Internal length ( dd03l-intlen ) of data element

Hi Experts,
I have created structure using data elements.
intlen updated in table dd03l is double than Whatever length I defined for data elements.
e.g.
I defined custom data element ZDEPOT of domain type WERKS of type char 4.
but it's length in table DD03L-INTLEN is 8 char.
Please let me know what is the connection of data element and DD03L-INTLEN
and how we can control it as per the length of domain.
Thanks,
Yogesh.

Hmm, everything I can find in table DD03L with the domain WERKS shows up with INTLEN of 4 and INTTYPE of C. Our custom data elements and structures appear to all have INTLEN values that match our LENG values. Have you saved and activated your custom data element and your structure?
- April King

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going thorugh SE11 and finding the things are going to take lots of time.
i have a report program , sending it to you, it displays details of info of listed table.
just run the report.
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i will simply run this report and download the content of the priniting internal table int an excel ****.
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here it is ,
REPORT ZANID_TEST message-id zz NO STANDARD PAGE HEADING
       LINE-SIZE 178 LINE-COUNT 65.
TABLES: DD03L, DD04T, DD02T, DD02L.
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DATA: BEGIN OF TAB OCCURS 500,
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     KEYFLAG LIKE DD03L-KEYFLAG,
     DATATYPE LIKE DD03L-DATATYPE,
     LENG     LIKE DD03L-LENG,
     DECIMALS LIKE DD03L-DECIMALS,
     CHECKTABLE LIKE DD03L-CHECKTABLE,
     REFTABLE LIKE DD03L-REFTABLE,
     REFFIELD LIKE DD03L-REFFIELD,
     END OF TAB.
DATA: LINE-COUNT TYPE I.
SELECT * FROM DD03L WHERE TABNAME IN TABNAME.
MOVE-CORRESPONDING DD03L TO TAB.
IF TAB-FIELDNAME CS '.inc'.
ELSE.
    SELECT * FROM DD04T WHERE ROLLNAME   = DD03L-ROLLNAME
                          AND DDLANGUAGE = SYST-LANGU
                          AND AS4LOCAL   = 'A'.
    ENDSELECT.
    IF SYST-SUBRC = 0.
      TAB-STXT = DD04T-DDTEXT.
    ENDIF.
    APPEND TAB.
ENDIF.
ENDSELECT.
DESCRIBE TABLE TAB LINES LINE-COUNT.
IF LINE-COUNT EQ 0.
MESSAGE E009 WITH 'Table Not Found'.
ENDIF.
SORT TAB BY TABNAME POSITION.
LOOP AT TAB.
ON CHANGE OF TAB-TABNAME.
    NEW-PAGE.                          "Page Break for New Table
ENDON.
WRITE: / TAB-FIELDNAME, 20 TAB-STXT,
           81 TAB-KEYFLAG, 85 TAB-DATATYPE,
           90 TAB-LENG, 100 TAB-DECIMALS,
           110 TAB-CHECKTABLE,
           121 TAB-REFTABLE,
           132 TAB-REFFIELD.
ENDLOOP.
TOP-OF-PAGE.
FORMAT INTENSIFIED OFF.
WRITE: / SY-REPID,
           'Run by', SY-UNAME(8), 'on', SY-DATUM, SY-UZEIT,
           'System', SY-SYSID(4), 'Client', SY-MANDT.
WRITE: / SY-TITLE CENTERED.
FORMAT INTENSIFIED ON.
*include zconinc3.
FORMAT INTENSIFIED OFF.
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SELECT * FROM DD02T WHERE TABNAME EQ TAB-TABNAME
                      AND DDLANGUAGE EQ SYST-LANGU
                      AND AS4LOCAL   EQ 'A'.
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SELECT * FROM DD02L WHERE TABNAME EQ TAB-TABNAME
                      AND AS4LOCAL   EQ 'A'.
