RETRIEVE command

Retrieves the result of a Direct Link query submitted for background processing.

Note

The RETRIEVE command is only supported if Direct Link is installed and configured on your local computer and on your organization's SAP system.

Syntax

RETRIEVE table_name PASSWORD num

Parameters

Name	Description
table_name	The name of the table originally created in Analytics by the Direct Link query. The table must already exist before you use RETRIEVE.
PASSWORD num	The password definition to use. You do not use PASSWORD num to prompt for, or specify, an actual password. The password definition refers to a password previously supplied or set using the PASSWORD command, the SET PASSWORD command, or the PASSWORD analytic tag. num is the number of the password definition. For example, if two passwords have been previously supplied or set in a script, or when scheduling an analytic, PASSWORD 2 specifies that password #2 is used. For more information about supplying or setting passwords, see: PASSWORD command SET command PASSWORD tag Note The password is used to access the SAP system.

Name

Description

table_name

The name of the table originally created in Analytics by the Direct Link query.

The table must already exist before you use RETRIEVE.

PASSWORD num

The password definition to use.

You do not use PASSWORD num to prompt for, or specify, an actual password. The password definition refers to a password previously supplied or set using the PASSWORD command, the SET PASSWORD command, or the PASSWORD analytic tag.

num is the number of the password definition. For example, if two passwords have been previously supplied or set in a script, or when scheduling an analytic, PASSWORD 2 specifies that password #2 is used.

For more information about supplying or setting passwords, see:

Note

The password is used to access the SAP system.

Examples

Retrieving the Background mode query result

You set the password and then retrieve the Background mode query result for an Analytics table named DD02T_Data:

SET PASSWORD 1 TO "pwd" 
RETRIEVE DD02T_Data PASSWORD 1