SAP BW - Generic Datasource Function Module (Multiple Delta Fields)

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SAP BW - Generic Datasource
Function Module (Multiple Delta
Fields)
Applies to:
SAP BW 3.5 / SAP 7.0 Consultants. For more information, visit the EDW HomePage .
Summary
Fetch the delta on multiple fields for Generic Datasource (Transaction Data) based on Function Module
Extraction.

Author: Suraj Tigga
Company: Capgemini Consulting
Created on: 20 April 2011
Author Bio
Suraj Tigga is a Senior SAP BI / ABAP consultant at Capgemini Consulting, India. Suraj joined
Capgemini Consulting in 2008 and has worked on multiple SAP BI implementation and support
projects.

SAP BW - Generic Datasource Function Module (Multiple Delta Fields)
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Table of Contents
Scenario .............................................................................................................................................................. 3
Generic Datasource (Multiple Delta Fields) .................................................................................................... 3
Generic Datasource ..................................................................................................................................................... 4
Function Module .......................................................................................................................................................... 4
Execution ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Understanding .............................................................................................................................................................. 7
Related Content .................................................................................................................................................. 8
Disclaimer and Liability Notice ............................................................................................................................ 9

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Scenario
SAP BI provides Generic Delta option while creating Generic Datasource to fetch data based on a particular
field (present in the extract structure) either with timestamp or date whose values increased monotonously
over time. System determines the data volume transferred in the delta method by comparing the maximum
value transferred with the last load with the amount of data that has since entered the system. Only the
newly arrived data is transferred.
Document describes method to create an extractor based on multiple delta fields using Function Module
Extraction. Data for SD Document: Delivery (From tables LIKP and LIPS) would be fetched based on two
delta fields (AEDAT: Changed On) and (ERDAT: Date on Which Record Was Created).
Generic Datasource (Multiple Delta Fields)

Generic Datasource would fetch the data from LIKP (SD Document: Delivery Header Data) and LIPS (SD
document: Delivery: Item data) based on delta fields AEDAT (Changed On) and ERDAT (Date on Which
Record Was Created).
a) Generic Datasource: Define the Function Module based Generic Datasource with AEDAT as a
Generic Delta Field.
b) Function Module: Function Module to fetch the data from LIKP and LIPS tables based on delta
fields AEDAT and ERDAT.
c) Execution: Explains the delta based on two fields while debugging.

Generic Datasource (YBI_DELIVERY)
Function Module: YBI_DELIVERY_DATA
(Delta Fields: AEDAT and ERDAT)
YBIDELIV
BI
ECC
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Generic Datasource
Step1: Create Generic Datasource YBI_DELIVERY based on Function Module YBI_DELIVERY_DATA and
Generic Delta Field AEDAT.

YBIS_DELOVERY is the extract structure similar to the Database View YV_DELIVERY.
Function Module
Step1: Make a range based on the Generic Delta Field AEDAT and use the range while selecting data from
Database View YV_DELIVERY.

Retrieve data from Database View (YV_DELIVERY) based on the range r_delta_date fed to the erdat and
aedat in where clause:

Above statement would pick the values from database view YV_DELIVERY based on the range for ERDAT
and AEDAT.
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Execution
After the Initialization is executed, check the entries in table ROOSGENDLM (Generic Delta Management for
DataSources)

Step1: Go to transaction RSA3 and execute the datasource YBI_DELIVERY with update mode D:

Entries in internal table i_t_select:

Check the entries in range r_delta_date

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Check the entries in the internal table e_t_data:

Extraction Result:

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Understanding

DATE(EXTRACTION) OPT SIGN LOW HIGH START DATE END DATE
Init 20.04.2011 BT I 20.04.2011 20.04.2011
Delta 20.04.2011 BT I 16.04.2011 20.04.2011 20.04.2011 20.04.2011

a) During Initialization the lower limit value of selection would be blank. The higher limit would be filled
with current date.
b) During delta request, the lower limit value would be 5 days less than the current date and the higher
limit would be the previous delta request. This is due to the fact we had given a safety lower interval
as 5 days. As a result, the lower interval was taken as the previous higher interval limit minus 5 days.
c) The enhanced code takes the limit range in the delta load and then prepares a range out of it. And
then this range would be used while selecting data from the concerned Database View.

Data loaded (DSO):

Validation:
Datasource Extract:

DSO:

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Related Content
For more information visit EDW HomePage.
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Disclaimer and Liability Notice
This document may discuss sample coding or other information that does not include SAP official interfaces and therefore is not
supported by SAP. Changes made based on this information are not supported and can be overwritten during an upgrade.
SAP will not be held liable for any damages caused by using or misusing the information, code or methods suggested in this document,
and anyone using these methods does so at his/her own risk.
SAP offers no guarantees and assumes no responsibility or liability of any type with respect to the content of this technical article or
code sample, including any liability resulting from incompatibility between the content within this document and the materials and
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