Regarding "TYPES & "CONVERSION ROUTINES"............

Hi abapers,
Can we have a code snippet as given below,
TYPES : NUMB TYPE I VALUE 100.
DATA : NUM1 TYPE NUMB.
WRITE : / NUMB, NUM1.
what will be the output?. Will the value 100 be copied to the field NUM1?
Next question is regarding "conversion routines". I read that "conversion routines" can be assigned to fields(variables) in abap?. What are "conversion routines"? What are their purpose? Also explain me the purpose of "EDIT MASK"?
Thanks in advance.
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Edited by: Alvaro Tejada Galindo on Jun 27, 2008 1:29 PM

Hi,
Conversion Routine..
I will just give you an example.....
For us in user interface English language is EN... but for system it is Just 'E'...
There conversion will happen from user to system and while retrieving from system to user..
So there are two routines for that.
CONVERSION_EXIT_ <conversion routine name> _OUTPUT
CONVERSION_EXIT_ <conversion routine name> _INPUT.
These coversion routines do the conversion job
check this link..
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2004/helpdata/en/33/206bc8012e11d3b495006094192fe3/content.htm
Hope this would help you..
Regards
Narin Nandivada.

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          WHEN SAP_DECIMAL_FMT_SPACE.
            REPLACE ALL OCCURRENCES OF '.' IN NUM_STR WITH SPACE.
            CONDENSE NUM_STR NO-GAPS.
            REPLACE ALL OCCURRENCES OF ',' IN NUM_STR WITH '.'.
          WHEN SAP_DECIMAL_FMT_Y.
            REPLACE ALL OCCURRENCES OF ',' IN NUM_STR WITH '.'.
        ENDCASE.
        INTERNAL_VALUE = NUM_STR.
      ENDMETHOD.                   "CONVERT_DECIMAL_EXT2INT
      METHOD CONVERT_DECIMAL_INT2EXT .
    * THE GOAL IS TO GET THIS INTO EXTERNAL FORMAT WHICH IS BASED ON SAP
    * USER PROFILE SETTINGS
    * CURRENT INPUT FORMAT EQUIVALENT IS EX. NNNNN.NN
        DATA: TEMP(70) TYPE C.
        WRITE INTERNAL_VALUE TO TEMP.
        EXTERNAL_VALUE = TEMP.
      ENDMETHOD.                   "CONVERT_DECIMAL_INT2EXT
    ENDCLASS.                   "CL_ABAP_CONV_DECIMAL IMPLEMENTATION
    *       CLASS CL_ABAP_CONV_DATE DEFINITION
    CLASS CL_ABAP_CONV_DATE DEFINITION.
      PUBLIC SECTION.
        CLASS-DATA SAP_DATE_FMT_5 TYPE USR01-DATFM VALUE '5' READ-ONLY .
        CLASS-DATA SAP_DATE_FMT_6 TYPE USR01-DATFM VALUE '6' READ-ONLY .
        CLASS-DATA SAP_DATE_FMT_3 TYPE USR01-DATFM VALUE '3' READ-ONLY .
        CLASS-DATA SAP_DATE_FMT_4 TYPE USR01-DATFM VALUE '4' READ-ONLY .
        CLASS-DATA SAP_DATE_FMT_1 TYPE USR01-DATFM VALUE '1' READ-ONLY .
        CLASS-DATA SAP_DATE_FMT_2 TYPE USR01-DATFM VALUE '2' READ-ONLY .
        CLASS-DATA USER_DATE_FORMAT TYPE USR01-DATFM READ-ONLY .
        CLASS-METHODS CONVERT_DATE_EXT2INT
          IMPORTING
            EXTERNAL_DATE TYPE STRING
          RETURNING
            VALUE(INTERNAL_DATE) TYPE D
          RAISING
            CX_DATE_CONVERSION .
        CLASS-METHODS CONVERT_DATE_INT2EXT
          IMPORTING
            INTERNAL_DATE TYPE D
          RETURNING
            VALUE(EXTERNAL_DATE) TYPE STRING .
        CLASS-METHODS CLASS_CONSTRUCTOR .
    ENDCLASS.                   "CL_ABAP_CONV_DATE DEFINITION
    *       CLASS CL_ABAP_CONV_DATE IMPLEMENTATION
    CLASS CL_ABAP_CONV_DATE IMPLEMENTATION.
      METHOD CLASS_CONSTRUCTOR.
        SELECT SINGLE DATFM FROM USR01 INTO USER_DATE_FORMAT
          WHERE BNAME = SY-UNAME.
      ENDMETHOD.                   "CLASS_CONSTRUCTOR
      METHOD CONVERT_DATE_EXT2INT.
    *  HERE ARE THE CURRENT DATE FORMATS FROM SAP GUI
    *1 DD.MM.YYYY
    *2 MM/DD/YYYY
    *3 MM-DD-YYYY
    *4 YYYY.MM.DD
    *5 YYYY/MM/DD
    *6 YYYY-MM-DD
        DATA: PERMITTED_NUMBERS TYPE STRING VALUE '0123456789'.
        DATA: TEMP_DATE TYPE D.
        DATA: MESSAGE_VALID_NUMERICS TYPE STRING
          VALUE 'Only Numerics (0-9) are acceptable.'.
        DATA: MESSAGE_VALID_FORMAT TYPE STRING
          VALUE 'Invalid date format.'.
        IF STRLEN( EXTERNAL_DATE ) = 10.
          CASE USER_DATE_FORMAT.
            WHEN SAP_DATE_FMT_1.
              IF EXTERNAL_DATE+2(1) = '.' AND EXTERNAL_DATE+5(1) = '.'.
                TEMP_DATE+0(4) = EXTERNAL_DATE+6(4). " YEAR
                TEMP_DATE+4(2) = EXTERNAL_DATE+3(2). " MONTH
                TEMP_DATE+6(2) = EXTERNAL_DATE+0(2). " DAY
                IF NOT ( TEMP_DATE CO PERMITTED_NUMBERS ).
                  RAISE EXCEPTION TYPE CX_DATE_CONVERSION
                    EXPORTING MESSAGE = MESSAGE_VALID_NUMERICS." ISSUE ERROR
                ENDIF.
              ELSE.
                RAISE EXCEPTION TYPE CX_DATE_CONVERSION
                    EXPORTING MESSAGE = MESSAGE_VALID_FORMAT. " ISSUE ERROR
              ENDIF.
            WHEN SAP_DATE_FMT_2.
              IF EXTERNAL_DATE+2(1) = '/' AND EXTERNAL_DATE+5(1) = '/'.
                TEMP_DATE+0(4) = EXTERNAL_DATE+6(4). " YEAR
                TEMP_DATE+4(2) = EXTERNAL_DATE+0(2). " MONTH
                TEMP_DATE+6(2) = EXTERNAL_DATE+3(2). " DAY
                IF NOT ( TEMP_DATE CO PERMITTED_NUMBERS ).
                  RAISE EXCEPTION TYPE CX_DATE_CONVERSION
                    EXPORTING MESSAGE = MESSAGE_VALID_NUMERICS. " ISSUE
                ENDIF.
              ELSE.
                RAISE EXCEPTION TYPE CX_DATE_CONVERSION
                    EXPORTING MESSAGE = MESSAGE_VALID_FORMAT. " ISSUE ERROR
              ENDIF.
            WHEN SAP_DATE_FMT_3.
              IF EXTERNAL_DATE+2(1) = '-' AND EXTERNAL_DATE+5(1) = '-'.
