19 Data import

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Requirements for this Tutorial

What you should successfully master The basics of SAP The basics of be.as, knowledge of data structure Basics of SQL

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Learning Targets

After working through the lesson, you will be able to: Import and convert databases Adjust databases

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Agenda

Data import

1: General

2: Working with the import program

3: Step by step

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Data importWhich program?

Standard-SAP-Tables +

UDF + UDT

Be.as- and own tables

DTW(by SAP)

Be.as – Import - Program

Be.as – Script, suitable for iterations and complex import

tasks

Be.as – Script, suitable for iterations and complex import

tasks

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Data import The be.as import - program

Advantages:

Full integration in be.as Many functions for import and conversion Data source can be converted and processed after

import,useful for multiple imports

Disadvantages:

No accuracy check of the imported data 

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Data importGeneral structure of the process

Datasource

Filter+

Conversion

DatatargetAssignment

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Data importData source

Every ODBC-capable

data base

Any text file

NOExcel-files!

NOExcel-files!

Tables from be.as and SAP

Current data base

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Data importData target

Complete and simple Interfaces for

ResourceOperation

ItemRouting

Bill of MaterialsCustomersAddresses

Contact PersonsPrices

WarehouseAttendance

Complex and hazardousInterface:

Manually definedsource file

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Agenda

Data import

1: General

2: Working with the import program

3: Step by step

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Data importImport definition

target

Additional source defition Assigment of

source fields to target fields

source

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Data importImport from text file

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Data import Import from data base

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Data import Field assignment

ag_id

123-<ag_id>

Select ‘123‘-‘<ag_id>‘

select case when x=y then ‘<Ag_id>‘ else ‘ <ag2_id>‘ end

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Data importManually define target

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Data importPerforming the import

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Summary

You can now: Import and convert databases Adjust databases

Thank you for your cooperation!