1. Can you create a table with fields not referring to data elements?
YES. eg:- ITAB LIKE SPFLI.here we are referening to a data object(SPFLI) not data element.
What are the
different types of data dictionary objects? tables, structures, views, domains, data elements, lock objects, Match code
objects.
2. What should be the approach for writing a BDC program?
STEP 1: CONVERTING THE LEGACY SYSTEM
DATA TO A FLAT FILE to internal table CALLED "CONVERSION".
STEP 2: TRANSFERING THE FLAT FILE INTO SAP SYSTEM CALLED "SAP
DATA TRANSFER".
STEP 3: DEPENDING UPON THE BDC TYPE
i)call transaction(Write the program explicity)
ii) create
sessions (sessions are created and processed.if success data will transfer).
3. What are the problems in processing
batch input sessions and How is batch input process different from processing online?
PROBLEMS:
i) If the user
forgets to opt for keep session then the session will be automatically removed from the session queue(log remains). However
if session is processed we may delete it manually.
ii)if session processing fails data will not be transferred to SAP
database table.
4. What does an extract statement do in the ABAP program?
Once you have declared the
possible record types as field groups and defined their structure, you can fill the extract dataset using the following
statements: EXTRACT. When the first EXTRACT statement occurs in a program, the system creates the extract dataset and adds
the first extract record to it. In each subsequent EXTRACT statement, the new extract record is added to the dataset EXTRACT
HEADER. When you extract the data, the record is filled with the current values of the corresponding fields. As soon as the
system has processed the first EXTRACT statement for a field group , the structure of the corresponding extract record in the
extract dataset is fixed. You can no longer insert new fields into the field groups and HEADER. If you try to modify one of
the field groups afterwards and use it in another EXTRACT statement, a runtime error occurs. By processing EXTRACT statements
several times using different field groups, you fill the extract dataset with records of different length and structure.
Since you can modify field groups dynamically up to their first usage in an EXTRACT statement, extract datasets provide the
advantage that you need not determine the structure at the beginning of the program.
5. Can a transparent table
exist in data dictionary but not in the data base physically?
NO. TRANSPARENT TABLE DO EXIST WITH THE SAME
STRUCTURE BOTH IN THE DICTIONARY AS WELL AS IN THE DATABASE,EXACTLY WITH THE SAME DATA AND FIELDS.
6. What is the
step by step process to create a table in data dictionary?
step 1: creating domains(data type, field length,
range).
step 2: creating data elements(properties and type for a table field).
step 3: creating tables(SE11).
7. What is the typical structure of an ABAP/4 program?
HEADER ,BODY,FOOTER.
8. A situation:
An ABAP program creates a batch input session. We need to submit the program and the batch session in back ground. How to do
it?
go to SM36 and create background job by giving job name, job class and job steps (JOB SCHEDULING)
9.
What are the domains and data elements?
DOMAINS : FORMAL DEFINITION OF THE DATA TYPES.THEY SET ATTRIBUTES SUCH AS
DATA TYPE,LENGTH,RANGE. DATA ELEMENT : A FIELD IN R/3 SYSTEM IS A DATA ELEMENT.
10. What is the alternative to batch
input session?
Call transaction.
12. What is a batch input session?
BATCH INPUT SESSION is an
intermediate step between internal table and database table. Data along with the action is stored in session ie data for
screen fields, to which screen it is passed, program name behind it, and how next screen is processed.
13. What is
the advantage of structures? How do you use them in the ABAP programs?
Adv:- GLOBAL EXISTANCE(these could be used
by any other program without creating it again).
14. How many types of tables exists and what are they in data
dictionary?
There are 4 types of tables
i)Transparent tables - Exists with the same structure both in
dictionary as well as in database exactly with the same data and fields. Both Opensql and Nativesql can be used.
ii)Pool
tables &
iii)Cluster tables - These are logical tables that are arranged as records of transparent tables. one cannot use
native sql on these tables (only open sql).They are not managable directly using database system tools.
iv)Internal
tables
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