Chapter 8. Creating Extract Files and Interfaces with the SAP Query Tool

In this chapter

Overview of Interface/Extract Files 108

Creating a Fixed Positional Extract File by Using the SAP Query Tool 109

You may have a business need to create what are often referred to as extract, or interface, files. These types of files are often position- or character-location-specific files that are transmitted from one system or solution to another in a prearranged format. It is not common knowledge that the SAP Query tool can be used to create these files, so users often wait for programming staff to custom-code an extract file for them in ABAP. The benefit of using the SAP Query tool to produce these files is that it does not require any technical programming ...

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