Monday, November 10, 2014

Use the application log

If you ever wanted to use the Application Log:

Generate the LOG:

 DATAL_VAR_LOGHNDL TYPE BALLOGHNDL,
          L_VAR_MESSAGE_DUMMY TYPE CHAR255,
          L_WA_MSG            TYPE BAL_S_MSG.

    "Generate the log
    DATAL_WA_LOG          TYPE BAL_S_LOG.
    "Basisdaten
    L_WA_LOG-EXTNUMBER  SY-CPROG.
    L_WA_LOG-ALUSER     SY-UNAME.
    L_WA_LOG-ALPROG     SY-REPID.
    L_WA_LOG-ALDATE     SY-DATUM.
    L_WA_LOG-ALTIME     SY-UZEIT.
    L_WA_LOG-ALTCODE    SY-TCODE.
    L_WA_LOG-OBJECT     'YARTSTAMM'.
    L_WA_LOG-SUBOBJECT  'STMMDWL'.
    "Modus setzen
    IF SY-BATCH EQ 'X'.
      L_WA_LOG-ALMODE 'B'.
    ELSEIF SY-BINPT EQ 'X'.
      L_WA_LOG-ALMODE 'I'.
    ELSE.
      L_WA_LOG-ALMODE 'D'.
    ENDIF.
    "Create
    CALL FUNCTION 'BAL_LOG_CREATE'
      EXPORTING
        I_S_LOG      L_WA_LOG
      IMPORTING
        E_LOG_HANDLE L_VAR_LOGHNDL
      EXCEPTIONS
        OTHERS       1.
    IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
      " Ignore Error
    ENDIF.

Add Messages like this:

 "Insert Message
    MESSAGE E180(YIWITH I_VAR_MATNR I_VAR_MATKL
                        INTO L_VAR_MESSAGE_DUMMY.

    CLEAR L_WA_MSG.
    L_WA_MSG-MSGTY 'E'.
    L_WA_MSG-MSGID SY-MSGID.
    L_WA_MSG-MSGNO SY-MSGNO.
    L_WA_MSG-MSGV1 SY-MSGV1.
    L_WA_MSG-MSGV2 SY-MSGV2.
    L_WA_MSG-MSGV3 SY-MSGV3.
    L_WA_MSG-PROBCLASS '1'.

    CALL FUNCTION 'BAL_LOG_MSG_ADD'
      EXPORTING
        I_S_MSG          L_WA_MSG
      EXCEPTIONS
        LOG_NOT_FOUND    1
        MSG_INCONSISTENT 2
        LOG_IS_FULL      3
        OTHERS           4.
    IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
      "Ignore Errors
    ENDIF.

Don't forget to save the Log in the End:

*   SAVE LOG
    DATA L_IT_LOG_HANDEL TYPE BAL_T_LOGH.
    APPEND L_VAR_LOGHNDL TO L_IT_LOG_HANDEL.
    CALL FUNCTION 'BAL_DB_SAVE'
      EXPORTING
        I_T_LOG_HANDLE L_IT_LOG_HANDEL
      EXCEPTIONS
        OTHERS         1.
    IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
      "Ignore Errors
    ENDIF.

In Programms you can easily encapsulate everything inside Forms. Inside functions i would recommend creating a helper class and instanciate it.

We also are using function pools as Log Helper. The problem with them might be, that only instance exists. So if you use any kind of reset method and keep a handle inside the pool it might get reset by nested calls inside different functions.

QRFC - Background task Queues

A quick HowTo on Background-Task queues for functions.

**Background Queue variables
  DATAL_TCODE_ID   TYPE ARFCTID,
        L_QNAME      TYPE TRFCQOUT-QNAME..

* Generate Name
  CONCATENATE SY-TCODE '_' SY-DATUM '_' SY-UZEIT INTO L_QNAME.
  CONDENSE L_QNAME NO-GAPS.

* Set Queue name in Programm
  CALL FUNCTION 'TRFC_SET_QUEUE_NAME'
    EXPORTING
      QNAME L_QNAME.

* Start your queue Transaction
  CALL FUNCTION 'TRANSACTION_BEGIN'
    IMPORTING
      TRANSACTION_ID L_TCODE_ID.