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         'Type=', DD02L-TABCLASS,
          DD02T-DDTEXT.
WRITE: / 'Field',       20 'Description',
         81 'Key',        75 'Type',
         90 'Length', 100 'Decimals',
         110 'Check Table',
         121 'REF Table',
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Here you go:
REPORT ZANID_TEST message-id zz NO STANDARD PAGE HEADING
LINE-SIZE 255 LINE-COUNT 65.
TABLES: DD03L, DD04T, DD02T, DD02L.
SELECT-OPTIONS: TABNAME FOR DD02L-TABNAME.
*SELTEXT E 'SAP Table Name(s)'
DATA: BEGIN OF TAB OCCURS 500,
TABNAME LIKE DD03L-TABNAME,
POSITION LIKE DD03L-POSITION,
FIELDNAME LIKE DD03L-FIELDNAME,
STXT LIKE DD04T-DDTEXT,
KEYFLAG LIKE DD03L-KEYFLAG,
DATATYPE LIKE DD03L-DATATYPE,
LENG LIKE DD03L-LENG,
DECIMALS LIKE DD03L-DECIMALS,
CHECKTABLE LIKE DD03L-CHECKTABLE,
REFTABLE LIKE DD03L-REFTABLE,
REFFIELD LIKE DD03L-REFFIELD,
rollname like dd03l-rollname,
domname like dd04l-domname,
END OF TAB.
DATA: LINE-COUNT TYPE I.
SELECT * FROM DD03L WHERE TABNAME IN TABNAME.
MOVE-CORRESPONDING DD03L TO TAB.
select single domname from dd04l into tab-domname
    where rollname = dd03l-rollname.
IF TAB-FIELDNAME CS '.inc'.
ELSE.
    SELECT * FROM DD04T WHERE ROLLNAME = DD03L-ROLLNAME
    AND DDLANGUAGE = SYST-LANGU
    AND AS4LOCAL = 'A'.
    ENDSELECT.
    IF SYST-SUBRC = 0.
      TAB-STXT = DD04T-DDTEXT.
    ENDIF.
    APPEND TAB.
ENDIF.
ENDSELECT.
DESCRIBE TABLE TAB LINES LINE-COUNT.
IF LINE-COUNT EQ 0.
MESSAGE E009 WITH 'Table Not Found'.
ENDIF.
SORT TAB BY TABNAME POSITION.
LOOP AT TAB.
ON CHANGE OF TAB-TABNAME.
    NEW-PAGE. "Page Break for New Table
ENDON.
WRITE: / TAB-FIELDNAME, 20 TAB-STXT,
81 TAB-KEYFLAG, 85 TAB-DATATYPE,
90 TAB-LENG, 100 TAB-DECIMALS,
110 TAB-CHECKTABLE,
tab-rollname,
tab-domname.
ENDLOOP.
TOP-OF-PAGE.
FORMAT INTENSIFIED OFF.
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'Run by', SY-UNAME(8), 'on', SY-DATUM, SY-UZEIT,
'System', SY-SYSID(4), 'Client', SY-MANDT.
WRITE: / SY-TITLE CENTERED.
FORMAT INTENSIFIED ON.
*include zconinc3.
FORMAT INTENSIFIED OFF.
CLEAR DD02T.
SELECT * FROM DD02T WHERE TABNAME EQ TAB-TABNAME
AND DDLANGUAGE EQ SYST-LANGU
AND AS4LOCAL EQ 'A'.
ENDSELECT.
CLEAR DD02L.
SELECT * FROM DD02L WHERE TABNAME EQ TAB-TABNAME
AND AS4LOCAL EQ 'A'.
ENDSELECT.
WRITE: / 'Table Name ', TAB-TABNAME,
'Type=', DD02L-TABCLASS,
DD02T-DDTEXT.
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81 'Key', 75 'Type',
90 'Length', 100 'Decimals',
110 'Check Table',
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Strange behaviour of data element object

Dear Gurus,
I have incremented the field length of a z table's field from 5 (type DEC) to 8 by increasing the corresponding domain length . But the internal tables that refer to this field still refer to the old value 5, though the table is accepting values for this field with 8 length through 'Create Entries' in SE11.
The problem seems to be in the runtime object of the corresponding data element which shows
database length = 5
abap length = 5
BUT dictionary length = 8.
Could anyone pls help diagnose this strange behaviour as even if I create new domains with new data elements for this table field ,it gives the SAME RUNTIME OBJECT STATUS as mentioned above.
Rewards are awaiting the right answer.
Thanks in advance.
Shweta.

