Reads process chains from the BW system. Available process chains are stored in an activation report or a file.
Transaction:
RSA1
SAP BW
Version: 3.0B and later with Patch SAPKW30B11
Syntax
BW_GET_CHAIN[S]
[FILE=...]
[,ID=...]
[,TEXT=...]
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Syntax |
Description / Format |
|---|---|
|
FILE= |
Name of the file in which the available process chain should be saved The result is not output in the report if this parameter is used. |
|
ID= |
Technical designation of the process chain Wildcard characters can be used for selection. |
|
TEXT= |
Description of the process chain Format of the value: script literal Wildcard characters can be used for selection. |
| ENCODING= |
Encoding for the generated output file (Parameter FILE=). Example: UTF-8 Default value: ISO-8859-1 When you specify an encoding format that is not supported or invalid, the job will abort with an error message. The SAP Forms provide an input assistant for this field which lists all the supported encoding formats. |
All available process chains are written to the activation report or a specified file. This file is well structured. The first column (25 characters) contains the technical name (ID) of the process chain and the second column (60 characters) its description. The object version is shown in the third column (1 character). Object version codes indicate the following:
- A = Active
- M = Revised
- D = Content
- N = New
Example
Available process chains are queried and written to a file.
BW_GET_CHAINS FILE='..\TEMP\CHAINS.TXT',TEXT='Test*'