...... Do some Codng in your programm, and somewhere start your function in Background Task:

 CALL FUNCTION 'ARTICLE_RECLASSIFY_LITE_RETAIL' IN BACKGROUND TASK
      EXPORTING
        I_MATNR              MARA-MATNR
        I_NEWWG              SET_MATKL
        I_TEST               P_TEST
        I_NEWPROFIL          DMY_NEWPROF

....

        CALL FUNCTION 'Y_ISR_SET_REKLA_YPOSDWL' IN BACKGROUND TASK
          EXPORTING
            I_VAR_MATNR    MARA-MATNR
            I_VAR_MATKL    SET_MATKL.


..... Do some more Coding in the programm and close the Transaction somewhere

  CALL FUNCTION 'TRANSACTION_END'
    EXPORTING
      TRANSACTION_ID L_TCODE_ID.


Call SMQ1 to se open Queues, for e.g. if some error occured.

Friday, November 7, 2014

ALV Grids in Reports

Sometimes you want to use an ALV Grid directly as output in a report (not a Dynpro).

The magic function to this is:

**ALVGrid 
  CALL FUNCTION 'REUSE_ALV_GRID_DISPLAY'
    EXPORTING
      IT_FIELDCAT   L_IT_FIELDCAT
      I_GRID_TITLE  L_VAR_TITLE
    TABLES
      T_OUTTAB      <L_VAR_OUTTAB>
    EXCEPTIONS
      PROGRAM_ERROR 1
      OTHERS        2.
  IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
    MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
            WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
  ENDIF.

You can generate your Fieldcat wth another Helpful function:
**Generate Fieldcat
  CALL FUNCTION 'REUSE_ALV_FIELDCATALOG_MERGE'
    EXPORTING
      I_PROGRAM_NAME         SY-CPROG
      I_INTERNAL_TABNAME     L_VAR_TABNAME
      I_INCLNAME             SY-CPROG
    CHANGING
      CT_FIELDCAT            L_IT_FIELDCAT
    EXCEPTIONS
      INCONSISTENT_INTERFACE 1
      PROGRAM_ERROR          2
      OTHERS                 3.
  IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
    MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
            WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
  ENDIF.

As you can see here,the Fieldcat is generated from a local internam table. It is mandatory to give the include the where the table is defined. If the data structure is not in DDIC but local as well you need to give the include where it is defined, or include it in TOP. Very important is, that local structures are only read correctly when defined with LIKE and INCLUDE structure as Datatypes. TYPES and normalINCLUDE wont work, since the ddic information is not read there. Its also written in the Manual of the function. So always RTFM cause i did it way too late ;)

Here a sample as an MBEWH Extension is locally defined:

DATABEGIN OF TP_MBEWH_EXTENDED.
" MBEWH
        INCLUDE STRUCTURE MBEWH.
" MARA with Key MATNR
DATA:     YYBEZBE   LIKE  MARA-YYBEZBE,
          MTART     LIKE  MARA-MTART,
          MATKL     LIKE  MARA-MATKL,
          MEINS     LIKE  MARA-MEINS,
"T001 with Key BUKRS from T001K  with Key BWKEY
          WAERS     LIKE  T001-WAERS,
"T023T with Key MATKL
          WGBEZ     LIKE  T023T-WGBEZ.
DATAEND OF TP_MBEWH_EXTENDED.

I also discussed reordering the Catalog from the selection screen here:
http://abapify.blogspot.de/2014/10/alv-sorting-with-reordering-of-fieldcat.html



As Update here is a small piece of Code to dynamically alocate Tables and Fieldcats to 3 different Tables:

FORM BUILD_ALV.

  CHECK P_TABLE IS NOT INITIAL.

  DATAL_IT_FIELDCAT       TYPE SLIS_T_FIELDCAT_ALV,
        L_VAR_TABNAME       TYPE SLIS_TABNAME,
        L_VAR_TITLE         TYPE LVC_TITLE,
        L_VAR_LINE_CNT_OUT  TYPE LENGTH 20.

  FIELD-SYMBOLS<L_VAR_OUTTAB> TYPE STANDARD TABLE.

