Counting records in Visual Composer

Hi folks,
I do have question I cannot find a solution ( maybe due to christmas turkey paralysis )
I am using VC to call a RFC function in ERP system 'RFC_READ_TABLE' to access data from table.
The table I access is a customer table containing Delta- Data
Actually the system RFC function returns all records ( normally between 1 and 10 records).
On VC side I'd like to display only the number of records to inform if new data is available.
How can I count records internally in VC?
( I do not like to bring in data directly into BI because the application I write will merge BI Query data with non BI data)
I'D like to use standard RFC function to receive data, but first hand I'd like to decide by number of entries whether to use data or not.
Any help is appreciated
TIA

Hi Prachi,
that's it.
I never used that functionality for plain counting records being returned by tables
It woks perfect.
The glory shiny points are yours.
Joerg

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Connectivity: Installation Guide     2
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1     Preparation
1.1     Purpose
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1.2     Prerequisites
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2     Installation
2.1     Preliminary steps
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Prerequisites
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Procedure
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10.     In Summary Details, review the options you selected for the new page. To make changes, choose Back until you return to the appropriate screen.
11.     Choose Open for editing when the wizard completes. The Property Editor will open automatically when you choose Finish.
12.     Select Web Application Server (WAS) in the Property Category dropdown list.
13.     Set your SAP system properties according to the details in the table below.
Field name     Description     User action and values     Note
WAS Description     Description of the WAS     for example, BW1
WAS Host Name     Hostname of the WAS     for example, nspal05:50068     The first section of the name is the host, the second portion of the name after the colon, is the port. This information can be found under transaction code SMICM. Choose menu path GoTo  Services and you can find the hostname and port for the HTTP record.
WAS Path     Path of the BW service     for example, sap/bw/BEx     This field usually stays the same. To find the path, logon to your BW system and use transaction code SICF.
WAS Protocol     Protocol of the WAS     http
18.     Save your settings.
19.     In the Edit list, use the dropdown to select System Aliases. This opens the System Alias Editor, and displays the existing list of aliases created for this system.
20.     In Alias, enter SAP_BW. Choose Add.
21.     Save your changes and close the page.
Result
You have created a system to access a back-end BW application, and have included it in the portal system landscape.
Regards ,
Venkat
Note : Reward Points if Useful .

Update master data in BW with Visual Composer

Hi guys.
I have an attribute of an info object that I need to give the users access to update.
I would like to do it with visual composer.
I would like the user to see all rows in a table kind of view and the user will update only the rows that need to be changed and than he/she will click on a button that will update the master data table in BW.
I believe that I'll need to use a BAPI or a RFC for that? Does anyone know any good predefined ones for that?
Thanks
Shlomi

That's not really true. In VC you have access to all remote enabled functions. We have created specific functions to update attributes.
We are using it to allow our users to update their own master data instead of bugging the BI team.
Here is an example of our code.
Before I paste this in, you need to know a couple things.
1. You can only update one record at a time (with my code)
2. You have to pass back in the entire record, even if you are only changing one attribute of many.
3. It automatically does the attribute change run, so you do not need to to it.
This is a simple infoobject with a few attributes.
First we created a Get function (which collects the data and shows it to the user.
Then we gave them a edit button on the table that goes to a pop up.
The user selects the record to change, then hits the edit button.
When the popup comes up the data is shown in a form, with a save and cancel button, fields that you do not wish users to see or change, hide them, but they all most be present on the form.
The when the user hits save, it send it to the below function. The name of the infoobject is ZCAT_SUB.
FUNCTION zcat_update_subparty2.
""Local Interface:
*" IMPORTING
*"     VALUE(I_T_ZSUBPARTY) LIKE /BIC/PZCAT_SUB
*" STRUCTURE /BIC/PZCAT_SUB
*" EXPORTING
*"     VALUE(E_RESULT) TYPE STRING
TYPE-POOLS: rs, rsarc, rsarr, sbiwa, rssm.
DATA:
        l_t_zsubparty LIKE /bic/pzcat_sub OCCURS 10,
        l_s_minfo      TYPE rssm_s_minfo,
        l_t_idocstate TYPE rsarr_t_idocstate,
        l_subrc        LIKE sy-subrc.
APPEND i_t_zsubparty TO l_t_zsubparty.
CALL METHOD cl_rsdmd_update_master_data=>update_attributes_static
    EXPORTING
      i_iobjnm      = 'ZCAT_SUB'
      i_t_data      = l_t_zsubparty
      i_s_minfo     = l_s_minfo
      i_monitoring = rs_c_false
    IMPORTING
      e_subrc       = l_subrc
    CHANGING
      c_t_idocstate = l_t_idocstate.
IF sy-subrc <> 0.
    e_result = 'Error happened'.
ELSE.
    e_result = 'Process Completed'.
    DATA:
      l_t_msg                  TYPE rs_t_msg,
      l_r_activate_master_data TYPE REF TO cl_rsdmd_activate_master_data.
    CREATE OBJECT l_r_activate_master_data
      EXPORTING
        i_iobjnm               = 'ZCAT_SUB'
        i_p_q_have_to_exist    = rs_c_true
      EXCEPTIONS
        iobj_not_found         = 1
        iobj_not_active        = 2
        generate_program_error = 3
        p_q_do_not_exist       = 4
        p_q_txt_do_not_exist   = 5
        OTHERS                 = 6.
    IF sy-subrc = 0.
      l_r_activate_master_data->activate( IMPORTING e_subrc = l_subrc
                                        CHANGING c_t_msg = l_t_msg ).
    ENDIF.
ENDIF.
ENDFUNCTION.

