Tips

Tips

• Report output formatting tips using the write statement

  This tip outlines a couple of methods that can be used to display your report output.  Continue Reading

• Saving passwords for SAP shortcuts

  Passwords are not saved in shortcuts created within SAPGUI. Here's how to get it to work!  Continue Reading

• Parameters for establishing SAP password policies

  Here are some tips on how to provide a SAP user ID and password to an SAP system.  Continue Reading

• Select directories and files using Object Methods

  The following code uses SAP Objects to select directories and files.  Continue Reading

• RSUSR003 For Checking SAP* and DDIC in all clients + login params.

  Not a tip, more of an interesting report.  Continue Reading

• See all config. tables relating to a company code, sales org, division...

  A handy transaction for high-level checks of the configuration associated with certain objects like company codes or plants.  Continue Reading

• Communicating in SAP Web Services through XML markup tags and SAP SOAP

  Part 3 in Jeff Marin's odyssey into SAP and Web Services...  Continue Reading

• What does the "R" stand for in SAP R/2 and R/3?

  Trivia time: What does the "R" stand for in SAP R/3  Continue Reading

• Add PATTERN for use in ABAP editor

  This tip shows you how to add a PATTERN for use in the ABAP editor.  Continue Reading

• Convert time between timezones

  This is shows how to complete the conversion of time between different timezones.  Continue Reading

• Writing fixed length text files

  This tip shows you how to write fixed length text files.  Continue Reading

• Reporting long text

  A simple way to locate the long text object you need.  Continue Reading

• Deleting unnecessary work items

  The inboxes of users are often full of work items which are no longer required. Here is a tip for deleting items.  Continue Reading

• Limiting number of sessions in SAP

  This tip reveals a parameter one can use to set the maximum number of sessions required.  Continue Reading

• Sharing data through SAP Java code web service programs

  Discussion of the framework of using SAP with Web services.  Continue Reading

• BAPIs (RFCs) vs. IDOCs

  A question often raised in the discussion forums is: "Shall I use BAPIs (RFCs) or IDOCs to interface to SAP?"  Continue Reading

• Avoid hard-coding

  Avoid hardcoding without cluttering up the selection screen.  Continue Reading

• Finding the transaction code for populating a table

  Finding the transaction code for populating a table.  Continue Reading

• Creating purchase orders using SAP Java Connector (JCo)

  This application uses classes in JCo to call a BAPI to create purchase order in the SAP system.  Continue Reading

• ABAP/Select options

  This ABAP code snippet will allow you to hide some of the select options.  Continue Reading

• Finding lost SAP* and DDIC passwords

  Here is how to find lost SAP* and DDIC passwords.  Continue Reading

• Service contract technical objects

  This tip tells you where the technical objects for a Service Contract (or sales order) are stored.  Continue Reading

• Recursive perform statement sample

  This source is the example of Recursive Perform Statement.  Continue Reading

• Print PDF-files from SAP

  Print any existing PDF-file directly from SAP (3.1I) using 'External Commands' (SM49/SM69) on Windows NT server.  Continue Reading

• Error while testing a function module

  When you try to test a function module via SE37 you get runtime error, but it works fine when incorporated in a program. Why?  Continue Reading

• Creating dictionary tables and structures from an ABAP program

  Do you need to create or modify tables or structures in the Workbench from an ABAP program?  Continue Reading

• Change entries in SE16 in debug mode

  There is a way to change entries of a table with SE16 even if you don't have the authorization. Here's how!  Continue Reading

• SAP Web Services tutorial for beginners

  A summary of Web services and how they relate to SAP  Continue Reading

• Authorization groups

  Learn the basics of authorization groups in this extensive tip.  Continue Reading

• Locking/unlocking users without affecting users locked by the system

  How to locking/unlock users without affecting users locked by the system.  Continue Reading

• Saving report to a PDF file

  Printing Invoices, Purchase orders and Checks has always been an painful task in SAP, especially If you are using SAP forms.  Continue Reading

• Reloading archived SD/MM documents safely

  So you started archiving and the next week you get calls from users who can't find sales orders.  Continue Reading

• Get the first date of a fiscal period

  We can find the first and last dates of the current Fiscal Period by using two funtional modules.  Continue Reading