                TEMP_DATE+0(4) = EXTERNAL_DATE+6(4). " YEAR
                TEMP_DATE+4(2) = EXTERNAL_DATE+0(2). " MONTH
                TEMP_DATE+6(2) = EXTERNAL_DATE+3(2). " DAY
                IF NOT ( TEMP_DATE CO PERMITTED_NUMBERS ).
                  RAISE EXCEPTION TYPE CX_DATE_CONVERSION
                    EXPORTING MESSAGE = MESSAGE_VALID_NUMERICS." ISSUE ERROR
                ENDIF.
              ELSE.
                RAISE EXCEPTION TYPE CX_DATE_CONVERSION
                    EXPORTING MESSAGE = MESSAGE_VALID_FORMAT. " ISSUE ERROR
              ENDIF.
            WHEN SAP_DATE_FMT_4.
              IF EXTERNAL_DATE+4(1) = '.' AND EXTERNAL_DATE+7(1) = '.'.
                TEMP_DATE+0(4) = EXTERNAL_DATE+0(4). " YEAR
                TEMP_DATE+4(2) = EXTERNAL_DATE+5(2). " MONTH
                TEMP_DATE+6(2) = EXTERNAL_DATE+8(2). " DAY
                IF NOT ( TEMP_DATE CO PERMITTED_NUMBERS ).
                  RAISE EXCEPTION TYPE CX_DATE_CONVERSION
                    EXPORTING MESSAGE = MESSAGE_VALID_NUMERICS." ISSUE ERROR
                ENDIF.
              ELSE.
                RAISE EXCEPTION TYPE CX_DATE_CONVERSION
                    EXPORTING MESSAGE = MESSAGE_VALID_FORMAT. " ISSUE ERROR
              ENDIF.
            WHEN SAP_DATE_FMT_5.
              IF EXTERNAL_DATE+4(1) = '/' AND EXTERNAL_DATE+7(1) = '/'.
                TEMP_DATE+0(4) = EXTERNAL_DATE+0(4). " YEAR
                TEMP_DATE+4(2) = EXTERNAL_DATE+5(2). " MONTH
                TEMP_DATE+6(2) = EXTERNAL_DATE+8(2). " DAY
                IF NOT ( TEMP_DATE CO PERMITTED_NUMBERS ).
                  RAISE EXCEPTION TYPE CX_DATE_CONVERSION
                    EXPORTING MESSAGE = MESSAGE_VALID_NUMERICS." ISSUE ERROR
                ENDIF.
              ELSE.
                RAISE EXCEPTION TYPE CX_DATE_CONVERSION
                    EXPORTING MESSAGE = MESSAGE_VALID_FORMAT. " ISSUE ERROR
              ENDIF.
            WHEN SAP_DATE_FMT_6.
              IF EXTERNAL_DATE+4(1) = '-' AND EXTERNAL_DATE+7(1) = '-'.
                TEMP_DATE+0(4) = EXTERNAL_DATE+0(4). " YEAR
                TEMP_DATE+4(2) = EXTERNAL_DATE+5(2). " MONTH
                TEMP_DATE+6(2) = EXTERNAL_DATE+8(2). " DAY
                IF NOT ( TEMP_DATE CO PERMITTED_NUMBERS ).
                  RAISE EXCEPTION TYPE CX_DATE_CONVERSION
                    EXPORTING MESSAGE = MESSAGE_VALID_NUMERICS." ISSUE ERROR
                ENDIF.
              ELSE.
                RAISE EXCEPTION TYPE CX_DATE_CONVERSION
                    EXPORTING MESSAGE = MESSAGE_VALID_FORMAT. " ISSUE ERROR
              ENDIF.
          ENDCASE.
          INTERNAL_DATE = TEMP_DATE.
        ELSEIF STRLEN( EXTERNAL_DATE ) = 8.
    * ASSUME NORMAL DATE FORMAT (YYYYMMDD)
          INTERNAL_DATE = EXTERNAL_DATE.
        ELSE.
          RAISE EXCEPTION TYPE CX_DATE_CONVERSION
            EXPORTING MESSAGE = MESSAGE_VALID_FORMAT. " ISSUE ERROR
        ENDIF.
      ENDMETHOD.                   "CONVERT_DATE_EXT2INT
      METHOD CONVERT_DATE_INT2EXT.
    *  HERE ARE THE CURRENT DATE FORMATS FROM SAP GUI
    *1     DD.MM.YYYY
    *2     MM/DD/YYYY
    *3     MM-DD-YYYY
    *4     YYYY.MM.DD
    *5     YYYY/MM/DD
    *6     YYYY-MM-DD
        DATA: EXTERNAL_DATE_TEMP(10) TYPE C.
        WRITE INTERNAL_DATE TO EXTERNAL_DATE_TEMP.
        EXTERNAL_DATE = EXTERNAL_DATE_TEMP.
      ENDMETHOD.                   "CONVERT_DATE_INT2EXT
    ENDCLASS.                   "CL_ABAP_CONV_DATE IMPLEMENTATION
    *       CLASS CX_SEM_BPS_DATA_ACCESS DEFINITION
    CLASS CX_SEM_BPS_DATA_ACCESS DEFINITION INHERITING FROM CX_DYNAMIC_CHECK
      PUBLIC SECTION.
        DATA: MESSAGE TYPE STRING.
        DATA: RETURN_T TYPE BAPIRET2_T.
        METHODS CONSTRUCTOR
          IMPORTING
            MESSAGE TYPE STRING
            RETURN_T TYPE BAPIRET2_T OPTIONAL.
    ENDCLASS.                   "CX_SEM_BPS_DATA_ACCESS DEFINITION
    *       CLASS CX_SEM_BPS_DATA_ACCESS IMPLEMENTATION
    CLASS CX_SEM_BPS_DATA_ACCESS IMPLEMENTATION.
      METHOD CONSTRUCTOR.
        SUPER->CONSTRUCTOR( ).
        ME->MESSAGE = MESSAGE.
        ME->RETURN_T = RETURN_T.
      ENDMETHOD.                   "CONSTRUCTOR
    ENDCLASS.                   "CX_SEM_BPS_DATA_ACCESS IMPLEMENTATION
    *       CLASS CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR DEFINITION
    CLASS CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR DEFINITION.
      PUBLIC SECTION.
        DATA TRANSACTION_DATA TYPE REF TO DATA .
        CLASS-DATA C_LEVEL TYPE UPC_PLEVEL-PLEVEL VALUE 'ZLABAP' READ-ONLY .
        CLASS-DATA C_LAYOUT TYPE UPP_PARAM-PARAM VALUE 'ZMABAP' READ-ONLY .
        CLASS-DATA C_ADHOC_PACK TYPE UPC_PACKAGE-PPACKAGE VALUE '0-ADHOC'
    READ-ONLY .
        CLASS-DATA C_MULTIPLAN_AREA TYPE UPC_YS_API_CHAPRO-CHANM VALUE
    '_AREA_____' READ-ONLY .
        METHODS GET_INFOCUBE
          RETURNING
            VALUE(INFOCUBE) TYPE UPC_BW_AREA-INFOCUBE .
        METHODS GET_CHARACTERISTIC_SELECTIONS
          EXPORTING
            CHARACTERISTIC_SELECTION TYPE UPC_YS_API_CHASEL_T .
        METHODS REFRESH
          RAISING
            CX_SEM_BPS_DATA_ACCESS .
