Defining a variable
DEFINE &CUST& = '00000021'.
Define and insert a standard text:
Standard texts is predifined textst that can be used in more than one form. Standard texts are can be created, changed and displayed using transaction SO10.
The text ID is used to callsify texts.
To include a stadard text in a form, use the INCLUDE command:
/: INCLUDE Z_BC460_EX4_HF OBJECT TEXT ID SDVD
When formatting the standard text the PARAGRAPH parameter is used. To center the text use:
/: INCLUDE Z_BC460_EX4_HF OBJECT TEXT ID SDVD LANGUAGE EN PARAGRAPH C.
Formatting addresses
The ADDRESS-ENDADDRESS command formats addresses according to the postal norms of the recipient's country, as defined in the
country parameter.
ADDRESS DELIVERY PARAGRAPH AD
NAME &KNA1-NAME&
STREET &KNA1-STRAS&
POSTCODE &KNA1-PSTLZ&
CITY &KNA1-ORT01&'
COUNTRY &KNA1-LAND1&
FROMCOUNTRY 'DE'
ENDADDRESS
Avoiding pagebreaks in a paragraph
/: PROTECT
:
:
/: ENDPROTECT
The text lines to be protected are enclosed between the two commands
Conditonal text ouput IF - ENDIF
You can use IF/ENDIF like in a normal ABAP program
/: IF condition
:
:
/: ENDIF
and
/: IF condition
:
/: ELSE
:
/: ENDIF
Example:
/: IF &SPFLI-CITYTO& = "BERLIN"
..... put some text here
/: ENDIF
Symbols and Control commands
Symbols are placeholders for values that are inserted during print formatting.
Symbols are indentified by name surrounded by "&" and are not case sensitive
Types of symbols
System symbols
DATE Date
DAY Day
NAME_OF_DAY Name of day
MONTH Month
YEAR Year
TIME Time
HOURS Hours
MINUTES Minutes
SECONDS Seconds
PAGE Page number
NEXTPAGE Number of next pagre
DEVICE Output device
SPACE Blank space
ULINE Underline
VLINE Vertical line
Standard symbols
Standard symbols are user defined and are maintained in table
TTDG(table is not available???). You use transaction SM30 to change or display standard symbols.
An examples of standard symbols is &MFG& fot "Yours faithfully"
Standard text
Standard texts is predifined texts that can be used in more than one form. Standard texts are can be created, changed and displayed using transaction SO10.
The text ID is used to classify texts.
To include a standard text in a form, use the INCLUDE command:
/: INCLUDE Z_BC460_EX4_HF OBJECT TEXT ID SDVD
When formatting the standard text the PARAGRAPH parameter is used. To center the text use:
/: INCLUDE
= Object, ID, Language, Paragraph
Example:
/: INCLUDE Z_BC460_EX4_HF OBJECT TEXT ID SDVD LANGUAGE EN PARAGRAPH C.
Name: Z_BC460_EX4_HF
Object: Text
Text id: SDVD (Text id from SO10)
Language: EN
Paragraph: C (Centered)
Tip: You can use menu Insert->Text->Standard to make it easier to insert the text
Program symbols
Program symbols are for contents of database fields or global program symbols. When you print the form, data from the database tables are printed isntead of the symbols.
In the print program:
TABLES: kna1.
In the form:
&KNA1-NAME1&
Formatting
&SYMBOL& No formatting
&SYMBOL+4& Offset - Output begins here. Offset refers to formatted value
&SYMBOL(5) & Length - Output data in the specified length
&SYMBOL(I) & Suppress initial value - If the field has been initialized, nothing is output
&SYMBOL(Z) & Suppress leading zeros
&SYMBOL(C) & Compress blank spaces - Consecutice spaces are compressed into a single space. Leading spacesare suppressed.
&SYMBOL(R) & Right align output
&SYMBOL(S) & Operators are suppressed
&SYMBOL(*) & Dictionary length - The data length is defined by the ABAP dictionary
&SYMBOL(8.2) & Decimal format. Length 8 decimals 2
&'text1'SYMBOL'text2'& Text can be inserted before and after the symbol
Control commands
Control command are used to modify text output. Use format key /: in the format column.
/: INCLUDE
/: DEFINE
/: ADDRESS....ENDADDRESS
/: PROTECT.....ENDPROTECT
/: NEW-PAGE
/: IF....ENDIF
/: CASE...ENDCASE
Examples of control commands
INCLUDE
INCLUDE name
Parameters:
OBJECT E.g. TEXT, DOKU (Document), DSYS (Hypertext).
ID Text ID -Text ID is a way to group texts - Se transaction SO10
LANGUAGE If the parameter is not specefied, the logon language will be used
PARAGRAPH The text to be included is formatted using the style allocated. The PARAGRAPH parameter can be used
