How to implement a Copy or Create with Reference scenario

Question

For business objects, you might want to implement a Copy or Create with Reference scenario. The following procedure describes the UI configuration that you need if you want to place a copy button (in our example on an OWL) that starts a quick activity floorplan (on the same BO = Copy, or a different BO = Create with Reference). Pre-requisie in the target BO: The target BO requires a BO element SourceBOID and a Copy action that reads the SourceBO by SourceBOID by query, and copies the elements from the source to the target BO.
The UI configuration in the target floor plan is:
1. Open the QAF floor plan of the target BO (target floor plan).
2. In the DataModel view of the target floor plan, select the Root entry and select Add Data Field from the context menu. Rename the created data element to OBN_OriginBOID.
3. Choose the Controller tap, and select INPORTS and choose ADD INPORT from the context menu. A new in-port is created. Rename the in-port, for example to Copy.
4. In the in-port maintenance form, activate the check box OBN INPORT.
5. Select the namespace of your solution and the target business object.
6. In the input field SELECT OPERATION enter Copy. A new select operation is created. The combination of business object name (including namespace), business object node and operation identifies the in-port and therefore the related floor plan as navigation target.
7. Select the port type package /SAP_BYD_UI/SystemPortTypes.PTP.uicomponent.
8. In the PARAMETERS section of the form, click the ADD button. Maintain the binding of the created parameter to /Root/OBN_OriginBOID. Based on this configuration, the system will transfer the parameter of the in-port to the element in the data model when the OBN is executed.
9. In the Properties view, select the drop-down list box of the property EVENTS u2022 ONFIRE. Scroll down and select the entry u2026 NEW EVENT HANDLER u2026. The system starts the maintenance window for event handlers. Rename the event handler to CopyIn.
10. In the OPERATIONS table of the maintenance window for event handlers, select type: BUSINESS OBJECT OPERATION. In the form below the table select the value CREATE for the input field BUSINESS OBJECT OPERATION TYPE. This operation will create a BO instance in the backend when the OBN is executed.
11. In the OPERATIONS table, create a new operation of type: DATAOPERATION.  In the configuration of the data operation, select the operation type ASSIGN, source expression /Root/OBN_OriginBOID and target expression /Root/<BO>/OriginBOID.
12. Create a third operation of type: BUSINESS OBJECT ACTION. Select the Copy action of the target business object and click the BIND button. Note: This action enforces another roundtrip to the backend. The Copy action must be implemented so that it will read the origin BO and copy selected data from the origin to the newly created object.
13. Test the changes in the preview. If no error message is issued, save and activate the floor plan.
The following procedure describes the configuration in the source floor plan (e.g. OWL floorplan ):
1. Open the Source BO OWL floor plan (source floor plan).
2. In the Designer view, place cursor the on the toolbar area and select ADD u2022 APPLICATION-SPECIFIC BUTTON u2022 MY BUTTON from a context menu. Rename the new button to Copy.
3. In the Properties view, select the drop-down list box of the property MENU INFORMATION u2022 NAVIGATION. The system launches the maintenance window for OBN configuration.
4. Select the in-port of the target floor plan by selecting the target business object (with namespace and name) the target business object node and the target operation, and the operation Copy.
5. Choose the navigation style NEWWINDOW.
6. Close the OBN configuration maintenance window by clicking the OK button. The system creates the OBN configuration, an out-port, that is used by the OBN configuration, and an event handler that uses the out-port and that is assigned to the button (see Properties view, EVENTS u2022 ONFIRE).
7. Go to the Controller view and rename the OBN configuration to Copy, the new out port to Copy and the new event handler to CopyOut.
8. Check that the event handler CopyOut fires the out-port Copy.
9. In the Parameters section of the out-port maintenance form, click the ADD button. Maintain the binding of the created parameter as /Root/<BO>/<BO>ID. Based on this configuration, the system will transfer the identifier of the selected source BO to the out-port data structure when the OBN is executed.
10. In the Operations table, select type: FIREOUTPORT. In the form below the table select the out-port CopyOut.
11. Test the changes in the preview. If no error message is issued, save and activate the floor plan.

Answer 1

Hi Dries-
There are no pre-packaged solutions with BADIs since they are, by definition, custom development.  If that's the path you need to go down then consider the following high level alternatives:
Incorporate custom code into the BPC Write Back BADI.  You can restrict the execution of the BADI using filters on the BADI definition, so that the BADI execution only occurs when a data manager package is called, and only for some defined combination of applications/appsets.  Utilized the standard copy/move functions delivered in Data Manager. When the BADI is called, interrogate each record being processed (table CT_ARRAY) and determine if the record has a value you want to process (i.e. save to the target application).  Skip any record that has a zero value.
Another alternative is to develop the BADI as custom logic.  Data Manager parameters can be picked up in Script Logic and the values can be sent to the BADI by adding parameters.  Please see an example of parmater use in the "How To" document for Destination App at:
[EPM How To Guides|https://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/BPX/Enterprise%20Performance%20Management%20%28EPM%29%20How-to%20Guides]  > "How-to Desitnation App"
Regards,
Sheldon