        METHODS CONSTRUCTOR
          IMPORTING
            PLANNING_AREA TYPE UPC_AREA-AREA
            IT_FIELDCATALOG TYPE LVC_T_FCAT
            TRANSACTION_DATA_TABLE TYPE REF TO DATA
            CHARACTERISTIC_SELECTION TYPE UPC_YS_API_CHASEL_T
          RAISING
            CX_SEM_BPS_DATA_ACCESS .
        METHODS GET_PLANNING_AREA
          RETURNING
            VALUE(PLANNING_AREA) TYPE UPC_AREA-AREA .
        METHODS GET_CHARACTERISTICS
          EXPORTING
            CHARACTERISTICS TYPE UPC_YS_API_CHAPRO_T .
        METHODS GET_KEYFIGURES
          EXPORTING
            KEYFIGURES TYPE UPC_YS_API_KYFPRO_T .
        METHODS SAVE
          RAISING
            CX_SEM_BPS_DATA_ACCESS .
      PRIVATE SECTION.
        DATA CONVEXIT_LOOKUP TYPE CONVEXIT_LOOKUP_T .
        DATA INFOCUBE TYPE UPC_BW_AREA-INFOCUBE .
        DATA IT_FIELDCATALOG TYPE FIELDCATALOG_UNIQUE .
        DATA PLANNING_AREA TYPE UPC_AREA-AREA .
        DATA CHARACTERISTICS TYPE UPC_YS_API_CHAPRO_T .
        DATA KEYFIGURES TYPE UPC_YS_API_KYFPRO_T .
        DATA CHARACTERISTIC_SELECTION TYPE UPC_YS_API_CHASEL_T .
        DATA LAYOUT_COL_SPEC TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF UPC_YS_API_COL .
        CLASS-METHODS FORCE_ERROR_MESSAGE
          IMPORTING
            MESSAGE TYPE STRING OPTIONAL
            RETURN_STRUCT TYPE BAPIRET2 OPTIONAL
            RETURN_STRUCTS TYPE BAPIRET2_T OPTIONAL
          RAISING
            CX_SEM_BPS_DATA_ACCESS .
        CLASS-METHODS CHECK_MESSAGE
          IMPORTING
            E_SUBRC TYPE SY-SUBRC
            RETURN_STRUCT TYPE BAPIRET2
          RAISING
            CX_SEM_BPS_DATA_ACCESS .
        METHODS SET_CHARACTERISTIC_SELECTION
          IMPORTING
            CHARACTERISTIC_SELECTION TYPE UPC_YS_API_CHASEL_T .
        METHODS SET_PLANNING_AREA
          IMPORTING
            PLANNING_AREA TYPE UPC_AREA-AREA
          RAISING
            CX_SEM_BPS_DATA_ACCESS .
        METHODS VALIDATE_PLANNING_OBJECTS
          RAISING
            CX_SEM_BPS_DATA_ACCESS .
        CLASS-METHODS CHECK_MESSAGES
          IMPORTING
            RETURN_STRUCTS TYPE BAPIRET2_T
            E_SUBRC TYPE SY-SUBRC
          RAISING
            CX_SEM_BPS_DATA_ACCESS .
        METHODS READ_DATA
          RAISING
            CX_SEM_BPS_DATA_ACCESS .
    ENDCLASS.                   "CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR DEFINITION
    *       CLASS CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR IMPLEMENTATION
    CLASS CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR IMPLEMENTATION.
      METHOD CONSTRUCTOR .
        DATA: WA_FIELDCATALOG TYPE LVC_S_FCAT.
        DATA: CONVEXIT_WA TYPE CONVEXIT_LOOKUP_S.
    * BUILD CONVERSION EXITS AND FIELDCATALOG
        LOOP AT IT_FIELDCATALOG INTO WA_FIELDCATALOG.
          INSERT WA_FIELDCATALOG INTO TABLE ME->IT_FIELDCATALOG[].
          IF NOT WA_FIELDCATALOG-CONVEXIT IS INITIAL.
            CLEAR CONVEXIT_WA.
            CONVEXIT_WA-CONVEXIT = WA_FIELDCATALOG-CONVEXIT.
            CREATE OBJECT CONVEXIT_WA-O_CONVEXIT
                EXPORTING
                  CONVEXIT = WA_FIELDCATALOG-CONVEXIT.
            INSERT CONVEXIT_WA INTO TABLE ME->CONVEXIT_LOOKUP.
          ENDIF.
        ENDLOOP.
        CALL METHOD ME->SET_PLANNING_AREA
          EXPORTING
            PLANNING_AREA = PLANNING_AREA.
        CALL METHOD ME->SET_CHARACTERISTIC_SELECTION
          EXPORTING
            CHARACTERISTIC_SELECTION = CHARACTERISTIC_SELECTION.
    * POINT TO TABLE CONTAINING TRANSACTION DATA
        ME->TRANSACTION_DATA = TRANSACTION_DATA_TABLE.
    * READ DATA
        CALL METHOD ME->REFRESH.
      ENDMETHOD.                   "CONSTRUCTOR
      METHOD GET_CHARACTERISTICS .
        CHARACTERISTICS[] = ME->CHARACTERISTICS[].
      ENDMETHOD.                   "GET_CHARACTERISTICS
      METHOD GET_CHARACTERISTIC_SELECTIONS.
        CHARACTERISTIC_SELECTION[] = ME->CHARACTERISTIC_SELECTION[].
      ENDMETHOD.                   "GET_CHARACTERISTIC_SELECTIONS
      METHOD GET_INFOCUBE .
        INFOCUBE = ME->INFOCUBE.
      ENDMETHOD.                   "GET_INFOCUBE
      METHOD GET_KEYFIGURES .
        KEYFIGURES[] = ME->KEYFIGURES[].
      ENDMETHOD.                   "GET_KEYFIGURES
      METHOD GET_PLANNING_AREA .
        PLANNING_AREA = ME->PLANNING_AREA.
      ENDMETHOD.                   "GET_PLANNING_AREA
      METHOD REFRESH.
        CALL METHOD ME->READ_DATA.
      ENDMETHOD.                   "REFRESH
      METHOD SAVE .
        DATA: E_SUBRC TYPE SY-SUBRC.
        DATA: ES_RETURN TYPE BAPIRET2.
        DATA: CHARACTERISTICS_WA TYPE UPC_YS_API_CHAPRO.
        DATA: WA_REF TYPE REF TO DATA.
        DATA: ITK_ROW TYPE TABLE OF UPC_YS_API_ROW.
        DATA: ITK_ROW_WA TYPE UPC_YS_API_ROW.
        DATA: LAYOUT_COL_SPEC_WA TYPE UPC_YS_API_COL.
        DATA: ITK_DATA TYPE TABLE OF UPC_YS_API_DATA.
        DATA: ITK_DATA_WA TYPE UPC_YS_API_DATA.
        DATA: ETK_RETURN TYPE TABLE OF BAPIRET2.
        DATA: WA_FIELDCATALOG TYPE LVC_S_FCAT.
        DATA: CONVERSION_EXIT TYPE STRING.
        DATA: KEYFIG TYPE STRING.
        DATA: DATE_CHAR TYPE STRING.
        DATA: MESSAGE TYPE STRING.
        CONSTANTS: FIND_FIELD_ERR TYPE STRING VALUE 'Unable to find field'.
        FIELD-SYMBOLS: <TD_FIELD> TYPE ANY.
        FIELD-SYMBOLS: <TD_WA> TYPE ANY.