Hi,
For these kind of problems, you can use the Database utility tool (SE14), give the table name press enter, click Adjust and Activate Database table also select save data radiobutton. After this Re-Run the Program, it works fine, also cross-check in the Debugging screen.
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Hi all,
I was just trying to creating a data element assigned to a particular domain in se11. While i am creating i can see a conversion routine
Can anyone tell me what is the use of that conversion routine with an example.
thanxs in advance
hari

Hi,
Depending on the data type of the field, there is a conversion when the contents of a screen field are converted from display format to SAP-internal format and vice versa. If this standard conversion is not suitable, it can be overridden by defining a conversion routine in the underlying domain.
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CONVERSION_EXIT_xxxxx_INPUT
CONVERSION_EXIT_xxxxx_OUTPUT
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Table SPFLI in the flight model contains information about the flights offered by the carriers. The time for each flight is recorded in field FLTIME. Enter and display the time of the flight in input templates in the form HHH:MM (hours:minutes). Store the flight time entered in the database as an integer number (number of minutes of the flight). An entry 3:27 is therefore stored in the database as 207 (3 hours, 27 minutes = 207 minutes).
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Parameters
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I want to use TPLNR to create data element in Operating Concern but I am not able to because of length of TPLNR (30) in Operating Concern we can create data element only upto 18 char. If i want to create new data element YTPLNR.
I did following steps
1. SE11
2. Data Element
3. and settings of particular data element what ever is required.
My question is how can I use YTPLNR as characteristic as same value of TPLNR. I want all data that is available in TPLNR. I am creating new element because of data length issue.
Table: IFLOT has data element TPLNR. I want all information of TPLNR in YTPLNR how it is possible to use that info in that.
I tried to create user defined characteristics for operating concern
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Symbolic code:
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Hi
I have created a custom table and created a data elemnent of type NUMC.
It has reached production . The table entries are created in production.
Now the users want to change the data element to char.
if the data element is changed from numc to char and released to production ,w ill the existing entries will be deleted ??
reg
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Hi Ramya S ,
You have created a data element of type NUMC, which means some field in ur table has data type NUMC right? And now users want it to be CHAR right?
Well definitely this field must be used in some program right?
You have 2 ways :
1) You can change the data element, the entries won't get deleted. But yes slight change in format will take place, like preceding zeros will be seen in character format as per the length on the field defined...well thats because different data types have their own features.
2) Another way is keep the data element same as NUMC.
and you can change the data type of the field which you are using, in the code itself.
For Example : You have a field value a of type numc defined in table.
when defining internal table to use this field...u will as usual define it and it wud be in NUMC datatype.
then you can declare another variable b of type char of specific length and then assign a to b.
E.g.:
Table : EMPLOYEE
Field :EMPLOYEE_NO
Data Element : ZEMP_NO
Data Type : NUMC
In Code :
Declaring Internal Table ***
Data : Begin of itab,
             employee_no TYPE employee-zemployee_no,
          End of itab.
Variable of type CHAR ***
Data : employee_no_new(10) TYPE c.
Assigning old value to new variable ***
employee_no_new = itab-employee_no.
now all the values will have properties of data type CHAR. You can even send it to production...won't give any problems...
I have just given an example...you can try this for the feld you have created. Hope this helps you.
If any more doubts, do revert
Regards,
Radhika
Edited by: RadhikaS on Mar 25, 2009 6:18 PM

