Any possibility of writting User Define Fucntions using ABAP in XI .

[Former Member]

Hi Gurus,

The question may be silly but is any way we can write UDF using ABAP for XI .

Regards,

Satya Jethy

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

HI Satya ,

Well almost everybody in above post have answered your question as UDFs will not be possible using ABAP as it relies on Java engine.

But below info will help you to use UDF step by step with Java

There are 2 types of UDF's....

1)Simple UDF....can process individual field input values for each function call

2)Advanced....can process multiple field input values for each function call

Check this one...

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/d9/718e40496f6f1de10000000a1550b0/content.htm

please go through ABAP mapping

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/5c46ab90-0201-0010-42bd-9d030259...

SAP Network Blog: Testing ABAP Mapping

/people/sameer.shadab/blog/2005/09/29/testing-abap-mapping

thanks

Swarup

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks for your ans.

Regards,

Satya Jethy

[prateek · Accepted solution]

UDF is a functionality which is used at the mapping step in XI. Now if u want a functionality written to ABAP to be run in message mapping, then go for RFC lookup. U may write ur funtionality code (ABAP) in the RFC and call it in the UDF of XI

Regards,

Prateek

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Prateek,

I thought in the same way but little worried about the execution time of message if ABAP is used in place of Java for UDFs .

Regards,

Satya Jethy

[prateek · Accepted solution]

Ur concern is correct. It will surely take an RFC lookup more time as compared to a java UDF. But the usage must be dependent on the requirement.

e.g. if u have a huge ABAP code ready, and u dont want to replicate it in java, then better to access that code through an rfc lookup.

Regards,

Prateek

[Former Member]

Parteek thanks fo ryour comments.

[Former Member]

Hi,

UDF is mainly used to map source to target with extra functionalites. UDF is run by JAVA only.

If u want to use ABAP use it in ABAP MAPPING and import that in message mapping directly.

Plz award points..

[Former Member]

Hi,

Thanks for you reply.

[Former Member]

Hello,

you can write UDFs only in java, the only way to use ABAP is to

write the complete mapping in ABAP.

Regards

Patrick

[Former Member]

Hi,

UDF is written only in java as it is executed on java engine.

if u want to write the similar functionality then u need to use the ABAP mapping.

Thnx

Chirag