        FIELD-SYMBOLS: <TD_TAB> TYPE STANDARD TABLE.
        ASSIGN ME->TRANSACTION_DATA->* TO <TD_TAB>.
        CREATE DATA WA_REF LIKE LINE OF <TD_TAB>.
        ASSIGN WA_REF->* TO <TD_WA>.
        CLEAR <TD_WA>.
        DATA: ROWC TYPE I.
        ROWC = 1.
        LOOP AT <TD_TAB> INTO <TD_WA>.
    * FILL CHARACTERISTIC DATA
          LOOP AT ME->CHARACTERISTICS INTO CHARACTERISTICS_WA.
            ASSIGN COMPONENT CHARACTERISTICS_WA-CHANM OF STRUCTURE <TD_WA>
              TO <TD_FIELD>.
            IF SY-SUBRC = 0.
              ITK_ROW_WA-ROW = ROWC.
              ITK_ROW_WA-CHANM = CHARACTERISTICS_WA-CHANM.
              CLEAR ITK_ROW_WA-CHAVLEXT.
    * APPLY OUTPUT CONVERSION EXIT FOR SAP EXTERNAL TYPE
    * ONLY APPLIES WHEN VALUE IS NOT UNASSIGNED ('#') MEANING INITIAL(ABAP)
    * FOR EXTERNAL CONVERSION UNASSIGED ('#') IS JUST A BLANK
              IF NOT <TD_FIELD> IS INITIAL.
                READ TABLE ME->IT_FIELDCATALOG INTO WA_FIELDCATALOG
                  WITH TABLE KEY FIELDNAME = ITK_ROW_WA-CHANM.
                IF SY-SUBRC = 0 AND NOT WA_FIELDCATALOG-CONVEXIT IS INITIAL.
                  DATA: CONVEXIT_WA TYPE CONVEXIT_LOOKUP_S.
                  READ TABLE ME->CONVEXIT_LOOKUP INTO CONVEXIT_WA
                    WITH TABLE KEY CONVEXIT = WA_FIELDCATALOG-CONVEXIT.
                  CALL METHOD CONVEXIT_WA-O_CONVEXIT->APPLY_CONV_OUTPUT
                    EXPORTING
                      INPUT  = <TD_FIELD>
                    IMPORTING
                      OUTPUT = <TD_FIELD>.
                  ITK_ROW_WA-CHAVLEXT = <TD_FIELD>.
                ELSEIF SY-SUBRC = 0 AND WA_FIELDCATALOG-INTTYPE = 'D'.
    * APPLY DATE CONVERSION TO EXTERNAL FORMAT BASED ON USER PROFILE
                  CALL METHOD CL_ABAP_CONV_DATE=>CONVERT_DATE_INT2EXT
                    EXPORTING
                      INTERNAL_DATE = <TD_FIELD>
                    RECEIVING
                      EXTERNAL_DATE = DATE_CHAR.
                  ITK_ROW_WA-CHAVLEXT = DATE_CHAR.
                ELSE.
                  ITK_ROW_WA-CHAVLEXT = <TD_FIELD>.
                ENDIF.
              ENDIF.
              APPEND ITK_ROW_WA TO ITK_ROW.
            ELSE.
    * FAILURE TO FIND THE FIELD IN THE POINTER WILL RESULT IN
    * TRANSACTION DATA INTEGRITY ISSUES, WE SHOULD ERROR OUT
              CONCATENATE FIND_FIELD_ERR CHARACTERISTICS_WA-CHANM
            INTO MESSAGE.
              CALL METHOD CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR=>FORCE_ERROR_MESSAGE
                EXPORTING
                  MESSAGE = MESSAGE.
            ENDIF.
          ENDLOOP.
    * FILL KEY FIGURE DATA
          LOOP AT ME->LAYOUT_COL_SPEC INTO LAYOUT_COL_SPEC_WA.
            ASSIGN COMPONENT LAYOUT_COL_SPEC_WA-CHAVLEXT
              OF STRUCTURE <TD_WA> TO <TD_FIELD>.
            IF SY-SUBRC = 0.
              ITK_DATA_WA-ROW = ROWC.
              ITK_DATA_WA-COL = LAYOUT_COL_SPEC_WA-COL.
              READ TABLE ME->IT_FIELDCATALOG INTO WA_FIELDCATALOG
                WITH TABLE KEY FIELDNAME = LAYOUT_COL_SPEC_WA-CHAVLEXT.
              IF WA_FIELDCATALOG-INTTYPE = 'P'.
    * MUST CONVERT TO EXTERNAL FORMAT FOR DECIMALS
                CALL METHOD CL_ABAP_CONV_DECIMAL=>CONVERT_DECIMAL_INT2EXT
                  EXPORTING
                    INTERNAL_VALUE = <TD_FIELD>
                  CHANGING
                    EXTERNAL_VALUE = KEYFIG.
              ELSEIF WA_FIELDCATALOG-INTTYPE = 'F'
                OR WA_FIELDCATALOG-INTTYPE = 'I'.
                KEYFIG = <TD_FIELD>.
              ENDIF.
              ITK_DATA_WA-VALUE = KEYFIG.
              APPEND ITK_DATA_WA TO ITK_DATA.
            ELSE.
    * FAILURE TO FIND THE FIELD IN THE POINTER WILL RESULT IN
    * TRANSACTION DATA INTEGRITY ISSUES, WE SHOULD ERROR OUT
              CONCATENATE FIND_FIELD_ERR LAYOUT_COL_SPEC_WA-CHAVLEXT
                INTO MESSAGE.
              CALL METHOD CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR=>FORCE_ERROR_MESSAGE
                EXPORTING
                  MESSAGE = MESSAGE.
            ENDIF.
          ENDLOOP.
          ROWC = ROWC + 1.
        ENDLOOP.
    * SET ADHOC PACKAGE SELECTIONS
        CALL FUNCTION 'API_SEMBPS_ADHOCPACKAGE_SET'
          EXPORTING
            I_AREA     = ME->PLANNING_AREA
            I_PLEVEL   = CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR=>C_LEVEL
          IMPORTING
            E_SUBRC    = E_SUBRC
            ES_RETURN  = ES_RETURN
          TABLES
            ITK_CHASEL = CHARACTERISTIC_SELECTION.
    * THROW EXCEPTIONS IF NECESSARY
        CALL METHOD CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR=>CHECK_MESSAGE
          EXPORTING
            E_SUBRC       = E_SUBRC
            RETURN_STRUCT = ES_RETURN.
        CALL FUNCTION 'API_SEMBPS_SETDATA'
          EXPORTING
            I_AREA     = ME->PLANNING_AREA
            I_PLEVEL   = CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR=>C_LEVEL
            I_PACKAGE  = CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR=>C_ADHOC_PACK
            I_LAYOUT   = CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR=>C_LAYOUT
          IMPORTING
            E_SUBRC    = E_SUBRC
          TABLES
            ITK_ROW    = ITK_ROW
            ITK_DATA   = ITK_DATA
            ETK_RETURN = ETK_RETURN.
    * THROW EXCEPTIONS IF NECESSARY
        CALL METHOD CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR=>CHECK_MESSAGES
          EXPORTING
            E_SUBRC        = E_SUBRC
            RETURN_STRUCTS = ETK_RETURN.
    * SAVE THE DATA INTO THE CUBE
        CALL FUNCTION 'API_SEMBPS_POST'
          IMPORTING
            E_SUBRC   = E_SUBRC
            ES_RETURN = ES_RETURN.
