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Application Server Files

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Objectives

 The participants will be able to:

 Describe how datasets are processed in an Inbound SAP Interface.
 Write an ABAP program that processes a sequential file located on an Application
Server.

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Overview

In this chapter, we will Database

learn how to process
sequential files on an Server
application server

Application
Servers

Presentation
Servers

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Processing Files

Open File

Create File or Read File

Close File

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Open File

“OPEN DATASET” statement

“IN”
“FOR”
BINARY MODE
INPUT
TEXT MODE
OUTPUT ENCODING
DEFAULT
APPENDING

“AT POSITION” “MESSAGE”

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Open File(Contd.)

“OPEN DATASET” statement

“IN”
“FOR”
BINARY MODE
INPUT
TEXT MODE
OUTPUT ENCODING
DEFAULT
APPENDING

“AT POSITION” “MESSAGE”

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Close File or Delete File

“CLOSE DATASET” statement

“DELETE DATASET” statement

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Create File or Read File

“TRANSFER” statement

“READ DATASET” statement

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Create File or Read File (Contd.)

“TRANSFER” statement

“READ DATASET” statement

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Example - Create New File

REPORT YDI00002.
PARAMETERS:
OUTFILE(20) DEFAULT ‘./bc180_file1’
LOWER CASE,
STATE TYPE KNA1-REGIO DEFAULT ‘MA’.
DATA: BEGIN OF OUTREC,
Step #1 KUNNR TYPE KUNNR,
REGIO TYPE REGIO,
TELF1 TYPE TELF1,
END OF OUTREC.

OPEN DATASET OUTFILE FOR OUTPUT IN TEXT MODE

Step #2 ENCODING DEFAULT.
SELECT * FROM KNA1 WHERE REGIO = STATE.
Step #3 MOVE-CORRESPONDING KNA1 TO OUTREC.
Step #4 TRANSFER OUTREC TO OUTFILE.
ENDSELECT.
Step #5 CLOSE DATASET OUTFILE.

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Example - Create New File (Contd.)

REPORT YDI00002.
PARAMETERS:
OUTFILE(20) DEFAULT ‘./bc180_file1’
LOWER CASE,
STATE TYPE REGIO DEFAULT ‘MA’.
DATA: BEGIN OF OUTREC,
Step #1 KUNNR TYPE KUNNR,
REGIO TYPE REGIO,
TELF1 TYPE TELF1,
END OF OUTREC.

OPEN DATASET OUTFILE FOR OUTPUT IN TEXT MODE

Step #2 ENCODING DEFAULT.
SELECT * FROM KNA1 WHERE REGIO = STATE.
Step #3 MOVE-CORRESPONDING KNA1 TO OUTREC.
Step #4 TRANSFER OUTREC TO OUTFILE.
ENDSELECT.
Step #5 CLOSE DATASET OUTFILE.

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Example - Extend File

REPORT YDI00003.
PARAMETERS:
OUTFILE(20) DEFAULT ‘./bc180_file1’
LOWER CASE,
STATE TYPE REGIO DEFAULT ‘MA’.
DATA: BEGIN OF OUTREC,
KUNNR TYPE KUNNR,
The only change from the REGIO TYPE REGIO,
previous example is “FOR TELF1 TYPE TELF1,
APPENDING” instead of “FOR END OF OUTREC. CHECK
OUTPUT”. SY-SUBRC
OPEN DATASET OUTFILE FOR APPENDING IN TEXT MODE
ENCODING DEFAULT.
SELECT * FROM KNA1 WHERE REGIO = STATE.
MOVE-CORRESPONDING KNA1 TO OUTREC.
TRANSFER OUTREC TO OUTFILE. SELECT *
ENDSELECT.
CLOSE DATASET OUTFILE.

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Example - Read File

REPORT YDI00004.

PARAMETERS:
INFILE(20) DEFAULT ‘./bc180_file1’
LOWER CASE.
DATA: BEGIN OF INREC,
Step #1
KUNNR TYPE KUNNR,
REGIO TYPE REGIO,
TELF1 TYPE TELF1,
END OF INREC.
CHECK

Step #2 OPEN DATASET INFILE FOR INPUT IN TEXT MODE SY-SUBRC

ENCODING DEFAULT.
DO.
Step #3 READ DATASET INFILE INTO INREC.
Step #4 IF SY-SUBRC <> 0. EXIT. ENDIF.
WRITE: INREC-KUNNR, INREC-REGIO, INREC-TELF1.
Step #5 ENDDO.
CLOSE DATASET INFILE.
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Text Mode Versus Binary Mode

File structured File structured

in lines byte-by-byte

ABC
“READ DATASET” into ABCDE
DEFGH
structure that is four characters FGHIJK
IJKL in length

1
A B C A B C D

2
D E F G E F G H

3
I J K L I J K

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Text Mode Versus Binary Mode (Contd.)

File structured File structured

in lines byte-by-byte

ABC
“READ DATASET” into ABCDE
DEFGH
structure that is four characters FGHIJK
IJKL in length

1
A B C A B C D

2
D E F G E F G H

3
I J K L I J K

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Demonstration

 Writing a custom ABAP program that reads and writes data in a file stored on the
Application Server.

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Practice

 Writing a custom ABAP program that reads and writes data in a file stored on the
Application Server.

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Summary

 File in application server is opened by “Open Dataset” statement.

 If you want to read the file then use “Open Dataset for input” statement.
 If you want to write in the file then use “Open Dataset for output” statement. If that
file does not exit then it will create it for writing.

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Questions

 Which ABAP statement we have to use to open a file stored on the Application
server ?
 Which ABAP statement we have to use to close a file stored on the Application
server ?
 Why we use TRANSFER statement ?

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