Tips

Tips

• 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

• Finding Tables

  Two ways of finding the tables where are the data that you need.  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

• Change your SAP menus

  You've probably always wanted to modify the SAP menus ... Here's how!  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

• Access Tables Via RFC

  Trying to read some information from SAP and you can't find the right BAPI? RFC_READ_TABLE can do the job for you.  Continue Reading

• Just say no to hard-coded data

  Learn to avoid hard-coded data.  Continue Reading

• Extended Job Search

  Using tcode SM37C, you can get an Extended Job Selection Screen within SM37.  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

• Determining accounting period and accounting

  In HR programming sometimes we need to find the accounting period and accounting year to update the infotypes like IT0003.  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

• Buffering internally within your program

  It is a good idea to build a buffer internally within your programs. Here's why!  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

• Data conversion for double-byte: Save as txt file

  How to handle problems when trying to save Excel data files as tab delimited text file.  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

• Select with 'FOR ALL ENTRIES IN' (FAEI)

  Beware when using 'FOR ALL ENTRIES' in select statement.  Continue Reading

• Use the Struts framework to build Web applications

  What the framework is and how to apply it  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

• Send an instant message to a user

  Ever wanted to send a message to a single logged on user but don't know their email address or phone number?  Continue Reading

• Zoom in your ABAP editor

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

• Changing printer host in one shot

  Changing printer host in one shot.  Continue Reading

• Database maintenance

  Here's a SAP screen that will tell you a lot of information about your database.  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

• Create ABAP code on the fly

  Sometimes, you want to create ABAP code but do not necessarily want to keep it. Here's how you do it.  Continue Reading

• Beware of misused ABAP queries!

  Without proper authorization, a person with ABAP query coding access can use CALL TRANSACTION to enter transaction codes.  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

• Getting started with J2EE for SAP developers

  Coming from the SAP world, you may not have a lot of experience with object-oriented technology and the Internet.  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

• Some transaction code

  All the transaction codes you could ask for.  Continue Reading

• Dynamic column sorting for reports

  Allow users to sort the report by columns after display without having to regather data.  Continue Reading

• Program to calculate modified mod 10 check digit

  This program can calculate modified mod 10 check digit as per UPS label requirements.  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

• Retrieving bookmarks (from a word document) into ABAP program

  The following example ABAP code shows, how to retrieve data from a bookmark in a word document into an internal table.  Continue Reading

• Take your user accounts up-to-date

  This program will help you to block accounts which have not been used for a while.  Continue Reading

• Adding SAP icons to your technical document

  This tip will help in making procedural and other technical documents more presentable & professional.  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

• Editor Tips (*EJECT and *$*$)

  This tip presents some editor tips for administrators.  Continue Reading

• Debugging Call Txn's

  This tip tells you how to debug Call Txn's.  Continue Reading

• Spool management / SPO performance

  This tip offers handy advise on spool management and SPO performance.  Continue Reading

• Check SAP system environment

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

• Useful Function Modules

  This tip presents some useful function modules for uploading & downloading files.  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

• SAN heals Andersen Windows' storage pains

  A consistent need for storage and a large company acquisition forced Andersen Windows to invest in a scalable storage scheme.  Continue Reading

• Free introduction to the SAP Java Connector (JCo)

  Update on book by Thomas G. Schuessler  Continue Reading

• Authenticating a Customer Within SAP

  The key to building a secure Web application is the authentication mechanism used for logging in to the system.  Continue Reading

• Useful transactions for Program, Function group, Dialog module Analysis

  Presented here are useful Tcodes for analyzing programs, transactions, function groups and dialog modules.  Continue Reading

• Transporting user master records, authorizations and profiles between clients

  Transporting user master records, authorizations and profiles between clients  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

• Encrypt/Decrypt

  You can Encrypt or Decrypt a word using this program.  Continue Reading

• Lock A Client to Prevent Logons

  Do you need to do maintenance on a system and want to make sure nobody logs on to it while you're working on it?  Continue Reading

• Better performance for selects

  Better performance for selects  Continue Reading

• User & authorization related tables

  User and Authorization system related tables.  Continue Reading

• R/3 Reporting through BAPIs

  A summary of two BAPIs that access information structures.  Continue Reading

• Using the SAP Password BAPIs (Updated)

  How to use SAP password BAPIs to fullest advantage  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

• Program search tool

  Use this program to search for programs using a part of the description of the program.  Continue Reading

• SAP, WAS and Java

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

• Cascading Style Sheets

  An intro to using CSS in Web templates  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

• Save Report Output to a PDF File

  Wouldn't it be great to have SAP list spool saved into PDF file and open with Adobe reader.  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