SAP Persistence - Creating Source Code Automatically

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Creating Source Code Automatically

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Persistence Service Overview SAP Persistence Service Overview was previously covered in our

“Understanding Persistence” webinar. Overview Concepts Used In Persistence Transient vs. Persistent Data Data In Object-oriented Programming Persistence Service/Persistence Classes/Managed Objects

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Agenda

What Will Be Covered:

1. Introduction

2. SAP Persistence Overview – Previous Webinar

3. Components of Persistence

1. Get A Flight Object

2. Create A Flight Object

4. Questions

5. About Us



Let’s begin by talking a little bit about the basic architecture of SAP Persistence. To better understand how to create source code automatically.

Components Of Persistence



Begin by using the SE24 transaction, in Class Builder, to create a new Class with the name ZCL_MY_FLIGHT.

Since it will be in the Persistent Class of the database table called SFLIGHT. Fill in all required fields and then select the Class Type

Persistent Class & click Save. Select where you wish to store the new class & click Save again.

Create Persistent Class



After saving the new class, verify your Persistent Class, by clicking the Interfaces tab.

It implements the interface IF_OS_STATE.

Interfaces



Under the Friends tab, it also displays as a friend of the abstract agent class, ZCB_MY_FLIGHT.

Friends



Now connect the Persistent Class to an ABAP Dictionary object. 2 ways for connecting & persistence mapping of a DDIC (depends on

Netweaver version): by clicking the Persistence button on top OR Navigate via “Goto > Persistence representant” to the mapping

Set Persistence Representation



Now assign a Table/View/Structure to the Class. Select the database table that consists of flights, called SFLIGHT. Click the Continue icon to confirm.

Assign Table



After assigning the table, Class Builder loads metadata into the lower Table/Fields section.

Double-click on any one of the fields to load it into the Maintain Area.

Maintain Properties of Attributes



Using the Maintain Area, you can now modify the ID, Description, Field Visibility, etc.

After completing the maintenance, simply press Enter to assign it to the Persistent Class as an attribute.

Add Attribute To Persistent Class



After pressing Enter, the field appears under the Class as an Attribute & loads the next field into the Maintain Area accordingly.

Select each column/field you want to add to your class. Double-click on the name, then click the black arrow icon to add it to the class.




If all fields are not required, the unused columns can remain in the lower area and be added later as needed.

After applying the workflow to each field, the following appears:




After Saving the Persistence Mapping, return to the Class Definition using SE80 or SE24.

Verify the Attributes & Methods.

New Attributes



Along with the new attributes, GET & SET methods are also generated. Class Builder will activate the Actor Classes, along with the Persistent

Class. Save your work! The Persistent Class is complete & can now be used.

New GET/SET Methods



Requesting data from database table

Adding new data to the database table

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2nd U

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Sample Use Cases for SFLIGHT



In the core of the TRY-CATCH block, reference the Agent Class & Save it in the reference variable lo_flight_agent by querying the class attribute of the zca_my_flight called agent.

Get A Flight Object



Ask the agent to retrieve a persistent from the database using the “BA” business key.

Save the receiving reference of the flight instance in the reference variable, in the local object called “lo_flight”.

You now have an initialized instance of the zcl_my_flight & can call its GET- and SET methods, e.g. such as GET_CARRNAME().

Get A Flight Object



This process is very effective & reusable between various clients such as: ABAP classes, ABAP programs, Function Modules, etc.

Now verify the results:

Get A Flight Object



Create a flight object using the Persistent Class by referencing the Agent Class & Saving it in the variable lo_flight_agent.

Ask the agent to create a persistent in the database with the key parameters of:

i_CARRID, i_CONNID and i_FLDATE

(the key values of the database table SFLIGHT) Set a new price (set_price) Call the COMMIT statement. Save your work & Activate. Run the report.

Create A Flight Object



Here you can see the results of the coding in the first line: Our newly created entry appears in database table SFLIGHT (check by using transaction SE11 or SE16n).

Create A Flight Object



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