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Mastering SAP ABAP

By : Paweł Grześkowiak, Wojciech Ciesielski, Wojciech Ćwik
Book Image

Mastering SAP ABAP

By: Paweł Grześkowiak, Wojciech Ciesielski, Wojciech Ćwik

Overview of this book

Advanced Business Application Programming (ABAP) is an established and complex programming language in the IT industry. This book is designed to help you use the latest ABAP techniques and apply legacy constructions using practical examples. You'll start with a quick refresher on language and database concepts, followed by agile techniques for adding custom code to a modern ABAP system. After this, you will get up to speed with the complete ABAP toolset for importing data to and from different environments. Next, you'll learn how to print forms and work with the different ABAP tools for Extensible Markup Language (XML) manipulation. While covering further chapters, you'll gain insights into building stunning UI5 interfaces, in addition to learning how to develop simple apps using the Business Object Processing Framework (BOPF). You will also pick up the technique of handling exceptions and performing testing in ABAP. In the concluding chapters, you can look forward to grasping various techniques for optimizing the performance of programs using a variety of performance analysis tools. By the end of this book, you will have the expertise you need to confidently build maintainable programs in Systems, Applications, and Products (SAP).
Table of Contents (25 chapters)
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
Dedication
About Packt
Contributors
Preface
Index

Chapter 5. Exposing Data to Print Forms

Forms are used for the representation of business data in a clear and structured way. They can be understood as everything that's printed from the SAP system. These forms can be printed on paper, but also as PDF documents or emails. There are three technologies that are used to generate forms. By default, two of them are integrated into the SAP ERP core, that is, SAPScript and SAP Smart Forms, while the other is external and requires an additional server and software, that is, Adobe Interactive Forms. All three have their advantages and disadvantages. Most new forms are created in SAP Smart Forms or by using Adobe Interactive Forms. We will discuss all three technologies within this chapter and use two of them to create a real-life printout example.

The following topics will be covered in this chapter:

  • SAPScript and SmartForm as native forms of technology in SAP
  • Adobe PDF forms as an agile and flexible tool
  • Interactive Adobe PDF forms
  • JavaScript scripting...