funspec

[Former Member]

hi experts,

You are given functional specs for a BDC program

and you need to decide whether to write a method

call transaction or a session. How u will decide?

thanks in advance.

[ferry_lianto]

Hi,

Both methods are good.

Generally session method is better because the system will give a log and automatically create a new session if there are transactions failed. Also it is good to handle large amount of transactions and reprocessing the error.

For online report purposes, it is better using call transaction method since dealing with small numbers of transaction.

Hope this will help.

Regards,

Ferry Lianto

[Former Member]

Hi Raju,

That is depends on the requirement, for example if the data is large, then we go for session method(coz, errors will take care implicitly-error log will be created-if any errors)

and

if there is less data then we prefer call transaction method..

Hope it clears u..

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Thanks

Kumar

[Former Member]

Hi Surendra,

A good way is to use the Call Transaction and creating a Batch Input for errors treating.

Eg :

* Call transaction
  CALL TRANSACTION 'CT02' USING W_BDCDATA MODE 'N' UPDATE 'S'
                                 MESSAGES INTO W_MESSTAB.


* If subrc <> 0 : batch input session
  IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
    W_COMPT_ERR = W_COMPT_ERR + 1.
    PERFORM ERROR_TREATMENT.
  ELSE.
    REFRESH W_BDCDATA.
  ENDIF.




*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
*&      Form  ERROR_TREATMENT
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
FORM ERROR_TREATMENT.

  IF W_COMPT_ERR EQ '1'.

    PERFORM TREAT_BDC TABLES WE_BDCDATA
                        USING P_BATCH ' ' 'O'.

  ENDIF.

  PERFORM TREAT_BDC TABLES WE_BDCDATA
                       USING ' ' 'CT02' 'I'.


ENDFORM.


*----------------------------------------------------------------------*
*       FORM TREAT_BDC
**----------------------------------------------------------------------
*     Error treatment creating a Bacth Input session
*-----------------------------------------------------------------------
*     - wf_bdcdata: internal table type BDCDATA,                       *
*     - wf_dossier:  Batch Input session name                          *
*     - wf_trans:   transaction code                                   *
*     - wf_mode: O, I, OU C.                                           *
*----------------------------------------------------------------------*
FORM TREAT_BDC TABLES WF_BDCDATA
                     USING WF_DOSSIER WF_TRANS WF_MODE.


* Open Batch Input
  IF WF_MODE = 'O'.
    CALL FUNCTION 'BDC_OPEN_GROUP'
       EXPORTING
              CLIENT              = SY-MANDT
*         DEST                = FILLER8
              GROUP               = WF_DOSSIER
*         HOLDDATE            = FILLER8
*         KEEP                = FILLER1
              USER                = SY-UNAME
*         RECORD              = FILLER1
*    IMPORTING
*         QID                 =
         EXCEPTIONS
              CLIENT_INVALID      = 1
              DESTINATION_INVALID = 2
              GROUP_INVALID       = 3
              GROUP_IS_LOCKED     = 4
              HOLDDATE_INVALID    = 5
              INTERNAL_ERROR      = 6
              QUEUE_ERROR         = 7
              RUNNING             = 8
              SYSTEM_LOCK_ERROR   = 9
              USER_INVALID        = 10
              OTHERS              = 11.

    IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
      MESSAGE E016 WITH WF_DOSSIER.
    ENDIF.

  ENDIF.


* Call BDC_INSERT
  IF WF_MODE = 'I'.
    CALL FUNCTION 'BDC_INSERT'
         EXPORTING
              TCODE            = 'CT02'
*         POST_LOCAL       = NOVBLOCAL
*         PRINTING         = NOPRINT
         TABLES
              DYNPROTAB        = W_BDCDATA
    EXCEPTIONS
         INTERNAL_ERROR   = 1
         NOT_OPEN         = 2
         QUEUE_ERROR      = 3
         TCODE_INVALID    = 4
         PRINTING_INVALID = 5
         POSTING_INVALID  = 6
         OTHERS           = 7.

    IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
      MESSAGE E017 WITH WF_TRANS.
    ENDIF.
    REFRESH W_BDCDATA.
  ENDIF.


* Closing Batch Input
  IF WF_MODE = 'C'.
    CALL FUNCTION 'BDC_CLOSE_GROUP'
         EXCEPTIONS
              NOT_OPEN    = 1
              QUEUE_ERROR = 2
              OTHERS      = 3.

    IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
      MESSAGE E018.
    ENDIF.
  ENDIF.
ENDFORM.

This method is user-friendly and if there are errors, you can treat them using the traditionnal SM35.

Regards,

Erwan

[Former Member]

Hi Surendra,

Call Transaction is the faster of the two methods for BDC.This method is good enough if the no: of records processed is less.Some imp. features of the same are:

1.Synchronous processing

2. Database update both synchronously and asynchronously

3. No batch input processing log(You can get the error messages automatically in a internal table <MESSTAB> .

Batch Input is the recommended method if you have large data to be processed. Support for playing back and correcting sessions that contain errors, and detailed logging.

Important featurres:

1. Asynchronous processing

2. Transfers data for multiple transactions

3. Synchronous database update

Regards,

Chetan.

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