about smartforms

[Former Member]

how to give paragraph format and fonts in smartforms.what is the diff bw template and table node.

[mahaboob_pathan]

hi

goto smartforms

select the radio button style.

click on create.

give the font style and text

standard paragraph.

save and activate.

then go to smartforms and use these style in u r smartforms.

You can create additional fonts and style with transaction SMARTSTYLES.

A Smart Style contains:

Header data containing the default values of a Smart Style

Paragraph formats including indents and spacing, font attributes, tabs, and

outline and numbering

Character formats including effects (superscript, subscript), barcode and font

attributes

Colors and underlines for a paragraph or character format

You can convert an existing SAPscript style into a Smart Style

template:

output of table contain static data.

table:

output of table containing application data.

Edited by: Mahaboob Pathan on Feb 13, 2008 5:12 PM

[Former Member]

In SAP SmartForms, templates (from template node) define the format of the columnar output but they are just structures which can used to set how the columns in the output are placed. Whereas as tables actually contain rows to hold data. The Template contains a fixed number of rows and columns, where the output is fixed. The Table can have variable number of rows

The application data is selected in the application program and transferred to the form using the form interface. In contrast to the template node, the table node has another tab called the Data tab. On this tab, you enter the internal table whose data is to be output. The data is read to a work area in row format.

The table layout is determined using row types (this is same for templates).

A header area (for table headers), main area (for items of the table), and footer area (for whole sums, or similar) are table output areas. Table rows are created as subnodes of these areas.

[Former Member]

hi,

You have to create paragraph formats in the smart styles..

GO to the transaction. SMARTFORMS..

Choose the radio button..smart styles..

Give a name..Press create..

There you can define the paragraph formats.

you can include the smart styles in your text to use the paragraph formats..

2.

Template is used for proper allignment of data which table is used for displaying multiple data.

We can say Template is for static data and Table is for dynamic data.

Suppose we have a requirement in which we have to allign the customer address in such a way as shown below:-

Name- Krishna Company- WIPRO Location- Chennai

Desig- S/W Native - Mumbai

Then for proper allighnment we can create a template and split that into 3 columns and 2 rows and create text elements for each cell display a proper allighned data at the output.

When we include a template inside a loop it gives the same property as a table.

When we have mutiple data which is to be extended to the next page like when we display all employee details in a company we use table.

Table has 3 sections , HEADER, ITEM ,FOOTER

The header secntion will be executed once and it will loop at the item level. at the end footer will be executed.

Regards,

Omkar.

[Former Member]

Dear shankar

we have to create paragraph formats and character formats using smartstyles or the radio button in the smartforms txn.

we have to assign to the text node that style then only it gets applied.

Template is to design the format according to the client specification and to fix the line items whereas the table is for main page.

Template can be used to create a table by dividing the cells into rows and columns

if found satisfactory plz reward

regards

samarendra