ABAP Development for SAP Netweaver Bw: Exits, Badis, and Enhancements (Hardcover, 3, Revised)

Preface to the 3rd Edition ... 11 Introduction ... 13 1. Performance ... 17 1.1 ... Table Types in ABAP ... 17 1.2 ... Loops and Read Accesses to Tables ... 20 1.3 ... Field Symbols ... 22 1.4 ... Database Accesses and Cache ... 24 2. User Exits and BAdIs in the Extraction Process ... 27 2.1 ... Usage Options ... 27 2.2 ... Generic Extractors ... 28 2.3 ... User Exit RSAP0001 ... 33 2.4 ... BAdI RSU5_SAPI_BADI ... 47 3. User Exits in Data Import Processes ... 51 3.1 ... Transformation ... 51 3.2 ... Routines in the Data Transfer Process ... 81 3.3 ... Importing a Hierarchy from an Unstructured Microsoft Excel Sheet ... 86 3.4 ... Recommendations for SAP NetWeaver 7.3 ... 106 4. User Exits and BAdls in Reporting ... 107 4.1 ... Variable Exit RSR00001 ... 107 4.2 ... Virtual Key Figures and Characteristics ... 130 4.3 ... VirtualProvider ... 143 4.4 ... BAdI SMOD_RSR00004 ... 152 4.5 ... Implementing Own Read Routines for Master Data ... 156 5. User Exits in Planning ... 173 5.1 ... Variables in Planning ... 173 5.2 ... Characteristic Value Derivations ... 185 5.3 ... Exit Functions in Planning ... 203 5.4 ... Conclusion ... 218 Appendices ... 221 A ... Overview of Exits and Enhancements in SAP NetWeaver BW 7.3 ... 223 B ... Generated Tables and Objects in SAP NetWeaver BW ... 239 C ... Using SAP BW 3.x ... 243 D ... The Author ... 271 Index ... 273