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http://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/ABAP/ABAP+code+snippet+to+upload+Excel+file+into+an+internal+table+and+display+it+in+alv+format
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~Florian

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Generally we will specify three types of descriptions(Long,Meduim,Short) in the data element along with the data element description.
1. In which cases those three types of texts are used ?
2. I think the description of data element comes to the field description in the table .... Right ?

hi manjunath,
the reson for specifying 3 texts are that
1) used in screen elements based on DATA element.
    there is something called program parameter OR
    Dictionary parameter
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2) in ALV you may build a field catalog manually where in the output columns should have a text.
for this you can either doctionary texts(S,M,L) so then the Texts maintained against the Data element are shown in output.
OR when you use the FIELDCATALOG MERGE Function Module to create your Field Catalog based a structure or Internal table then the Column Texts are displayed based on the user interaction on the output columns.
Second Question - Yes the Description you write for a Data Element will be Used as you Field Description as you know that whenver a FIELD in a table is created you can specify the length of the field either through Predefined Direct Types or Trhough Data Elements.
When you define thorugh DATA elements the Data Elements Description is taken as Field Description
ELSE
When you take Direct Type then you need to also Manually Write the Field Description.
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Encuorage others to answer your queries by suitably rewarding them.
Thanks
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What is domain and dataelement.....diff b/w domain and data element

dear all
what is domain?
what is data element?
In one domain how many data elements are possible to used?
with out data element how can u create a table? explain briefly.

