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what are objects in SMARTFORM?

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HEllo firends,

I want to know wht are objects in SMARTFORMS. And wht is the role of golobal settings in SMARTFORM?

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Hi Venkat,

Kindly go through with the below link...

http://www.sapbrainsonline.com/ARTICLES/TECHNICAL/SMARTFORMS/smartforms.html

thanks & regards

Kishore Kumar Maram

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SAP Smartforms can be used for creating and maintaining forms for mass printing in SAP Systems. The output medium for Smartforms support printer, fax, e-mail, or the Internet (by using the generated XML output).

According to SAP, you need neither have any programming knowledge nor use a Script language to adapt standard forms. However, basic ABAP programming skills are required only in special cases (for example, to call a function module you created or for complex and extensive conditions).

1. Create a new smartforms

Transaction code SMARTFORMS

Create new smartforms call ZSMART

2. Define looping process for internal table

Pages and windows

First Page -> Header Window (Cursor at First Page then click Edit -> Node -> Create)

Here, you can specify your title and page numbering

&SFSY-PAGE& (Page 1) of &SFSY-FORMPAGES(Z4.0)& (Total Page)

Main windows -> TABLE -> DATA

In the Loop section, tick Internal table and fill in

ITAB1 (table in ABAP SMARTFORM calling function) INTO ITAB2

3. Define table in smartforms

Global settings :

Form interface

Variable name Type assignment Reference type

ITAB1 TYPE Table Structure

Global definitions

Variable name Type assignment Reference type

ITAB2 TYPE Table Structure

4. To display the data in the form

Make used of the Table Painter and declare the Line Type in Tabstrips Table

e.g. HD_GEN for printing header details,

IT_GEN for printing data details.

You have to specify the Line Type in your Text elements in the Tabstrips Output options.

Tick the New Line and specify the Line Type for outputting the data.

Declare your output fields in Text elements

Tabstrips - Output Options

For different fonts use this Style : IDWTCERTSTYLE

For Quantity or Amout you can used this variable &GS_ITAB-AMOUNT(12.2)&

5. Calling SMARTFORMS from your ABAP program

REPORT ZSMARTFORM.

Calling SMARTFORMS from your ABAP program.

Collecting all the table data in your program, and pass once to SMARTFORMS

SMARTFORMS

Declare your table type in :-

Global Settings -> Form Interface

Global Definintions -> Global Data

Main Window -> Table -> DATA

*

Written by : SAP Hints and Tips on Configuration and ABAP/4 Programming

http://sapr3.tripod.com

*

TABLES: MKPF.

DATA: FM_NAME TYPE RS38L_FNAM.

DATA: BEGIN OF INT_MKPF OCCURS 0.

INCLUDE STRUCTURE MKPF.

DATA: END OF INT_MKPF.

SELECT-OPTIONS S_MBLNR FOR MKPF-MBLNR MEMORY ID 001.

SELECT * FROM MKPF WHERE MBLNR IN S_MBLNR.

MOVE-CORRESPONDING MKPF TO INT_MKPF.

APPEND INT_MKPF.

ENDSELECT.

At the end of your program.

Passing data to SMARTFORMS

call function 'SSF_FUNCTION_MODULE_NAME'

exporting

formname = 'ZSMARTFORM'

VARIANT = ' '

DIRECT_CALL = ' '

IMPORTING

FM_NAME = FM_NAME

EXCEPTIONS

NO_FORM = 1

NO_FUNCTION_MODULE = 2

OTHERS = 3.

if sy-subrc 0.

WRITE: / 'ERROR 1'.

MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO

WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.

endif.

call function FM_NAME

EXPORTING

ARCHIVE_INDEX =

ARCHIVE_INDEX_TAB =

ARCHIVE_PARAMETERS =

CONTROL_PARAMETERS =

MAIL_APPL_OBJ =

MAIL_RECIPIENT =

MAIL_SENDER =

OUTPUT_OPTIONS =

USER_SETTINGS = 'X'

IMPORTING

DOCUMENT_OUTPUT_INFO =

JOB_OUTPUT_INFO =

JOB_OUTPUT_OPTIONS =

TABLES

GS_MKPF = INT_MKPF

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.

endif.

SAPscript technology is based on a mainframe product from the 1980s, while Smart Forms have only been around since (roughly) 2001. With that sort of time gap, there are bound to be significant differences between the two tools. Client dependence is a fundamental one. Although SAPscript has had some incremental improvements over time, its forms have always been -- under the hood -- relatively ...

1. script is client dependent one while smartform is client independent.

2. In scripts we have to write print program while in smart forms it is not necessary.

3. In scripts we can print background logo while in smartforms we cant print background logo 4. In scripts we have 99 main windows while in smartforms we have only 1 main window.

