APD Flatfile

Hello,
im would like to export some Query Data to a flat file, using APD.
I have read about a flatfile data target in APD. But i can not find it in the workbench.
The available data target types are:
- Characteristics / Attributes
- Transactional ODS
- CRM
- Decision Tree
- Clustering Model
- Association Model
- Scoring Model
- 3rd Party Model
I also could export the Data via an ABAP routine, however the APD process needs to have a Data Target.
Is there a way to create an ADP Process without a data target, or will i have to use a dummy target?
What is a good dummy target. Is there a target that requires no Objects, no space and only minor processing resources when executed?

The Flat file target option is relatively new, Netweaver Support Pack Stack 11 ( BI SP 13). Check to see what level you are at.
Yes, you need a target. Depending on what you are doing, if you have APD saving intermediate steps to tables, you might be able to identify the interim table thath a particular step saves it's data to, butI think you would be better off just defining a transaction ODS to be your target and write the data there.

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Hi Murli,
Welcome to SDN!!
Use the ABAP Program <b>WRITEQUERY</b> to dump the output into a flatfile.
Bye
Dinesh
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