SAP AND ABAP TIPS AND FACTS

Friday, March 7, 2008

Function Modules GUI_UPLOAD / GUI_DOWNLOAD

Function Modules Used In BDC (Data Upload)
  • GUI_UPLOAD To upload file from the presentation server
  • GUI_DOWNLOAD To download file to the presentation server
Note that the above mentioned function modules are recommended by SAP.

The following function modules are obsolete and should not be used.
  • WS_UPLOAD >>>>> DO NOT USE
  • WS_DOWNLOAD >>>>> DO NOT USE

GUI_UPLOAD

Functionality
File transfer from frontend PC to an internal backend table. A format conversion is possible. The functions are similar to the module WS_UPLOAD

CALL FUNCTION 'GUI_UPLOAD'


CALL FUNCTION 'GUI_UPLOAD'
EXPORTING
FILENAME =
* FILETYPE = 'ASC'
* HAS_FIELD_SEPARATOR = ' '
* HEADER_LENGTH = 0
* READ_BY_LINE = 'X'
* DAT_MODE = ' '
* IMPORTING
* FILELENGTH =
* HEADER =
TABLES
DATA_TAB =
* EXCEPTIONS
* FILE_OPEN_ERROR = 1
* FILE_READ_ERROR = 2
* NO_BATCH = 3
* GUI_REFUSE_FILETRANSFER = 4
* INVALID_TYPE = 5
* NO_AUTHORITY = 6
* UNKNOWN_ERROR = 7
* BAD_DATA_FORMAT = 8
* HEADER_NOT_ALLOWED = 9
* SEPARATOR_NOT_ALLOWED = 10
* HEADER_TOO_LONG = 11
* UNKNOWN_DP_ERROR = 12
* ACCESS_DENIED = 13
* DP_OUT_OF_MEMORY = 14
* DISK_FULL = 15
* DP_TIMEOUT = 16
* OTHERS = 17
.
IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
* MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
* WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
ENDIF.

Call Transaction VS Session Method

CALL TRANSACTION USING statement
Example
CALL TRANSACTION TCODE USING BDCDATA
MODE CTUMODE
UPDATE CUPDATE
MESSAGES INTO MESSTAB.
CALL TRANSACTION USING, faster than with batch input sessions. In CALL TRANSACTION USING there is no automatic support of interactive correction or logging functions.
The program prepares the data to be transferred once the data is prepared the desired transaction is called and then the data is immediately transferred to SAP database.
CALL TRANSACTION USING supports
Synchronous processing
Transfer of data from an individual transaction each time the statement CALL TRANSACTION USING is called
You can update the database both synchronously and asynchronously
The program specifies the update type
Separate LUW (logical units of work) for the transaction
The system executes a database commit immediately before and after the CALL TRANSACTION USING statement
No batch input processing log
Session Method
In this method sessions are created in a queue and they are managed. There is support for playing back and correcting sessions that have errors also a detailed log is generated automatically.
The program prepares data and stores in in a batch input session. The session thus created can be for more than one transaction. And this session is maintained in the batch input queue. The sessions thus created can be maintained in a queue and processed either in the back ground or in the fore ground.
Your program must open a session in the queue before transferring data to it, and must close it again afterwards. All of these operations are performed by making function module calls from the ABAP program.
The program to create sessions must make calls to SAP function modules for example
BDC_OPEN_GROUP
BDC_CLOSE_GROUP
BDC_INSERT
Session Method Supports the following
Asynchronous processing
Transfers data for multiple transactions
Synchronous database update
During processing, no transaction is started until the previous transaction has been written to the database.
A batch input processing log is generated for each session
Sessions cannot be generated in parallel
The batch input program must not open a session until it has closed the preceding session.

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 ABAP TIPS


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 ABAP TIPS
Always specify your conditions in the Where-clause instead of checking them yourself with check statements. The database system can then use an index (if possible) and the network load is considerably less.


 ABAP TIPS
For all frequently used Select statements, try to use an index. You always use an index if you specify (a generic part of) the index fields concatenated with logical Ands in the Select statement's Where clause. Note that complex Where clauses are poison for the statement optimizer in any database system.


