Step 5 (As-Is) - Install the data extract program

To install the data extract program on your As-Is SAP system, follow these steps:

  1. Open the downloaded data extract program using a text editor.

Data Extract program.

  1. Copy the program text to the Windows Clipboard using Edit > Select All (Ctrl+A) followed by Edit > Copy (Ctrl+C).
  2. Sign in to your As-Is SAP system as a user with sufficient permissions to create custom programs.
  3. Run transaction SE38. The following screen is displayed.

ABAP Editor: Initial Screen.

  1. In the Program field, enter a new program name that uses your own custom namespace (for example, Z* or Y*). Click Create to display the following dialog.

ABAP: Program Attributes dialog.

  1. Enter a description for the program in the Title field and select ‘Executable program’ from the Type dropdown list.

ABAP: Program Attributes dialog.

  1. Click Save. The following dialog is displayed.

Create Object Directory Entry dialog.

  1. Click Local Object. The following screen is displayed.

ABAP Editor: Change Report screen.

  1. Paste the Clipboard text into the editor, replacing the existing code.
  2. Modify the Report comment line and the REPORT program line so that they specify the name you provided for the custom program. The ABAP Editor screen should look like this:

ABAP Editor: Change Report screen.

  1. Save and then activate the ABAP program.

Next: Run the data extract program