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Example documentationExample Programs with Asynchronous BAPI Calls

 

The following example programs show how receivers are determined with asynchronous BAPI calls.

  • Filter object types are not known at runtime

  • Receiver determination with Business Add-In

  • Filter object types are known at runtime

Note Note

The function ALE_BAPI_GET_FILTEROBJECTS must be used if the application's filter object types are not known at runtime. Otherwise its use is optional.

End of the note.

Caution Caution

A COMMIT WORK must be executed in the program after the outbound function module of the generated BAPI-ALE interface has been called. A database commit at the end of the transaction is not sufficient. If a COMMIT WORK is not executed, the IDoc is created with the correct status but is not dispatched.

The IDocs created are locked until the transaction has been completed. To unlock them earlier, you can call the following function modules:

DEQUEUE_ALL releases all locked objects

EDI_DOCUMENT_DEQUEUE_LATER releases individual IDocs whose numbers have been transferred to the function module as parameter values.

End of the caution.
Filter Object Types Are Not Known at Runtime

Syntax Syntax

  1. * data declaration
    data:
    filterobj_values like bdi_fobj occurs 0,
    filterobj_types like bdi_fobjtype occurs 0,
    bapi_logsys like bdi_logsys occurs 0.
    
    constants:
    c_objtype_plant type c value 'WERKS',
    c_objtype_langu type c value 'SPRAS'.
    
    * get filterobjects from ALE distribution model
    
    call function 'ALE_BAPI_GET_FILTEROBJECTS'
    exporting
    object = 'BUS1001'
    method = 'REPLICATEDATA'
    
    loop at filterobj_types.tables
    filterobjects = filterobj_types
    
    exceptions
    error_in_ale_customizing = 1.
    
    * fill filterobject values into table
    
    loop at filterobj_types.
    case filterobj_values-objtype.
    when c_objtype_plant.
    filterobj_values-objtype = c_objtype_plant.
    filterobj_values-objvalue = ‘0002’.
    when c_objtype_langu.
    filterobj_values-objtype = c_objtype_langu.
    filterobj_values-objvalue = ‘D’.
    when others.
    endcase.
    append filterobj_values.
    endloop.
    
    * get receiver from ALE distribution model
    
    call function ‘ALE_ASYNC_BAPI_GET_RECEIVER’
    exporting
    object = ‘BUS1001’
    method = ‘REPLICATEDATA’
    tables
    receivers = bapi_logsys
    filterobject_values = filterobj_values
    exceptions
    error_in_filterobjects = 1 
    error_in_ale_customizing = 2.
    
    * call generated ALE interface function module
    
    if sy-subrc <> 0. 
    if not bapi_logsys[] is initial.
    call function ‘ALE_MATERIAL_REPLICATE_DATA’
    tables
    receivers = bapi_logsys
    ...
    
    commit work.
    endif.
    endif.
    
End of the code.
Receiver Determination with Business Add-In

Form routine implemented by SAP

Syntax Syntax

  1. * FORM ALE_BFA_TEST_RECEIVERS
    
    FORM ale_bfa_test_receivers TABLES receivers STRUCTURE bdi_logsys 
    USING object TYPE swo_objtyp 
    method TYPE swo_method 
    key1 LIKE tbbfatest-key1 
    key2 LIKE tbbfatest-key2 
    return_info LIKE syst. 
    
    * key1 and key2 are parameters regarding receiver determination 
    * 2 filter object types were defined by SAP: 
    * TEST_KEY1 
    * TEST_KEY2 
    
    * variables definition 
    DATA:
    w_filter_object_type TYPE bdi_flttyp, 
    t_filter_object_type TYPE bdi_flttyp_tab, 
    w_filter_object_value TYPE bdi_fobj,
    t_filter_object_value TYPE bdi_fobj_tab,
    receivers_output LIKE bdi_logsys OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE. 
    
    CLASS: cl_ex_customer_filter DEFINITION LOAD. 
    DATA:
    my_exit TYPE REF TO if_ex_customer_filter.
    
    *> Step 1) get filter object types for a BAPI 
    
    CALL FUNCTION 'ALE_BAPI_GET_FILTEROBJECTS' 
    EXPORTING 
    object = object 
    method = method 
    TABLES 
    receiver_input = receivers 
    filterobjects = t_filter_object_type 
    EXCEPTIONS 
    error_in_ale_customizing = 1 
    OTHERS = 2. 
    
