Importing a File: Transformation of a RecordThe records in the file have the following structure:
Field |
Description |
YEARB |
Fiscal year |
COCDE |
Company code |
PLANT |
Plant |
CSTCT |
Cost center |
VLA01 |
Value A Period 1 |
VLA02 |
Value A Period 2 |
. |
|
. |
|
. |
|
VLA12 |
Value A Period 12 |
VLB01 |
Value B Period 1 |
VLB02 |
Value B Period 2 |
. . . |
|
VLB12 |
Value B Period 12 |
This record must be transformed into 12 records (
Repetition factor 12; Start value 1; Increment 1
) with the following structure:
Field |
Description |
YEARB |
Fiscal year |
PERDE |
Period |
COCDE |
Company code |
PLANT |
Plant |
CSTCT |
Cost center |
VLA |
Value A |
VLB |
Value B |
The second record differs from the first in two ways:
It contains the field PERDE. This field should be entered under the parameter
Index field
on the selection screen.
Instead of the 24 fields VLA01,...., VLA12, VLB01,...., VLB12, it contains the two fields VLA and VLB.
The sender structure of the second record must be described for the data transfer. Make the following entries on the selection screen to transform the first record into 12 records of the record of the second structure.
Field |
Entries |
|
PERDE |
|
12 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
VLA |
VLB |
After the transformation 12 records exist, each with the additional field PERDE. Instead of the 24 fields VLAO1....VLA12, VLB01.....VLB12, each record contains the two fields VLA and VLB. In the first record, the field VLA is filled with the value VLA01, and VLB is filled with the value VLB01. In the second record the field VLA is filled with the value VLA02, and field VLB is filled with VLB02 etc.