SAP ABAP Transaction Variants
September 1, 2008
- Keerthi vasan .M
- L&T Infotech
Many times people get struck with some kind of requirements in their SAP ABAP Implementation projects and do not know how to proceed further. One of such requirement is “Changing the layout of the standard screen”. These changes may include hiding the existing fields, display default values, etc., Here comes the need of Transaction Variants for such type of requirements.
This article will provide you what all we can achieve through the transaction variants, and a link is provided at the end of this article which demonstrates step by step procedure to create a transaction variant with example and screen shots.
Transaction variants are very efficient & simple method provided by SAP for customizing the standard screens according to our business needs and implemented using SHD0 transaction. Transaction variants are actually made up of a set of screen variants. The field values and field attributes for each screen in a transaction variant are stored in screen variants. Transaction and screen variants may be created for all dialog and reporting transactions. Transaction variants may not be created for transactions already containing pre-defined parameters (parameter transactions and variant transactions).
Search BAdi Quickly and Easily
July 24, 2008
Very recently one of our associate SAP Expert Mr.Sandipan Das from L&T Infotech, wrote an ineresting post in Forums about how you can find BAdi quickly. Many times you might struggle searching a BAdi for your specific requirement. Here Sandipan has shown the method by use of which, you can get the BAdi you are looking for in few mins.
When any requirements of Enhancement comes which needs the implementation of BADI then the biggest hurdle comes in the way that how to find the BADI. Especially this question troubles the fresher most. Then we fresher go through the F4 help provided in the SE18 Transaction if your luck is good then you get it otherwise we go on internet ,SDN and all forums .
In this article I am going to share my simple trick to find the BADI, which I learned through my experience.
Automatic SAP ABAP ALV refresh, Get the code right here!
July 21, 2008
- Sandipan Das
- L&T Infotech
Scenario:
The following code is developed for Locomotive Repairing Workshop scenario which requires a ALV Report that automatically refresh its data after some specified time interval with out any user interventions. It goes like as user i.e. the supervisor will run a report that will show him the list of locomotive which has come for repairing.
When any locomotive come for repairing the data entry operator makes the entry and the data get saved in to database table ZLOCO_REPAIR.
The report program will continuously hit the database at some specific interval and shows the user the current status.
Concepts Used:
1. OOPS approach For ALV reports for display of data i.e. using the class CL_GUI_ALV_GRID.
2. GUI Controls i.e. using the class CL_GUI_TIMER.
The main concept is when the event ON_FINISHED of the class CL_GUI_TIMER gets trigger after the specified time interval the code for getting the data form the database gets executed.
SAP Enterprise Portal Interview Questions -Part II
July 18, 2008
- SAP Netweaver Consultant
Continuing to our earlier article on SAP EP interview questions, here are some quick questions that can be asked and specific answers to them. Over the time SAP EP has evelved as a central hub for holding your user as well as information base. If you are searching for SAP Enterprose Portal interview question then you are on the right place. I have prepared these question based on my experience as SAP Netweaver consultant since past 2 years. Also some of my colleagues who have got into SAP EP jobs into various companies also have contributed into making of this interview question. For your reference here is the link for previous Article on SAP EP interview questions. This article is also featured on GoArticles.