        CALL METHOD CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR=>CHECK_MESSAGE
          EXPORTING
            E_SUBRC       = E_SUBRC
            RETURN_STRUCT = ES_RETURN.
    * CLEAR SEM BPS DATA BUFFER AS WEIRD BEHAVIOR MAY OCCUR IF
    * NOT CLEARED WHETHER IF SUCCESSFUL OR NOT
        CALL FUNCTION 'API_SEMBPS_REFRESH'
          IMPORTING
            E_SUBRC   = E_SUBRC
            ES_RETURN = ES_RETURN.
        CALL METHOD CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR=>CHECK_MESSAGE
          EXPORTING
            E_SUBRC       = E_SUBRC
            RETURN_STRUCT = ES_RETURN.
      ENDMETHOD.                   "SAVE
      METHOD CHECK_MESSAGE .
        DATA: RETURN_T TYPE BAPIRET2_T.
        APPEND RETURN_STRUCT TO RETURN_T.
        CALL METHOD CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR=>CHECK_MESSAGES
          EXPORTING
            RETURN_STRUCTS = RETURN_T
            E_SUBRC        = E_SUBRC.
      ENDMETHOD.                   "CHECK_MESSAGE
      METHOD CHECK_MESSAGES .
        IF E_SUBRC <> 0.
          DATA: MESSAGE TYPE STRING.
          DATA: RETURN TYPE BAPIRET2.
          READ TABLE RETURN_STRUCTS INTO RETURN WITH KEY TYPE = 'E'.
          IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
            READ TABLE RETURN_STRUCTS INTO RETURN WITH KEY TYPE = 'A'.
          ENDIF.
          MESSAGE = RETURN-MESSAGE.
          RAISE EXCEPTION TYPE CX_SEM_BPS_DATA_ACCESS
            EXPORTING
              MESSAGE = MESSAGE
              RETURN_T = RETURN_STRUCTS.
        ENDIF.
      ENDMETHOD.                   "CHECK_MESSAGES
      METHOD FORCE_ERROR_MESSAGE.
        DATA: RC TYPE SY-SUBRC VALUE 4.
        IF MESSAGE IS SUPPLIED.
          DATA: RETURN TYPE BAPIRET2.
          RETURN-TYPE = 'E'.
          RETURN-MESSAGE = MESSAGE.
          CALL METHOD CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR=>CHECK_MESSAGE
            EXPORTING
              RETURN_STRUCT = RETURN
              E_SUBRC       = RC.
        ENDIF.
        IF RETURN_STRUCT IS SUPPLIED.
          CALL METHOD CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR=>CHECK_MESSAGE
            EXPORTING
              RETURN_STRUCT = RETURN_STRUCT
              E_SUBRC       = RC.
        ENDIF.
        IF RETURN_STRUCTS IS SUPPLIED.
          CALL METHOD CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR=>CHECK_MESSAGES
            EXPORTING
              RETURN_STRUCTS = RETURN_STRUCTS
              E_SUBRC        = RC.
        ENDIF.
      ENDMETHOD.                   "FORCE_ERROR_MESSAGE
      METHOD READ_DATA .
        DATA: CHAR_DATA TYPE TABLE OF UPC_YS_API_ROW.
        DATA: KEYFIG_DATA TYPE TABLE OF UPC_YS_API_DATA.
        DATA: ETK_ROW_WA TYPE UPC_YS_API_ROW.
        DATA: ETK_COL TYPE TABLE OF UPC_YS_API_COL.
        DATA: ETK_RETURN TYPE TABLE OF BAPIRET2.
        DATA: KEYFIGURES_WA TYPE UPC_YS_API_KYFPRO.
        DATA: E_SUBRC TYPE SY-SUBRC.
        DATA: ES_RETURN TYPE BAPIRET2.
        DATA: ETK_COL_WA TYPE UPC_YS_API_COL.
        DATA: WA_REF TYPE REF TO DATA.
        DATA: HAS_DATA TYPE BOOLEAN.
        DATA: KEYFIG_DATA_WA TYPE UPC_YS_API_DATA.
        DATA: LINE1 TYPE I.
        DATA: LINE2 TYPE I.
        DATA: MESSAGE TYPE STRING.
        CONSTANTS: FIND_FIELD_ERR TYPE STRING VALUE 'Unable to find field '.
        FIELD-SYMBOLS: <TD_FIELD> TYPE ANY.
        FIELD-SYMBOLS: <TD_WA> TYPE ANY.
        FIELD-SYMBOLS: <TD_TAB> TYPE STANDARD TABLE.
        CALL FUNCTION 'API_SEMBPS_ADHOCPACKAGE_SET'
          EXPORTING
            I_AREA     = ME->PLANNING_AREA
            I_PLEVEL   = CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR=>C_LEVEL
          IMPORTING
            E_SUBRC    = E_SUBRC
            ES_RETURN  = ES_RETURN
          TABLES
            ITK_CHASEL = ME->CHARACTERISTIC_SELECTION.
        CALL METHOD CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR=>CHECK_MESSAGE
          EXPORTING
            E_SUBRC       = E_SUBRC
            RETURN_STRUCT = ES_RETURN.
        CALL FUNCTION 'API_SEMBPS_GETDATA'
          EXPORTING
            I_AREA      = ME->PLANNING_AREA
            I_PLEVEL    = CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR=>C_LEVEL
            I_PACKAGE   = CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR=>C_ADHOC_PACK
            I_LAYOUT    = CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR=>C_LAYOUT
            I_READ_ONLY = 'X'
          IMPORTING
            E_SUBRC     = E_SUBRC
          TABLES
            ETK_ROW     = CHAR_DATA
            ETK_COL     = ETK_COL
            ETK_DATA    = KEYFIG_DATA
            ETK_RETURN  = ETK_RETURN.
        CALL METHOD CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR=>CHECK_MESSAGES
          EXPORTING
            E_SUBRC        = E_SUBRC
            RETURN_STRUCTS = ETK_RETURN.
    * SET LAYOUT COLUMN SPECIFICATION
        ME->LAYOUT_COL_SPEC[] = ETK_COL[].
    * CHECK TO SEE IF THE COLUMN SPEC CONTAINS ALL KEY FIGURES REQUIRED
    * THIS WOULD GUARANTEE THAT ALL THE KEY FIGURES PRESENT IN THE CUBE
    * ARE ALSO IN THE LAYOUT
        DESCRIBE TABLE ME->KEYFIGURES LINES LINE1.
        DESCRIBE TABLE ME->LAYOUT_COL_SPEC LINES LINE2.
        IF LINE1 <> LINE2.
          LOOP AT ME->KEYFIGURES INTO KEYFIGURES_WA.
            READ TABLE ME->LAYOUT_COL_SPEC
              WITH KEY CHAVLEXT = KEYFIGURES_WA-KYFNM
              TRANSPORTING NO FIELDS.
            IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
              CLEAR ES_RETURN.
              ES_RETURN-TYPE = 4.
              CONCATENATE 'Layout ' CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR=>C_LAYOUT
                ' is missing keyfigure: ' KEYFIGURES_WA-KYFNM
                INTO ES_RETURN-MESSAGE.
              APPEND ES_RETURN TO ETK_RETURN.
            ENDIF.
          ENDLOOP.
          CALL METHOD CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR=>FORCE_ERROR_MESSAGE
            EXPORTING
              RETURN_STRUCTS = ETK_RETURN.
