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AstepbystepguideforbeginnersonuserdefinedBAPIcreation
CreatedbyAbysonJoseph,lastmodifiedonNov08,2011

AstepbystepguideforbeginnersonuserdefinedBAPIcreation
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Summary
AsimpleguideforbeginnersoncreatingauserdefinedBAPIandhowtotestit.Theguideispreparedinastepbystepformatwithalmostallpossiblescreenshots.Thisguidecontains5stageswhichare
explainedin30simplesteps.AbasicknowledgeinABAPandFunctionmoduleispreferredforthereader.

Author:AbysonJosephChavara

Company:ApplexusTechnologies(P)LTD.
Createdon:26July2011
Author(s)Bio
AbysonJosephChavaraisworkingasanSAPABAPconsultantatApplexusTechnologies(P)LTD.Hehasanexperienceof2yearsinABAPprogrammingand1yearinSAPPI.
TableofContents
Stage1:CreatingastructureinSE11
Stage2:CreatingthefunctionmoduleinSE37
Stage3:CreatingthebusinessobjectinSWO1
Stage4:ViewingthecreatedBAPIinBAPIExplorer
Stage5:TestyourBAPI

Introduction
ABusinessApplicationProgrammingInterface(BAPI)isapreciselydefinedinterfaceprovidingaccesstoprocessesanddatainbusinessapplicationsystemssuchasR/3.BAPIsaredefinedasAPI
methodsofSAPbusinessobjecttypes.ThesebusinessobjecttypesandtheirBAPIsaredescribedandstoredintheBusinessObjectRepository(BOR).ABAPIisimplementedasafunctionmodule,that
isstoredanddescribedintheFunctionBuilder.
BAPIscanbecalledwithintheR/3Systemfromexternalapplicationsystemsandotherprograms.BAPIsarethecommunicationstandardforbusinessapplications.BAPIinterfacetechnologyformsthe
basisforthefollowingdevelopments:
Connecting:
NewR/3components,forexample,AdvancedPlannerandOptimizer(APO)andBusinessInformationWarehouse(BW).
NonSAPsoftware
Legacysystems
IsolatingcomponentswithintheR/3SysteminthecontextofBusinessFramework
DistributedR/3scenarioswithasynchronousconnectionsusingApplicationLinkEnabling(ALE)
ConnectingR/3SystemstotheInternetusingInternetApplicationComponents(IACs)
PCprogramsasfrontendstotheR/3System,forexample,VisualBasic(Microsoft)orVisualAgeforJava(IBM).
Workflowapplicationsthatextendbeyondsystemboundaries
Customers'andpartners'owndevelopments
BAPIisbasicallyaRFCenabledfunctionmodule.ThedifferencebetweenRFCenabledfunctionmoduleandBAPIisbusinessobjects.Youcreatebusinessobjectsandthosearethenregisteredinyour
BOR(BusinessObjectRepository)whichcanbeaccessedoutsidetheSAPsystembyusingsomeotherapplications(NonSAP)suchasVBorJAVA.Inthiscaseyouonlyspecifythebusinessobjectand
itsmethodfromexternalsystem.InBAPIthereisnodirectsystemcall,whileRFCaredirectsystemcall.SomeBAPIsprovidebasicfunctionsandcanbeusedformostSAPbusinessobjecttypes.These

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BAPIsshouldbeimplementedthesameforallbusinessobjecttypes.InshortBAPIisaRFCenabledfunctionmoduleonthewrapperofBusinessobject.
InthisguideIhavestartedwithcreatingastructureindictionary.ThenIamcreatingasimpleremoteenabledfunctionmodule.ThefunctionmodulefetchessomedetailsfromTableT001basedontheinput
companycode(BUKRS).TableT001containstheCompanyCodes.ThenextstepiscreatingabusinessobjectusingSWO1andweareaddingtheabovefunctionmoduleasamethodofthatbusiness
object.AftercompletingthestepsinSWO1wewillfindourcreatedBAPIinBAPIExplorer.ThenwewilldothetestingofBAPIbyinputtingsomevalues.

Stage1:CreatingastructureinSE11
Step1:GototransactionSE11andcreateastructureasshownorasperyourrequirement.

Donotforgettosaveitinapackage.Checkthestructure(ctrl+F2)andactivate(ctrl+F3)thestructure.

Stage2:CreatingthefunctionmoduleinSE37
Step2:GototransactionSE37whereyoucreatefunctionmodules.
Clickoncreateafteryouenterthenameofthefunctionmodule.Enterthefunctiongroupandshorttext.Nowclickonsavebutton.

Note:Iffunctiongroupisnotalreadymade,youcouldcreateitfromGoto>Functiongroup>CreateGroupfromtheinitialscreenofSE37.
Step3:AmessagewillbedisplayedFunctionmodulenameisreservedforSAP.Justclickcontinue.

