What is meant by return tables?

what is meant by return table?
with one example

hi
Return tables are used in cases where one record from the transaction translates into multiple records - something like cost allocations - you book an expense to the company for $1000 and that $1000 has to be translated into
$200 for your cost center
$500 for the general cost center
$300 to the project
this data ofcourse need not come from the transaction where you will have one line saying $1000 - you could have these weights maintained in a separate table in BW and do the cost allocation while receiving the data.
You can find a lot of information about the same in the FI related extractors / Update rules - or even more specific - the CO area..
hope it helps..
cheers.

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WHAT IS THE USE OF RETURN TABLE IN BW

Hi Gurus,
I would like to know what is the use of return table in bw.. can any one give me the perfect answer....
Ramesh

Hii
Imagine a situation where 1 record coming into a cube needs to be split into multiple records. Lets say you get values total values for sector in the PSA. Now you may want to partition that value based on the various sectors existing. In that case you can use a return table and split a single record into multiple records.
return table option is available in update rules
go thru these links
Return table
Return table
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Sheeba Bhaskaran

What is meant by a dynamic table

hi
what is meant by a dynamic table

Check the link
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/fc/eb35de358411d1829f0000e829fbfe/content.htm
Also check the blog
/people/rich.heilman2/blog/2005/07/27/dynamic-internal-tables-and-structures--abap

What is meant by estimated costs and estimated rows in SQL explain (ST05)?

Hi
I was just wondering if someone could explain/clarify exactly what is meant by estimated costs and estimated rows in the 'explain' / execution path functionality of ST05.
For example, we could see a SQL statement was very inefficient accessing a table:
Estimated Costs = 6.006.615 , Estimated #Rows = 0
Does this literally mean that for 6 million costs / reads / effort, 0 results were returned??
Is this a ratio of efficiency?
We built an appropriate index and now we have:
Estimated Costs = 2 , Estimated #Rows = 1
A lot better! The job was taking 40+ hours and being cancelled; now it takes 5 minutes. So a 3 million times improvement sounds realistic...
However, we had another instance where the explain showed:
( Estim. Costs = 195.077 , Estim. #Rows = 538.660 )
and we built an index, and now the explain is:
( Estimated Costs = 41.867 , Estimated #Rows = 538.660 )
What exactly does this mean - as the costs has been reduced, but the rows is the same?
Thanks
Ross

Hi Ross,
>I was just wondering if someone could explain/clarify exactly what is meant by estimated costs and estimated rows in the >'explain' / execution path functionality of ST05
Take a look at note 766349, point 20.
>An EXPLAIN displays "Estimated Costs" and "Estimated Rows", which
>are simply the CBO's calculation results (refer to Note 7550631).
>Since these results are based upon a number of assumptions (column
>values are distributed equally, statistics), and depend upon the
>database parameter settings, the calculated costs and rows are
>useful only within a margin for error. High "Estimated Costs" and
>"Estimated Rows" are therefore neither a satisfactory nor a
>necessary indication of an expensive SQL statement. Also, the
>calculated costs have no actual effect upon the performance - the
>deciding costs are always the actual ones, in the form of BUFFER
>GETs, DISK READs, or processed rows.
So the costs and rows are values conjured up by the cost optimizer when calculating the access path that is most likely to be efficient. THEY ARE ESTIMATES!!!
>Does this literally mean that for 6 million costs / reads / effort, 0 results were returned??
As per the above, no. The costs and rows are estimated before the rows are fetched so there are no actual results yet.
>What exactly does this mean - as the costs has been reduced, but the rows is the same?
An efficient database access is exactly that; reads only the blocks that contain the rows it needs and nothing else. If the access is inefficient it will spend time accessing blocks that contain no data that is eventually contained in the result set.
This question would be better placed in the Oracle forum...
Regards,
Peter

What is meant by costing key?