What is new in Visual Composer 7.0 (EhP 1)

Dear Modelers,
You can have a look in the following blog in order to get the information about what is new in the SAP NW Visual Composer 7.0 Enhancement Package 1
What's New in Visual Composer - Enhancement Package 1 for SAP NetWeaver 7.0
Hope you find this information useful and have a nice modeling
Kind Regards,
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Hi,
Go through these threads
VisualComposer
http://help.sap.com/bp_epv170/EP_US/HTML/Executive_Cockpit.htm
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/1752b737-0401-0010-0ba3-87c3eda8c6ce
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/e019d290-0201-0010-f186-8630a949800a
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/30987099-a74c-2a10-70b5-a2751ce79359
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/fd/4a7e40417c6d1de10000000a1550b0/content.htm
Tarak
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I am new to Visual Composer. I have created a model. But I am unable to add a page because I can not see the "Compose" option.
Can somebody pls tell me the reason.
Its urgent!
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Karan

Hi Marcel
Thanks a lot for your reply.
I am accessing the VC through the web.
http://tcs050965.abc.xyz.com/VCServer/
VC 6.0, MSXML Parser 4.0 SP2
and SVGViewer is not installed.
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Dear Experts,
Can we use custom RFC in creating models in Visual composer??
If yes, kindly provide some documents or links which would guide me how to achieve it.
Warm Regards
Upendra Agrawal

Hi,
Yes,you can do it.
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[https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/wiki?path=/display/vc/connectivity]
Regards,
Govindu

Error while making iview with visual composer

I am trying to make an iview usign visual composer.
In the document that i have for making the iview , it says that when you have the bapi list you need to drag and drop the bapi to the empty iview pane . When i do so it gives me the following error ...
"Portal request failed
(com/sap/mdi/ObjectFactory)"
What do i do ?
Would appreciate a prompt help!
thanks again for making me move ahead
I had a conversation with a parson on the forum named Venkat . I am posting the same for other people in the forum to understand what exactly is my problem and how much have we explored .
Regards
Deepak Singh
Hi Venkat ,
I tried to do so research on the problem and it is being talked about in a thread on the forum . They ask to refer to the sap note 765461 to resolve the mdi reference . In the note they ask you to refer the installation guide of the installed version of EP . I have EP 6.0 SP2 . The installation guide says the following ...
7.1.2 Adding References
To enable some of the features in the portal environment, add references to reference file.
To add a reference:
1. With a text editor, open the file:
Windows: <installation drive>:\usr\sap\<SAP J2EE instance name>\j2ee\<instance
number>\cluster\state\services\file\work\managers\reference.txt
Unix: /usr/sap/<SAP J2EE instance name>/j2ee/j2ee_<instance number>/
cluster/state/services/file/work/managers/reference.txt
2. Look for the line:
reference service:eisconnector library:jco
3. After the line mentioned in previous step, add the following in a new line:
reference service:eisconnector library:com.sap.mdi
4. Save your changes and close the file.
5. Delete the file:
Windows: <installation drive>:\usr\sap\<SAP J2EE instance name>\j2ee\<instance
number>\cluster\state\services\file\work\managers.bin
Unix: /usr/sap/<SAP J2EE instance name>/j2ee/j2ee_<instance number>/
cluster/state/services/file/work/managers.bin
6. Restart the SAP J2EE Engine. See Starting the SAP J2EE Engine [Page 60].
7. Restart the SAP J2EE Engine again.
I did the same ....but now my server is not starting . By chance i didn't keep a bakup of the file which they asked me to delete .
Now what do i do ?
I think i am stuck up badly here .
EVERYBODY IN THE FORUM PLEASE HELP
I am not sure how a thing that is mentioned in the installation guide cannot work !
Regards
Deepak Singh
Deepak,
It is not that bad. By deleting you are recreating that managers.bin file during startup based on the reference.txt and library.txt (recollecting from my memory). This could also happen if there is a typo or some special characters in the reference.txt
I don't know what J2EE patch you are at, but after PL22 you can actually add the reference using the "add reference" command from the administrator console.
could you please send the error you are getting? To revert back the simplest thing is removing the line you have added and restart.
Hope this helps.
-Venkat Malempati
Note: Please reward points if your problem is solved or useful.
Venkat ,
I am using J2EE engine 6.20 SP2 .I tried to get the server started by the following two methods
1) I removed my entry in the reference.txt file and then start the engine by running go.bat from the required path .
2) I got the original file managers.bin which i deleted and then placed in the required path and restarted the server
Both the options didn't work .
I am not getting any error when i restart the server. When i run the batch file go.bat it starts the console and shows me the various managers loading . After it shows the Clustermanager loading , it stops and gets stuck .
Not sure what should i do now .Is reinstallation the only solution ?
Is there a solution from the administrator console ?
Regards
Deepak Singh
Deepak,
No you don't need to re-install. Try the following.
1. First start the state controller by runing go.bat in the following directory.
/usr/sap/xxx/j2ee/cluster/state/go.bat
You get the message waiting for cluster manager.
2. start the server in a different window
/usr/sap/xxx/j2ee/cluster/server/go.bat
You get the message waiting for cluster manager
3. Start the dispatcher
/usr/sap/xxx/j2ee/cluster/dispatcher/go.bat
Please let me the know the error messages.
You can chat with me between 10:00 - 11:00 PM US EST.
Regards
-Venkat Malempati

