Saving Files in S/4HANA Cloud Public using ABAP

[dnnunes]

Hello, community!

I'm working on a migration project to S/4HANA Cloud Public that requires me to save files using ABAP. In the past, I've used function modules (like SO_DOCUMENT_INSERT_API1) and classes to achieve this, but I understand these are not available in the S/4HANA Cloud, embedded ABAP environment.

My goal is to be able to save, read, and delete files in a flexible manner in S/4HANA Cloud Public, embedded ABAP, similar to how we could in traditional ABAP.

Currently, I'm aware of the cl_attachment_service_api, but it seems to require files to be saved associated with a standard SAP Object Type.

Is there a way to achieve more flexible file handling capabilities in S/4HANA Cloud Public, perhaps through an alternative approach?

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

[AndreasMuno · Accepted solution]

Thank you for your question, @dnnunes.

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition may have some familiarity with prior SAP solutions, but it really is a different animal than our granny's ERP. For the data migration workstream in your S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition project please familiarize yourself with the SAP Activate methodology and its respective recommendations and prescriptive guidance . You might find the SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit quite useful. 

Where that is not sufficient, many of the business objects in S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition do have application programming interfaces available with "Create" capabilities (OData, CRUD, or SOAP for EDI-style data migration or integration). Please assess their suitability for your purposes with the documentation available in the SAP Business Accelerator Hub at https://api.sap.com/SAPs4hanaCloud .