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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.
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.
Steps in data transfer 1. Analysis and cleanup of data in the non-SAP system
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.
Using SE11 get the Length of the fields. It must be supplied in MS-Excel Now we are going to Upload the following fields in First Screen Vendor No, Company Code, Account Group Second Screen Name, Search Parameter, Street, House No, City, Country Code, Region, PO Box Language, Telephone Final Screen Recon Account, Cash Mgmt Group
Task 3: Writing ABAP report to do data transfer Now Four Steps in ABAP Editor:
Give OK, Yes, Then Close Excel by giving No. Now come to ABAP editor and run the report, you will get the screen. Select Call transaction Radio Button, and run in a mode. Press F8
Now in next screen Give the .prn file you saved previously. ( .prn must be selected ) Then press Transfer.
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