Executing Data Transfer Programs (SAP Library

Executing Data Transfer Programs

Procedure

If you are using an SAP data transfer program, follow the procedure specified in the program documentation.

If you are using a generated data transfer program, proceed as follows:

Start the data transfer program.
Decide which batch input method you want to use for the data transfer.

a) CALL TRANSACTION USING:

You must specify the:

– Processing mode: You use this parameter to specify whether processing should take place in the background or in dialog mode.
Possible values are:

A	Display all
E	Display only errors
N	No display

– Update mode: This parameter determines how the data is to be updated:
Possible values are:

S	Synchronous
A	Asynchronous
L	Local update

– Error session: Here you have the option to specify a session name for a batch input session in which data is to be written in the case of an error. You can use this to identify incorrect data records after the batch input program has run and to import the records into the R/3 System once you have corrected them.

If you are creating an error session, you must also specify:

– User: Specify the user with whose authorizations the sessions are processed.

– Keep session: This specifies whether or not the session should be deleted once it has been processed.

– Lock date: Specify the processing date for the error session.

b) Generate session:

– Session name: Specify a name for the batch input session to be generated.

– User: Specify the user with whose authorizations the sessions are processed.

– Keep session: This specifies whether or not the session should be deleted once it has been processed.

– Lock date: Specify the processing date for the error session.

Specify a character that is to be used as the NODATA character.

Specify the path of the data file from which the data is to be imported into the R/3 System.

Execute the program.

If you have generated a session, or if errors occurred in CALL TRANSACTION USING mode, you must now edit the generated sessions. You can find information on this in BC - System services in batch input sessions.