Calling the standard program in program and getting its output in int table

Question

Hi there,
I have a requirement, where I need to call the standard program (of transaction CJI3) in my Y program. CJI3 transaction produces a ALV GRID output. I need to use that data for further processing. I am getting following problems:
1. I tried to use SUBMIT ... EXPORTING TO MEMORY statement. I need to pass the company code for the selection, but the company code is in the dynamic selection. So not getting how to pass them.
2. Just a doubt. Can we export the ALV GRID to the memory an retrieve it back using import?
3. I did tried to use SUBMIT .....  statement using only the parameters which are on the selection screen. However the control went to CJI3 transaction and gave an error message 'Please select "from database" or "from archive" '. Did not understood that, any IDEA?
Or is there any other way with which I can accomplish my requirement of getting the data in my program to manipulate, other than SUBMIT.
Points will be rewarded.
Thanks,
Ganesh Khumse

Answer 1

Hi,
point 1:
SUBMIT ... EXPORTING TO MEMORY will never work, because it displays the information in an ALV grid and that grid is waiting for user interaction for manipulating the information.
point 2:
no, you cannot export the content of an ALV grid to the memory
point 3:
must you get records in an internal table or must you feed the transaction, so that this one performs a task ??  for first option read below and for the other option you might work with BDC and Transaction Recorder.
what you have to do is read the code of transaction CJI3 in order to understand what it does, where the information is read from and what is the internal table that passes the values to the ALV Grid. You might find a user exit in the code for manipulating that information or you might create an enhancement point if there´s no user exit.