Creating a BDC session

Creating a BDC session

In the earlier post Recording BDC we had seen how to do a BDC recording using transaction SHDB. We had also created an ABAP program from the BDC recording. In this post we will create a BDC session and run it in foreground. We will also see the log to see if there are any errors.

Once the BDC recording is complete, we can then fine tune the program and use it to upload the data to SAP database.

Once the program is generated from the BDC recording, execute the program and the following screen will appear.

Since we are interested in creating a BDC session will will not select the option 'Call Transaction'

Select 'Generate Session' and execute. The following screen appears. Now we need to go to transaction SM35.

Here we can see the session that we have generated.

We will now process the session.

Click on extended log and process the session in foreground.

The first screen will appear

Second screen

We see message on the following screen that say customer found with the same address. we will later check the log if this messaged has been logged.

linking the vendor

The vendor has also been linked previously to another customer.

Proceed furhter and after a couple of screen you should see the following message.


Click on session overview.

Click on log

Select Analyze session

You can see that both the error messages have been logged.

Recording a BDC using transaction SHDB
Enter transaction code SHDB as shown. The following illustration shows BDC recording
to create a customer in the SAP system.


Press F5 or click on New Recording



Enter transaction code XD01 to Create Customer and Click on Start Recording


Enter the desired account group, in this case Sold to Party

In the trasaction XD01 enter the desired data



Hit enter to go to the next screen. Once all the desird data is eneterd click on save.


You will then see the following screen.

Select the recording as shown below. And click on Program.

Enter the program name. Select transfer from recording for this example. And hit Enter.

Enter the Program description. And click on save. Create a $tmp object
or let the system generate the transport request number.

The code as shown below is generated.

Run the program by presing F8