Dear Experts ,
while releasing the billing document to accounts , i am getting error like
Valuation with material cost estimate: error, The system looked for the material cost estimate using costing key "002", as defined in the Customizing settings for CO-PA, incomplete due to FI/CO interface
what is meant by costing key?
regards
rajakarthik

Hi,
In Costing based Profitability analysis you define costing keys. A costing key is a set of access parameters which are used in valuation to determine which data in Product cost planning should be read. In the costing key you attach the costing variant.
In the costing key you specify whether the system should read the current standard cost estimate, the previous standard cost estimate or the future standard cost estimate or a saved cost estimate.
The configuration settings to determine this costing key is as follows:
Assign costing keys to the products u2013 Three costing keys can be attached to a single product for a specific point of valuation, record type, plan version.
Assign costing keys to Material types
Assign costing keys to any characteristics u2013 You can use your own strategy to determine the costing keys. This is through user defined assignment tables.
regards,
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Problem with return table(adding extra record)

Hi,gurus,
I am facing a probelm with return table, i.e it is adding body record and workarea record also to the data target. so, it is adding the actual record to data target including the workarea record to with the key figure and year values as zeros and spaces. It's quite strange.
Please help me out, thanks a lot.

Hi,
   I have an ODS with the keys fields(ZPS_TXMID,ZPS_NODE，ZPS_NODE) and data fields(ZAU_C108,ZAU_C109,0PROJECT). I have to split one record from datasource to 6 records into my ODS. I'm updating ZAU_C109 with a routine with return table. Here is the code, please check it for me:
<i> data: prj like /BIC/PZPS_TXMID-PROJECT.
data: ls_icube_value like ICUBE_VALUES.
clear ls_icube_value.
select single PROJECT into prj from /BIC/PZPS_TXMID
        where /BIC/ZPS_TXMID = COMM_STRUCTURE-/BIC/ZPS_TXMID.
ls_icube_value-/BIC/ZPS_TXMID = COMM_STRUCTURE-/BIC/ZPS_TXMID.
ls_icube_value-/BIC/ZAU_C108 = COMM_STRUCTURE-/BIC/ZAU_C108.
ls_icube_value-/BIC/ZPS_NODE = '1'.
ls_icube_value-/BIC/ZPS_SNODE = '0'.
ls_icube_value-PROJECT = prj.
ls_icube_value-/BIC/ZAU_C109 = COMM_STRUCTURE-/BIC/ZPS_HJHSJ.
APPEND ls_icube_value TO RESULT_TABLE.
ls_icube_value-/BIC/ZPS_NODE = '1'.
ls_icube_value-/BIC/ZPS_SNODE = '1'.
ls_icube_value-PROJECT = prj.
ls_icube_value-/BIC/ZAU_C109 = COMM_STRUCTURE-/BIC/ZPS_HPSJ.
APPEND ls_icube_value TO RESULT_TABLE.
ls_icube_value-/BIC/ZPS_NODE = '1'.
ls_icube_value-/BIC/ZPS_SNODE = '2'.
ls_icube_value-PROJECT = prj.
ls_icube_value-/BIC/ZAU_C109 = COMM_STRUCTURE-/BIC/ZAU_C101.
APPEND ls_icube_value TO RESULT_TABLE.
ls_icube_value-/BIC/ZPS_NODE = '2'.
ls_icube_value-/BIC/ZPS_SNODE = '0'.
ls_icube_value-PROJECT = prj.
ls_icube_value-/BIC/ZAU_C109 = COMM_STRUCTURE-/BIC/ZPS_TJHSJ.
APPEND ls_icube_value TO RESULT_TABLE.
ls_icube_value-/BIC/ZPS_NODE = '2'.
ls_icube_value-/BIC/ZPS_SNODE = '1'.
ls_icube_value-PROJECT = prj.
ls_icube_value-/BIC/ZAU_C109 = COMM_STRUCTURE-/BIC/ZPS_TDSJ.
APPEND ls_icube_value TO RESULT_TABLE.
ls_icube_value-/BIC/ZPS_NODE = '2'.
ls_icube_value-/BIC/ZPS_SNODE = '2'.
ls_icube_value-PROJECT = prj.
ls_icube_value-/BIC/ZAU_C109 = COMM_STRUCTURE-/BIC/ZAU_C102.
APPEND ls_icube_value TO RESULT_TABLE.
ABORT = 0.</i>
   After loading, I checked the contents of ODS, there are 6 records(0project, ZAU_C108 are blank, other fields are correct) + 1 more record(ZPS_TXMID,0project, ZAU_C108 are correct, other fields are blank), what I expect is only 6 records with all fields being filled properly, no blanks, no extra records. Is it strange? or am I doing sth. wrong?
Your help is appreciated.

