Attach files with save, retrieve and delete functionality in Web Dynpro ABAP – Part 1

Purpose:

Application for attaching files with save, retrieve & delete functionality in Webdynpro ABAP

Scenario:

I would like to explain the functionality of how to save,retrieve & delete files during attachments in Webdynpro ABAP application. It stores attached files in custom data base table.

Pre-requisite:

Basic knowledge of Webdynpro ABAP,& OO ABAP

Step by step Process

The process is divided as below

Create a custom table YTR_ATTACH_FILES to store files
Create a WDA component with save, retrieve & delete function

Note:
In this document, just for demo purpose the business logic of saving & retrieving data from data base table has written in WDA component.

Strictly the business logic should be separated from WDA component by using a model i.e. class, function module, etc.

(Refer MVC architecture in Architecture of Webdynpro for ABAP)

Create a transparent table YTR_ATTACH_FILES

Step 1.

Go to transaction code SE11 and enter database table name YTR_ATTACH_FILES as below

Step 2:

Set the delivery & maintenance settings as below

Step 3:

Go to technical settings and maintain the entries as below

Step 4:

Create the fields in table as below

Create a Webdynpro ABAP component

Step1:

Go to transaction code SE80 and create the Webdynpro ABAP component as below with a view V_MAIN as below

Step 2:

Go to the view context of view V_MAIN and create a node INPUT by using table name YTR_ATTACH_FILES as below

Step3:

Create a node ATTACHMENT_LIST by using table name YTR_ATTACH_FILES as below

Step 4:

Create the layout by using context nodes INPUT & OUTPUT as below

Choose the editors for table columns as suggested below

Step 5:

Create a ui element FILE_UPLOAD and bind the properties as shown below

Step 6:

Create a button BTN_ATTACH and attach an action ATTACH as below

Add the below code into event handler method ONACTIONATTACH (to attach a file into table)

ONACTIONATTACH
METHOD onactionattach . DATA lo_nd_input TYPE REF TO if_wd_context_node. DATA lo_el_input TYPE REF TO if_wd_context_element. DATA ls_input TYPE wd_this->element_input. DATA lo_nd_attachment_list TYPE REF TO if_wd_context_node. DATA lt_attachment_list TYPE wd_this->elements_attachment_list. DATA ls_attachment_list LIKE LINE OF lt_attachment_list. DATA lv_temp TYPE string. “========================================================== ” Read the details of file chosen for attachment “========================================================== lo_nd_input = wd_context->get_child_node( name = wd_this->wdctx_input ). * get element via lead selection lo_el_input = lo_nd_input->get_element( ). * get all declared attributes lo_el_input->get_static_attributes( IMPORTING static_attributes = ls_input ). ” return if nothing to do IF ls_input-file_data is INITIAL. ” Notify the user, please choose a file RETURN. ENDIF. “========================================================== ” Read the attachment list “========================================================== * navigate from <CONTEXT> to <ATTACHMENT_LIST> via lead selection lo_nd_attachment_list = wd_context->get_child_node( name = wd_this->wdctx_attachment_list ). lo_nd_attachment_list->get_static_attributes_table( IMPORTING table = lt_attachment_list ). “========================================================== ” Prepare data to save “========================================================== CLEAR ls_attachment_list. ls_attachment_list-mandt = sy-mandt. ls_attachment_list-uname = sy-uname. ” Generate Unique identifier TRY. ls_attachment_list-guid = cl_system_uuid=>create_uuid_c22_static( ). CATCH cx_uuid_error. ” Error Class for UUID Processing Errors. ENDTRY. ls_attachment_list-file_data = ls_input-file_data. ” get file name from path WHILE ls_input-file_name CA ‘\’. SPLIT ls_input-file_name AT ‘\’ INTO lv_temp ls_input-file_name. ENDWHILE. ls_attachment_list-file_name = ls_input-file_name. ls_attachment_list-file_type = ls_input-file_type. ls_attachment_list-erdat = sy-datum. ls_attachment_list-erzet = sy-timlo. ls_attachment_list-status = abap_false.”attachment is new APPEND ls_attachment_list TO lt_attachment_list. “========================================================== ” Bind data to context “========================================================== lo_nd_attachment_list->bind_table( EXPORTING new_items = lt_attachment_list ). ENDMETHOD.

ONACTIONATTACH

METHOD onactionattach .
DATA lo_nd_input            TYPE REF TO if_wd_context_node.
DATA lo_el_input            TYPE REF TO if_wd_context_element.
DATA ls_input               TYPE wd_this->element_input.
DATA lo_nd_attachment_list TYPE REF TO if_wd_context_node.
DATA lt_attachment_list     TYPE wd_this->elements_attachment_list.
DATA ls_attachment_list     LIKE LINE OF lt_attachment_list.
DATA lv_temp                TYPE string.

