Hello Readers
Ever wanted to know the list of objects in your ATL file before importing?
Custom built VB-Script can do this for you.
Usage:
1. Select all your ATL files, Right click -> "Send to" and choose "ATL Objectlist Generator"
2. Within seconds, a folder with the name "Logs" will be created and you will get task completion notification.
3. Logs folder will have a CSV file containing the names of objects which were in the ATL files.
Configure your right click menu:
1. Start -> run
2. type shell:sendto and press enter
3. Extract the text file from the attachment, paste it there and rename txt extension to vbs.
And you are ready to use !
Explanation:
You must already know that ATL is just a plain text file containing object definitions.
Object definitions will all start with CREATE command and keywords specific to particular object types.
Script opens ATL files in read-only mode, searches for listed keywords and extracts the object name following the keyword.
Keyword List:
| Keywords | Object types |
| CREATE FUNCTION | Function |
| CREATE DATABASE DATASTORE | Datastore |
| CREATE __AL_PROJECT | Project |
| CREATE DATAFLOW | Dataflow |
| CREATE PLAN | Workflow |
| CREATE SYSTEM_PROFILE | System Configuration |
| CREATE SESSION | Job |
| CREATE __BODI_SUBVARSTORE | Substitution parameter |
| CREATE FILE DATASTORE | File |
| CREATE TABLE | Table |
| CREATE __SAP_EXTRACTOR | Extractor |
With the object list generated, deleting the imported objects becomes much more easier.
Optionally you can have a message box displayed if ATL file contains datastore definitions.
No more blind imports,
Cheers 