5. In scripts we should write paragraph format otherwise we cant execute program while in smartforms no need to create paragraph formats .

6. In scripts we can print the text in only two character formats.

while in smartforms we can do with more.

7. In scripts we dont have line types while in smartforms we have linetypes.

also refer

the main diffarences between smart form and script form are:

1) smart forms are clinent independent where as scripts are client dependent.

2) smart form require half the time to create and maintain forms compare with script.

3) smart forms provide multiple page formats where as in script not possible

4) smart forms exisist without main window also where as in script not possible.

5) smart form is entairely graphical user interface comapre with script.

6) labeling is not possible in smart form where as it is possible in script.

7) smart form genarate function module whenver it activate where as script doesn't genarate.

😎 smart form can easily web publishing using the genarated XML output compare with script.

9) using smart forms we can design web forms but bot possible with script.

10) we can maintain background graphics in smartform wher as in script not possible.

11) in smart form we use transaction codes SMARTFORM for designing FORM and SMARTSTYLES to create differnt styles of text, where as in script we use SE71 for form painter and SE72 for different styles of text and font.

12) we can migrate script to smart form vice-versa is not possible.

Chk out the following links which will be helpful!!

here is a link which will teach you step by step

http://smoschid.tripod.com/How_to_do_things_in_SAP/How_To_Build_SMARTFORMS/How_To_Build_SMARTFORMS.h...

http://www.sap-basis-abap.com/sapsf001.htm

http://www.sap-basis-abap.com/sapsf001.htm

http://www.sap-img.com/smartforms/smart-006.htm

http://www.sap-img.com/smartforms/smartform-tutorial.htm

http://www.sapbrain.com/TUTORIALS/TECHNICAL/SMARTFORMS_tutorial.html

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/49/c3d8a4a05b11d5b6ef006094192fe3/frameset.htm

http://www.sap-img.com/smartforms/smartforms-faq-part-two.htm

also see

http://www.saptechnical.com/InterviewQ/interviewQ.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_46c/helpdata/en/35/2cd77bd7705394e10000009b387c12/frameset.htm

http://www.techinterviews.com/?p=198

http://www.techinterviews.com/?p=326

http://www.sap-img.com/abap/answers-to-some-abap-interview-questions.htm

http://www.sap-img.com/abap/more-than-100-abap-interview-faqs.htm

http://www.geekinterview.com/Interview-Questions/SAP-R-3/ABAP

http://sap.ittoolbox.com/documents/popular-q-and-a/abap-sample-interview-questions-3240

http://www.sap-img.com/abap/abap-interview-question.htm

http://www.allinterview.com/Interview-Questions/ABAP.html

http://www.sapbrain.com/ARTICLES/TECHNICAL/SMARTFORMS/smartforms.html

here is a link which will teach you step by step

http://smoschid.tripod.com/How_to_do_things_in_SAP/How_To_Build_SMARTFORMS/How_To_Build_SMARTFORMS.h...

More links

http://www.sapgenie.com/abap/smartforms.htm

http://www.sap-img.com/smartforms/sap-smart-forms.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_46c/helpdata/en/a5/de6838abce021ae10000009b38f842/frameset.htm

Step by Step creation of Smartforms

http://www.sap-basis-abap.com/sapsf001.htm

http://www.sap-img.com/smartforms/smart-006.htm

http://www.sap-img.com/smartforms/smartform-tutorial.htm

http://www.sapbrain.com/TUTORIALS/TECHNICAL/SMARTFORMS_tutorial.html

How to trace smartform

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/49/c3d8a4a05b11d5b6ef006094192fe3/frameset.htm

FAQs

http://www.sap-img.com/smartforms/smartforms-faq-part-two.htm

also see

http://www.saptechnical.com/InterviewQ/interviewQ.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_46c/helpdata/en/35/2cd77bd7705394e10000009b387c12/frameset.htm

http://www.techinterviews.com/?p=198

http://www.techinterviews.com/?p=326

http://www.sap-img.com/abap/answers-to-some-abap-interview-questions.htm

http://www.sap-img.com/abap/more-than-100-abap-interview-faqs.htm

http://www.geekinterview.com/Interview-Questions/SAP-R-3/ABAP

http://sap.ittoolbox.com/documents/popular-q-and-a/abap-sample-interview-questions-3240

http://www.sap-img.com/abap/abap-interview-question.htm

http://www.allinterview.com/Interview-Questions/ABAP.html

check most imp link

http://www.sapbrain.com/ARTICLES/TECHNICAL/SMARTFORMS/smartforms.html

http://smoschid.tripod.com/How_to_do_things_in_SAP/How_To_Build_SMARTFORMS/How_To_Build_SMARTFORMS.h...

http://www.saptechnical.com/Tutorials/Smartforms/SFMain.htm

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