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Connection between application logs and IDocs

Need to find out how the connection between the log and IDoc is created? Get the answer here. Continue Reading

Determining object dependency

What's the best method for determining object dependency? This tip sheds light on the matter. Continue Reading

What is APO?

Get tips for understanding advanced planning and optimization (APO) in an SAP context. Continue Reading

Execution of ALV grid control in background

This tip will solve a common problem that occurs during the execution of ALV grid control in a background. Continue Reading

Dynamic pattern in ABAP Editor

This tip will allow you to add a new pattern in Se38 Editor. Continue Reading

How to make an ABAP field invisible

SAP developers may want to make ABAP fields invisible from time to time. Get the code you need here.Continue Reading

Errors activating the service notification approval process

I am trying to activate the service notification approval process. In the customizing of notification type, I am entering "approval required" and passing the line manager rule to it, but it's not working. I had seen in SWEL that the event is getting...Continue Reading

Technical SAP consultant vs. functional SAP consultant

Should I become an SAP trainer?

Determine when users last logged on

Using this tip you can list users sorted by last logon date -- so you can see who still has *never* logged on, and who has not logged on in over x days or months.Continue Reading

Hot SAP career areas: BW, portals or APO?

A few areas of the SAP job market seem to be growing fast: Portals, BW and APO. Which one is the hot spot to be for a job right now and why?Continue Reading

Error 29 when sending an IDoc

Reading the long text of Error 29 might help this reader determine the source of the problem, which occurs when sending an IDoc.Continue Reading

Transporting WE20 settings

What's the best way to create a transport request for a partner running WE20 settings in SAP R/3 version 4.7? Expert Axel Angeli offers suggestions.Continue Reading

Variant configuration data in sales order BAPI

I have to create a sales order using the Createfromdat2 of sales order function. In the created item, the ABAP (with RFC call) program is okay, but the material has a variant configuration. As a result, the program gets an error.Continue Reading

Copying master data from one client to another

Is there a way to copy only master data from one client to another client? Is this possible through client copy or any other means of doing this? This is very critical for me.Continue Reading

Getting column headers into Excel

Need help getting SAP data into Microsoft Excel? Veteran site expert Matt Billingham has advice.Continue Reading

Downloading Excel files

Learn how to download a tab delimited text file with new versions of Excel.Continue Reading

Flat files vs. EDI

ITKnowledge Exchange member "sillyITgirl" had a question about the difference between EDI files and flat files and fellow techies helped out. Here is a portion of the conversation.Continue Reading

How does SAP's contract management solution compare with best-of-breeds?

Removing a central instance manually

Refreshing development system without losing system history

What is a CUA buffer?

How to display the text values of HR Infotype fields

Produce the structure of an internal table

This tip is useful for senior ABAP developers looking to find the structure of an internal table.Continue Reading

Determining who executed a transport

Have you ever wanted to produce a log of all administrator actions to determine who executed a transport? This tip will save you time and effort with this common problem.Continue Reading

Listing the files in the specific application server directory

Use this tip to retrieve all files in the application server directory of your SAP system.Continue Reading

Creating a purchase order with an XML file

How do I post an XML file into SAP for creating a purchase order, and how do I upload an XML file to the IDoc and send it to the external system?Continue Reading

Problem with a sales order locking

When the sales order is created from IDoc, events get triggered for both scenarios. Before completing ORDERREPLEN, ORDERGATE is coming and checking for same sales order and finding it locked and all the forecast checks for customer are failed.Continue Reading

Best way to transfer data from one R/3 system to another

Is there a way better way of transferring transactional data from one R/3 system system (STG) to another R/3 system (QA) -- other than using custom ABAP programs to extract document (FI, HR etc.) data from (STG) and then using standard SAP BAPI/IDOC...Continue Reading

How to generate a random number for a given number range

Use a function module to find a random number within a given range. Read this tip to find out more.Continue Reading

How to pause the ABAP program execution for given number of seconds

If you're looking for a way to pause the ABAP program, try this method.Continue Reading

