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Andre_Fischer
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Motivation


Recently I got a question in SCN where a SCN user had problems with sending long strings using a function import.

So I created a SEGW project in both the latest stack as well as in 740 (the latest SP though) to check whether I would be able to reproduce the issue.

I wasn't able to do so but wanted to share in detail how it worked for me.

I will work on publishing this and other code on Github but for the time being I just post screen shots and source code

SEGW Project


I created a project ZAF_SAMPLE_001 with an entity type SalesOrderDescription and an EntitySet SalesOrderDescription as follows:

soid is of type Edm.String , length 10

description is of type Edm.String, length 1000

Both field names were chosen automatically since the entity type is not bound to a DDIC structure.



Then I created a function import SetDescription with two parameters Salesorder (Edm.String with a length of 10) and Description (Edm.String with a length 1000).

The ABAP Field Names ZAF_SAMPLE_001_DESCRIPTION and ZAF_SAMPLE_001_SALESORDER are NOT existing DDIC types but the names were just chosen randomly when creating the function import parameters.


Table


The data was stored in a simple table whose fields are using the ABAP internal types CHAR(30) and CHAR(1000).
@EndUserText.label : 'long descriptions'
@AbapCatalog.enhancementCategory : #NOT_EXTENSIBLE
@AbapCatalog.tableCategory : #TRANSPARENT
@AbapCatalog.deliveryClass : #A
@AbapCatalog.dataMaintenance : #LIMITED
define table zaf_sample_001 {
key client : abap.clnt not null;
key soid : abap.char(10) not null;
description : abap.char(1000);

}

Result


When posting the following URI I got a response where all characters (more than 400 are being returned)
/sap/opu/odata/SAP/ZAF_SAMPLE_001_SRV/SetDescription?Salesorder='29'&Description='100 characters: '0123456789'0123456789'0123456789'0123456789'0123456789'0123456789'0123456789'0123456789'0123456789'0123456789'0123456789 200 characters: '0123456789'0123456789'0123456789'0123456789'0123456789'0123456789'0123456789'0123456789'0123456789'0123456789'0123456789 300 characters: '0123456789'0123456789'0123456789'0123456789'0123456789'0123456789'0123456789'0123456789'0123456789'0123456789'0123456789 400 characters: '0123456789'0123456789'0123456789'0123456789'0123456789'0123456789'0123456789'0123456789'0123456789'0123456789'0123456789'


DPC_EXT class (740)


Here is the code of the DPC_EXT class for 740 where no inline declaration of variables is allowed an no "@" must be used to mark parameters in SQL statements as host variables.
class ZCL_ZAF_SAMPLE_001_DPC_EXT definition
public
inheriting from ZCL_ZAF_SAMPLE_001_DPC
create public .

PUBLIC SECTION.
METHODS /iwbep/if_mgw_appl_srv_runtime~execute_action
REDEFINITION .
PROTECTED SECTION.
METHODS salesorderdescri_get_entity REDEFINITION.
METHODS salesorderdescri_get_entityset REDEFINITION.
private section.
ENDCLASS.



CLASS ZCL_ZAF_SAMPLE_001_DPC_EXT IMPLEMENTATION.
METHOD salesorderdescri_get_entityset.
DATA: lv_osql_where_clause TYPE string,
lv_top TYPE i,
lv_skip TYPE i,
lv_max_index TYPE i,
n TYPE i.
*- get number of records requested
lv_top = io_tech_request_context->get_top( ).
*- get number of lines that should be skipped
lv_skip = io_tech_request_context->get_skip( ).
*- value for maxrows must only be calculated if the request also contains a $top
IF lv_top IS NOT INITIAL.
lv_max_index = lv_top + lv_skip.
ENDIF.
lv_osql_where_clause = io_tech_request_context->get_osql_where_clause( ).

SELECT * FROM zaf_sample_001
INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF TABLE et_entityset
UP TO lv_max_index ROWS
WHERE (lv_osql_where_clause).
*- skipping entries specified by $skip
IF lv_skip IS NOT INITIAL.
DELETE et_entityset TO lv_skip.
ENDIF.
*- Inlinecount - get the total numbers of entries that fit to the where clause
IF io_tech_request_context->has_inlinecount( ) = abap_true.
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM zaf_sample_001 WHERE (lv_osql_where_clause) .
es_response_context-inlinecount = sy-dbcnt.
ELSE.
CLEAR es_response_context-inlinecount.
ENDIF.

ENDMETHOD.

METHOD salesorderdescri_get_entity.
DATA: lt_keys TYPE /iwbep/t_mgw_tech_pairs,
ls_key TYPE /iwbep/s_mgw_tech_pair,
ls_bp_key TYPE zcl_zaf_sample_001_mpc=>ts_salesorderdescription-soid,
ls_headerdata TYPE zcl_zaf_sample_001_mpc=>ts_salesorderdescription.

CALL METHOD io_tech_request_context->get_converted_keys
IMPORTING
es_key_values = ls_headerdata.

ls_bp_key = ls_headerdata-soid.

SELECT SINGLE *
INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF er_entity
FROM zaf_sample_001
WHERE soid = ls_headerdata-soid.
ENDMETHOD.

METHOD /iwbep/if_mgw_appl_srv_runtime~execute_action.



DATA: ls_message TYPE scx_t100key.

