BCA_US_VALIDATE_TIN SAP Function module - Validate Tax identification number for US customers

BCA_US_VALIDATE_TIN is a standard SAP function module available within R/3 SAP systems depending on your version and release level. Below is the pattern details for this FM showing its interface including any import and export parameters, exceptions etc as well as any documentation contributions (Comments) specific to the object.

See here to view full function module documentation and code listing, simply by entering the name BCA_US_VALIDATE_TIN into the relevant SAP transaction such as SE37 or SE80.

Associated Function Group: BCA_US_BUD0
Released Date: Not Released
Processing type: Normal fucntion module

Pattern for FM BCA_US_VALIDATE_TIN - BCA US VALIDATE TIN

CALL FUNCTION 'BCA_US_VALIDATE_TIN' "Validate Tax identification number for US customers
  CHANGING
    tin =                       " bpid001-idnum
  EXCEPTIONS
    INVALID = 1                 "               Invalid social security number
    .  "  BCA_US_VALIDATE_TIN

ABAP code example for Function Module BCA_US_VALIDATE_TIN

The ABAP code below is a full code listing to execute function module BCA_US_VALIDATE_TIN including all data declarations. The code uses the latest in-line data DECLARATION SYNTAX but I have included an ABAP code snippet at the end to show how declarations would look using the original method of declaring data variables up front. This will allow you to compare and fully understand the new inline method. Please note some of the newer syntax such as the @DATA is not available until a later 4.70 service pack (SP8).

 

SELECT single IDNUM 
  FROM BPID001 
  INTO @DATA(ld_tin).

.

CALL FUNCTION 'BCA_US_VALIDATE_TIN'
  CHANGING
    tin =                        ld_tin
  EXCEPTIONS
    INVALID =                    1
    .  "  BCA_US_VALIDATE_TIN

IF SY-SUBRC EQ 0.
  "All OK
ELSEIF SY-SUBRC EQ 1. "Exception
  "Add code for exception here
ENDIF.

ABAP code to compare 7.40 inline data declaration with original syntax

The below ABAP code uses the older none in-line data declarations. This allows you to see the coding differences/benefits of the later inline syntax. It may also be useful if you are using an older version of SAP as some of the newer syntax above, such as the @DATA is not available until 4.70 EHP 8.

DATA:

ld_tin
 
 TYPE BPID001-IDNUM .



SELECT single IDNUM 
  FROM BPID001 
  INTO ld_tin.