ABAP WebDynpro - Exporting Internal Table contents to an Excel File

By Swarna Ramya R, Wipro Prerequisite: One should have the Basic Knowledge about WebDynpro ABAP. Purpose: To Export the Internal Table Values from the Browser to the Excel File. Procedure: 1. Create one WebDynpro Application ZWA_EXPORT_EXCEL, and Save it in the Local Object.

2. In the View Tab, go to Context. Right Click the Context and Select Create Node.

3. Give the Node Name as AIRLINE and Cardinality as 0..n and Supply Function as FILL_AIRLINE. Then Press Enter.

4. Inside the Node AIRLINE, Create one Attribute by Right Clicking that Node and Select Create Attribute.

5. Give the Attribute Name as ID, with Type S_CARR_ID. Then Press Enter.

6. Create Another Node under the Context by Right Clicking the Context and Select Create Node.

7. Give the Node Name as SFLIGHT with Dictionary Structure SFLIGHT with Cardinality 0..n and Press Add Attribute from Structure .

8. Select the Component CARRID, CONNID, FLDATE, CURRENCY and PLANETYPE and Press Enter.

9. In the Layout Tab of the View, Right click the ROOTUIELEMENTCONTAINER and give Insert Element. It will open a Pop-Up for Creating an Element. 10. Enter DROPDOWN_AIRLINE in the Name Field and Select DropDownByIndex in the Type Field and Press Enter.

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11. Create Context Binding For the Dropdown by Clicking the Button in the Right Side Of the Texts in the Properties. It will open a Popup with the Context Element . In that Select the Attribute ID.

12. Then create one Action for onSelect Event of the Dropdown by Clicking the Create Button as shown below. Then Give the Action Name as GET_FLIGHT_DETAILS and press Enter.

13. Create another Element by Right clicking the ROOTUIELEMENTCONTAINER and give Insert Element. It will open a Pop-Up for Creating an Element. 14. Enter TABLE_FLIGHT in the Name Field and Select Table in the Type Field and Press Enter.

15. In the Text Field of the Table Caption Properties, Give Flight Details.

16. Right Click the TABLE_FLIGHT and Select Create Binding. It will open a Popup for Creating Context Binding.

17. Click the Button Context. It will open a Popup for Selecting Context Element.

18. Select SFLIGHT and Press Enter.

19. It will show all the Context Attributes in that Node. Then Press Enter.

20. Create another Element by Right clicking the ROOTUIELEMENTCONTAINER and give Insert Element. It will open a Pop-Up for Creating an Element. 21. Enter BUTTON in the Name Field and Select Button from the Dropdown for the Type Field and Press Enter.

22. In the Text Field of the Button Properties, Give Export To Excel. 23. Then create one Action for onAction Event of the Button by Clicking the Create Button as shown below. Then Give the Action Name as EXPORT_TO_EXCEL and press Enter.

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24. Write the Following Coding in the Corresponding Methods. FILL_AIRLINE: method FILL_AIRLINE . * data declaration data LT_AIRLINE type WD_THIS->ELEMENTS_AIRLINE. data LS_AIRLINE like line of LT_AIRLINE. select distinct CARRID from SFLIGHT into table LT_AIRLINE. * bind all the elements NODE->BIND_TABLE( NEW_ITEMS = LT_AIRLINE SET_INITIAL_ELEMENTS = ABAP_TRUE ). endmethod. ONACTIONGET_FLIGHT_DETAILS: method ONACTIONGET_FLIGHT_DETAILS . data LO_ND_AIRLINE type ref to IF_WD_CONTEXT_NODE. data LO_EL_AIRLINE type ref to IF_WD_CONTEXT_ELEMENT. data LS_AIRLINE type WD_THIS->ELEMENT_AIRLINE. data LV_ID like LS_AIRLINE-ID. * navigate from <CONTEXT> to <AIRLINE> via lead selection LO_ND_AIRLINE = WD_CONTEXT->GET_CHILD_NODE( NAME = WD_THIS->WDCTX_AIRLINE ). * get element via lead selection LO_EL_AIRLINE = LO_ND_AIRLINE->GET_ELEMENT( ). * get single attribute LO_EL_AIRLINE->GET_ATTRIBUTE( exporting NAME = `ID` importing VALUE = LV_ID ). data LO_ND_SFLIGHT type ref to IF_WD_CONTEXT_NODE. data LO_EL_SFLIGHT type ref to IF_WD_CONTEXT_ELEMENT. data LT_SFLIGHT type WD_THIS->ELEMENTS_SFLIGHT. data LS_SFLIGHT type WD_THIS->ELEMENT_SFLIGHT. * navigate from <CONTEXT> to <SFLIGHT> via lead selection