**Je nach Auwahl der Tabelle wird die Struktur für den Feldkatalog und
* die zugehörige Ergebnis iTab  für das ALV gewählt.
  CASE P_TABLE.
    WHEN 'S31'.
      L_VAR_TABNAME 'TP_S031_EXTENDED'.
      ASSIGN IT_S031_EXTENDED  TO <L_VAR_OUTTAB>.
    WHEN 'S32'.
      L_VAR_TABNAME 'TP_S032_EXTENDED'.
      ASSIGN IT_S032_EXTENDED  TO <L_VAR_OUTTAB>.
    WHEN 'MBH'.
      L_VAR_TABNAME 'TP_MBEWH_EXTENDED'.
      ASSIGN IT_MBEWH_EXTENDED TO <L_VAR_OUTTAB>.
  ENDCASE.

**Feldkatalog schlicht nach Tabelle erstellen
  CALL FUNCTION 'REUSE_ALV_FIELDCATALOG_MERGE'
    EXPORTING
      I_PROGRAM_NAME         SY-CPROG
      I_INTERNAL_TABNAME     L_VAR_TABNAME
      I_INCLNAME             SY-CPROG
    CHANGING
      CT_FIELDCAT            L_IT_FIELDCAT
    EXCEPTIONS
      INCONSISTENT_INTERFACE 1
      PROGRAM_ERROR          2
      OTHERS                 3.
  IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
    MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
            WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
  ENDIF.

  "Feldkatalog individuelle Sortierung
  CASE P_TABLE.
    WHEN 'S31'.
      PERFORM REORDER_FIELDCAT_S031 CHANGING L_IT_FIELDCAT.
    WHEN 'S32'.
      PERFORM REORDER_FIELDCAT_S032 CHANGING L_IT_FIELDCAT.
    WHEN 'MBH'.
      PERFORM REORDER_FIELDCAT_MBEWH CHANGING L_IT_FIELDCAT.
  ENDCASE.

*Anzahl der Zeilen
  DESCRIBE TABLE <L_VAR_OUTTAB> LINES L_VAR_LINE_CNT_OUT.

***Tabellenname in den Titel nehmen
*  CONCATENATE TEXT-100 L_VAR_TABNAME L_VAR_LINE_CNT_OUT TEXT-101
*      INTO L_VAR_TITLE RESPECTING BLANKS.


**ALVGrid generieren.
  CALL FUNCTION 'REUSE_ALV_GRID_DISPLAY'
    EXPORTING
      IT_FIELDCAT   L_IT_FIELDCAT
      I_GRID_TITLE  L_VAR_TITLE
    TABLES
      T_OUTTAB      <L_VAR_OUTTAB>
    EXCEPTIONS
      PROGRAM_ERROR 1
      OTHERS        2.
  IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
    MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
            WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
  ENDIF.

ENDFORM.                    "DISPLAY_ALV_REPORT



Then at last you might want to reorder the Fieldcat positions in your Output afterwards. Therem ight be better ways to do this (comments welcome), but most of what i tried before was very complicated an not error prone. The problem are some Entry which are also hidden an not seen and mostly have empty Tabnames. So i just went and took the First entry i knew, reordered everything from this Sy-Tabix on forward and renumerated everythin in the end.

*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
*&      Form  REORDER_FIELDCAT_MBEWH
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
* Feldkatalog anpassungen:
*----------------------------------------------------------------------*
*      <--P_L_IT_FIELDCAT  Feldcatalog zu ändern
*----------------------------------------------------------------------*
FORM REORDER_FIELDCAT_MBEWH CHANGING C_IT_FIELDCAT
                                    TYPE SLIS_T_FIELDCAT_ALV.


  DATAL_WA_FIELDCAT_TMP TYPE SLIS_FIELDCAT_ALV,
        L_VAR_TABIX       TYPE SY-INDEX,
        L_VAR_COL_POS_CNT TYPE VALUE 1.

  FIELD-SYMBOLS <FS_WA_FIELDCAT_POS> TYPE SLIS_FIELDCAT_ALV.

  "Index der Material Spalte lesen (MATNR)
  READ TABLE  C_IT_FIELDCAT
           WITH KEY FIELDNAME 'MATNR' TRANSPORTING NO FIELDS.
  L_VAR_TABIX SY-TABIX + .

  "WGBEZ
  READ TABLE  C_IT_FIELDCAT
            INTO L_WA_FIELDCAT_TMP
            WITH KEY FIELDNAME 'WGBEZ'.
  IF SY-SUBRC 0.
    "Löschen und neu einfügen
    DELETE C_IT_FIELDCAT
        WHERE FIELDNAME 'WGBEZ'.
    INSERT L_WA_FIELDCAT_TMP  INTO C_IT_FIELDCAT INDEX L_VAR_TABIX.
  ENDIF.