• Enable a particular user to multi login

  How to enable a particular user to multi login.  Continue Reading

• Activity value field displayed by code instead of statement

  A compilation of Activity value codes.  Continue Reading

• Fixed point arithmetic/SAPScript

  In 4.6c when you create SAPScript programs, SAP does not set the "Fixed Point Arithmetic" Flag automatically.  Continue Reading

• Post a vendor invoice referencing an existing invoice

  Using Transaction FBR2, an Accounts Payable user can reference an invoice accounting document number.  Continue Reading

• Users with initial password

  Do you want to see a list of all users with initial password or a list of users who haven't use SAP for the last year?  Continue Reading

• Zoom in your ABAP editor

  You can zoom in the Abap editor from release 4.6. Here's how!  Continue Reading

• Program locked by ......... user

  Sometimes when we loose connection with SAP and later connects again, we will get an error message.  Continue Reading

• Making row selection in a table control dynamic

  When table control is used in a screen, the selection of row(s) in table control doesn't invoke a PAI event automatically.  Continue Reading

• Personalization of your SAP system via logon screen, splash screen & 2 others.

  Adding text to the logon screen, change the splash on the main menu and more.  Continue Reading

• F1 help for custom programs

  This method can help companies to eliminate the off-line documentation for custom programs.  Continue Reading

• Hiding ABAP code

  Hiding ABAP Source Code.  Continue Reading

• Transporting SAPscripts

  Do this when you bring a SAPscript from developement system to your production.  Continue Reading

• How to change standard price in Material Master

  The standard price can not be updated directly.  Continue Reading

• OK Code values

  Direct call of transactions, session handling.  Continue Reading

• A useful list of SAP commands

  A handy little list of SAP commands for every Basis Consultant's cookbook.  Continue Reading

• Call transaction while bypassing auth check

  Using the function module RS_HDSYS_CALL_TC_VARIANT, you can call a transaction to which the user doesn't have access.  Continue Reading

• BAPI to retrieve "Check Values" (like SU53 result)

  Sometimes BAPI/RFC calls fail due to missing authorization and it is not easy to research the reason.  Continue Reading

• Show progress clock in status bar

  With the function module SAPGUI_PROGRESS_INDICATOR you can display a progress clock and a message.  Continue Reading

• Call SAP function module to read Document Flow

  How to read those billing document flow from your ABAP report?  Continue Reading

• External assign

  In user-exits, memory fields from the calling program are not available.  Continue Reading

• Inverted date

  The internal format of date in the table TCURR is called INVERTED date. Read more in this tip.  Continue Reading

• Area Menu instead of SAP Standard menu

  This is a quick way for users to concentrate on a particular area of functionality.  Continue Reading

• Build a Java Web application for SAP right now

  Tools and how to build a Java Web application for SAP right now.  Continue Reading

• Date and Number from internal to user formats

  SAP users can pick different formats for date and quantity fields display.  Continue Reading

• TEMSE cleanup trick

  This tip tells you how to clean up a bad TemSe entry in table TST03.  Continue Reading

• View a transport object list before import

  To view the object list of a transport, without actually having to import the request first - do the following.  Continue Reading

• Transaction-links in long texts auf messages

  This tips shows you how to create a link to a transaction from eg. the long text of a message.  Continue Reading

• Check SAP system environment

  This tip presents some quick ways to to verify the SAP environment.  Continue Reading

• Hidden OK Code

  This tip explains Hidden OK Code.  Continue Reading

• Screen program fields, function codes, and field checks

  How to generate screen program fields, side effects of function codes, and field checks  Continue Reading

• ABAP program for loading PC file into table

  ZTABLE_LOAD program that can be used to load data into any table in SAP.  Continue Reading

• Download data to 'DBF' file

  This tip presenets a simple program to explain how you can download your data to 'DBF' FILE.  Continue Reading

• Better performance for selects

  Better performance for selects  Continue Reading

• User & authorization related tables

  User and Authorization system related tables.  Continue Reading

• Searching items in SAPscript forms

  This tip will show you one way to search items in SAPscript forms.  Continue Reading

• Pass Select-Options ranges to a Dialog program

  You can create a Dialog module that, when called from an ABAP program, passes ranges to a Dialog program.  Continue Reading

• Mass user Locking and Unlocking SAP R/3 4.6

  Another way to lock / unlock users from SAP R/3 4.6x using mass change options.  Continue Reading

• Table changes with SM30 maint incomplete

  This tip is for testing to have a specific piece of data in an SAP table that doesn't have SM30 table maintenance.  Continue Reading

• SAP, WAS and Java

  Discussion of new capabilities for Web integration and e-commerce from SAP  Continue Reading

• Convert the date to the format of user that is running ?

