Overview
After you have successfully established an SAP connection (referring to SAP Dataset Plugin for details), you can now add SAP datasets.
In FineReport, three methods are available to add SAP datasets, as shown in the following figure.
No. | Content | Description | Help Document |
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1 | Custom Data Extraction | Data is retrieved by directly calling the ABAP function. | Custom Data Extraction |
2 | Simple General Query for Data Extraction | Data from certain columns in a table is retrieved by open SQL statements with some conditions (that the data needs to satisfy) listed. | Simple General Query for Data Extraction |
3 | General Query for Data Extraction | Compared to simple general query for data extraction, the general query for data extraction enhances the inter-table association ability and supports multi-table query. | General Query for Data Extraction |
4 | Function in General Query for Data Extraction | The creation process and potential FAQs of EXTRACT_TABLE_DATA are described specifically. | Function in General Query for Data Extraction |
Note:
If extraction of big data through SAP takes too long (usually 10 minutes) and ultimately fails, it is due to SAP's own limitations on data extraction. When the data extraction takes too long, the transaction will be automatically aborted. In this case, you need to contact SAP consultants for to resolve this problem.