        ENDIF.
    * CLEAR TRANSACTION DATA IF ANY
        ASSIGN TRANSACTION_DATA->* TO <TD_TAB>.
        REFRESH <TD_TAB>.
        CREATE DATA WA_REF LIKE LINE OF <TD_TAB>.
        ASSIGN WA_REF->* TO <TD_WA>.
        DATA: PREV_ROWID TYPE UPC_YS_API_ROW-ROW VALUE 1.
        DATA: WA_FIELDCATALOG TYPE LVC_S_FCAT.
        DATA: CONVERSION_EXIT TYPE STRING.
        DATA: DECIMAL_CONV TYPE STRING.
        DATA: DATE_CONV TYPE STRING.
        CLEAR <TD_WA>.
    * SORT DATA
        SORT KEYFIG_DATA BY ROW.
        SORT ETK_COL BY COL.
        SORT CHAR_DATA BY ROW.
    * INSERT ALL CHARACTERISTIC ROWS
        LOOP AT CHAR_DATA INTO ETK_ROW_WA.
          IF ETK_ROW_WA-CHANM IS NOT INITIAL.
            IF ETK_ROW_WA-ROW <> PREV_ROWID.
              CLEAR HAS_DATA.
              PREV_ROWID = ETK_ROW_WA-ROW.
              APPEND <TD_WA> TO <TD_TAB>.
              CLEAR <TD_WA>.
            ENDIF.
            HAS_DATA = 'X'.
            ASSIGN COMPONENT ETK_ROW_WA-CHANM OF STRUCTURE
              <TD_WA> TO <TD_FIELD>.
            IF SY-SUBRC = 0.
              CLEAR <TD_FIELD>.
              IF ETK_ROW_WA-CHAVLEXT <> '#'.
    * APPLY INPUT CONVERSION EXIT FOR SAP INTERNAL DATA ELEMENTS
    * ONLY APPLIES WHEN VALUE IS NOT UNASSIGNED ('#')
                READ TABLE ME->IT_FIELDCATALOG INTO WA_FIELDCATALOG
                  WITH TABLE KEY FIELDNAME = ETK_ROW_WA-CHANM.
                IF SY-SUBRC = 0 AND NOT WA_FIELDCATALOG-CONVEXIT IS INITIAL.
                  <TD_FIELD> = ETK_ROW_WA-CHAVLEXT.
    * APPLY INPUT CONVERSION EXIT IF ANY, CHECK INFOOBJECT RSD1 TRANSACTION
                  DATA: CONVEXIT_WA TYPE CONVEXIT_LOOKUP_S.
                  READ TABLE ME->CONVEXIT_LOOKUP INTO CONVEXIT_WA
                    WITH TABLE KEY CONVEXIT = WA_FIELDCATALOG-CONVEXIT.
                  CALL METHOD CONVEXIT_WA-O_CONVEXIT->APPLY_CONV_INPUT
                    EXPORTING
                      INPUT  = <TD_FIELD>
                    IMPORTING
                      OUTPUT = <TD_FIELD>.
                ELSEIF SY-SUBRC = 0 AND WA_FIELDCATALOG-INTTYPE = 'D'.
    * APPLY DATE CONVERSION AS THERE IS NO COVERSION EXIT FOR DATES DUE TO
    * SAPGUI DISPLAY FORMATS BASED ON USER PROFILES
                  TRY.
                      DATE_CONV = ETK_ROW_WA-CHAVLEXT.
                      CALL METHOD CL_ABAP_CONV_DATE=>CONVERT_DATE_EXT2INT
                        EXPORTING
                          EXTERNAL_DATE = DATE_CONV
                        RECEIVING
                          INTERNAL_DATE = <TD_FIELD>.
                    CATCH CX_DATE_CONVERSION .
    * THERE SHOULD BE NO DATE CONVERSION ERROR.
                  ENDTRY.
                ELSE.
                  <TD_FIELD> = ETK_ROW_WA-CHAVLEXT.
                ENDIF.
              ENDIF.
            ELSE.
    * FAILURE TO FIND THE FIELD IN THE POINTER WILL RESULT IN
    * TRANSACTION DATA INTEGRITY ISSUES, WE SHOULD ERROR OUT
              CONCATENATE FIND_FIELD_ERR ETK_ROW_WA-CHANM
                INTO MESSAGE.
              CALL METHOD CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR=>FORCE_ERROR_MESSAGE
                EXPORTING
                  MESSAGE = MESSAGE.
            ENDIF.
          ENDIF.
        ENDLOOP.
    * APPEND THE LAST ROW
        IF HAS_DATA IS NOT INITIAL.
          APPEND <TD_WA> TO <TD_TAB>.
        ENDIF.
    * INSERT ALL KEY FIGURES
        LOOP AT KEYFIG_DATA INTO KEYFIG_DATA_WA.
          READ TABLE <TD_TAB> INTO <TD_WA> INDEX KEYFIG_DATA_WA-ROW.
          IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
    * SUMMARY LINE WHICH INDICATES COMPLETION
            EXIT.
          ENDIF.
    * AVAILABLE KEY FIGURES
          READ TABLE ETK_COL INTO ETK_COL_WA
            INDEX KEYFIG_DATA_WA-COL.
          ASSIGN COMPONENT ETK_COL_WA-CHAVLEXT OF STRUCTURE
            <TD_WA> TO <TD_FIELD>.
          IF SY-SUBRC = 0.
            READ TABLE ME->IT_FIELDCATALOG INTO WA_FIELDCATALOG
              WITH TABLE KEY FIELDNAME = ETK_COL_WA-CHAVLEXT.
            IF WA_FIELDCATALOG-INTTYPE = 'P'.
              DECIMAL_CONV = KEYFIG_DATA_WA-VALUE.
              CALL METHOD CL_ABAP_CONV_DECIMAL=>CONVERT_DECIMAL_EXT2INT
                EXPORTING
                  EXTERNAL_VALUE = DECIMAL_CONV
                CHANGING
                  INTERNAL_VALUE = <TD_FIELD>.
            ELSEIF WA_FIELDCATALOG-INTTYPE = 'F' OR
              WA_FIELDCATALOG-INTTYPE = 'I'.
              <TD_FIELD> = KEYFIG_DATA_WA-VALUE.
            ENDIF.
            MODIFY <TD_TAB> INDEX KEYFIG_DATA_WA-ROW FROM <TD_WA>
              TRANSPORTING (ETK_COL_WA-CHAVLEXT) .
          ELSE.
    * FAILURE TO FIND THE FIELD IN THE POINTER WILL RESULT IN
    * TRANSACTION DATA INTEGRITY ISSUES, WE SHOULD ERROR OUT
            CONCATENATE FIND_FIELD_ERR ETK_ROW_WA-CHANM
              INTO MESSAGE.
            CALL METHOD CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR=>FORCE_ERROR_MESSAGE
              EXPORTING
                MESSAGE = MESSAGE.
          ENDIF.
        ENDLOOP.
      ENDMETHOD.                   "READ_DATA
      METHOD SET_CHARACTERISTIC_SELECTION.
        DATA: CHARACTERISTIC_SELECTION_WA TYPE UPC_YS_API_CHASEL.
        DATA: WA_FIELDCATALOG TYPE LVC_S_FCAT.
        DATA: CONV_EXIT TYPE STRING.
        DATA: DATE_CONV TYPE STRING.
        DATA: TEMP_DATE TYPE D.
