Error analysis and recovery is less convenient than with synchronous updating.

Synchronous Update – The program wait for the work process to finish the update. Commit Work and Wait.

Synchronous updating. In this mode, the called transaction waits for any updates that it produces to be completed. Execution is slower than with asynchronous updating because called transactions wait for updating to be completed. However, the called transaction is able to return any update error message that occurs to your program. It is much easier for you to analyze and recover from errors.

L Local updating. If you update data locally, the update of the database will not be processed in a separate process, but in the process of the calling program. (See the ABAP keyword documentation on SET UPDATE TASK LOCAL for more information.)

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HI,,

Here the differences betrween session and call transaction

session method

1) asynchronous process

2)synchronous update

3)multiple transactions can be handled (Menas u can upload the data at a time formore than one t-code)

4)huge amount of data can be uploaded.

5)implicit error handling (Menas for errors SM35)

6)execute the session on a specific date. (by using hold date parameter)

7) Time requirement is more

Call transaction:

1)asynchronous process

2)asynchronous /synchronous update

3) single transaction only handled

4)small amount of data uplaoded

5)explicit error handling (Menas all the error records move to internal table and validate)

6) Time requirement is low.

and also look at this link

http://www.sap-img.com/abap/difference-between-batch-input-and-call-transaction-in-bdc.htm

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Call Transaction-1.Works with only one transaction code.

2.Faster then session method.

3.asynchronous /synchronous database update

4.Error handling is explicit using bdcmsgcoll

Session method-1.Can work with more then one transaction code.

2.slower then Call Transaction method.

3.synchronous database update

4.Error handling is implicit.