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Step4:Ascreenwillbedisplayedasbelow.Intheattributestab,maketheprocessingtypeasRemoteEnabledModule.

Step5:NowgototheImporttabandenterthedetailsasfollowsorasperyourrequirement.HereIamgivingtheassociatedtypeasZBAPISTRT001BUKRSthatwehavecreatedinpreviousstage.

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Step6:Intheexporttabenterthedetailsasbelow.

Step7:IntheTablestabenterthedetailsasbelow.

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Step8:Nowgotothesourcecodetabandenterthecodeasshownbelow.

Step9:NextwehavetoreleasethefunctionmodulebyFunctionModule>Release>Release.

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Stage3:CreatingthebusinessobjectinSWO1
Step10:GototransactionSWO1andenterthenameoftheBAPIyouwouldliketocreateandclickcreate.HereIhavegiventhenameZBAPI_ABY.InthecomingscreenEnterthedetailsasbeloworas
perrequirementandclickcontinue.Thatwillaskyoutosavetheobject.Saveitinapackage.

Step11:Intheresultingscreenclickonthemethodstodropdownandseewhatmethodsareprovidedbydefault.Therewouldbetwomethods,showinginredcolorwhichcomesbydefaultwhilecreating
theBAPI.NowselectAddMethodfromUtilities>APIMethods>AddMethod.

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Step12:Onthescreenthatfollows,providethefunctionmodulenamethatwejustcreatedinthepreviousstageandclickonthecontinueicon.Inthecomingpopup,clickthenextstepicon.Weobserve
thattheinformationispredefinedinthefields.

Step13:Thisisthenextscreenwhereyouwouldjustclickonthenexticon.

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Step14:Apopupwillbedisplayedasbelow.

ClickonYes.YoucanseeaninformationmessagereadingZBAPIT001inserted.
Step15:Nowsaveafteryouaddthemethod.Select&DoubleclickontheAPImethod.
GotoTab:ABAPCheck'APIFunction'asshownbelow.

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SelecttheRadiobuttonreadingAPIFunctionasalreadysaidabove.
Step16:NowselecttheObjectZBAPI_ABYasshownbelow.

Step17:NowGoto:Edit>ChangeReleaseStatus>Objecttype>ToModeled.

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Step18:Thebelowshownscreenwillbedisplayed.Clickonyes.

Themessageshows,Theobjecttypestatussettomodeled.(oralreadymodeled)
Step19:Nowgoto:Edit>ChangeReleaseStatus>Objecttype>ToImplemented.YoucanseeamessagereadingObjecttypestatussettoimplemented.

Step20:Now,goto:Edit>ChangeReleaseStatus>Object>ToReleased.Therewouldbetwopopupscomingup.ClickcontinueonthePopUps.
Step21:Keepthecursoronthe'Method'.Nowgoto:Edit>ChangeReleaseStatus>Objecttypecomponent>ToModeled.(Shownasbelow).

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Step22:Now,goto:Edit>ChangeReleaseStatus>Objecttypecomponent>ToImplemented.Youcanseethemessagereadingstatusformethodzbapifmt001settoimplemented.
Step23:Nowgoto:Edit>ChangeReleasseStatus>Objecttypecomponent>ToReleased.Youcanseethemessagereadingstatusformethodzbapifmt001settoReleased.
Step24:ClickonGeneratefromObjectTypeasshownbelow.

Afterclickingonthegeneratebutton,youcanseethemessagereadingObjecttype'ZBAPI_ABY'generatedsuccessfully.NowwearedonewiththecreationofaBAPI.

Stage4:ViewingthecreatedBAPIinBAPIExplorer
Step25:GotoBAPIExplorer(TransactioncodeisBAPI)therewecanfindtheBAPI(ourBAPI).YoucanclickontheAlphabeticaltabsothatyoucanbrowsetheBAPIsinanalphabeticalorder.Findyour
BAPIasshown.

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Stage5:TestyourBAPI
Step26:EnterthenameofyourBAPIinthetransactionSWO1andclickonTest.

Step27:Thebelowscreenisdisplayed.ClickontheExecuteicon(circledinred)againsttheBAPIasshown

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Step28:Thebelowscreenwillbedisplayedwhereyouwouldrequireenteringthedataagainsttheemptyinputfields.

Step29:YoucouldusetheinputhelpasshownbelowhereIhaveselected0001.Andclicktheexecutebutton.

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Step30:Theresultingscreenisdisplayedbelow,whereyoucansee1Entry(circledinred)againstITEMTAB.Doubleclickon1Entry.

Theresultsasperourinputareasshownbelow.

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Bythis,wewouldgetitconfirmedthatourBAPIisworkingproperly.Wecanevencheckitbypassingdifferentvaluesagain.Comebacktotheinputandexecutionscreen.
WearenowdonewiththecreationandsuccessfulexecutionofaBAPI.

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