  "MATKL verschieben
  READ TABLE  C_IT_FIELDCAT
              INTO L_WA_FIELDCAT_TMP
              WITH KEY FIELDNAME 'MATKL'.
  IF SY-SUBRC 0.
    "Löschen und neu einfügen
    DELETE C_IT_FIELDCAT
        WHERE FIELDNAME 'MATKL'.
    INSERT L_WA_FIELDCAT_TMP  INTO C_IT_FIELDCAT INDEX L_VAR_TABIX.
  ENDIF.

  "MTART
  READ TABLE  C_IT_FIELDCAT
            INTO L_WA_FIELDCAT_TMP
            WITH KEY FIELDNAME 'MTART'.
  IF SY-SUBRC 0.
    "Löschen und neu einfügen
    DELETE C_IT_FIELDCAT
        WHERE FIELDNAME 'MTART'.
    INSERT L_WA_FIELDCAT_TMP  INTO C_IT_FIELDCAT INDEX L_VAR_TABIX.
  ENDIF.

  "MAKTX
  READ TABLE  C_IT_FIELDCAT
            INTO  L_WA_FIELDCAT_TMP
            WITH KEY FIELDNAME 'MAKTX'.
  IF SY-SUBRC 0.
    "Löschen und neu einfügen
    DELETE C_IT_FIELDCAT
        WHERE FIELDNAME 'MAKTX'.
    INSERT L_WA_FIELDCAT_TMP  INTO C_IT_FIELDCAT INDEX L_VAR_TABIX.
  ENDIF.



  "Index der Periode Spalte lesen (LFMON)
  READ TABLE  C_IT_FIELDCAT
           WITH KEY FIELDNAME 'LFMON' TRANSPORTING NO FIELDS.
  L_VAR_TABIX SY-TABIX + .

  "WAERS
  READ TABLE  C_IT_FIELDCAT
            INTO L_WA_FIELDCAT_TMP
            WITH KEY FIELDNAME 'WAERS'.
  IF SY-SUBRC 0.
    "Löschen und neu einfügen
    DELETE C_IT_FIELDCAT
        WHERE FIELDNAME 'WAERS'.
    INSERT L_WA_FIELDCAT_TMP  INTO C_IT_FIELDCAT INDEX L_VAR_TABIX.
  ENDIF.

  "MEINS
  READ TABLE  C_IT_FIELDCAT
            INTO  L_WA_FIELDCAT_TMP
            WITH KEY FIELDNAME 'MEINS'.
  IF SY-SUBRC 0.
    "Löschen und neu einfügen
    DELETE C_IT_FIELDCAT
        WHERE FIELDNAME 'MEINS'.
    INSERT L_WA_FIELDCAT_TMP  INTO C_IT_FIELDCAT INDEX L_VAR_TABIX.
  ENDIF.

  "Positionen neu schreiben
  LOOP AT C_IT_FIELDCAT ASSIGNING <FS_WA_FIELDCAT_POS>
     WHERE TABNAME NE ''.
    <FS_WA_FIELDCAT_POS>-COL_POS L_VAR_COL_POS_CNT.
    L_VAR_COL_POS_CNT L_VAR_COL_POS_CNT + 1.
  ENDLOOP.

ENDFORM.                    " REORDER_FIELDCAT_MBEWH

Monday, November 3, 2014

Smartforms: Asterisk in Page numbering

I recently had the Problem that when used page numbering in Smartform like this

&SFSY-FORMPAGES& / &SAPSCRIPT-FORMPAGES&

in long documents it showed:

1/*
2/*

but later

10/25
11/25

It seems that the length of the second part FORMPAGES is related to the length of the first part, and that why there is not enough space anymore for the 25. * is typically used as a starting char, when there is content longer than the space available.

So i found an override for this with formatting options.

&SFSY-FORMPAGES(3ZC)& / &SAPSCRIPT-FORMPAGES(3ZC)&

where :
3 = output length of data
Z = suppress leading zeroes
C = compress blank spaces

Of course i want to credit the source where i found it:
http://searchsap.techtarget.com/answer/When-asterisks-attack-in-the-page-numbering-window