Background jobs with users for authorization - report
Recently I had an issue to make an report for background jobs that are planned to run from dialog user. All informations I needed was in transaction sm37, but for every job I had to double click on it...
View ArticleSAPLink plugin for Workflow objects
Recently I found myself as a SAPLink user- a client of mine was not offering a remote access and at the same time they were expecting some pilot solution ASAP. So I had to do developments in a...
View ArticleCreate a PDF form with charts
Create a PDF form with chartsI got an issue to create a PDF form with charts. Those charts are not static of course.So, we are to use the Adobe LiveCycle Designer and CL_IGS_CHART_ENGINE.First of all...
View ArticleActivate &SAP_EDIT in SE16N (SAP ECC 6.0)
Activate &SAP_EDIT in SE16N (SAP ECC 6.0)In SAP ECC 6.0 EHP6, the function code &SAP_EDIT, which enables the change mode of transaction SE16N, is deactivated (SAP Note 1420281) due to security...
View ArticleField symbols - The savior!!!
Do you ever know we can do wonders with field symbols in ABAP programs??? Yes. This is true. Let us see this with below practical example. Access the internal tables or work areas that are not defined...
View ArticleMS-Office change Layout using Open XML for SAP
Hello.Often when we create documents Templates we are wasting a lot of time and effort on visualize these documents.In the screen cast below there is an example of how easy itcould be with using Open...
View ArticleA real example: how to leverage ABAP breakpoint with type "Exception"
Hi friends, most of the time when your application does not work as you expected and you want to debug to find root cause. Unfortunately there is no hint in your application which can guide you to...
View ArticleFlexible MS Excel documents with ABAP/4
I had a dream. Imagine document designers who don’t need to ask developers how to create or change an output layout of documents. Imagine developers who have one simple tool to work with MS Office...
View ArticleEnsuring Program documentation with ABAP editor capabilities
As per the ABAP programming standard of clients, we have to always maintain header text, Insert , Replace, Comment and Delete comment lines for future reference. If the program inline documentation...
View ArticleUnderstanding the basic flow of a program
I was going through the se93 transaction and came across Utility-->Call GraphThis Give us the hierarchical view of the source code. As an example go to se93 and put in a transaction code and click...
View ArticleIssues with copy window in Smartform and its solutions.
Issues with copy window in Smartform and its solutionsScenario :We got the scenario in which client wants 4 copies of the form with 4 different texts or multiple copies of smartform . As we all know,...
View Articleconvert word document into PDF via Adobe Livecycle Enterprise service
Hi Friends, currently I am working on a customer project regarding the usage of SAP document builder. Document builder is an ABAP webdynpro application which could allow you to main template part with...
View ArticleMild Rant: SAP Notes are getting harder to find
When I'm not on a project, or racking up points in Coffee Corner, my day job is SAP technical support at a government office. Often, a support issue presents itself as a weird error message that alarms...
View ArticleSAP 7.30 - Theme and Colors
Hello, Just wanted to share a few things concerning SAP 7.30. First of all, there exist a new theme called Corbu Theme in SAP 7.30. Option Icon > Options And choose the Corbu Theme, you'll get the...
View ArticleSix kinds of debugging tips to find the source code where the message is raised
I would like to share with you my debugging tip in my daily life, which makes my life much eaiser. In case you found your own tip are not listed here, please kindly comment it so that it could benefit...
View ArticleConceptual differences between OO ABAP and JAVA
I have been associated with JAVA and ABAP worlds from the start. Object Orientation in programming has gained more and more importance. OO ABAP and JAVA are object oriented programming styles. ABAP/4...
View ArticleDark is the Sun ; Bright, the Sky
Dear All, First off this is very, very, technical, so unless you are in love with the minute details of ABAP programming you might not be that interested. Luckily, lots of people have just such a love...
View ArticleSingle step debugging on Macro
Hi Friends, I use a quite simple example to demonstrate: Execute the report, debugger will stop at line 23. Click this button: The debugger will automatically show tab as below: then we can execute...
View ArticleExtended Factory Design Pattern in ABAP
Factory pattern is one of the creational design patterns in object oriented design. This blog explains one of the approaches on how this pattern can be extended and implemented in ABAP Object Oriented...
View ArticleConceptual differences between OO ABAP and JAVA
I have been associated with JAVA and ABAP worlds from the start. Object Orientation in programming has gained more and more importance. OO ABAP and JAVA are object oriented programming styles. ABAP/4...
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