SAP ECATT_TEST_GENERIC Function Module for
ECATT_TEST_GENERIC is a standard ecatt test generic SAP function module available within SAP R/3 or S/4 Hana systems, depending on your version and release level. It is used to perform a specific ABAP function and below is the pattern details, showing its interface including any import and export parameters, exceptions etc. there is also a full "cut and paste" ABAP pattern code example, along with implementation ABAP coding, documentation and contribution comments specific to this or related objects.
See here to view full function module documentation and code listing for ecatt test generic FM, simply by entering the name ECATT_TEST_GENERIC into the relevant SAP transaction such as SE37 or SE38.
Function Group: ECATT_TEST
Program Name: SAPLECATT_TEST
Main Program: SAPLECATT_TEST
Appliation area:
Release date: N/A
Mode(Normal, Remote etc): Normal Function Module
Update:

Function ECATT_TEST_GENERIC pattern details
In-order to call this FM within your sap programs, simply using the below ABAP pattern details to trigger the function call...or see the full ABAP code listing at the end of this article. You can simply cut and paste this code into your ABAP progrom as it is, including variable declarations.CALL FUNCTION 'ECATT_TEST_GENERIC'".
EXPORTING
* IM_C = "
* IT_ANYTAB = "
* IT_HASHED = "
* IT_SORTED = "
* IT_STANDA = "
* IT_TABLE = "
* IS_ANY = "
* IS_NOTYPE = "
* IS_COMPLEX_STRUC = "
* IS_INNER_STRUC = "
* IT_INNER_TABLE = "
* IM_N = "
* IS_INNER_TAB_LINE = "
* IM_ELEM1_NUM10 = "
* IM_ELEM2_STRING = "
* IM_P = "
* IM_X = "
* IM_NUM = "
* IM_XSEQ = "
* IM_CSEQ = "
* IM_CLIKE = "
* IM_SIMPLE = "
IMPORTING
EX_C = "
ET_ANYTAB = "
ET_HASHED = "
ET_SORTED = "
ET_STANDA = "
ET_TABLE = "
ES_ANY = "
ES_NOTYPE = "
RESULT = "
ES_COMPLEX_STRUC = "
ES_INNER_STRUC = "
EX_N = "
ET_INNER_TABLE = "
ES_INNER_TAB_LINE = "
EX_ELEM1_NUM10 = "
EX_ELEM2_STRING = "
EX_P = "
EX_X = "
EX_NUM = "
EX_XSEQ = "
EX_CSEQ = "
EX_CLIKE = "
EX_SIMPLE = "
TABLES
* TT_ANY = "
* TT_WITHOUT = "
EXCEPTIONS
TESTAUSNAHME = 1
IMPORTING Parameters details for ECATT_TEST_GENERIC
IM_C -
Data type: COptional: Yes
Call by Reference: Yes
IT_ANYTAB -
Data type: ANY TABLEOptional: Yes
Call by Reference: Yes
IT_HASHED -
Data type: HASHED TABLEOptional: Yes
Call by Reference: Yes
IT_SORTED -
Data type: SORTED TABLEOptional: Yes
Call by Reference: Yes
IT_STANDA -
Data type: STANDARD TABLEOptional: Yes
Call by Reference: Yes
IT_TABLE -
Data type: TABLEOptional: Yes
Call by Reference: Yes
IS_ANY -
Data type: ANYOptional: Yes
Call by Reference: Yes
IS_NOTYPE -
Data type:Optional: Yes
Call by Reference: Yes
IS_COMPLEX_STRUC -
Data type: ECATT_LOOP_CHECKOptional: Yes
Call by Reference: Yes
IS_INNER_STRUC -
Data type: ETDOM_ALLOptional: Yes
Call by Reference: Yes
IT_INNER_TABLE -
Data type: ETPAR_DEF_TABTYPEOptional: Yes
Call by Reference: Yes
IM_N -
Data type: NOptional: Yes
Call by Reference: Yes
IS_INNER_TAB_LINE -
Data type: ETPAR_DEFOptional: Yes
Call by Reference: Yes
IM_ELEM1_NUM10 -
Data type: NUM10Optional: Yes
Call by Reference: Yes
IM_ELEM2_STRING -
Data type: STRINGOptional: Yes
Call by Reference: Yes
IM_P -
Data type: POptional: Yes
Call by Reference: Yes
IM_X -
Data type: XOptional: Yes
Call by Reference: Yes
IM_NUM -
Data type: NUMERICOptional: Yes
Call by Reference: Yes
IM_XSEQ -
