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Sap-scripts Vs Smartforms......

•Fetch data.•Create structures

for Header data.•Create itab for Item data.•Open Form.•Loop at itab. Write Form.

Endloop.•Close Form.

ispla! data .

Driver Program Sapscript Layout

"ain #indo# HeaderWindo#s

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Wh! Smartforms' (d)anta%es...

• (n eas! to use $raphical *ser Interface.• Eas! creation and maintenance of Forms resultin% in less pro%rammin%

effort.

• ata retrie)al and Form Lo%ic are separate.• Web publishin% is possible usin% a %enerated +"L output of the Form.• $raphics can be included as part of the Form or as ,ac %round %raphics.

• Eas! mi%ration of Sap-scripts to Smartforms.

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What else is ne#'...

• Eas! insertion of compan! lo%os etc.• Flo# lo%ic is represented b! a tree structure in the form of

nodes./hus chan%e in printin% order is eas! usin% node dra% &drop.

• S!nta0 chec for indi)idual nodes.• (ddress node can be used to insert an address into the Form.• (bap codin% is possible usin% the 1ro%ram Lines node.• Formattin% options can be separatel! defined & maintained

usin% Smartst!les.• Indi)idual cells2#indo#s can be easil! framed.

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Step-b!-Step....Creation of Smartform La!out

.• Stud! of re3uirements.• *ploadin% of ,itmap ima%e if an!.• e)elopment of ri)er pro%ram• e)elopment of La!out.

• (ttachment of ri)er & Smartform torele)ant transaction if re3uired.• /estin%4

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,ac %round $raphics.Step56 Create ,mp ima%e.

• If la!out is a)ailable in the form of pre-printed stationar! scan and storeas t!pe ,mp.

• If la!out is in form of e0cel con)ert into ,mp. Or dra# re3uiredoutlines in paint directl!.

Step76 *pload into S(1.• $o to transaction SE89 %i)e an ob:ect name. Clic import. $i)e path

name. 1ress Enter4Step;6 Include in Smartfrom.

• $o to 1a%e. Select tab- ,ac %round picture. $et list of ima%es usin%Search help. ouble clic to select .

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(pplication 2 ri)er 1ro%ram

• First half consists of data retrie)al. It can beincluded inside a Form called from a F*?C/IO?>"O *LE>?("E= to %etname of %enerated F" to pass data to Smartform.

>>>>>>= ie callin% the Function module obtained.

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Lets %o into...

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Components of Smartforms...

• Form ,uilder • Form 1ainter • 1C Editor • /able 1ainter

• St!le ,uilder • Field List

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Form Lo%ic•

In the Form ,uilder a Smartform is described b! a set ofnodes formin% a tree structure.• Initiall! ; nodes alread! e0ist66 Form attributes interface &

%lobal definitions.

• 1a%es and #indo#s are created usin% the node

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Form 1ainter

• Form 1ainter is used to desi%n the la!out of the pa%es of asmartform.

• One can define the #indo# or %raphic positions and choosesi@es.

• It offers a desi%n area #ith ruler %rids toolbar @oom factorsetc.

• It also pro)ides the facilit! of placin% a scanned %raphic intothe bac %round of the desi%n area.

• One can displa! or suppress the Form painter usin% a button.

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1C Editor • It is similar to Text Editor in

Sap-scripts.• It ofers the oll unctions-

Enter delete select cop! cut paste te0ts.

(ssi%n para%raph formats & character formats.Include chan%e & delete fields.

• It allows the options o

entering texts in-/e0t ElementInclude /e0t

/e0t "odules

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/able 1ainter • It is used to desi%n tables in a #indo#

%enerall! the main #indo#.• It helps dra# columns ro#s in the re3uired

format.• (llo#s selection of different patterns.• It allo#s !ou to desi%n separate Header &

Footer formats.• It allo#s !ou to create templates for those

la!outs #here data placement is fi0ed &

no#n before runtime.

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St!le ,uilder

• In the St!le ,uilder !ou can collecti)el! defineSmartst!les. In a St!le !ou define the para%raph andcharacter formats !ou re3uire for !our Smartform.

• In the header data !ou maintain the default )alues ofa Smart St!le.

• Aou can choose amon% three attributes for thecharacter format 6-

Superscriptin% 2 subscriptin% the character strin%,arcodeFont (ttributes.

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Field List

•

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/ips & traps 4• "a e sure that all the fields that ha)e been mentioned in

the Form Interface are bein% passed in the (pplication pro%ram.

• "a e sure that the no of columns defined in the /able linet!pe is e3ual to those appearin% in the Loop.

• (ll Bt! & Currenc! fields ha)e to be mo)ed to t!pe

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