LO_ND_SFLIGHT = WD_CONTEXT->GET_CHILD_NODE( NAME = WD_THIS->WDCTX_SFLIGHT ). SELECT CARRID CONNID FLDATE CURRENCY PLANETYPE FROM SFLIGHT INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF TABLE LT_SFLIGHT WHERE CARRID = LV_ID. LO_ND_SFLIGHT->BIND_TABLE( LT_SFLIGHT ). endmethod. ONACTIONEXPORT_TO_EXCEL: method ONACTIONEXPORT_TO_EXCEL . data LO_ND_SFLIGHT type ref to IF_WD_CONTEXT_NODE. data LO_EL_SFLIGHT type ref to IF_WD_CONTEXT_ELEMENT. data LT_SFLIGHT type WD_THIS->ELEMENTS_SFLIGHT. data LS_SFLIGHT type WD_THIS->ELEMENT_SFLIGHT. data TEXT type STRING. data XTEXT type XSTRING. * navigate from <CONTEXT> to <SFLIGHT> via lead selection LO_ND_SFLIGHT = WD_CONTEXT->GET_CHILD_NODE( NAME = WD_THIS->WDCTX_SFLIGHT ). * get all declared attributes LO_ND_SFLIGHT->GET_STATIC_ATTRIBUTES_TABLE( importing TABLE = LT_SFLIGHT ). loop at LT_SFLIGHT into LS_SFLIGHT. concatenate TEXT LS_SFLIGHT-CARRID LS_SFLIGHT-CONNID LS_SFLIGHT-FLDATE LS_SFLIGHT-CURRENCY LS_SFLIGHT-PLANETYPE CL_ABAP_CHAR_UTILITIES=>NEWLINE into TEXT separated by CL_ABAP_CHAR_UTILITIES=>HORIZONTAL_TAB. endloop. call function 'SCMS_STRING_TO_XSTRING' exporting TEXT = TEXT importing BUFFER = XTEXT. WDR_TASK=>CLIENT_WINDOW->CLIENT->ATTACH_FILE_TO_RESPONSE( **path to the word file I_FILENAME = 'WDP.xls' * String Variable I_CONTENT = XTEXT * File Type I_MIME_TYPE = 'EXCEL' ). endmethod.

25. Save and Activate the Application.

26. Create Webdynpro Application, save it and Test the Application. Output:

1. Select the Airline Id LH from the Dropdown.

2. It will display all the Entries with CARRID LH from SFLIGHT Table.

3. Now Press the Button Export To Excel.

4. It will open a Popup for File Download. Press the Button Open. 5. It will open an Excel File with the Following Entries. LH LH LH LH LH LH LH LH LH LH LH LH Note: To Export the Internal Table to Word Document, replace the code WDR_TASK=>CLIENT_WINDOW->CLIENT->ATTACH_FILE_TO_RESPONSE( I_FILENAME = 'WDP.xls' I_CONTENT = XTEXT 400 400 400 401 401 401 2402 2402 2402 2407 2407 2407 20070428EUR 20070526EUR 20070721EUR 20070525EUR 20070622EUR 20080523EUR 20070428EUR 20080426EUR 20080524EUR 20070428EUR 20070721EUR 20070818EUR A310-300 A310-300 A310-300 A319 A319 A319 DC-10-10 DC-10-10 DC-10-10 727-200 727-200 727-200

I_MIME_TYPE = 'EXCEL' ). With , WDR_TASK=>CLIENT_WINDOW->CLIENT->ATTACH_FILE_TO_RESPONSE( I_FILENAME = 'WDP.doc' I_CONTENT = XTEXT I_MIME_TYPE = 'WORD' ). To Export the Internal Table to Text File, replace the Excel code with the Following WDR_TASK=>CLIENT_WINDOW->CLIENT->ATTACH_FILE_TO_RESPONSE( I_FILENAME = 'WDP.txt' I_CONTENT = XTEXT I_MIME_TYPE = 'NOTEPAD' ).