To clarify it little further the Data element and Domains are used in combination where similiar type of data fields are to be used with some more additional characteristics to each Data element.
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1. You can assign the fields Name1 and Name2 directly to CHAR40(as the data element) in SE11. But this will make both the fields to have same characteristics with no difference among them.
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Hello Experts,
I was able to load text file to a internal table but data is not populating each field. Can someone help me how to populate each field of internal table from text file?
Here is the text file:
io_name, io_type, io_txsht, io_txlng, io_datatype, io_length
ZEA_IO1, CHA, IO Test, IO Test 1, CHAR, 20
ZEA_IO2, CHA, IO Test, IO Test 2, CHAR, 20
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*& InfoObject Creation through BAPI.
*& Read the Text file, call a BAPI to create InfoObjects. *
*& Text file will hold the Info Object Structure. Text file will be *
*& located either work station or local PC.
*& Step 1. Create internal table to hold InfoObject structure *
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*& Step 4. Call BAPI Function to Activate IO *
REPORT ZAS_BAPI_TEST .
Make data separator a comma
CONSTANTS: gc_tab TYPE c VALUE ','.
 Declaring Internal table for creating InfoObject
DATA: p_file TYPE string.
DATA: BEGIN OF itab-bapi OCCURS 0,
 io_name like BAPI6108-infoobject,
 io_type like BAPI6108-type,
 io_txsht like BAPI6108-textshort,
 io_txlng like BAPI6108-textlong,
 io_datatype like BAPI6108-datatp,
 io_length like BAPI6108-intlen,
 END OF itab-bapi.
DATA ibapi LIKE STANDARD TABLE OF itab-bapi.
PARAMETERS: sel_file(1500) TYPE c default ' ' OBLIGATORY LOWER CASE.
 PUT THE TEXT FILE PATH TO P_FILE
p_file = sel_file.
 Copy the file from the workstation to the server ****
CALL FUNCTION 'GUI_UPLOAD'
EXPORTING
 filename = p_file
 FILETYPE = 'ASC'
 HAS_FIELD_SEPARATOR = SPACE
 HEADER_LENGTH = 0
 DAT_MODE = SPACE
 CODEPAGE = SPACE
 IGNORE_CERR = ABAP_TRUE
 REPLACEMENT = '#'
 READ_BY_LINE = 'X'
 IMPORTING
 FILELENGTH =
 HEADER =
TABLES
 data_tab = itab-bapi[]
EXCEPTIONS
 file_open_error = 1
 file_read_error = 2
 no_batch = 3
 gui_refuse_filetransfer = 4
 invalid_type = 5
 no_authority = 6
 unknown_error = 7
 bad_data_format = 8
 header_not_allowed = 9
 separator_not_allowed = 10
 header_too_long = 11
 unknown_dp_error = 12
 access_denied = 13
 dp_out_of_memory = 14
 disk_full = 15
 dp_timeout = 16
 not_supported_by_gui = 17
 error_no_gui = 18
 OTHERS = 19.
IF sy-subrc <> 0.
MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
 WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
MESSAGE e012(zea_spms) WITH 'Method' 'GUI_UPLOAD' sy-subrc.
&1 &2 issued return code &3
 ELSE.
 pit_data[] = lit_data[].
 ENDIF.
ENDIF.
loop at itab-bapi.
write: /5 itab-bapi-io_name,
 20 itab-bapi-io_type,
 30 itab-bapi-io_txsht,
 50 itab-bapi-io_txlng,
 75 itab-bapi-io_datatype,
 85 itab-bapi-io_length.
endloop.
 SELECT THE LOCATION FOR TEXT FILE
AT SELECTION-SCREEN ON VALUE-REQUEST FOR sel_file.
CALL FUNCTION 'WS_FILENAME_GET'
 EXPORTING
 def_filename = ''
 def_path = 'C:\'
 mask = ',Documentos de texto (*.txt), *.txt.'
 mode = ''
 IMPORTING
 filename = p_file
 EXCEPTIONS
 inv_winsys = 1
 no_batch = 2
 selection_cancel = 3
 selection_error = 4
 OTHERS = 5.
find '.txt' IN p_file.
if sy-subrc <> 0.
 concatenate p_file '.txt' into sel_file.
else.
 sel_file = p_file.
endif.
 Create InfoObject through BAPI Function
*CALL FUNCTION 'BAPI_IOBJ_CREATE'.
*IMPORTING
 VALUE(DETAILS) LIKE BAPI6108 STRUCTURE BAPI6108
*EXPORTING
 VALUE(INFOOBJECT) LIKE BAPI6108-INFOOBJECT
 VALUE(RETURN) LIKE BAPIRET2 STRUCTURE BAPIRET2
TABLES
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 NAVIGATIONATTRIBUTES STRUCTURE BAPI6108AN OPTIONAL
 ATRNAVINFOPROVIDER STRUCTURE BAPI6108NP OPTIONAL
 HIERARCHYCHARACTERISTICS STRUCTURE BAPI6108HC OPTIONAL
 ELIMINATION STRUCTURE BAPI6108IE OPTIONAL
 RETURNTABLE STRUCTURE BAPIRET2 OPTIONAL
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*ENDFORM. " RETRIEVE_DATASET
I appreciate your help.
Regards,
Mau