People ,
I tried to do what venkat suggested . Infact I had mailed him the snapshot of the screen when i start the state controller as he suggested . For other people in the forum this is what is happening . When i start the state controller it displays an error and then the window closes immediately . I have managed the screen shots somehow and in those i could find two messeges in the begining and the end which could be useful for debugging the problem ...they are
1) [DBMS]: ID3004:DB file header do not match exception .
com.inqmy.services.dbms.server.interfaces.DatabaseException: Error while opening database ...
2) ID000544: Error statrting service dbms. DBMS service not started properly due to: Errro while opening database
[Framework -> criticalShutdown] Service dbms startup error !
After the state controller window closes i run the server in a different window and i get a message waiting for the cluster manager as suggested . Now i start the dispatcher and i get the same messege there as well ie waiting for the cluster manager .
What is to be done now . Is this information sufficient to suggest me something ? Please let me know if you require any other information .
Regards
Deepak singh

Flex Table Add Row Issue with Dynamic Entry Lists in Visual Composer

All,
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Please also see the [issue summary image|http://www.postyourimage.com/view_image.php?img_id=06xti08tIEfely1211195178] I made to visualize the issue. What I basically would like to know is whether this is a 'known issue' or not, or that it is an issue that can be fixed or whether there is an alternative workaround available ... I'm using Visual Composer 7.0 and the Portal is at SP 13.
Many thanks,
Freek

Hi,
you should be able to assign a dynamic value with global entry lists as well. If you say @myParam as dynamic value. VC will indicate in red letters, that the field @myParam is unknown. However, it will work, as long as @myParam is known in the form or table where you use the entry list.
I have never heard of the problem that entry lists are emptied after "insert"-event.
Kindes Regards,
Benni

Unable to create visual composer table view from the Bex Query

Hi
I am trying to create the visual composer lay out from a Bex query. The Bex query contains a set of Key figures and a structure.
These key figure and structure combination is forming a table in the query output. Key figure parameters are coming as rows and Structure parameters are coming as columns.
example query out put:
Total, HPC, FDS excel ICe etc are as Structure elements and coming as columns in query out put and
Invoice value, Gross sale value, Efficient operations etc are as Key figure elements in query and coming as rows in query out put.
But if I map this query to visual composer table view all these are coming as columns as given below.
Total Invoice value , Total Gross sale value, Total Efficient operations, HPC Invoice vale,.........
And if execute the query will giving the out put in single row.
Can anybody help me out to map this in the row column format?
Is it really possible to do in VC?
I am using CE 7.2. The VC model I need to be embedding in BPM.
Please help me to solve this issue. I completely stuck up this issue.
Regards
Sajith P
Edited by: Sajith P on Aug 17, 2010 3:07 PM
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Hi,
Try to use some function module which will convert query data into flat tables. (eg., RS_VC_GET_QUERY_VIEW_DATA_FLAT).
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