BDC Programming.

[Former Member]

Hello Everyone,

First of all, I would like to thank all people over there, for their rich contributions.

I am actually new to BDC. I just want to know a step-by-step process of doing a complete BDC starting from making the transaction upto BDC programming. Can anybody please help me in this matter? I would be grateful if you can also provide me with helpful links on this subject. I am concerned with the basic steps that go into the making of a total BDC lifecycle.

Thanks in advance!

[Former Member]

Hi

BDC:

Batch Data Communication (BDC) is the process of transferring data from one SAP System to another SAP system or from a non-SAP system to SAP System.

Features :

BDC is an automatic procedure.

This method is used to transfer large amount of data that is available in electronic medium.

BDC can be used primarily when installing the SAP system and when transferring data from a legacy system (external system).

BDC uses normal transaction codes to transfer data.

Types of BDC :

CLASSICAL BATCH INPUT (Session Method)

CALL TRANSACTION

BATCH INPUT METHOD:

This method is also called as ‘CLASSICAL METHOD’.

Features:

Asynchronous processing.

Synchronous Processing in database update.

Transfer data for more than one transaction.

Batch input processing log will be generated.

During processing, no transaction is started until the previous transaction has been written to the database.

CALL TRANSACTION METHOD :

This is another method to transfer data from the legacy system.

Features:

Synchronous processing. The system performs a database commit immediately before and after the CALL TRANSACTION USING statement.

Updating the database can be either synchronous or asynchronous. The program specifies the update type.

Transfer data for a single transaction.

Transfers data for a sequence of dialog screens.

No batch input processing log is generated.

For BDC:

http://myweb.dal.ca/hchinni/sap/bdc_home.htm

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/wiki?path=/display/home/bdc&;

http://www.sap-img.com/abap/learning-bdc-programming.htm

http://www.sapdevelopment.co.uk/bdc/bdchome.htm

http://www.sap-img.com/abap/difference-between-batch-input-and-call-transaction-in-bdc.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/69/c250684ba111d189750000e8322d00/frameset.htm

http://www.sapbrain.com/TUTORIALS/TECHNICAL/BDC_tutorial.html

Check these link:

http://www.sap-img.com/abap/difference-between-batch-input-and-call-transaction-in-bdc.htm

http://www.sap-img.com/abap/question-about-bdc-program.htm

http://www.itcserver.com/blog/2006/06/30/batch-input-vs-call-transaction/

http://www.planetsap.com/bdc_main_page.htm

Reward points for useful Answers

Regards

Anji

[Former Member]

Hello Anji,

Thanks a lot for your help. You have really provided me with some very helpful links through which I can start a bit of learning BDC. Thanks a lot and looking forward to more help in the near future. Thanks again !

With warm regards,

Amrita Mitra.

[former_member196299]

hi Amrita ,

Please go through the following links for a complete reference to the BDC programming .

/people/milind.upasani/blog/2007/03/07/step-by-step-approach-to-ceate-simple-bdc-session-program-using-reusable-template

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/advancedsearch?query=step%20by%20step%20approach%20to%20bdc%20progra...

Hope these links will help you in creating a simple BDC program .

Revert if further help is needed !

Regards ,

Ranjita

[Former Member]

Hello Ranjita,

I thank you a lot for your help. This link will give me a great start as a Beginner in BDC. I will surely revert back to you if I need any further help. Thanks again!

With warm regards,

Amrita Mitra.

[Former Member]

Hi,

go through the following links.........

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005/helpdata/en/fa/097119543b11d1898e0000e8322d00/frameset.htm

http://myweb.dal.ca/hchinni/sap/bdc_home.htm

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/wiki?path=/display/home/bdc&;

http://www.sap-img.com/abap/learning-bdc-programming.htm

http://www.sapdevelopment.co.uk/bdc/bdchome.htm

http://www.sap-img.com/abap/difference-between-batch-input-and-call-transaction-in-bdc.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/69/c250684ba111d189750000e8322d00/frameset.htm

http://www.sapbrain.com/TUTORIALS/TECHNICAL/BDC_tutorial.html

BDC & TABLE CONTROL

http://www.sap-basis-abap.com/abap/handling-table-control-in-bdc.htm

****do rtewards if usefull

Regards,

vijay

chk this pdf file

http://www.sappoint.com/abap/bdcconcept.pdf

chk this for FAQs on BDC

http://www.sap-img.com/abap/question-about-bdc-program.htm

sample code for call transaction method

http://www.sapdevelopment.co.uk/bdc/bdc_ctcode.htm

chk this for BDC recording with screen shots

http://www.sapdevelopment.co.uk/bdc/bdc_recording.htm

Hi refer the following links,

http://www.sappoint.com/abap/bdcconcept.pdf

http://www.planetsap.com/bdc_main_page.htm

http://www.sap-img.com/abap/learning-bdc-programming.htm

http://www.sappoint.com/abap/files.pdf

http://www.scmexpertonline.com/downloads/SCM_LSMW_StepsOnWeb.doc

http://searchsap.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid21_gci1068429_tax293481,00.html

Please find the same

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/d62292b3-0301-0010-df98-aaac31cd...

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/d62292b3-0301-0010-df98-aaac31cd...

[Former Member]

Hello Vijay,

Thanks a lot for the loads of links and information that you have supplied me with. It has really been of a great help. I would also look for such further contribution in the near future. Thanks again!

With warm regards,

Amrita Mitra.

[Former Member]

Hi Amrita,

If you have programming experience it is not a big deal to learn ABAP.

You can learn it easily, provided if you have some time to learn it.

Join in some good institute and start learning.

If you are really interested to learn on your own go through the attached links.

