ABAP Development for SAP NetWeaver BI: User Exits and BAdIs

1 ... Introduction ... 11

2 ... Performance ... 15
... 2.1 ... Table Types in ABAP ... 15
... 2.2 ... Loops and Read Accesses to Tables ... 18
... 2.3 ... Field Symbols ... 20
... 2.4 ... Database Accesses and Cache ... 22

3 ... User Exits and BAdIs in the Extraction Process ... 25
... 3.1 ... Usage Options ... 25
... 3.2 ... Generic Extractors ... 26
... 3.3 ... User Exit RSAP0001 ... 31
... 3.4 ... BAdI RSU5_SAPI_BADI ... 45

4 ... User Exits in Data Import Processes ... 49
... 4.1 ... Transformation ... 49
... 4.2 ... Routines in the Data Transfer Processes ... 76
... 4.3 ... Importing a Hierarchy from an Unstructured Excel Sheet ... 82
... 4.4 ... Transfer Rules in SAP BW 3.x ... 101
... 4.5 ... Update Rules in SAP BW 3.x ... 116

5 ... User Exits and BAdls in Reporting ... 131
... 5.1 ... Variable Exit RSR00001 ... 131
... 5.2 ... Virtual Key Figures and Characteristics ... 153
... 5.3 ... VirtualProviders ... 168
... 5.4 ... BAdI SMOD_RSR00004 ... 177
... 5.5 ... Implementing Own Read Routines for Master Data ... 181

6 ... User Exits in Planning ... 199
... 6.1 ... Variables in Planning ... 199
... 6.2 ... Characteristic Value Derivations ... 211
... 6.3 ... Exit Functions in Planning ... 229
... 6.4 ... Conclusion ... 246

7 ... Summary ... 247

A ... dditional Extension Options ... 251
... A.1 ... Other BAdIs and User Exits in SAP NetWeaver BI ... 251
... A.2 ... Generated Tables and Objects in SAP NetWeaver BI ... 252

B ... The Author ... 257