Doubts on SAP Scripts and SmartForms

[Former Member]

Hi ,

What componets does smart forms and SAP Scripts contains(Like Layout ,FM's and PrintPrograms)?and how r they linked when we execute a SmartForm r SAP Scripts?which component follows other components when we execute a SmartForm r SAP Scripts?

and whats the individual fucntionality of all these components do in SmartForms and SAP Scripts?

Regards,

Gopi.

[former_member223537]

Hi,

A Script or smartform is not usually exectued as standalone program.

A script or Smartform is called using FM`s - OPEN_FORM or SSF_FUNCTION_MODULE_NAME resp.

These FM`s are used in a report program and This report program is executed which inturn calls the FM`s and subsequently the Scripts/Smartforms. This report program is called as Print program.

i.e.

Print Program ( Contains FM`s to call Scripts/Smartforms and the logic to fetch/pass data to Scripts/Smartforms) => Scripts/Smartforms => Printout.

Best regards,

Prashant

[Former Member]

Hi ,

SAPSCRIPT

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Sapscript has two compontnts

driver program and form, These are assinged from spro.

In driver program following functions are used.

CALL FUNCTION 'OPEN_FORM'

CALL FUNCTION 'WRITE_FORM'

CALL FUNCTION 'CLOSE_FORM'

SMARTFORMS

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Tcode is smartforms

It hs following complnents

Driver program

smartform

style

Text Module.

In driver program following function is called to open form and to pass input parameters which can be print in smart form .

CALL FUNCTION 'SSF_FUNCTION_MODULE_NAME'

EXPORTING

formname = 'FORM_name'

IMPORTING

fm_name = fm_name.

CALL FUNCTION fm_name

EXPORTING

control_parameters = v_con

user_settings = 'X'

text = p_long

IMPORTING

document_output_info = out_info

job_output_info = prn_ret

job_output_options = out_op

TABLES

gs_out = gs_out

gs_out1 = gs_out_item

git_adrc = git_adrc.

Pankaj

[Former Member]

Hi,

little change in above reply

For sapscript forms of standard programs need to assingen from spro based upon the requirements and user created forms can be called from z progeams.

Pankaj

[Former Member]

Hi Gopi,

Both SAPscripts and Smartforms are used for designing forms(Business Documents), In SAP we have tools to achieve this, we have Form Painter(in case of sapscript)and Smartforms, These tools are mainly used for design purpose, we can also add Logics in case of these tools, but both are not executable, to run the forms we need a Print Program(or Driver programs), Generally these print programs will contain the data to be passed to forms and some function modules for interfacing forms, some of the function modules in SAPscripts are:- OPEN_FORM, WRITE_FORM,CLOSE_FORM, etc., and in case of smartforms Function module is automatically generated when you activate the form(in smartforms) thats one of the advantage of smartform over sapscripts.

Regards:-

Santosh.

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[Former Member]

hi

good

1st-there is lots of difference between sap script and smartforms

http://www.ossincorp.com/Black_Box/Black_Box_2.htm

2-as per linking is concerned in case of sap script you r passing the data though the function modules like open_form start_form and close_form but in case of the smartforms when you r executing the report it is generating a function module which is a dynamic one which helps to pass the data from the driver program to the smartform screen.

thanks

mrutyun

[Former Member]

Hi Guys,

Thanks for ur reply .

Thanks & Regards,

Gopi.