ABAP has so many contents. start learning one by one;

First pay attention to basic chapters like REPORTS, SCRIPTS, TRANSACTIONS, and BDC's,.Once you become perfect start learning other chapters. To learn Netweaver Java is very useful

go through the links:

Start with this.Refer this

http://www.sapbrain.com/FAQs/TECHNICAL/SAP_ABAP_DATADICTIONARY_FAQ.html

http://www.saptechnical.com/InterviewQ/interviewQ.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_46c/helpdata/en/35/2cd77bd7705394e10000009b387c12/frameset.htm

Reports

http://www.sapgenie.com/abap/reports.htm

http://www.allsaplinks.com/material.html

http://www.sapdevelopment.co.uk/reporting/reportinghome.htm

http://www.sapfans.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=58286

http://www.sapfans.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=76490

http://www.sapfans.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=20591

http://www.sapfans.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=66305 - this one discusses which way should you use - ABAP Objects calls or simple function modules.

ALE/ IDOC

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2004/helpdata/en/dc/6b835943d711d1893e0000e8323c4f/content.htm

http://www.sapgenie.com/sapgenie/docs/ale_scenario_development_procedure.doc

http://edocs.bea.com/elink/adapter/r3/userhtm/ale.htm#1008419

http://www.netweaverguru.com/EDI/HTML/IDocBook.htm

http://www.sapgenie.com/sapedi/index.htm

http://www.sappoint.com/abap/ale.pdf

http://www.sappoint.com/abap/ale2.pdf

http://www.sapgenie.com/sapedi/idoc_abap.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005/helpdata/en/0b/2a60bb507d11d18ee90000e8366fc2/frameset.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005/helpdata/en/78/217da751ce11d189570000e829fbbd/frameset.htm

http://www.allsaplinks.com/idoc_sample.html

http://www.sappoint.com/abap.html

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2004/helpdata/en/dc/6b835943d711d1893e0000e8323c4f/content.htm

http://www.sapgenie.com/sapgenie/docs/ale_scenario_development_procedure.doc

http://edocs.bea.com/elink/adapter/r3/userhtm/ale.htm#1008419

http://www.netweaverguru.com/EDI/HTML/IDocBook.htm

http://www.sapgenie.com/sapedi/index.htm

http://www.allsaplinks.com/idoc_sample.html

Check these step-by-step links

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/uuid/ccab6730-0501...

https://sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/uuid/8fd773b3-0301-001...

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/uuid/3c5d9ae3-0501...

for Smartforms material

http://www.sap-basis-abap.com/sapsf001.htm

http://www.sap-press.com/downloads/h955_preview.pdf

http://www.ossincorp.com/Black_Box/Black_Box_2.htm

http://www.sap-img.com/smartforms/sap-smart-forms.htm

http://www.sap-img.com/smartforms/smartform-tutorial.htm

http://www.sapgenie.com/abap/smartforms.htm

How to trace smartform

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/49/c3d8a4a05b11d5b6ef006094192fe3/frameset.htm

http://www.help.sap.com/bp_presmartformsv1500/DOCU/OVIEW_EN.PDF

http://www.sap-img.com/smartforms/smart-006.htm

http://www.sap-img.com/smartforms/smartforms-faq-part-two.htm

check most imp link

http://www.sapbrain.com/ARTICLES/TECHNICAL/SMARTFORMS/smartforms.html

step by step good ex link is....

http://smoschid.tripod.com/How_to_do_things_in_SAP/How_To_Build_SMARTFORMS/How_To_Build_SMARTFORMS.h...

SAPScripts

http://esnips.com/doc/1ff9f8e8-0a4c-42a7-8819-6e3ff9e7ab44/sapscripts.pdf

http://esnips.com/doc/1e487f0c-8009-4ae1-9f9c-c07bd953dbfa/script-command.pdf

http://esnips.com/doc/64d4eccb-e09b-48e1-9be9-e2818d73f074/faqss.pdf

http://esnips.com/doc/cb7e39b4-3161-437f-bfc6-21e6a50e1b39/sscript.pdf

http://esnips.com/doc/fced4d36-ba52-4df9-ab35-b3d194830bbf/symbols-in-scripts.pdf

http://esnips.com/doc/b57e8989-ccf0-40d0-8992-8183be831030/sapscript-how-to-calculate-totals-and-sub...

SAP SCRIPT FIELDS

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005vp/helpdata/en/d1/8033ea454211d189710000e8322d00/content.htm

scripts easy material

http://www.allsaplinks.com/sap_script_made_easy.html

Debugging Document.

http://www.cba.nau.edu/haney-j/CIS497/Assignments/Debugging.doc

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/c6/617ca9e68c11d2b2ab080009b43351/content.htm

http://www.cba.nau.edu/haney-j/CIS497/Assignments/Debugging.doc

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005/helpdata/en/b3/d322540c3beb4ba53795784eebb680/frameset.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/84/1f624f4505144199e3d570cf7a9225/frameset.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_bw30b/helpdata/en/c6/617ca9e68c11d2b2ab080009b43351/content.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005/helpdata/en/b3/d322540c3beb4ba53795784eebb680/frameset.htm

Reward if useful.

Thanks

Aneesh.

[Former Member]

Hello Aneesh,

I am really grateful to you for giving me such useful information on the whole subject of ABAP. But, I was actually looking into only the basics of BDC and not the whole ABAP. Anyways, Sir, I would like to thank you a lot for providing me with such a huge library of information. I would love to take your help in the near future.

Thanks a lot again, Sir!

With warm regards,

Amrita Mitra.

[Former Member]

I have received a very huge response to my question and hence I would liek to thank you all for giving me such useful information on BDC. I am sure these links will give me a great start in BDC. Thanks again!

With warm regards,

Amrita Mitra.