BDC

What should be the approach for writing a BDC program?

Ans.: 1. Analysis the Data. 2. Generate SAP structure. 3. Develop transfer
1 program 4. Create sequential file. 5. Create batch input program. 6. Process
batch input data

2 What is the alternative to batch input session?

Ans. : Call transaction & call dialog

What are the steps in a BDC session ?

The first step in a BDC session is to identify the screens of the transaction that the
program will process. Next step is to write a program to build the BDC table that
will be used to submit the data to SAP. The final step is to submit the BDC table to
the system in the batch mode or as a single transaction by the CALL
TRANSACTION command.

3 What are the problems in processing batch input sessions? How is

batch input process different from processing on line?
Ans.: Sessions cannot be run in parallel and not fast.
4 What do you do when the system crashes in the middle of a BDC batch
session?
-Check no. of records already updated and delete them from input file and run BDC
again.
5 What do you do with errors in BDC batch session?
-Analysis and correct input file format and entries in internal table BDCDATA.
6 WHAT are the commands that allow you to process sequential file? And
what is their syntax?
Ans :-
• READ DATASET (reading) and TRANSFER (writing)
• OPEN DTASET <dataset name> for <input output appending> in <binary text >
mode at POSITION <position> MESSAGE <field>
• READ DATASET <dataset name > INTO <field>
• CLOSE DATASET <dataset name>
• DELETE DATASET <dataset name>
TRANSFER <field> to <dataset name>
7 What is the process for transferring data from legacy system to SAP?
Ans :- FTP file transfer, Manufacturer –specific field transfer NFS(network file
system)/BDC.
8 Explain the process to transfer a record to a dataset?
 Ans :- TRANSFER <field> to <dataset name>.

9 Why batch input?

Ans :- To input a large amount of information at off peak times.

10 Can data be put directly into the database?

Ans :- No, only after the data has been entered via transaction.

11 Explain at high level, the batch input process?

Ans :- Batch data is placed into queues called batch input sessions , then placed into
the application programs for maintenance into the database.
12 What are the function modules associated with batch input?
Ans :- BDC_OPEN_GROUP , BDC_CLOSE_GROUP , BDC_INSERT

13 What is the structure of the BDC table?

Ans :- Program/Dynpro/start/field name/ field content.

14 Write out a coding example for filling a BDC Table.

Ans :-
FORM <NAME>
REFEESH <bdc table>
CLEAR <bdc table>
MOVE <program name > to <bdc table>-PROGRAM
<number1> TO <bdc table>-DYNPRO
‘X’ TO <bdc table>-DYNBEGIN
APPEND <bdc table>
CLEAR <bdc table>
MOVE: <field1> TO <bdc table>-FNAM
<field2> TO <bdc table>-FVAL
APPEND <bdc table>
15 How do you find the transaction number, program number and field names?
Ans :-
• Transaction no.,program no. – System -> status
Field names - F1, Technical help
16 What are the processing modes for Batch Input?
Ans :- Process on screen(foreground) , Display errors only and process in the
background
17 What are the available OK Codes that can be utilized during batch input
processing?
Ans :-
• /n – terminates current batch input transaction and marks as incorrect.
• /bdel – delete current batch input transaction from session.
 • /bend – terminate batch input processing and mark session as incorrect.
• /bda – change display mode to process the session on screen instead of
displaying only errors.
/bde – change display mode to display only errors instead of processing the session
on the screen.
18 What is the effect of the BDC_CURSOR field name in the BDC table?
Ans :- You can set the cursor and enter as a corresponding field value the name of
the field on which the cursor is to be positioned .
19 How many types of BDCs you have done?

21 Why you choose Call transaction and/or session method?

Call transaction is mainly used when you want to update the database using a single
transaction , you can also update the database in asynchronous mode, where as
session is used to perform huge database updations using more than one
transaction and which will last for a long time.

22 How you trap errors in call Transaction

Errors while updating the database using call transaction technique are trapped
using a structure bdcmsgcall, whose field msgtyp become ‘e’ when an error record is
encountered. Those records are formatted using format_message function call in the
desired format and stored in an internal table for listing of all error records in one
shot.

23 What are different types of Update modes

In BDC’s we have two types of updation modes – 1) Synchronous 2) Asynchronous

24 What is main difference between session method and LSMW

In the context of session method,
the method of updating is “Batch Input” ,
we require a program to be coded,
But in the context of LSMW method,
The methods of updating
using “Batch Input/Direction Input”
from an IDOC,
from a BAPI structure.
No source code is required, the complete operation is performed in 16 steps
sequence

25 What is main difference between CATT and LSMW

Using LSMW you can update any kind of data but no changes to database are
allowed, where as CATT tool can update only master data, which also allows
changes to the master data and also a significant testing of data is possible
26 What is BDC and How you use it?
BC Basis Components--ABAP workbench--BC Basis Programming
interfaces--Data transfer

During data transfer, data is transferred from an external system into the SAP
R/3 System. •Transfer data from an external system into an R/3 System as it is
installed. •Transfer data regularly from an external system into an R/3 System.

Example: If data for some departments in your company is input using a system other
than the R/3 System, you can still integrate this data in the R/3 System. To do this,
you export the data from the external system and use a data transfer method to
import it into the R/3 System.
Batch input with batch input sessions : Data consistency check with the help of
screen logic.

With the batch input method, an ABAP program reads the external data that is to be
entered in the R/3 System and stores the data in a "batch input session". The session
records the actions that are required to transfer data into the system using normal
SAP transactions.

When the program has generated the session, you can run the session to execute
the SAP transactions in it. You can explicitly start and monitor a session with the
batch input management function (by choosing System ® Services ® Batch input), or
have the session run in the background processing system.

Use the BDC_OPEN_GROUP function module to create a new session. Once you
have created a session, then you can insert batch input data into it with
BDC_INSERT. Use the BDC_INSERT function module to add a transaction to a
batch input session. Use the BDC_CLOSE_GROUP function module to close a
session after you have inserted all of your batch input data into it.

What is Dataset and how you use it?

ABAP/4 provides three statements for handling files:

The OPEN DATASET statement opens a file.