FAX a smartform

[Former Member]

Hi all,

I am new to smartforms and i'm trying to FAX a smartform. I am generating the smartform through an ABAP program and passing the following parameters:

CLEAR: SF_CONTROL_P, SF_OUTPUT_P.

SF_CONTROL_P-NO_DIALOG = 'X'.

SF_CONTROL_P-DEVICE = 'TELEFAX'.

SF_CONTROL_P-PREVIEW = 'X'.

SF_CONTROL_P-GETOTF = 'X'.

*---SET OUTPUT PARAMETERS FOR FAX

SF_OUTPUT_P-TDTELELAND = WA_LFA1-LAND1.

SF_OUTPUT_P-TDTELENUM = WA_ZZFAXREL-TELFX.

SF_OUTPUT_P-TDSCHEDULE = 'IMM'.

SF_OUTPUT_P-TDSENDDATE = SY-DATUM.

SF_OUTPUT_P-TDSENDTIME = SY-TIMLO.

*---NOW CALL THE GENERATED FUNCTION MODULE

CALL FUNCTION FM_NAME

EXPORTING

• ARCHIVE_INDEX =

• ARCHIVE_PARAMETERS =

CONTROL_PARAMETERS = SF_CONTROL_P

• MAIL_APPL_OBJ =

• MAIL_RECIPIENT =

• MAIL_SENDER =

OUTPUT_OPTIONS = SF_OUTPUT_P

• USER_SETTINGS = WA_USER_SETTING

IMPORTING

• DOCUMENT_OUTPUT_INFO =

JOB_OUTPUT_INFO = STRUCTOUTPUT

• JOB_OUTPUT_OPTIONS =

TABLES

GV_ITAB = GV_ITAB

EXCEPTIONS

FORMATTING_ERROR = 1

INTERNAL_ERROR = 2

SEND_ERROR = 3

USER_CANCELED = 4

OTHERS = 5.

When I run this, nothing is seen in SAP connect (SCOT)...

Then I read somewhere that I can send the OTF format of my smartform to the func module SO_NEW_DOCUMENT_ATT_SEND_API1 and fax it. But data sent to this func mod is a 255 length text table. How would my form layout be maintained when I fax from this module...Isn't there a direct method of sending fax from the generated smartform function module?

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

As an alternative to Sending smartform by fax with fm 'CONVERT_OTF_AND_FAX provided in I found the fould the code provided below worked for me.

This is based on the documentation in

/help.sap.com/saphelp_470/helpdata/en/9b/e3b0dcc2a711d3b558006094192fe3/frameset.htm (Sending Forms by E-Mail or Telefax)

where it states "To send forms by e-mail or telefax, SAP Smart Forms uses the Business Communication Interface (BCI). " along with the content from example ABAP RSSOKIF2. A copy of the code from RSSOKIF2 to create the Sender, Receiver and Application BOR objectid was used to create the content of the FORM get_bor_data (the remainder of the code preparing the data for SAPSCRIPT is left out).

I don't know what significance it has but the setting to PDF format was used to match the setting in SCOT for FAX

FORM fax_smartform.

DATA: ls_output_opt TYPE ssfcompop,

ls_sender_id TYPE swotobjid,

ls_recipient_id TYPE swotobjid,

ls_appl_object_id LIKE swotobjid,

ls_document_output_info TYPE ssfcrespd,

ls_job_output_info TYPE ssfcrescl,

ls_job_output_options TYPE ssfcresop.

PERFORM get_bor_data CHANGING ls_sender_id

ls_recipient_id

ls_appl_object_id.

ls_output_opt-tdteleland = itcpo-tdteleland.

ls_output_opt-tdtelenum = itcpo-tdtelenum.

ls_output_opt-tdtelenume = itcpo-tdtelenum.

ls_output_opt-tdfaxuser = itcpo-tdfaxuser.

ls_output_opt-faxformat = 'PDF'.

ls_output_opt-tdschedule = 'IMM'.

ls_output_opt-tdnewid = 'X'. "new spool request

CLEAR gs_cntrl_par.

gs_cntrl_par-no_open = ' '.

gs_cntrl_par-no_close = ' '.

gs_cntrl_par-device = 'TELEFAX'.

gs_cntrl_par-no_dialog = 'X'.

gs_cntrl_par-langu = 'E'.

gs_cntrl_par-preview = ' '.

CALL FUNCTION G_SF_FUNCTNM

EXPORTING

control_parameters = gs_cntrl_par

mail_appl_obj = ls_appl_object_id

mail_recipient = ls_recipient_id

mail_sender = ls_sender_id

output_options = ls_output_opt

dkadr = dkadr

rf05a = rf05a

v_pay_terms_desc = v_pay_terms_desc

knb1 = knb1

g_open_bal = g_open_bal

IMPORTING

document_output_info = ls_document_output_info

job_output_info = ls_job_output_info

job_output_options = ls_job_output_options

TABLES

rf140_tab = rf140_tab

EXCEPTIONS

formatting_error = 1

internal_error = 2

send_error = 3

user_canceled = 4

OTHERS = 5

.

IF sy-subrc <> 0.

MESSAGE ID sy-msgid TYPE sy-msgty NUMBER sy-msgno

WITH sy-msgv1 sy-msgv2 sy-msgv3 sy-msgv4.

ELSE.

COMMIT WORK.

ENDIF.

ENDFORM. " fax_smartform

[Former Member]

hi,

go through this code

user = sy-uname.

param-tdteleland = '<Country Code>'.

param-tdtelenum = <Fax number with hyphens>.

param-tdcover = ' '.

CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERT_OTF_AND_FAX'

EXPORTING

faxoptions = param

user = user

IMPORTING

fax_ok = ok

office_objid = off_obj

msgid = msgid

msgno = msgno

msgv1 = msgv1

msgv2 = msgv2

msgv3 = msgv3

msgv4 = msgv4

TABLES

otf = otf_data.

Thanks,

madhukar

[Former Member]

Tried this as well, did not help..what is to be put in the parameter office_objid ??

[Former Member]

Hi Anmol,

Check if in your system transaction SCOM is there. It has the sample code to send fax.

Regards,

Atish

[Former Member]

No SCOM is not there..

I noticed that then when I run the smartform with device 'telefax', it shows the form in my outbox. But it does not send it to SAP connect. Whereas when I send a SAPscript form, if does get shown up in SAPconnect and gets faxed. Anybody knows how I could check if these is something that needs to be setup and is not?

[Former Member]

I found the solution myself. SAP note 489286 says that we have to use a commit work after we call the function module so that it goes to SAP connect.

[Former Member]

Hello dr,

It seems that you resolved the problem about sending smartform as fax.

Unfortunately I am getting the same problem as you were getting evel after using a commit work.

Can you please help me?

Its really urgent.

Thank you.

[Former Member]

Hi madhukar,

i have tried following your suggestions, but it doesn't work.

i have written my what i have done here .

Please, can you take a look to it and anwser if you can?

Thanks,

Lello