Data type: XSEQUENCEOptional: Yes
Call by Reference: Yes
IM_CSEQ -
Data type: CSEQUENCEOptional: Yes
Call by Reference: Yes
IM_CLIKE -
Data type: CLIKEOptional: Yes
Call by Reference: Yes
IM_SIMPLE -
Data type: SIMPLEOptional: Yes
Call by Reference: Yes
EXPORTING Parameters details for ECATT_TEST_GENERIC
EX_C -
Data type: COptional: No
Call by Reference: Yes
ET_ANYTAB -
Data type: ANY TABLEOptional: No
Call by Reference: Yes
ET_HASHED -
Data type: HASHED TABLEOptional: No
Call by Reference: Yes
ET_SORTED -
Data type: SORTED TABLEOptional: No
Call by Reference: Yes
ET_STANDA -
Data type: STANDARD TABLEOptional: No
Call by Reference: Yes
ET_TABLE -
Data type: TABLEOptional: No
Call by Reference: Yes
ES_ANY -
Data type: ANYOptional: No
Call by Reference: Yes
ES_NOTYPE -
Data type:Optional: No
Call by Reference: Yes
RESULT -
Data type: STRINGOptional: No
Call by Reference: Yes
ES_COMPLEX_STRUC -
Data type: ECATT_LOOP_CHECKOptional: No
Call by Reference: Yes
ES_INNER_STRUC -
Data type: ETDOM_ALLOptional: No
Call by Reference: Yes
EX_N -
Data type: NOptional: No
Call by Reference: Yes
ET_INNER_TABLE -
Data type: ETPAR_DEF_TABTYPEOptional: No
Call by Reference: Yes
ES_INNER_TAB_LINE -
Data type: ETPAR_DEFOptional: No
Call by Reference: Yes
EX_ELEM1_NUM10 -
Data type: NUM10Optional: No
Call by Reference: Yes
EX_ELEM2_STRING -
Data type: STRINGOptional: No
Call by Reference: Yes
EX_P -
Data type: POptional: No
Call by Reference: Yes
EX_X -
Data type: XOptional: No
Call by Reference: Yes
EX_NUM -
Data type: NUMERICOptional: No
Call by Reference: Yes
EX_XSEQ -
Data type: XSEQUENCEOptional: No
Call by Reference: Yes
EX_CSEQ -
Data type: CSEQUENCEOptional: No
Call by Reference: Yes
EX_CLIKE -
Data type: CLIKEOptional: No
Call by Reference: Yes
EX_SIMPLE -
Data type: SIMPLEOptional: No
Call by Reference: Yes
TABLES Parameters details for ECATT_TEST_GENERIC
TT_ANY -
Data type: STANDARD TABLEOptional: Yes
Call by Reference: Yes
TT_WITHOUT -
Data type:Optional: Yes
Call by Reference: Yes
EXCEPTIONS details
TESTAUSNAHME -
Data type:Optional: No
Call by Reference: No ( called with pass by value option)
Copy and paste ABAP code example for ECATT_TEST_GENERIC Function Module
The ABAP code below is a full code listing to execute function module POPUP_TO_CONFIRM including all data declarations. The code uses the original data declarations rather than 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 newer method of declaring data variables on the fly. 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), which i why i have stuck to the origianl for this example.| DATA: | ||||
| lv_ex_c | TYPE C, " | |||
| lv_im_c | TYPE C, " | |||
| lt_tt_any | TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF STANDARD TABLE, " | |||
| lv_testausnahme | TYPE STANDARD TABLE, " | |||
| lv_et_anytab | TYPE ANY TABLE, " | |||
| lv_it_anytab | TYPE ANY TABLE, " | |||
| lv_et_hashed | TYPE HASHED TABLE, " | |||
| lv_it_hashed | TYPE HASHED TABLE, " | |||
| lv_et_sorted | TYPE SORTED TABLE, " | |||
| lv_it_sorted | TYPE SORTED TABLE, " | |||
| lv_et_standa | TYPE STANDARD TABLE, " | |||
| lv_it_standa | TYPE STANDARD TABLE, " | |||
| lv_et_table | TYPE TABLE, " | |||
| lv_it_table | TYPE TABLE, " | |||
| lv_es_any | TYPE ANY, " | |||
| lv_is_any | TYPE ANY, " | |||
| lv_es_notype | TYPE ANY, " | |||
| lv_is_notype | TYPE ANY, " | |||
