Displaying a DMS PDF Document in Web Dynpro

Purpose

The plain technical requirement is that a PDF document is stored in SAP needs to be displayed as a Pop-up to the portal user.

Details

Earlier, I used to use SAP GUI for HTML and call the 'DOCUMENT_SHOW_DIRECT' in a wrapper program with submit.

But here is a better way.

Create a New method DISPLAY_DOCUMENT in your assitance class, generally the TYPE of document is static but you can keep all as parameterised.

Inside the method call the following code

CALL FUNCTION 'CVAPI_DOC_VIEW'
  EXPORTING
    PF_DOKAR               = I_DOKAR
    PF_DOKNR               = I_DOKNR
    PF_DOKVR               = I_DOKVR
    PF_DOKTL               = I_DOKTL
   PF_HOSTNAME            = 'DEFAULT'
   PF_APPL_START          = ' '
   PF_GET_URL             = 'X'

IMPORTING

   PFX_URL                = v_URL

EXCEPTIONS
   ERROR                  = 1
   NOT_FOUND              = 2
   NO_AUTH                = 3
   NO_ORIGINAL            = 4
   OTHERS                 = 5.

IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.

* MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO

*         WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.

ENDIF.

  data lo_window_manager type ref to if_wd_window_manager.
  data lo_api_component  type ref to if_wd_component.
  data lo_window         type ref to if_wd_window.
 

  lo_api_component  = wd_comp_controller->wd_get_api( ).
  lo_window_manager = lo_api_component->get_window_manager( ).
 

  CALL METHOD lo_window_manager->CREATE_EXTERNAL_WINDOW
    EXPORTING
      URL            = W_URL

      MODAL          = ABAP_FALSE
      HAS_MENUBAR    = ABAP_TRUE
      IS_RESIZABLE   = ABAP_TRUE
      HAS_SCROLLBARS = ABAP_TRUE
      HAS_STATUSBAR  = ABAP_TRUE
      HAS_TOOLBAR    = ABAP_TRUE
      HAS_LOCATION   = ABAP_TRUE
    RECEIVING
      WINDOW         = lo_window.

  lo_window->open( ).

Output

Well, I have called this code on click of ALV on the DMS document number... and here is the result