    * basically convert the selection criteria to external values and hold
    * copy of that
        REFRESH ME->CHARACTERISTIC_SELECTION.
        LOOP AT CHARACTERISTIC_SELECTION INTO CHARACTERISTIC_SELECTION_WA.
          READ TABLE ME->IT_FIELDCATALOG INTO WA_FIELDCATALOG
            WITH TABLE KEY FIELDNAME = CHARACTERISTIC_SELECTION_WA-CHANM.
          IF SY-SUBRC = 0.
            IF NOT WA_FIELDCATALOG-CONVEXIT IS INITIAL.
              DATA: CONVEXIT_WA TYPE CONVEXIT_LOOKUP_S.
              READ TABLE ME->CONVEXIT_LOOKUP INTO CONVEXIT_WA
                WITH TABLE KEY CONVEXIT = WA_FIELDCATALOG-CONVEXIT.
              CALL METHOD CONVEXIT_WA-O_CONVEXIT->APPLY_CONV_OUTPUT
                EXPORTING
                  INPUT  = CHARACTERISTIC_SELECTION_WA-LOW
                IMPORTING
                  OUTPUT = CHARACTERISTIC_SELECTION_WA-LOW.
              CALL METHOD CONVEXIT_WA-O_CONVEXIT->APPLY_CONV_OUTPUT
                EXPORTING
                  INPUT  = CHARACTERISTIC_SELECTION_WA-HIGH
                IMPORTING
                  OUTPUT = CHARACTERISTIC_SELECTION_WA-HIGH.
            ELSEIF WA_FIELDCATALOG-INTTYPE = 'D'.
    * DATE TYPE CONVERSION BASED ON SAP GUI
              IF NOT CHARACTERISTIC_SELECTION_WA-LOW IS INITIAL.
                TEMP_DATE = CHARACTERISTIC_SELECTION_WA-LOW.
                CALL METHOD CL_ABAP_CONV_DATE=>CONVERT_DATE_INT2EXT
                  EXPORTING
                    INTERNAL_DATE = TEMP_DATE
                  RECEIVING
                    EXTERNAL_DATE = DATE_CONV.
                CHARACTERISTIC_SELECTION_WA-LOW = DATE_CONV.
              ENDIF.
              IF NOT CHARACTERISTIC_SELECTION_WA-HIGH IS INITIAL.
                TEMP_DATE = CHARACTERISTIC_SELECTION_WA-HIGH.
                CALL METHOD CL_ABAP_CONV_DATE=>CONVERT_DATE_INT2EXT
                  EXPORTING
                    INTERNAL_DATE = TEMP_DATE
                  RECEIVING
                    EXTERNAL_DATE = DATE_CONV.
                CHARACTERISTIC_SELECTION_WA-HIGH = DATE_CONV.
              ENDIF.
            ENDIF.
            APPEND CHARACTERISTIC_SELECTION_WA TO
    ME->CHARACTERISTIC_SELECTION.
          ENDIF.
        ENDLOOP.
      ENDMETHOD.                   "SET_CHARACTERISTIC_SELECTION
      METHOD SET_PLANNING_AREA.
        DATA: ES_RETURN TYPE BAPIRET2.
        DATA: E_SUBRC TYPE SY-SUBRC.
    * CHECK TO SEE OF PLANNING AREA IS A MULTI-PLANNING AREA
        CALL FUNCTION 'API_SEMBPS_AREA_GETDETAIL'
          EXPORTING
            I_AREA     = PLANNING_AREA
          IMPORTING
            E_SUBRC    = E_SUBRC
            ES_RETURN  = ES_RETURN
          TABLES
            ETK_CHAPRO = ME->CHARACTERISTICS
            ETK_KYFPRO = ME->KEYFIGURES.
        CALL METHOD CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR=>CHECK_MESSAGE
          EXPORTING
            E_SUBRC       = E_SUBRC
            RETURN_STRUCT = ES_RETURN.
        ME->PLANNING_AREA = PLANNING_AREA.
    * FIND THE INFOCUBE RELATED TO THE PLANNING AREA
        SELECT SINGLE INFOCUBE FROM UPC_BW_AREA INTO ME->INFOCUBE
          WHERE AREA = PLANNING_AREA.
        CALL METHOD ME->VALIDATE_PLANNING_OBJECTS.
      ENDMETHOD.                   "SET_PLANNING_AREA
      METHOD VALIDATE_PLANNING_OBJECTS.
        DATA: E_SUBRC TYPE SY-SUBRC.
        DATA: ES_RETURN TYPE BAPIRET2.
        DATA: ES_RETURN_T TYPE TABLE OF BAPIRET2.
        DATA: ETK_CHA TYPE TABLE OF UPC_YS_API_PLEVEL_CHA.
        DATA: ETK_CHA_WA TYPE UPC_YS_API_PLEVEL_CHA.
        DATA: CHARACTERISTIC_WA TYPE UPC_YS_API_CHAPRO.
        DATA: KEYFIGURES_WA TYPE UPC_YS_API_KYFPRO.
        DATA: ETK_CHASEL TYPE TABLE OF UPC_YS_API_CHASEL.
        DATA: ETK_KYF TYPE TABLE OF UPC_YS_KYF.
        DATA: ETK_RETURN TYPE TABLE OF BAPIRET2.
        DATA: LINES1 TYPE I.
        DATA: LINES2 TYPE I.
        DATA: E_LEADCOL_COMPL TYPE UPC_YS_API_INFO-LEADCOL_COMPL.
        DATA: ETK_HEAD_INFO TYPE TABLE OF UPC_YS_API_HEAD_INFO.
        DATA: ETK_ROW_INFO TYPE TABLE OF UPC_YS_API_ROW_INFO.
        DATA: ETK_COL_INFO TYPE TABLE OF UPC_YS_API_COL_INFO.
    * CHECK TO SEE IF ITS A MULTI-PLANNING AREA
        READ TABLE ME->CHARACTERISTICS TRANSPORTING NO FIELDS
          WITH KEY CHANM = CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR=>C_MULTIPLAN_AREA.
    * MULTI-PLANNING AREAS SHOULD NOT BE ACCEPTABLE TO THIS AS IT LEADS
    * TO REFERENCING OF PLANNING AREAS IN ITS LEVEL/PACKAGES/LAYOUTS WHICH
    * IS HARDER TO MAINTAIN
        IF SY-SUBRC = 0.
          REFRESH ME->CHARACTERISTICS.
          REFRESH ME->KEYFIGURES.
          CLEAR ES_RETURN.
          ES_RETURN-TYPE = 'E'.
          ES_RETURN-MESSAGE = 'DO NOT USE MULTI-PLANNING AREAS'.
          APPEND ES_RETURN TO ES_RETURN_T.
          CALL METHOD CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR=>FORCE_ERROR_MESSAGE
            EXPORTING
              RETURN_STRUCTS = ES_RETURN_T.
        ENDIF.
    * CHECK THE PLANNING LEVEL
        CALL FUNCTION 'API_SEMBPS_PLEVEL_GETDETAIL'
          EXPORTING
            I_AREA     = ME->PLANNING_AREA
            I_PLEVEL   = CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR=>C_LEVEL
          IMPORTING
            E_SUBRC    = E_SUBRC
            ES_RETURN  = ES_RETURN
          TABLES
            ETK_CHA    = ETK_CHA
            ETK_CHASEL = ETK_CHASEL
            ETK_KYF    = ETK_KYF.