“==========================================================
” Read the details of file chosen for attachment
“==========================================================
lo_nd_input =
wd_context->get_child_node( name = wd_this->wdctx_input ).

* get element via lead selection
lo_el_input = lo_nd_input->get_element( ).

* get all declared attributes
lo_el_input->get_static_attributes(
IMPORTING
static_attributes = ls_input ).

” return if nothing to do
IF ls_input-file_data is INITIAL.
” Notify the user, please choose a file
RETURN.
ENDIF.

“==========================================================
” Read the attachment list
“==========================================================
* navigate from <CONTEXT> to <ATTACHMENT_LIST> via lead selection
lo_nd_attachment_list =
wd_context->get_child_node( name = wd_this->wdctx_attachment_list ).

lo_nd_attachment_list->get_static_attributes_table(
IMPORTING table = lt_attachment_list ).

“==========================================================
” Prepare data to save
“==========================================================
CLEAR ls_attachment_list.
ls_attachment_list-mandt = sy-mandt.
ls_attachment_list-uname = sy-uname.
” Generate Unique identifier
TRY.
ls_attachment_list-guid = cl_system_uuid=>create_uuid_c22_static( ).
CATCH cx_uuid_error. ” Error Class for UUID Processing Errors.
ENDTRY.

ls_attachment_list-file_data = ls_input-file_data.

” get file name from path
WHILE ls_input-file_name CA ‘\’.
SPLIT ls_input-file_name AT ‘\’
INTO lv_temp ls_input-file_name.
ENDWHILE.
ls_attachment_list-file_name = ls_input-file_name.

ls_attachment_list-file_type = ls_input-file_type.
ls_attachment_list-erdat = sy-datum.
ls_attachment_list-erzet = sy-timlo.
ls_attachment_list-status = abap_false.”attachment is new

APPEND ls_attachment_list TO lt_attachment_list.

“==========================================================
” Bind data to context
“==========================================================
lo_nd_attachment_list->bind_table(
EXPORTING
new_items = lt_attachment_list
).

ENDMETHOD.

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Continued………..

Attach files with save, retrieve and delete functionality in Web Dynpro ABAP – Part 2

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Vimal Sharma January 10, 2014 at 11:39 am

When we are binding property “Data” to FILE_DATA of Input node on Upload UI. We get error that “Property Data is not type Compatible with context element FILE_DATA”. The data type in table for this is RAWSTRING.Is that is the reason ?

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1. Ramakrishnappa Gangappa Post authorJanuary 10, 2014 at 12:19 pm
  
  Hi Vimal,
  
  It should not given any error if its of type RAWSTRING / XSTRING.
  
  Could you share the snap shot of error and your binding ?
  
  Regards,
  
  Rama
  
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  1. Vimal Sharma January 10, 2014 at 12:40 pm
    
    Following are the screenshots :
    
    1)Error while binding
    
    2)Table to from which attribute derived
    
    3)Table in which field is declared as Rawstring.
    
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    1. Ramakrishnappa Gangappa Post authorJanuary 10, 2014 at 1:06 pm
      
      Oh, there is an issue.
      
      It works fine in NW 7.31. I think you are not meeting this system requirement.
      
      Please change data type of your FILE_DATA to XSTRING in context node( don’t use table field reference ).
      
      While saving data pass this data to your table field of type RAWSTRING.
      
      Hope this resolves your issue.
      
      Regards,
      
      Rama
      
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      1. Former Member April 8, 2015 at 7:58 am
        
        Hi Ramakrishna,
        
           Thanks for the Post,It helped me to solve one of my major requirement.
        
                    If I want to view the file again in the same format(means preview) how can i achieve this?
        
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        Ramakrishnappa Gangappa Post authorApril 8, 2015 at 1:07 pm
        
        Hi Rohith,
        
        Good to hear that this document helped you.
        
        In the table there is file download ui element ( i.e. file name as hyper link ) click on that, so that you would be able to open it its original format.
        
        Regards,
        
        Rama
        
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        Former Member April 8, 2015 at 1:21 pm
        
        Hi Ramakrishna,
        
           Thanks for your replies so far.the issue had resolved.
        
               I had a requirement to call a Custom Report in Webdynpro and show the output in Webdynpro by passing some values as input to the report(eg: vendor).
        
                Can u please help me on this.
        
        Thanks
        
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Former Member September 23, 2015 at 6:10 am

nice document sir

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1. Ramakrishnappa Gangappa Post authorFebruary 22, 2016 at 1:57 am
  
  Thank you 🙂
  
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Former Member April 4, 2018 at 10:14 am

Hello Ramakrishna,

Can you please advise what is the type of element you used for TC_INPUT. I am trying with LayoutContainer and it is giving different ICON and also tried with other types which could not help me.

Thanking you in Anticipation

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