SAP Data Wizard
The SAP Data Wizard allows you to retrieve data from SAP from your desktop. This
is done without using the SAP GUI, and allows you to save the results of your
query.
The Five Steps to Data Retrieval
1 Introduction – Does not do much, just introduces you to the SAP Data
Wizard.
2 Choose Table – Choose the table to retrieve data from.
3 Choose Columns to Display – Choose the fields to retrieve from the
database.
4 Enter Additional Options – Additional options include the number of records
to retrieve, what row to start retrieving data at, and a free form where
clause to restrict the data returned.
5 Finished – Displays the results of the query, with the ability to save the
results.
Notes:
There are a couple of things to be aware of when running the SAP Data
Assistant. If you try to retrieve a large amount of data, you can overflow the
function’s buffers, and receive a message with the text
DATA_BUFFER_EXCEEDED. All this means is that you will not get to see the
data that you requested. To avoid getting this message, you can choose fewer
columns to retrieve, choose fewer rows to retrieve, and limit the data by
entering a WHERE clause.