I have used tab delimited file.
Here are file contents
io_name io_type io_txsht io_txlng io_datatype io_length
ZEA_IO1 CHA IO Test IO Test 1 CHAR 20
ZEA_IO2 CHA IO Test IO Test 2 CHAR 20
And here is program used
*& Report ZAS_BAPI_TEST *
*& InfoObject Creation through BAPI.
*& Read the Text file, call a BAPI to create InfoObjects. *
*& Text file will hold the Info Object Structure. Text file will be *
*& located either work station or local PC.
*& Step 1. Create internal table to hold InfoObject structure *
*& Step 2. Retrieve/Load text file into Internal Table structure *
*& Step 3. Call BAPI Function to Create IO *
*& Step 4. Call BAPI Function to Activate IO *
REPORT ZAS_BAPI_TEST .
Make data separator a comma
CONSTANTS: gc_tab TYPE c VALUE ','.
Declaring Internal table for creating InfoObject
DATA: p_file TYPE string.
DATA: BEGIN OF itab-bapi OCCURS 0,
io_name like BAPI6108-infoobject,
io_type like BAPI6108-type,
io_txsht like BAPI6108-textshort,
io_txlng like BAPI6108-textlong,
io_datatype like BAPI6108-datatp,
io_length like BAPI6108-intlen,
END OF itab-bapi.
DATA ibapi LIKE STANDARD TABLE OF itab-bapi.
PARAMETERS: sel_file(1500) TYPE c default ' ' OBLIGATORY LOWER CASE.
PUT THE TEXT FILE PATH TO P_FILE
p_file = sel_file.
Copy the file from the workstation to the server ****
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EXPORTING
filename = p_file
FILETYPE = 'ASC'
HAS_FIELD_SEPARATOR = 'X'
TABLES
data_tab = itab-bapi[]
EXCEPTIONS
file_open_error = 1
file_read_error = 2
no_batch = 3
gui_refuse_filetransfer = 4
invalid_type = 5
no_authority = 6
unknown_error = 7
bad_data_format = 8
header_not_allowed = 9
separator_not_allowed = 10
header_too_long = 11
unknown_dp_error = 12
access_denied = 13
dp_out_of_memory = 14
disk_full = 15
dp_timeout = 16
not_supported_by_gui = 17
error_no_gui = 18
OTHERS = 19.
IF sy-subrc <> 0.
MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
MESSAGE e012(zea_spms) WITH 'Method' 'GUI_UPLOAD' sy-subrc.
&1 &2 issued return code &3
ELSE.
pit_data[] = lit_data[].
ENDIF.
ENDIF.
loop at itab-bapi.
write: /5 itab-bapi-io_name,
20 itab-bapi-io_type,
30 itab-bapi-io_txsht,
50 itab-bapi-io_txlng,
75 itab-bapi-io_datatype,
85 itab-bapi-io_length.
endloop.
SELECT THE LOCATION FOR TEXT FILE
AT SELECTION-SCREEN ON VALUE-REQUEST FOR sel_file.
CALL FUNCTION 'WS_FILENAME_GET'
EXPORTING
def_filename = ''
def_path = 'C:\'
mask = ',Documentos de texto (*.txt), *.txt.'
mode = ''
IMPORTING
filename = p_file
EXCEPTIONS
inv_winsys = 1
no_batch = 2
selection_cancel = 3
selection_error = 4
OTHERS = 5.
find '.txt' IN p_file.
if sy-subrc <> 0.
concatenate p_file '.txt' into sel_file.
else.
sel_file = p_file.
endif.
Create InfoObject through BAPI Function
*CALL FUNCTION 'BAPI_IOBJ_CREATE'.
*IMPORTING
VALUE(DETAILS) LIKE BAPI6108 STRUCTURE BAPI6108
*EXPORTING
VALUE(INFOOBJECT) LIKE BAPI6108-INFOOBJECT
VALUE(RETURN) LIKE BAPIRET2 STRUCTURE BAPIRET2
TABLES
COMPOUNDS STRUCTURE BAPI6108CM OPTIONAL
ATTRIBUTES STRUCTURE BAPI6108AT OPTIONAL
NAVIGATIONATTRIBUTES STRUCTURE BAPI6108AN OPTIONAL
ATRNAVINFOPROVIDER STRUCTURE BAPI6108NP OPTIONAL
HIERARCHYCHARACTERISTICS STRUCTURE BAPI6108HC OPTIONAL
ELIMINATION STRUCTURE BAPI6108IE OPTIONAL
RETURNTABLE STRUCTURE BAPIRET2 OPTIONAL
Activate InfoObject through BAPI Function
CALL FUNCTION 'BAPI_IOBJ_ACTIVATE_MULTIPLE'
*ENDFORM. " RETRIEVE_DATASET
This program is working fine. You can test it.
Only problem is as the column headings are big for some columns, they are getting truncated which you can always change by changing the column width in declaration
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