JCo issue - return table is null

Hi,
I am trying to read the return table from a function module using
JCoParameterList jplExport = function.getTableParameterList();
This works fine in the development environment, however in QA I am getting jplExport as null.
I have debugged it in QA using an external debugger and the return table has rows.
We have also ruled out the possibility of it being a authorization issue after checking with the security team.
I have debugged the FM using the JCo user and it has the return table, also if I run it from within SAP GUI it returns values in the return table.
To re-iterate the same code works fine in Dev.
In QA the import is good as I can see the values in the return table.
I am unable to understand what the issue is here. Why will it return null inspite of having values ?
Please suggest.
Thanks,
Veena.

Hi Veena,
-> Check if you can call any other function modules in the QA environment. If not, something is wrong with JCo configuration.
->Do you see any differences in function modules signatures from Dev and QA?
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What is meant by criteria of Updateability in MDM Import manager

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What is meant by criteria of Updateability in MDM Import manager? i read some information, but i could understand, it says original data source be updateble. what is meant by Original data source.?
what is the use of option "Read-only" in Import manager logon screen.
Thanks

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You can check the Read-only option to prevent MDM from updating your data source.
Kindly see the below information on "DATA SOURCE UPDATES"
DATA SOURCE UPDATES
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Other operations simply create virtual fields in the MDM Import Manageru2019s workspace, although if the data source happens to be updateable, some of these operations instead add the new fields to the original data source as well.
NOTE ►► Updating the data source when possible allows you to
perform additional operations on the new fields as if they were part of
the original source data, and also use them as record matching fields.
NOTE ►► Fields that are added only if the data source is updateable
can be deleted automatically by the MDM Import Manager when you
exit or switch data sources based on the setting of the Delete Created
Fields on Exit configuration option.
Updateable Data Sources
Whether or not a data source is updateable depends upon the following:
u2022 Source type. The source Type must permit the MDM Import Manager to update its schema and insert the additional fields of data; some supported types are updateable and some are not.
u2022 Media. The media on which the data source resides must itself be updateable. If the media on which the data source resides is readonly, such as a CD-ROM, the data source cannot be updated.
u2022 Permissions. You must have the proper file system permissions to update the file, or the proper DBMS permissions to update the schema of the database.
u2022 Read-only option. You cannot have checked the Read-Only option, which prevents MDM from updating the data source even if the other conditions would otherwise permit it.
NOTE ►► The Read-Only option is: (1) enabled for source types that
can be updated (Access, Oracle, SQL Server, and XML); (2) disabled
and unchecked for those that use Access as an updateable staging
area (Delimited Text and Fixed Text); and (3) disabled and checked for
those that cannot be updated (Excel and ODBC).
NOTE ►► When the data source is SQL Server, the table names in
the database must not contain spaces; otherwise any operation that
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Hope this helps.
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Return Tables

Hi fellow SAPians,
what is the significance of Return tables in SAP BW. I wonder can it be used for distribution purposes similar to SEM -BPS ? Cld anybody clarify me these concepts ?
thanking you in Advance,

Have a look at these posts in the help: they explain pretty well what it's all about.
" Update routines generally only have one return value. However, in the Key Figure Calculation tabstrip, you can create a routine by choosing the Return table option. The corresponding key figure routine now has a return table instead of a return value. You can now generate as many key figure values as you like from one data record."
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/21/894eeee0b911d4b2d90050da4c74dc/frameset.htm (2nd part)
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/7f/61fc37f456491ee10000009b38f8cf/frameset.htm

Can I use return table in non-cumulative cubes upd rules?

hi,
Is it possible to use return table in non-cumulative cubes upd rules?
What I mean is:
In non-cumulative cubes I need to use Automatic Time Conversion for time chars and when I use return table I have to map fields from comm structure to return table.
I am designing stock cube (with granularity on storage bin and quant level) where material movement data is took from Transfer Order docs. Data for source and target storage bin are in one document item, so I have to split each record.
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ps. Maybe somebody has some technical documentation on Automatic Time Conversion?