        CALL METHOD CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR=>CHECK_MESSAGE
          EXPORTING
            E_SUBRC       = E_SUBRC
            RETURN_STRUCT = ES_RETURN.
    * CHECK TO SEE IF THE SAME NUMBER OF CHARACTERISTICS EXISTS IN LEVEL
        DESCRIBE TABLE ME->CHARACTERISTICS LINES LINES1.
        DESCRIBE TABLE ETK_CHA LINES LINES2.
        IF LINES1 <> LINES2.
    * ERROR OUT THE MISSING CHARACTERISTICS FROM THE PLANNING LEVEL
          LOOP AT ME->CHARACTERISTICS INTO CHARACTERISTIC_WA.
            READ TABLE ETK_CHA WITH KEY CHANM = CHARACTERISTIC_WA-CHANM
              TRANSPORTING NO FIELDS.
            IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
              CLEAR ES_RETURN.
              ES_RETURN-TYPE = 'E'.
              CONCATENATE 'Missing characteristic ' CHARACTERISTIC_WA-CHANM
                ' from planning level ' CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR=>C_LEVEL
                INTO ES_RETURN-MESSAGE.
              APPEND ES_RETURN TO ES_RETURN_T.
            ENDIF.
          ENDLOOP.
        ENDIF.
    * CHECK TO SEE IF EVERY CHARACTERISTIC IS AVAIABLE FOR SELECTION IN
    * PACKAGE
        READ TABLE ETK_CHA WITH KEY PACKSEL = SPACE TRANSPORTING NO FIELDS.
        IF SY-SUBRC = 0.
    * ERROR OUT THE CHARACTERISTICS THAT ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR PACKAGE
    * SELECTIONS
          LOOP AT ETK_CHA INTO ETK_CHA_WA WHERE PACKSEL = SPACE.
            CLEAR ES_RETURN.
            ES_RETURN-TYPE = 'E'.
            CONCATENATE 'Characteristic ' ETK_CHA_WA-CHANM
              ' needs to be available for selection in planning level '
              CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR=>C_LEVEL INTO ES_RETURN-MESSAGE.
            APPEND ES_RETURN TO ES_RETURN_T.
          ENDLOOP.
        ENDIF.
    * CHECK TO SEE IF THE SAME NUMBER OF KEYFIGURES EXISTS IN LEVEL
        DESCRIBE TABLE ME->KEYFIGURES LINES LINES1.
        DESCRIBE TABLE ETK_KYF LINES LINES2.
        IF LINES1 <> LINES2.
    * ERROR OUT THE MISSING KEYFIGURES FROM THE PLANNING LEVEL
          LOOP AT ME->KEYFIGURES INTO KEYFIGURES_WA.
            READ TABLE ETK_KYF WITH KEY KYFNM = KEYFIGURES_WA-KYFNM
              TRANSPORTING NO FIELDS.
            IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
              CLEAR ES_RETURN.
              ES_RETURN-TYPE = 'E'.
              CONCATENATE 'Missing keyfigure ' KEYFIGURES_WA-KYFNM
                ' from planning level ' CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR=>C_LEVEL
                INTO ES_RETURN-MESSAGE.
              APPEND ES_RETURN TO ES_RETURN_T.
            ENDIF.
          ENDLOOP.
        ENDIF.
    * CHECK THE PLANNING LAYOUT
        CALL FUNCTION 'API_SEMBPS_LAYOUT_GETDETAIL'
          EXPORTING
            I_AREA          = ME->PLANNING_AREA
            I_PLEVEL        = CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR=>C_LEVEL
            I_LAYOUT        = CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR=>C_LAYOUT
          IMPORTING
            E_SUBRC         = E_SUBRC
            E_LEADCOL_COMPL = E_LEADCOL_COMPL
          TABLES
            ETK_HEAD_INFO   = ETK_HEAD_INFO
            ETK_ROW_INFO    = ETK_ROW_INFO
            ETK_COL_INFO    = ETK_COL_INFO
            ETK_RETURN      = ETK_RETURN.
        CALL METHOD CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR=>CHECK_MESSAGES
          EXPORTING
            E_SUBRC        = E_SUBRC
            RETURN_STRUCTS = ETK_RETURN.
    * MAKE SURE THAT HEADER AREA IS EMPTY AS ALL THE DATA READ IS IN LEAD
    * COLUMNS ONLY
        IF NOT ETK_HEAD_INFO[] IS INITIAL.
          CLEAR ES_RETURN.
          ES_RETURN-TYPE = 'E'.
          CONCATENATE 'Header area must be empty in layout '
            CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR=>C_LAYOUT
            INTO ES_RETURN-MESSAGE.
          APPEND ES_RETURN TO ES_RETURN_T.
        ENDIF.
    * MAKE SURE THAT LAYOUT TYPE IS KEY FIGURES IN DATA COLUMNS
        IF NOT E_LEADCOL_COMPL IS INITIAL.
          CLEAR ES_RETURN.
          ES_RETURN-TYPE = 'E'.
          CONCATENATE 'Layout ' CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR=>C_LAYOUT
            ' must be of type "Key Figs in data columns"'
            INTO ES_RETURN-MESSAGE.
          APPEND ES_RETURN TO ES_RETURN_T.
        ENDIF.
    * CHECK FOR THE SAME NUMBER OF CHARACTERISTICS IN LEAD COLUMNS OF LAYOUT
    * AND IN PLANNING AREA
        DESCRIBE TABLE ME->CHARACTERISTICS LINES LINES1.
        DESCRIBE TABLE ETK_ROW_INFO LINES LINES2.
        IF LINES1 <> LINES2.
    * ERROR OUT THE MISSING CHARACTERISTICS FROM THE PLANNING LEVEL
          LOOP AT ME->CHARACTERISTICS INTO CHARACTERISTIC_WA.
            READ TABLE ETK_ROW_INFO WITH KEY CHANM = CHARACTERISTIC_WA-CHANM
              TRANSPORTING NO FIELDS.
            IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
              CLEAR ES_RETURN.
              ES_RETURN-TYPE = 'E'.
              CONCATENATE 'Missing characteristic ' CHARACTERISTIC_WA-CHANM
                ' from planning layout ' CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR=>C_LAYOUT
                INTO ES_RETURN-MESSAGE.
              APPEND ES_RETURN TO ES_RETURN_T.
            ENDIF.
          ENDLOOP.
        ENDIF.
    * IF MESSAGES ARE AVAILBLE FROM CUSTOM CHECKS THROW EXCEPTION
        IF NOT ES_RETURN_T[] IS INITIAL.
          CALL METHOD CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR=>FORCE_ERROR_MESSAGE
            EXPORTING
              RETURN_STRUCTS = ES_RETURN_T.
        ENDIF.
      ENDMETHOD.                   "VALIDATE_PLANNING_OBJECTS
    ENDCLASS.                   "CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR IMPLEMENTATION
    *       CLASS CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESS_FACTORY DEFINITION
    CLASS CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESS_FACTORY DEFINITION.
      PUBLIC SECTION.
        CLASS-METHODS CREATE_DATA_ACCESSOR
          IMPORTING
            PLAN_AREA TYPE UPC_AREA-AREA
            CHARACTERISTIC_SELECTION TYPE UPC_YS_API_CHASEL_T
            DDIC_STRUCTURE_NAME TYPE DD02L-TABNAME OPTIONAL
          EXPORTING
            O_DATA_ACCESSOR TYPE REF TO CL_SEMBPS_DATA_ACCESSOR
          CHANGING
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