 ABAP TIPS
If there exists at least one row of a database table or view with a certain condition, use the Select Single statement instead of a Select-Endselect-loop. Select Single requires one communication with the database system, whereas Select-Endselect needs two.


 ABAP TIPS
It is always faster to use the Into Table version of a Select statement than to use Append statements.


 ABAP TIPS
To read data from several logically connected tables use a join instead of nested Select statements. Network load is considerably less.


 ABAP TIPS
If you want to find the maximum, minimum, sum and average value or the count of a database column, use a select list with aggregate functions instead of computing the aggregates yourself. Network load is considerably less.


 ABAP TIPS
If you process your data only once, use a Select-Endselect-loop instead of collecting data in an internal table with Select Into Table. Internal table handling takes up much more space.


 ABAP TIPS
Use a select list or a view instead of Select * , if you are only interested in specific columns of the table. Network load is considerably less.


 ABAP TIPS
For all frequently used, read-only tables, try to use SAP buffering. Network load is considerably less.


 ABAP TIPS
Whenever possible, use array operations instead of single-row operations to modify your database tables. Frequent communication between the application program and database system produces considerable overhead.


 ABAP TIPS
Whenever possible, use column updates instead of single-row updates to update your database tables. Network load is considerably less.


 ABAP TIPS
Instead of using nested Select loops or FOR ALL ENTRIES it is often possible to use subqueries. Network load is considerably less.


 ABAP TIPS
Use the special operators CO, CA, CS, instead of programming the operations yourself. If ABAP/4 statements are executed per character on long strings, CPU consumption can rise substantially.


 ABAP TIPS
Some function modules for string manipulation have become obsolete and should be replaced by ABAP/4 statements or functions: STRING_CONCATENATE... -> CONCATENATE, STRING_SPLIT... -> SPLIT, STRING_LENGTH -> strlen(), STRING_CENTER -> WRITE...TO...CENTERED, STRING_MOVE_RIGHT -> WRITE...TO...RIGHT-JUSTIFIED


 ABAP TIPS
Use the CONCATENATE statement instead of programming a string concatenation of your own.


 ABAP TIPS
If you want to delete the leading spaces in a string, use the ABAP/4 statement SHIFT...LEFT DELETING LEADING... .Other constructions (with CN and SHIFT...BY SY-FDPOS PLACES, with CONDENSE if possible, with CN and ASSIGN CLA+SY-FDPOS(LEN) ...) are not as fast. In any case, avoid using SHIFT inside a WHILE-loop!


 ABAP TIPS
Use the SPLIT statement instead of programming a string split yourself.


 ABAP TIPS
Use the strlen( ) function to restrict the DO loop to the relevant part of the field, e.g. when determinating a check-sum.


 ABAP TIPS
Use "CLEAR f WITH val" whenever you want to initialize a field with a value different from the field's type-specific initial value.


 ABAP TIPS
Try to keep the table ordered and use binary search or used a table of type SORTED TABLE. If TAB has n entries, linear search runs in O( n ) time, whereas binary search takes only O( log2( n ) ).


 ABAP TIPS
A dynamic key access is slower than a static one, since the key specification must be evaluated at runtime. However, for large tables the costs are dominated by number of comparison needed to locate the entry.


 ABAP TIPS
If you need to access an internal table with different keys repeatedly, keep your own secondary indices.With a secondary index, you can replace a linear search with a binary search plus an index access.


 ABAP TIPS
LOOP ... WHERE is faster than LOOP/CHECK because LOOP ... WHERE evaluates the specified condition internally. As with any logical expressions, the performance is better if the operands of a comparison share a common type. The performance can be further enhanced if LOOP ... WHERE is combined with FROM i1 and/or TO i2, if possible.


Always use Pretty Printer and Extended Program Check before releasing the code. Do not leave unused code in the program. Comment the code thoroughly. Align the comments and the Code. Follow the SAP Standards and SAP Best Practices guidelines. It’s a good practice to take a dump of the code on your local drive.

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