Steps to Send Email with Attachment in ABAP (Background)

1. Create document content (subject, body).
2. Create an attachment (text, CSV, PDF, etc.).
3. Build the BCS object and send.

REPORT z_send_email_attachment.

DATA: lo_send_request TYPE REF TO cl_bcs,
lo_document TYPE REF TO cl_document_bcs,
lo_sender TYPE REF TO cl_sapuser_bcs,
lo_recipient TYPE REF TO if_recipient_bcs.

DATA: lt_message TYPE bcsy_text, ” Body of email
lt_attach TYPE soli_tab, ” Attachment content
lv_subject TYPE so_obj_des.

START-OF-SELECTION.

“1. Create Send Request
lo_send_request = cl_bcs=>create_persistent( ).

“2. Set Document (Email Content)
APPEND ‘Hello,’ TO lt_message.
APPEND ‘This is a test email from ABAP background job.’ TO lt_message.
APPEND ‘Regards,’ TO lt_message.
APPEND ‘SAP System’ TO lt_message.

lv_subject = ‘ABAP Email with Attachment’.

lo_document = cl_document_bcs=>create_document(
i_type = ‘RAW’
i_text = lt_message
i_subject = lv_subject ).

“3. Create Attachment (simple TXT file here)
CLEAR lt_attach.
APPEND ‘Material;Plant;MRP Type’ TO lt_attach.
APPEND ‘MAT001;1000;PD’ TO lt_attach.
APPEND ‘MAT002;1100;VB’ TO lt_attach.

lo_document->add_attachment(
i_attachment_type = ‘TXT’ ” TXT, XLS, PDF etc.
i_attachment_subject = ‘MARA_MARC_List’
i_att_content_text = lt_attach ).

“4. Add Document to Send Request
lo_send_request->set_document( lo_document ).

“5. Sender (SAP user)
lo_sender = cl_sapuser_bcs=>create( sy-uname ).
lo_send_request->set_sender( lo_sender ).

“6. Recipient (email address)
lo_recipient = cl_cam_address_bcs=>create_internet_address(
‘testuser@example.com’ ).
lo_send_request->add_recipient(
i_recipient = lo_recipient
i_express = ‘X’ ).

“7. Send Email
lo_send_request->send( i_with_error_screen = ‘X’ ).

COMMIT WORK.
WRITE: ‘Email sent successfully’.

Key Points

• cl_bcs framework works in background and supports all formats.
• You can attach:
  • TXT/CSV → use i_att_content_text
  • Binary (PDF, Excel, Word) → use i_att_content_hex
• Run in background → email will still be sent (no popup).
• Use COMMIT WORK → ensures email is queued in SAPconnect.
• Check status in SOST transaction.