sap script overview

SAPScript Overview

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Objective

• The participants will be able to :– Define What SAPScript is– Identify how SAPScript Works– Create Report Vs. Form– Identify components of SAPScript

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What is SAPScript ?

• SAPScript is used to print forms.• SAPScript looks better than conventional

report.• SAPScript form can have graphic elements and

it can be event-triggered.

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What is SAPScript ? (Contd.)

• SAPScript is used to print forms.• SAPScript looks better than conventional

report.• SAPScript form can have graphic elements and

it can be event-triggered.

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How SAPScript Works

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SAP

Document

Form

(Output)Layout set

(Template)Read Data Print

Define

SAP documents are printed using forms.

Forms are defined and formatted using layout sets.

SAPScript is a tool that SAP provides for creating layout sets.

SAP Script Sales order,

Billing document,

Purchase Order, etc

Order confirmation,

Invoice,

Purchase order,etc

Creating Report Vs. Form

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Output

Program

(ABAP)

Report

Output

Program

(ABAP)

Layout set Form

Creating Reports

Creating Forms

SAP

Document

SAP

Document

Components of SAPScript

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Output

ProgramLayout set Form

Output determination configuration

(Optional)

Printer / Font Configuration

Output program: Extracts data from SAP data dictionary

Layout set: Formats the extracted data Printer / Font configuration: Configures impact / laser printer, bar code, logo

SAP

Document

Components of SAPScript (Contd.)

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Output

ProgramLayout set Form

Output determination configuration

(Optional)

Printer / Font Configuration

SAP

Document

Output program: Extracts data from SAP data dictionary

Layout set: Formats the extracted data Printer / Font configuration: Configures impact / laser printer, bar code, logo

Demonstration

• Displaying a SAPScript Form in the SAP R/3 system by running transaction SE71.

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Practice

• Displaying a SAPScript Form in the SAP R/3 system by running transaction SE71.

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Summary• SAPScript is used to print forms. It looks better

than conventional reports and can have graphic elements as required.

• SAPScript is a tool for creating layout sets using transaction SE71 in the SAP R/3 system.

• The output program (written in ABAP ) extracts data to be placed in forms while the layout set formats the extracted data to be placed in the form.

• SAPScripts can be referred to as the combination of the output program and the layout set.

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Questions

• What is a layout set ?• What is an output program in reference to

SAPScripts ?• What are the different modes of

communication between the output program and the layout sets ?

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