| lv_result | TYPE STRING, " | |||
| lv_is_complex_struc | TYPE ECATT_LOOP_CHECK, " | |||
| lv_is_inner_struc | TYPE ETDOM_ALL, " | |||
| lv_es_complex_struc | TYPE ECATT_LOOP_CHECK, " | |||
| lv_es_inner_struc | TYPE ETDOM_ALL, " | |||
| lv_it_inner_table | TYPE ETPAR_DEF_TABTYPE, " | |||
| lv_ex_n | TYPE N, " | |||
| lv_im_n | TYPE N, " | |||
| lt_tt_without | TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF N, " | |||
| lv_et_inner_table | TYPE ETPAR_DEF_TABTYPE, " | |||
| lv_is_inner_tab_line | TYPE ETPAR_DEF, " | |||
| lv_im_elem1_num10 | TYPE NUM10, " | |||
| lv_es_inner_tab_line | TYPE ETPAR_DEF, " | |||
| lv_ex_elem1_num10 | TYPE NUM10, " | |||
| lv_im_elem2_string | TYPE STRING, " | |||
| lv_ex_elem2_string | TYPE STRING, " | |||
| lv_ex_p | TYPE P, " | |||
| lv_im_p | TYPE P, " | |||
| lv_ex_x | TYPE X, " | |||
| lv_im_x | TYPE X, " | |||
| lv_ex_num | TYPE NUMERIC, " | |||
| lv_im_num | TYPE NUMERIC, " | |||
| lv_ex_xseq | TYPE XSEQUENCE, " | |||
| lv_im_xseq | TYPE XSEQUENCE, " | |||
| lv_ex_cseq | TYPE CSEQUENCE, " | |||
| lv_im_cseq | TYPE CSEQUENCE, " | |||
| lv_ex_clike | TYPE CLIKE, " | |||
| lv_im_clike | TYPE CLIKE, " | |||
| lv_ex_simple | TYPE SIMPLE, " | |||
| lv_im_simple | TYPE SIMPLE. " |
|   CALL FUNCTION 'ECATT_TEST_GENERIC' " |
| EXPORTING | ||
| IM_C | = lv_im_c | |
| IT_ANYTAB | = lv_it_anytab | |
| IT_HASHED | = lv_it_hashed | |
| IT_SORTED | = lv_it_sorted | |
| IT_STANDA | = lv_it_standa | |
| IT_TABLE | = lv_it_table | |
| IS_ANY | = lv_is_any | |
| IS_NOTYPE | = lv_is_notype | |
| IS_COMPLEX_STRUC | = lv_is_complex_struc | |
| IS_INNER_STRUC | = lv_is_inner_struc | |
| IT_INNER_TABLE | = lv_it_inner_table | |
| IM_N | = lv_im_n | |
| IS_INNER_TAB_LINE | = lv_is_inner_tab_line | |
| IM_ELEM1_NUM10 | = lv_im_elem1_num10 | |
| IM_ELEM2_STRING | = lv_im_elem2_string | |
| IM_P | = lv_im_p | |
| IM_X | = lv_im_x | |
| IM_NUM | = lv_im_num | |
| IM_XSEQ | = lv_im_xseq | |
| IM_CSEQ | = lv_im_cseq | |
| IM_CLIKE | = lv_im_clike | |
| IM_SIMPLE | = lv_im_simple | |
| IMPORTING | ||
| EX_C | = lv_ex_c | |
| ET_ANYTAB | = lv_et_anytab | |
| ET_HASHED | = lv_et_hashed | |
| ET_SORTED | = lv_et_sorted | |
| ET_STANDA | = lv_et_standa | |
| ET_TABLE | = lv_et_table | |
| ES_ANY | = lv_es_any | |
| ES_NOTYPE | = lv_es_notype | |
| RESULT | = lv_result | |
| ES_COMPLEX_STRUC | = lv_es_complex_struc | |
| ES_INNER_STRUC | = lv_es_inner_struc | |
| EX_N | = lv_ex_n | |
| ET_INNER_TABLE | = lv_et_inner_table | |
| ES_INNER_TAB_LINE | = lv_es_inner_tab_line | |
| EX_ELEM1_NUM10 | = lv_ex_elem1_num10 | |
| EX_ELEM2_STRING | = lv_ex_elem2_string | |
| EX_P | = lv_ex_p | |
| EX_X | = lv_ex_x | |
| EX_NUM | = lv_ex_num | |
| EX_XSEQ | = lv_ex_xseq | |
| EX_CSEQ | = lv_ex_cseq | |
| EX_CLIKE | = lv_ex_clike | |
| EX_SIMPLE | = lv_ex_simple | |
| TABLES | ||
| TT_ANY | = lt_tt_any | |
| TT_WITHOUT | = lt_tt_without | |
| EXCEPTIONS | ||
| TESTAUSNAHME = 1 | ||
| . " ECATT_TEST_GENERIC | ||
ABAP code using 7.40 inline data declarations to call FM ECATT_TEST_GENERIC
The below ABAP code uses the newer in-line data declarations. This allows you to see the coding differences/benefits of the later inline syntax. Please note some of the newer syntax below, such as the @DATA is not available until 4.70 EHP 8.Search for further information about these or an SAP related objects