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I'm looking for a possibility to import values from a text file into a variable selection in Web reporting.
With BEx reporting in Excel this is possible, by clicking on the multiple selection button in the variable popup screen, and subsequently selecting the "Import from Text file" button.
However, this function seems not to be available for web-reporting...
It would be great if someone could help me out with this!
Thanks & regards,
Arvid
Hi,
we could resolve this issue, so i thought it may also be helpful for others:
In our example we used a file with numbers for materials. This file is stored somewhere in a directory, to which SAP BI must have authorization to read.
The file looks something like this:
4711
4712
4713
4714
The file is named "import.txt" and lays in directory "/usr/sap/EC6/files/bi/"
*& Include ZXRSRU01
* global variables
Data: intern_range LIKE LINE OF i_t_var_range,
l_s_range TYPE rsr_s_rangesid,
line(100) TYPE c,
p_file(128) TYPE c,
length_rangelow type i,
tmp_rangelow like l_s_range-low.
* internal tables for selection-transfer from transaction
* Data: BEGIN OF it_file occurs 0,
* it_p_file(128) TYPE c,
* END of it_file.
IF i_step = 1.
** variables can be changed or set before pop-up appears
CASE i_vnam.
* take material from external file to selection-list
WHEN 'ZSD_UPMA'.
** call of transaction, with which the path can be set
*CALL TRANSACTION 'ZBW_VARIABLE' using it_file
*MODE 'A' " call should be visible, so that variable can be set
*UPDATE 'S'. " first transaction, then processing
** Der Pfad, der in dem Selektionsbild eingegeben wird, wird an die Variable übergeben
** Der Set-Parameter ist in Report ZSD_SELECT_VARIABLE
* get parameter id 'VAR' field p_file.
p_file = '/usr/sap/EC6/files/bi/import.txt'.
* further handling of variable in BI
OPEN DATASET p_file FOR INPUT IN TEXT MODE ENCODING DEFAULT.
IF sy-subrc = 0.
READ DATASET p_file INTO line.
WHILE sy-subrc = 0.
IF line(2) <> '//'.
l_s_range-sign = 'I'.
l_s_range-opt = 'EQ'.
l_s_range-low = line.
* fill with leading Zeros
* in variable tmp_rangelow the value from l_s_range-low is taken
tmp_rangelow = l_s_range-low.
* read the length
length_rangelow = strlen( tmp_rangelow ).
* in our case: material has 18 characters
while length_rangelow lt 18.
CONCATENATE '0' tmp_rangelow INTO tmp_rangelow.
length_rangelow = length_rangelow + 1.
endwhile.
* initialize l_s_range-low
clear l_s_range-low.
* set with filled values
l_s_range-low = tmp_rangelow.
* transfer to structure
APPEND l_s_range TO e_t_range.
ENDIF.
READ DATASET p_file INTO line.
ENDWHILE.
ENDIF.
CLOSE DATASET p_file.
ENDCASE.
ELSEIF i_step = 2.
** in step 2 all variable values from pop-up input can be processed or
** User Exit variables can be derived
* UserExit Ende.
ENDIF.
Hope i could help!
Best regards,
Tobias
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