Passing Data From One ABAP Program to Another

Passing Data From One ABAP Program to Another

Many a times it is required to pass data from one ABAP program to another. This can be done using the EXPORT and IMPORT statement in ABAP. Please find the examples given below.

REPORT ZEX_MEMORY .

Data: D_MEMORY(20) value 'BEFORE EXPORT',
          MEMID(5) value 'MEMID'.


    write:/ D_MEMORY.

    EXPORT D_MEMORY to MEMORY ID MEMID.

    D_MEMORY = 'MOVED BEFORE IMPORT'.

    write:/ '"Value before import"', D_MEMORY.

    EXPORT D_MEMORY to MEMORY ID MEMID.

    write:/ sy-subrc, ' "Value after import"', D_MEMORY.

    FREE MEMORY ID MEMID.

    IMPORT D_MEMORY from MEMORY ID MEMID.

    write:/ sy-subrc, ' "Value after freeing memory"', D_MEMORY.

As you can see from the above example the field D_MEMORY can be exported to memory and then imported back. Once you are done with importing the value you need to FREE the memory ID. Please make sure that you free only the MEMORY ID exported by you.

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Here we are using the syntax given below.

EXPORT filed1 to MEMORY ID MEMID.
IMPORT filed1 from MEMORY ID MEMID.
FREE MEMORY ID MEMID.

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You can also export field contents to memory from one program and import them in another program. Please see the code given below.

PROGRAM1    Passing Values from one program to other in SAP ABAP

REPORT ZEX_MEMORYEXPORT .

Data: D_MEMORY1(100) value 'Exportfromprog1'.


EXPORT D_MEMORY1
       D_MEMORY2 FROM 'EXPORTING THIS FROM PROGRAM1'
       TO MEMORY ID 'MEMID1'.

SUBMIT ZEX_MEMORY1 and RETURN.


write:/ sy-subrc, D_MEMORY1.

The above program will call the following program, since the value 'EXPORTING THIS FROM PROGRAM1' has already been exported to ABAP Memory it can be retrieved as shown in the program given below.

PROGRAM 2  Passing Values from one program to other in SAP ABAP

REPORT ZEX_MEMORY1 .


Data: D_MEMORY1(100).

EXPORT D_MEMORY1 TO MEMORY ID 'MEMID1'.

IMPORT D_MEMORY2 TO D_MEMORY1 FROM MEMORY ID 'MEMID1'.

WRITE: / SY-SUBRC,  D_MEMORY1.

As shown in program 1 and 2 the value 'EXPORTING THIS FROM PROGRAM1' is passed from ABAP memory from one program to the other.

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See Also
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