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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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