  This tip shows how to convert the sy-datum to the current user date format.  Continue Reading

• Activating the debugging of system functions, also important OK-CODEs

  This tip shows how to debug the system functions in SAP.  Continue Reading

• Passing a generic table type in an RFC

  This tip shows how to pass a generic table type in an RFC.  Continue Reading

• Commands to directly change exe & profile directory in UNIX

  This tip presents the commands to directly change exe and profile directory in UNIX.  Continue Reading

• ABAP Macros for dynamically looping internal tables

  Attached code has macros defined to use to loop any internal table dynamically to have the report produced by each row.  Continue Reading

• TCodes and VLookup

  Using agr_tstc and agr_tcodes tables you can run a list of all your Activity Groups, TCodes and TCode descriptions.  Continue Reading

• Working with Field Symbols

  An important aspect of ABAP, is the ?Field Symbol?. This SAP Higher Education tip de-mystifies Field Symbols.  Continue Reading

• Fetching data from external tables

  Using 'For all entries in Itab' option with Select statement rather than using loop endloop option.  Continue Reading

• Using values of calling Programs in ABAP

  Sometimes you want to access data in your ABAP which are not known in the part of your program currently running .  Continue Reading

• Data Validation - Effectively

  In reports,if we want to validate the selection screen entries, We handle it in 'AT SELECTION-SCREEN' event.  Continue Reading

• Understanding the Internet Transaction Server ( ITS)

  The SAP Internet Transaction Server (ITS) is the essential link between the SAP R/3 system and the Internet.  Continue Reading

• Data Generation for SAP Demo Tables

  Re-creation of Sample data for SAP tutorials through Program : RSBCDAT3  Continue Reading

• Copy table dynamically

  This program permits to create or update lines from source table to target table with create internal tables dynamically.  Continue Reading

• Create dynamic table with conditions

  This program permits to create or update lines from source table  Continue Reading

• Enabling HTTPS in the Web Application Server

  The instructions in this tip explain how to switch on HTTPS in on your server.  Continue Reading

• Programming dynamic selections

  A description of how to program a dynamic selection.  Continue Reading

• Calling an ABAP form SAPScript

  This tip presents the code for calling an ABAP form SAPScript  Continue Reading

• SAP to Excel - OLE Access

  Calling MS - Excel from SAP using OLE.  Continue Reading

• Look up tables/views for specific fields

  This program extracts the tables list for given field names. On double clicking the table it will take you to SE11 .  Continue Reading

• Calling Unix Shell Scripts From ABAP

  Unix Shell scripts along with ABAP can be used to perform many tasks.  Continue Reading

• SAP table view in html format

  A simple report program. Through this you can view SAP Tables in HTML format.  Continue Reading

• How to create a graphical progress bar

  It is very simple, you can call 'progress_popup' function for generate a graphical progress bar.  Continue Reading

• Accessing unpassed field values in user exits

  Here's an easy solution which reads contents of PXA area and assigns field values to field-symbols.

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• Negative values on screens, I/O templates for screen fields

  Negative values on screens, I/O templates for screen fields  Continue Reading

• Display an output list in HTML format for the Web

  Accepts a wild card '*' as input parameter as program input and then uses the variant table to generate the output.

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• Convert a character to Ascii value

  Learn how to find the corresponding ASCII code value of a character.  Continue Reading

• Sending spool list to multiple users, while creating background job

  To send spool list to multiple users while defining background job via trans. SM36, create a distribution list.  Continue Reading

• Browse for a file on input parameter using F4 button

  This tip gives the users a Windows style browse option to select the file from local PC or the network.  Continue Reading