Mass printer host change

With this tip you can set or change the spool printing host.Continue Reading

Use a user-exit to download standard queries

Learn how to use a user-exit to download the results of standard queries to the application server.Continue Reading

Copying data from one client to another

I'd like to know if we make client copy today, will the data will be copied to another client today as well? Suppose after one week I want to copy the rest of the data to the same client. Will I have to copy all the client data and overwrite it, or ...Continue Reading

Restricting the time limit of foreground report

Beginner question about SAP hostname and IP

My installation is stuck at 68%. I can't connect to SVRMGR30 -- it keeps on asking me the password of Internal. Please advise what could be wrong.Continue Reading

Should we encrypt or hide ABAP source code from customers?

Is there any way to encrypt or hide the source code from customers once they have purchased the product, asks a reader? This may not be a good idea, says Matt Billingham.Continue Reading

Find out if a report exists with ABAP

I'm trying to check if a report exists before I do a "submit" but I don't know how, writes a reader. Expert Matt Billingham's advice solves the problem.Continue Reading

Error processing an inbound IDoc

What could be causing error 51 to appear in this reader's scenario? Axel Angeli offers some hints.Continue Reading

Data entry validations for IDocs

Inbound IDocs don't check the amount of units before it executes the picking, so it is possible to execute the picking for a quantity greater than the maximun of the amount in the document position. How can this be resolved?Continue Reading

Performance comparisons: IDoc vs. BDC vs. BAPI

How do IDoc, BDC and BAPI compare with one other, if I need to further boost the performance and processing turn-around time, asks a reader. Axel Angeli weighs in.Continue Reading

Message type for a self-billing invoice

A reader hopes to send ERS output (self-billing invoice), which generates IDocs with Message Type SBWAP, to suppliers using EDI X12. Which EDI message type (ANSI X12) works best? Axel Angeli offers advice.Continue Reading

ALE/ IDoc scenarios with a practical approach

I would like to know the ALE/IDoc scenarios with practical approach. Can you help?Continue Reading

List of includes in a program

Have you ever wanted to retrieve the includes used in a SAP program? This useful tip will show you how.Continue Reading

Downloading to Excel in a background task

Read advice on how develop a program to download table entries into an Excel file in SAP.Continue Reading

SAP authorizations

Learn SAP advice on authorizations and transaction codes from ITKnowledge Exchange.Continue Reading

A new way to debug the SAP script

Do you ever find yourself working on transaction codes that have multiple output forms and need to make changes to multiple forms simultaneously? Try these suggestions.Continue Reading

Debug screen timeout

This is a helpful tip for changing the hold time parameters of your workprocessor in debug mode. It is also applicable for multiple users who are debugging at the same time.Continue Reading

Finding SAP table names and descriptions

Looking for a quick way to generate an SAP tables list plus descriptions? Read on for tips from our expert.Continue Reading

Is it possible to change a background task to foreground?

We have some problem in the BDC and we want to debug the BDC. We want to walk through the BDC screens. We cannot run the task foreground because it was designated as background.Continue Reading

Using BEx Web Application Designer

Young developer choosing between ABAP and .NET

Sharing transport directory between all instances

How to assign a subscreen in the controls framework

I am just starting to work with the SAP controls framework to build screens. Is there a way to assign a subscreen to a container?Continue Reading

SAP HR Learning Guide

This SearchSAP.com learning guide will help you understand basic mySAP HR concepts and terminology.Continue Reading

How do I add two roles to 100 users at a time?