Hello Andrez,
May be this code will be useful for you.
*data decleration
data: num type i,
      num1(2) type c,
*variable for fiscper
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*variable for the calendar month
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*variable for the period
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*variable for the fiscal year
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*variable to find out the calendar quarter
      lv_month TYPE RSCALMONTH,
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*add 12 times entry into result_table for 12 months
do 12 times.
append RESULT_TABLE.
enddo.
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loop at RESULT_TABLE.
num = num + 1.
num1 = num.
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RESULT_TABLE-CRM_CURREN = COMM_STRUCTURE-CRM_CURREN.
case strlen( num1 ).
WHEN 1.
concatenate RESULT_TABLE-fiscyear '00' num1 into lv_fiscper.
RESULT_TABLE-fiscper = lv_fiscper.
WHEN 2.
concatenate RESULT_TABLE-fiscyear '0' num1 into lv_fiscper.
RESULT_TABLE-fiscper = lv_fiscper.
endcase.
lv_period = lv_fiscper+4(3).
lv_year = lv_fiscper(4).
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EXPORTING
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    I_FISCVRNT = 'Z9'
    I_YEAR     = LV_YEAR
   I_CASE     = 0
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concatenate lv_fiscper0(4) lv_fiscper5(2) into lv_month.
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      EXPORTING
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        E_QUARTER = lv_calquarter.
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      lv_calquarter = '00000'.
    endif.
else.
    lv_calquarter = '00000'.
endif.
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modify RESULT_TABLE.
endloop.
Regards
Gopal

RFC Lookup - Best Approach To Parse Returned Tables

Hi Everyone,
We are doing some RFC Lookups at a header node that are returning tables for all of the items (for performance reasons). I am trying to figure out what the best way to extract the values from the table, which is most of time has more than 1 key column. At the moment I am doing this through DOM, but I have also heard about using arrays, and have even seen an example of using a hashtables with all of the values concatenated together to later parse out using substrings. I'm looking for the best approach to:
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2) Search and Parse from the global object during linte items.
As an example, I have the following lines in my table:
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A,A,1,2,3
A,B,1,2,4
A,C,3,4,2
B,A,2,4,6
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Thanks
Peter

Hi Peter,
Please take a look at these...
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/xi/xi-code-samples/xi%20mapping%20lookups%20rfc%20api.pdf
/people/siva.maranani/blog/2005/08/23/lookup146s-in-xi-made-simpler
/people/sravya.talanki2/blog/2005/12/21/use-this-crazy-piece-for-any-rfc-mapping-lookups
/people/alessandro.guarneri/blog/2006/03/27/sap-xi-lookup-api-the-killer
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Lookup and a return table

1.0 what's a lookup and a return table, are they same thing?
2.0 how do you create it?
thanks

Hi,
a lookup table to enhance your data while loading. For instance you load sales in a cube and your source is providing the site and you require to post the Sale Organization.
In a start routine (Ttransfer or Update rules) you fill via ABAP a lookup table having the relation site to Sales Org.
In the sales org routine you read this lookup table with the key site and post the corresponding sales org in your IObj.
The return table functionality in update rules:
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You would need to post this record for next 11 months as well in order to able to see YTD sales correctly when you select period FEB.
The return table enables you to post many records from 1 loaded records.
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The return table is located in an update routine for a particular key figure and you use ABAP as well
Hoping this will answer your enquiries
Olivier.

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No entries in Return table for BAPI_GOODSMVT_CREATE

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I get the document number in 'goodsmvt_headret' .
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Salman Zahir.

Hi salman,
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but where you are displaying the records? Can you give the code, so that i can help you?
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Hi Iam new to hana I would like to learn the BW powered by HANA can any provide the documents.and I have gone through transports in hana what is meant by delivery unit?

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Views do not store any data in HANA
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