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All about I_STEP

When we execute the BEx query, the sequence of execution starts with the variable selection screen being  popped up  if any variable is present in the query,  and then the output will be displayed based on the values which  passed in the variable selection as per below sequence.

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I_STEP  is a variable, generally used in ABAP Customer exit, which can take the values 0,1, 2 or 3.

I_STEP = 1 :

In some of the reports, we may have a need to display default values in the variable selection screen even before its execution.  For example, to display the execution date, time. In such cases we need to write /execute some of the ABAP customer exit code before the variable selection screen starts.

In Customer Exits, if the variable I_STEP = 1, it means ABAP customer exit code will be executed before the variable selection screen pops up.

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I_STEP = 1 is before the processing of the variable and hence this we can be used for default selection-screen values.

I_STEP = 2 :

In some of the reports, we may have a need to calculate MTD(Month to Date), YTD (Year to Date) . In such cases the report output is based on the input value in the selection screen and  ABAP Customer exit calculation. In such cases the ABAP customer exit code has to be executed after the input screen.

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The above screen indicates the sequence followed when we execute the MTD, YTD et al.  reports.

1.       The input values are passed to the variable selection screen.

2.       ABAP Customer exit is executed based on the input selection screen.

3.       The output is displayed based on the ABAP Customer exit code.

I_STEP = 2 is useful to find the YTD, MTD, rolling quarter, etc…

In a report we can have I_STEP = 1 and I_STEP = 2 depending on the requirement as shown below.

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Hope you got it,

Thanx & Regards,

RaviChandra.

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  12. Benedict Venmani Felix

    Your blog title is “All about I_STEP”, but you have not even mentioned about istep 0 and 3. This is a little misleading. A learner might think there are only two istep variables. Please update your blog with all istep variable or change the blog title.

    Thanks,

    Benedict

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    1. Ravi Chandra Post author

      Hi Vasanth

      I have clearly mentioned that I_STEP will have values like 0,1,2 and 3 with bold letters.please once check it and surely i will write another blog for 0 and 3 values.

      Regards

      Tanka.

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  16. Former Member

    Hi Ravi,

    Nice info. Am eagerly waiting for your next blog which will have this kind of detailed info on I_step 0 and 3 values. 🙂

    Thanks for sharing.

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  18. Anshu Lilhori

    Nice graphical representation of i_step sequence .As mentioned by others it would have been good if you had added i_step 3 as well which indeed justifies the title.

    Regards,

    AL

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  23. Former Member

    Hi ,
    Nice blog but incomplete.As it has been mentioned that all about i-step variable but details about i_step 0 and 3 missing. And a new BW user might expect to see the information that while writing customer exit how we assign i_step. So if above informations are added then it this will be really informative.

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  24. G.S Ramanjaneyulu

    Hi Ravi,

    This is a good document and good try, It will be best if you explain about step 0, 3 also. If possible try to share some example screens, so it looks better and better,

    Regards,

    G S Ramanjaneyulu.

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  27. Former Member

    Very good one.

    Although, I understood the concept by reading from the SAP SCN website, still I had doubts if my understanding were correct.

    I read many other blogs and help document but none of them were this simple-to-understand as yours.

    This is an excellent document. It cleared my doubts and confirmed that my initial understanding was correct.

    Wish SAP official site produces simple documents as yours.

    Thanks

    Keith

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  28. Former Member

    Hi,

    There is no input selection criteria which is related to this variable, but just the year and plant which are mandatory. This variable is for PO doc type. If the user select the year and the plant, he need to see a set of values related to the doc type and these set of doc type’s are given in the ztable in zvar= a, zvar= b, zvar= c etc.

    I need to get only the PO’s with these doc type’s given in the ztable. But the user entry will not be dependent or selected during the input variable entry.

    My doubt is should the code be written in step 1 or step 2, as there is no relation to the input entered by the user.

    I_STEP = 1 is used when ther is need of default value in input parameter. This parameter may or may not be INPUT type and mandatory or Optional and Processing type must be Customer Exit.

    I_STEP = 2 is when there is need of calculating the value of variable by the value of another variable. The second variable Processing type Customer Exit, Not ready for input and mandatory.


    Can you please provide a sample link to get this requirement.

    thank you

    DR

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