[Maintenance View] Mass maintenance of Z-Table

Hi,
I was wondering what were the options when dealing with mass maintenance of Z-table entries.
SM30 is OK for maintenance view but you cannot process more than a given number of lines (34 entries or so) per page.
Ideally, it should be possible to enter data from Excel file of even clipboard.
SE16N is great for this since it allows pasting of clipboard data but it does not work with maintenance views (it switches to the SM30 dynpro).
Besides, if I create a database view, it is not possible to save entries because it joins several table together (even if I only need additional fields for display only).
I tried the FM 'SE16_INTERFACE' but it dumps with an CX_SY_DYNAMIC_OSQL_SEMANTICS error (SAPSQL_NO_DBTAB_OR_VIEW). (you can only query table or database view but no maintenance view)
Thanks in advance for your ideas/advice.
Best regards,
Guillaume

Hi,
Developing a generic tool won't take much time probably 6 hours at an experience level of 2+ years!!!
Once you develop you can use it for ever.
What all you need to do is create a field-symbol of type standard table. Get the table name and the file from the selection screen.
Create a dynamic internal table with reference to the table name entered in the selection screen. Upload the data and update the database.
Limitations in the design:
1. File should be in correct format and with the correct data. (Specific validations can't be done)
2. Table maintenance events can't be tackled.
eg: On entering the material number, Material description should automatically come.
Creating BDC for SM30 is ok. But this works only at a table level. We may not be able to make it generic as the screen field names changes based on table name.
So think and choose the right approach!!!
All the best:)
Thanks,
Vinod.

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see the different types of views and the difference
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