Finding a transaction code in a table

Forget the transaction code or the navigation for a system? This tip will help you find it in a table.Continue Reading

How to use negative numbers in maintenance views

When you create a maintenance view for a dictionary table, by default numeric fields can not hold negative values. Learn how to circumvent this problem.Continue Reading

Printing company logo on Smart Forms

Trouble with character format in Smart Forms

Creating an entry in a VBFA table

To create a new entry in VFBA table, I create an internal table with the structure of VFBA, then I insert the VFBA form the internal table. Is that a bad way to do this? I am used to loading the SAP table with BDC session or BAPIs. Do you know any ...Continue Reading

Editing in table maintenance

I created a Z-table via SE11 and added all fields via "Direct Type" rather than via "Data Element". Then I used the Table Maintenance Generator to create table maintenance screens. However, SM30 and SM31 only show plus signs (+) instead of field ...Continue Reading

SAP XI Learning Guide

This SearchSAP.com learning guide will provide you with all the information you need to gain a better understanding of SAP Exchange Infrastructure.Continue Reading

Extract code from Smart Forms

Have you ever tried to find coding within a Smart Form? This program will extract all the ABAP code to output the code for audit purposes.Continue Reading

Upload data from Excel to SAP

SAP BW and SAP R/3 introduction

Brief SAP R/3, SubProducts, SAP BW and mySAP definitions and their inter-relationship in terms of use.Continue Reading

Cloning an SAP system

How can I clone an SAP system for a sandbox purpose? For example, our Enterprise production environment runs on 4 application servers and an Oracle database all on AIX OS. I can restore a copy of the database from a backup and copy the /usr and /...Continue Reading

Definition of an OS/DB migration

Cancel running work process

Occasionally we must cancel running work processes. However, SM50->Process->Cancel with/without core does not work. No active jobs can be seen running in SM37. We try killing the corresponding disp+work process (on Windows), but get access denied. ...Continue Reading

Resetting SAP passwords

Difference between user exit, field exit & screen exit

Create a production order for inbound IDoc

What process code/message type/function module can be used to post/create a production order for an inbound IDoc?Continue Reading

Dynamic parallel processing in SAP Workflow

This tip will help you with dynamic parallel processing in SAP Workflow.Continue Reading

Password protected e-mails

How do I make a screen active in transaction PPOME in HR as a new TAB?

How to download HR and Payroll data from SAP to a flat file

When to use transactions SM66, SM50, SM51, STAD, ST05 and ST04

When should ABAP developers use transactions such as SM66, SM50, SM51, STAD, ST05 and ST04? Giovanni Davila weighs in.Continue Reading

Dollar and yen symbols in an ABAP report

Application development expert Matt Billingham explains how to print an ABAP report that would contain the dollar sign when the amount is US dollars and the yen sign when it is yen.Continue Reading

How to display page numbers in a list as pageno/total pages

ABAP Geek 4 -- The mystery of SUBMIT unveiled

This tip is the fourth in the 'ABAP Geek' series of weblogs from SDN. Learn more about program execution here.Continue Reading

What will be the demand for SAP Basis consultants in the future?

I have been working as a Basis admin for the past year. I started my career as an Oracle programmer then moved to Oracle DB and now into SAP Basis. I have a total of five years of experience in the software field. What will be the demand for SAP ...Continue Reading

Which OS is best for SAP?

Tables of Transport request

This may be helpful when you forget your request number or want to see the technical detail.Continue Reading

How can I display a selection screen based on a TCode?

Is there a BAPI for creating the RFQ on the PR as inbound?

Check the SAP Interface Repository, says expert Matthew Billingham.Continue Reading

Displaying numeric output without changing format

Can paper size be defined on condition in SAPscript?

I have an SAPscript question for you. Could paper size be defined on condition, for instance, per plant? If it is one plant print on A4 otherwise print on Letter size?Continue Reading

Error processing inbound IDocs

Comparing workflow versions

How do we compare the version difference of workflow (like report program) in a particular system as well as in a different system?Continue Reading

How do I secure an IDoc?

Sending a Smart Form output via e-mail

Table error in a "Z" Smart Form

How can I send an e-mail to users when a job fails?

I have to use SM36 for job scheduling. In case a job fails, I need to send an e-mail to a user or set of users. How can this be done? I know there is a BO BPJOB, but how are the events in this object being triggered once the job in SM36 fails? I ...Continue Reading

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