About Direct Input Method

[Former Member]

Hi to all,

Plz tell me step-by-step process to implement Direct Input Method.

Which programs ,FM are used.

Is this method still used .

Thanks & Regards

Anubhav

[Former Member]

Hi Anubhav,

You can start a Direct Input program in two ways;

Start the program directly

This is the quickest way to see if the program works with your flat file. This option is possible with all direct input programs. If the program ends abnormally, you will not have any logs telling you what has or has not been posted. To minimize the chance of this happening, always use the check file option for the first run with your flat file. This allows you to detect format errors before transfer.

Starting the program via the DI administration transaction

This transaction restarts the processing, if the data transfer program aborts. Since DI document are immediately posted into the SAP D/B, the restart option prevents the duplicate document posting that occurs during a program restart (i.e., without adjusting your flat file).

Direct input is usually done for standard data like material master, FI accounting document, SD sales order and Classification for which SAP has provided standard programs.

First time you work with the Direct Input administration program, you will need to do some preparation before you can transfer data:

- Create variant

- Define job

- Start job

- Restart job

Common batch input errors

- The batch input BDCDATA structure tries to assign values to fields which do not exist in the current transaction screen.

- The screen in the BDCDATA structure does not match the right sequence, or an intermediate screen is missing.

- On exceptional occasions, the logic flow of batch input session does not exactly match that of manual online processing. Testing the sessions online can discover by this.

- The BDCDATA structure contains fields, which are longer than the actual definition.

- Authorization problems.

RECORDING A BATCH INPUT

A B recording allows you to record a R/3 transaction and generate a program that contains all screens and field information in the required BDC-DATA format.

You can either use SHDB transaction for recording or

EDIT BATCH INPUT  SERVICES SYSTEM

And from here click recording.

Enter name for the recording.

(Dates are optional)

Click recording.

Enter transaction code.

Enter.

Click Save button.

You finally come to a screen where, you have all the information for each screen including BDC_OKCODE.

• Click Get Transaction.

• Return to BI.

• Click overview.

• Position the cursor on the just recorded entry and click generate program.

• Enter program name.

• Click enter

The program is generated for the particular transaction.

Hope this resolves your query.

Reward all the helpful answers.

Regards

[Former Member]

hi Anubhav Gupta ,

Go through this info.

you can use DI when u r going upload large amount of data for single application.

Better example where direct input method will be used is... uploading the data for material master.....it includes lot of views so its very much difficult to capture all the views and record the tcode and map the data in such conditions its better to go with DI methods

advantages:

in session method or CT method while uploading the data u do the validation by fallowing the screen sequence and field sequence where as in DI validations can be done set of code so this make the process very fast so its advantageous to upload large amout of data.

you always use the standard sap provided program for this.

Here in DI method very important thing is structure of flat file... so to know the structure first of all you have to download the data for one record into the internal table with the use of the same program then with the use of that structure u have to desing the flat file and upload the data.

chandana check this below link also

more info here.... i think u know all this info

Direct Input:

A recent technique to input data safely. An alternative to batch input.

With direct input, the SAP function modules execute the consistency checks. However with batch input, these consistency checks are executed with help of the screens. This means that direct input has considerable performance advantages. But there are a few programs for direct input, you can use them if it accomplishes your goal. Direct Input programs work like that they update database tables directly. As you know that it is forbidden to update SAP database tables directly, since consistency and security should be considered. Exceptions are these direct input programs. So you are not able to write custom ABAP direct input programs. But of course you can write ABAP programs to update custom database tables (Z tables), if you are sure all about consistency.

SAP has created direct input programs because SAP wanted to enhance the batch input procedure, since batch input is slower. SAP offers the direct input technique, especially for transferring large amount of data. In contrast to batch input, this technique does not create sessions, but stores, updates, inserts data directly. To enter the data into the corresponding database tables directly, the system calls a number of function modules that execute any necessary checks. In case of errors, the direct input technique provides a restart mechanism. However, to able to activate the restart mechanism, direct input programs must be executed in the background only. To maintain and start these programs, use program RBMVSHOW or transaction BMV0.

Examples for direct input programs are:

RFBIBL00 - FI

RMDATIND - MM

RVAFSS00 - SD

RAALTD11 - AM

RKEVEXTO - CO-PA

In contrast to batch input, this technique does not create sessions, but stores the data directly. It does not simulate the online transaction. To enter the data into the corresponding database tables directly, the system calls a number of function modules that execute any necessary checks. In case of errors, the direct input technique provides a restart mechanism. However, to be able to activate the restart mechanism, direct input programs must be executed in the background only. Direct input checks the data thoroughly and then updates the database directly.

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P.Nag