Leverage the power of SAP S/4HANA core data services in Cloud Platform Integration for Data Services

Dear Readers,

This blog post is a step-by-step to use SAP S/4HANA core data services in Cloud Platform Integration for Data Services. Core data services provides views through which you can import master and transaction data into CPI-DS and further integrate it to SAP Integrated Business Planning(IBP).

There are many standard core data service views available in the SAP S/4HANA. Use the View Browser app to view the wide range of core data services analytical and non-analytical views. These views are pre-defined and ready-to-use views. If the View Browser app does not have the view you need, then you can define your own CDS view in SAP S/4HANA through the Custom Analytical Queries app. You can eliminate the need of custom programs by using these CDS views to import data from SAP S/4HANA into IBP through CPI-DS.

One of the possibilities to use CDS views to import data is by using Custom ABAP transform in CPI-DS(Cloud Platform Integration for Data services). Execute the below steps in the CPI-DS, CPI-DS agent and the SAP S/4HANA to realize this.

Step 1: In SAP S/4HANA: Check which view you would like to use. A simple search on the view browser app in the SAP S/HANA will provide a view that you could consume in CPI-DS Custom ABAP transform. Note that in the definition of the view there could be parameters that might be required during the data extract. In the below example CDS view, P_ExchangeRateType and P_DisplayCurrency are the 2 input parameters required by the select query while querying this CDS view from SAP S/4HANA.

Execute the below steps in CPI-DS.

Step 2: Create a CPI-DS task which has the source as the SAP S/4HANA and the target as IBP.

Step 3: Create a CPI-DS data flow as shown in figure 1 and drag and drop the Custom ABAP transform into the data flow. In the example in figure 1, I have used the CDS view: I_SALESORDERITEMCUBE to integrate the sales order transaction data.

Figure 1: Data flow in CPI-DS

Step 4: In the Custom ABAP, create the output parameters. In the example shown in figure 2, I have extracted the Sales order number, Material, Plant and Order quantity from the CDS view: I_SALESORDERITEMCUBE.

Figure 2: Custom ABAP transform properties.

Give the file path and name of the .aba file. Provide the job name. This job name is displayed in SM37 transaction in SAP S/4HANA after the CPI-DS task execution. Provide an ABAP program name. Save the custom ABAP.

Step 5: Create the .aba file and insert the form routine in the .aba file as shown in figure 3. Ensure that this file is saved in the CPI-DS agent abap folder.

Figure 3: Example of ABAP form for the .aba file.

Step 6: Create a Query transform in the data flow as shown in figure 1 and map the output fields of the Custom ABAP to the Query transform input and output fields. Run the Query transform in design mode for testing the Custom ABAP.

Figure 4: Design mode output of the Query transform.

You have now used the CDS view to get the data into CPI-DS.