Step by Step Guide to Debug a Start_2c End or an Expert Routine in BI 7.0

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Step by Step Guide to Debug a Start, End or an Expert Routine in

BI 7.0 Transformations

Applies to:

SAP BI 7.0. For more information, visit the Business Intelligence homepage.Summary

You want to debug a Start, End or Expert routine created in a BI 7 Transformation.

Author: Nageswara Reddy M

Company: Mahindra Satyam Computer Services Ltd.

Created on: 08 December 2009

Author Bio

Nageswara Reddy is currently with Mahindra Satyam Computer Services Ltd. He has an overall

experience of 6 years in SAP- ABAP. He has been working in SAP-BI 7.0 for 2 years now.


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Step by Step Guide to Debug a Start, End or an Expert Routine in BI 7.0 Transformations

Table of Contents


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Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................

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1. Step by Step Solution ............................................................................................................................. 5

1.1 Setting Break-Points in the generated program .................................................................................... 5

1.2 Execute the DTP in Simulate/Debug mode........................................................................................... 6

Related Content ............................................................................................................................................

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Disclaimer and Liability Notice .......................................................................................................................

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Introduction


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Generally, the developers debug and check the code in the routines, when there is variation in the data

from what they have expected. The step by step procedure below explains how to debug Start, End &

Expert Routines in BI Transformations.

When a transformation is created, a program is generated by SAP in the back end. It generates ABAP

code for all the mappings, rule details that are created in the transformation. The code that is added in the

Start, End or Expert routines can also be seen in the generated program.

This program can be seen via the Extras -> Display Generated Program from the menu bar in the

transformation display/change screen. The path can be seen in the below screenshot.


It actually leads to the SE38 screen to show the program and code. The screenshot below

shows the sample of such generated program. It has an alphanumeric name generated by SAP

and it has a warning not to change the source/code.

The program has the below code if a Start or End or an Expert routine is created in the

transformation.


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Start Routine:


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End Routine:

Expert Routine:

Double clicking on the ->start_routine, ->end_routine or ->expert_routine in the above

displayed code will lead to the code added in the corresponding methods. The user can set a

break-point at the above shown code or directly at the code added in the methods.



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1. Step by Step Solution


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1.1 Setting Break-Points in the generated program

Go to RSA1. Display the transformation that has the routine to be debugged. Here enter into the

generated program via Extras -> Display Generated Program.

Now the generated program is displayed.

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The break point can also be placed at the code that has been inserted in the routine. For

example, the screenshot shows the break point set at the code in Start routine.

1.2 Execute the DTP in Simulate/Debug mode

After the break points have been set, now run the DTP in simulate mode. Follow the below procedure to

run the DTP in Debug mode.

In the Execute tab of the DTP, select the option Serially in the Dialog Process (for Debugging).

Now a change in the screen can be observed. The Execute button changes as Simulate. And a check

box with text Expert Mode appears next to the Simulate button.

Select this check box as in the screenshot



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Click on the Simulate button. A popup opens as shown in the screenshot. It has two tabs Filter

& Temporary Store and Breakpoints.

In the filter section one can give a particular company code etc for which it has to be checked during

debugging instead of debugging for whole lot of data.

The screenshot shows the Break points tab.

Now press F8 or click the Execute button at the bottom of the popup to execute the DTP via debugger.

(Note: One can select the check boxes here to go into the debug mode, instead of setting break points in

the generated program).



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Related Content


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http://forumsa.sdn.sap.com/thread.jspa?messageID=7105191#7105191

For more information, visit the Business Intelligence homepage.



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Disclaimer and Liability Notice


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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

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