Explore return table BAPI_MATERIAL_SAVEDATA

Question

Hi Friends,
I would like write the content of the return table in BAPI_MATERIAL_SAVEDATA.
The code is like this.
REPORT  Z_CREATE_MAERIAL_BAPI.
data clientdata type BAPI_MARA.
data wa_clientdata TYPE bapi_mara_ga.
data up_clientdata type TABLE OF BAPI_MARA_GA.
data HEADERDATA TYPE BAPIMATHEAD.
data RETURN type BAPIRET2.
data wa_return...................?????????
CALL FUNCTION 'BAPI_MATERIAL_SAVEDATA'
  EXPORTING
    HEADDATA                    = HEADERDATA
   CLIENTDATA                  = clientdata
IMPORTING
   RETURN                      = return
LOOP AT return INTO wa_return.
   WRITE: / 'Return Type: ', wa_return-type.
    WRITE: / 'Return ID: ', wa_return-id.
    WRITE: / 'Return #: ', wa_return-number.
    WRITE: / 'Message 1: ', wa_return-message.
    WRITE: / 'Message 2: ', wa_return-message_v1.
    WRITE: / 'Message 3: ', wa_return-message_v2.
    WRITE: / 'Parameter: ', wa_return-parameter.
    WRITE: / 'Row: ', wa_return-row.
    WRITE: / 'Field: ', wa_return-field.
    WRITE: / 'System: ', wa_return-system.
    SKIP.
    ULINE.
    SKIP.
    ENDLOOP.
During the check it says 'return' is no internal table.
How can I manage that.
Thanks in advance for you help.
Rg. Jimbob
Edited by: jimbob on Jun 29, 2008 8:21 PM

Answer 1

Yes thats true..for this bapi FM return parameter is an export parameter, it is not a table instead it is a structure.
EXPORTING
*"     VALUE(RETURN) LIKE  BAPIRET2 STRUCTURE  BAPIRET2.
You should use RETURNMESSAGES instead of RETURN which is defined under TABLE.
RETURNMESSAGES STRUCTURE  BAPI_MATRETURN2.
REPORT Z_CREATE_MAERIAL_BAPI.
data clientdata type BAPI_MARA.
data wa_clientdata TYPE bapi_mara_ga.
data up_clientdata type TABLE OF BAPI_MARA_GA.
data HEADERDATA TYPE BAPIMATHEAD.
data RETURN type BAPIRET2.
data wa_return type BAPI_MATRETURN2.
data returnmessages type standard table of BAPI_MATRETURN2.
CALL FUNCTION 'BAPI_MATERIAL_SAVEDATA'
EXPORTING
HEADDATA = HEADERDATA
CLIENTDATA = clientdata
IMPORTING
RETURN = return
tables
RETURNMESSAGES = returnmessages.
LOOP AT returnmessages INTO wa_return.
WRITE: / 'Return Type: ', wa_return-type.
WRITE: / 'Return ID: ', wa_return-id.
WRITE: / 'Return #: ', wa_return-number.
WRITE: / 'Message 1: ', wa_return-message.
WRITE: / 'Message 2: ', wa_return-message_v1.
WRITE: / 'Message 3: ', wa_return-message_v2.
WRITE: / 'Parameter: ', wa_return-parameter.
WRITE: / 'Row: ', wa_return-row.
WRITE: / 'Field: ', wa_return-field.
WRITE: / 'System: ', wa_return-system.
SKIP.
ULINE.
SKIP.
ENDLOOP.
Hope it will help.
Regards,
Joy.