Tips

Tips

• 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

• 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

• TEMSE cleanup trick

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

• 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

• 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

• Working with Field Symbols

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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Exit SAP sessions instantly

  This tip shows you how to exit SAP sessions instantly.  Continue Reading

• Sending SAPOffice mail

  This ABAP program will allow you to send email from SAPOffice.  Continue Reading

• Cheque print - No voided cheque

  Using standard Sapscripts for cheque print do produce a remittance advice from payables.  Continue Reading

• Beautify ABAP code

  This tip will show you how to make your SAP ABAP code more readable and presentable.  Continue Reading

• Compare programs in Production/Test system with Development System

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• Matchcode Objects using Search Helps

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• Create a customized logon screen with configurable active elements

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• Hide and password-protect any ABAP's source

  This program hides any ABAP's source code and protects it with a password.  Continue Reading

• Performance of SELECT SINGLE vs READ

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• Call Transaction of a Batch Input

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• Using SAP FTP programs

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• Searching SAP Menus

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• Outstanding PO Report

  This report displays information for outstanding purchase orders.  Continue Reading

• Find GRs without IRs

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