    IF sy-subrc <> 0. 
    return_info = syst. 
    EXIT. 
    ENDIF.
    
    *> Step 2) evaluate SAP filter objects 
    
    LOOP AT t_filter_object_type INTO w_filter_object_type.
    CASE w_filter_object_type-objtype.
    
    * evaluate delivered filter objects
    
    WHEN 'TEST_KEY1'.
    MOVE-CORRESPONDING w_filter_object_type 
    TO w_filter_object_value. 
    w_filter_object_value-objvalue = key1. 
    APPEND w_filter_object_value TO t_filter_object_value. 
    WHEN 'TEST_KEY2'. 
    MOVE-CORRESPONDING w_filter_object_type 
    TO w_filter_object_value. 
    w_filter_object_value-objvalue = key2. 
    APPEND w_filter_object_value TO t_filter_object_value. 
    
    * customers defined filter objects 
    
    WHEN OTHERS.
    ENDCASE.
    ENDLOOP. 
    
    *> Step 3) evaluate customer-defined filter objects 
    
    CREATE OBJECT my_exit TYPE cl_ex_customer_filter. 
    CALL METHOD my_exit->filtering 
    EXPORTING
    object = object 
    method = method 
    key1 = key1 
    key2 = key2 
    filterobjtype = t_filter_object_type 
    CHANGING
    filterobjvalue = t_filter_object_value. 
    
    *> Step 4) determine receivers for all filter objects 
    
    CALL FUNCTION 'ALE_ASYNC_BAPI_GET_RECEIVER' 
    EXPORTING 
    object = object 
    method = method 
    TABLES 
    receiver_input = receivers 
    receivers = receivers_output 
    filterobject_values = t_filter_object_value 
    EXCEPTIONS 
    error_in_filterobjects = 1 
    error_in_ale_customizing = 2 
    OTHERS = 3. 
    
    IF sy-subrc <> 0. 
    return_info = syst. 
    EXIT. 
    ENDIF. 
    
    receivers[] = receivers_output[]. 
    
    ENDFORM.
    
End of the code.
Methods Implemented by Customers

Syntax Syntax

  1.  The following method was implemented by a customer with 
    * Business Add-In 
    * 1 filter object type was defined by customer: 
    * ZTEST_KEYS 
    
    
    METHOD if_ex_customer_filter~filtering. 
    
    * ... 
    
    DATA:
    w_filterobjtype TYPE bdi_flttyp,
    w_filterobjvalue TYPE bdi_fobj.
    
    LOOP AT filterobjtype INTO w_filterobjtype.
    CASE w_filterobjtype-objtype.
    WHEN 'ZTEST_KEYS'.
    MOVE-CORRESPONDING w_filterobjtype TO w_filterobjvalue.
    w_filterobjvalue-objvalue+0(3) = key1.
    w_filterobjvalue-objvalue+3(3) = key2.
    APPEND w_filterobjvalue TO filterobjvalue.
    WHEN OTHERS.
    ENDCASE.
    ENDLOOP.
    
    ENDMETHOD. 
    
End of the code.
Filter Object Types Are Known at Runtime

Syntax Syntax

  1. * data declaration
    
    data:
    filterobj_values like bdi_fobj occurs 0,
    filterobj_types like bdi_fobjtype occurs 0,
    bapi_logsys like bdi_logsys occurs 0.
    
    filterobj_values-objtype = ‘KKBER’.
    filterobj_values-objvalue = ‘0002’.
    append filterobj_values.
    
    * get receiver from ALE distribution model
    
    call function ‘ALE_ASYNC_BAPI_GET_RECEIVER’
    exporting
    object = ‘BUS1010’
    method = ‘REPLICATESTATUS’
    tables
    receivers = bapi_logsys
    filterobject_values = filterobj_values
    exceptions
    error_in_filterobjects = 1 
    error_in_ale_customizing = 2.
    
    * call generated ALE interface function module 
    
    if sy-subrc <> 0. 
    if not bapi_logsys[] is initial.
    call function ‘ALE_DEBITOR_CREDITACC_REPLICATESTATUS’
    tables
    receivers = bapi_logsys
    ...
    
    commit work.
    endif.
    endif.
    
End of the code.