Package Elements
Updated 1 week ago
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Stephanie Krenz
In this article, we will look at the elements located in the left-hand area of the package editor.
The following functions are available here:
Tables
Add an SAP table using the corresponding button above. You can give a table an alias, as shown for the BKPF table (you can find out how this works in the next article). All tables specified here are later stored as result tables.
Virtual Tables
Add a virtual table with the SAP table name using the corresponding button at the top. You can also assign an alias here. Virtual tables do not appear as result tables.
Filters
Use the corresponding button at the top to add a filter with which you can later restrict values. You can freely choose the name. Filters are applied to tables or virtual tables.
Repositories
Add a repository using the corresponding button at the top; the name can be freely selected. A repository is used to save intermediate results for further processing. You can see exactly what this means later in the examples.
Buttons on the right:
- Two arrows point towards the line (available up to version 1.14): all nodes of Tables, Virtual Tables, Filters and Repositories are closed
- Two arrows point away from the line (available up to version 1.14): expands all nodes of Tables, Virtual Tables, Filters and Repositories
- Magnifier: search for elements
If you want to confirm the entry of a Table or Virtual Table during creation, enter a table name, press Enter (the Table is searched for in the selected SAP system) and then click on the desired Table name in the drop-down menu.
If you want to cancel the entry, simply click anywhere in the package editor in the empty area and the creation will be canceled.
As with the variants, you have the option of executing various functions with a right-click on the element. Jump to element (Jump to), copy (Duplicate) and delete (Delete).
Reports
To be able to use this function, adjustments need to be made. You can find all the information about this in this article.
You can use the corresponding button to insert an existing report from your selected SAP system. If the report name is marked in red in the list and has an indicator at the beginning of the line (triangle with exclamation mark), the report could not be found in the SAP system you selected. In this case, make sure that the name corresponds.
Here you can clearly see that the report ABAP_SOURCE_SCAN does not exist in the SAP system in this case. The report RS_ABAP_SOURCE_SCAN is not marked, therefore it could be found.
SAP-Transaction is not the Reportname
If you enter an SAP transaction as a report, the report linked to it is not recognized by dab Nexus and entered automatically. You must therefore enter the name of the report directly.
With the following steps you can find out how to find the report name using the transaction (here using the example of transaction FBL1N):
- Open your choosen SAP-system
- Enter the transaction on the top left and press ENTER
- In the window that opens, click on the system name either at the top right or bottom right (depending on the layout)
- A submenu opens and under Program you will find the report associated with the transaction, which you can then use in dab Nexus