TYPES: BEGIN OF lty_import_parameter,
ZAF_SAMPLE_001_SALESORDER TYPE zaf_sample_001-soid,
ZAF_SAMPLE_001_DESCRIPTION TYPE zaf_sample_001-description,
END OF lty_import_parameter.
DATA: ls_parameter_values TYPE lty_import_parameter,

lv_function_import_name TYPE /iwbep/mgw_tech_name.
DATA ls_sales_description TYPE zaf_sample_001. " zcl_zaf_sample_001_mpc=>ts_salesorderdescription.
DATA lt_sales_description TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF zaf_sample_001. "zcl_zaf_sample_001_mpc=>tt_salesorderdescription.


lv_function_import_name = io_tech_request_context->get_function_import_name( ).

io_tech_request_context->get_converted_parameters(
IMPORTING
es_parameter_values = ls_parameter_values ).

CASE lv_function_import_name.

WHEN 'SetDescription'.

ls_sales_description-description = ls_parameter_values-ZAF_SAMPLE_001_description.
ls_sales_description-soid = ls_parameter_values-ZAF_SAMPLE_001_salesorder.
APPEND ls_sales_description TO lt_sales_description.
*
INSERT zaf_sample_001 FROM TABLE lt_sales_description.
" INSERT zaf_sample_001 FROM @ls_sales_description.
" add check whether salesorder exist or not
IF sy-subrc <> 0.
" implement suitable error handling here
ls_message-msgid = 'SY'.
ls_message-msgno = '002'.
CONCATENATE 'Update for ' ls_parameter_values-ZAF_SAMPLE_001_SalesOrder ' failed' INTO ls_message-attr1.

RAISE EXCEPTION TYPE /iwbep/cx_mgw_busi_exception
EXPORTING
textid = ls_message.
* ELSE.
* ls_snwd_lock-node_key = ls_so-node_key.
ENDIF.



data ls_entity type zcl_zaf_sample_001_mpc=>ts_salesorderdescription.


SELECT SINGLE * FROM zaf_sample_001 INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF ls_entity WHERE soid = ls_parameter_values-ZAF_SAMPLE_001_salesorder.

IF ls_entity IS INITIAL.
ls_message-msgid = 'SY'.
ls_message-msgno = '002'.
ls_message-attr1 = 'sales order not found'.

RAISE EXCEPTION TYPE /iwbep/cx_mgw_busi_exception
EXPORTING
textid = ls_message.
ENDIF.

copy_data_to_ref( EXPORTING
is_data = ls_entity CHANGING
cr_data = er_data
).


ENDCASE.
ENDMETHOD.
ENDCLASS.

 

MPC code


Extract from the definition part of the MPC class


class ZCL_ZAF_SAMPLE_001_MPC definition
public
inheriting from /IWBEP/CL_MGW_PUSH_ABS_MODEL
create public .

public section.

types:
begin of TS_SETDESCRIPTION,
ZAF_SAMPLE_001_DESCRIPTION type C length 1000,
ZAF_SAMPLE_001_SALESORDER type C length 10,
end of TS_SETDESCRIPTION .

DEFINE_ACTIONS


  method DEFINE_ACTIONS.
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
*& Generated code for the MODEL PROVIDER BASE CLASS &*
*& &*
*& !!!NEVER MODIFY THIS CLASS. IN CASE YOU WANT TO CHANGE THE MODEL &*
*& DO THIS IN THE MODEL PROVIDER SUBCLASS!!! &*
*& &*
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*


data:
lo_action type ref to /iwbep/if_mgw_odata_action, "#EC NEEDED
lo_parameter type ref to /iwbep/if_mgw_odata_parameter. "#EC NEEDED

***********************************************************************************************************************************
* ACTION - SetDescription
***********************************************************************************************************************************

lo_action = model->create_action( 'SetDescription' ). "#EC NOTEXT
*Set return entity type
lo_action->set_return_entity_type( 'SalesOrderDescription' ). "#EC NOTEXT
*Set HTTP method GET or POST
lo_action->set_http_method( 'POST' ). "#EC NOTEXT
*Set the action for entity
lo_action->set_action_for( 'SalesOrderDescription' ). "#EC NOTEXT
* Set return type multiplicity
lo_action->set_return_multiplicity( '1' ). "#EC NOTEXT
***********************************************************************************************************************************
* Parameters
***********************************************************************************************************************************

lo_parameter = lo_action->create_input_parameter( iv_parameter_name = 'Description' iv_abap_fieldname = 'ZAF_SAMPLE_001_DESCRIPTION' ). "#EC NOTEXT
lo_parameter->/iwbep/if_mgw_odata_property~set_type_edm_string( ).
lo_parameter->set_maxlength( iv_max_length = 1000 ). "#EC NOTEXT
lo_parameter = lo_action->create_input_parameter( iv_parameter_name = 'Salesorder' iv_abap_fieldname = 'ZAF_SAMPLE_001_SALESORDER' ). "#EC NOTEXT
lo_parameter->/iwbep/if_mgw_odata_property~set_type_edm_string( ).
lo_parameter->set_maxlength( iv_max_length = 10 ). "#EC NOTEXT
lo_action->bind_input_structure( iv_structure_name = 'ZCL_ZAF_SAMPLE_001_MPC=>TS_SETDESCRIPTION' ). "#EC NOTEXT
endmethod.

 
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