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Introduction to smart forms....

Former Member

‎07-30-2007 10:04 AM

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Hi All,

I'm a trainee at my company, so i am buzy learning ABAP. Smart forms is one thing that i am really interested in, so please if there is anybody who has link to introduction to smart forms, or any guidence to smart forms, it will be appreciated, please guys help out.....

I will immediately reward points for any useful information i got

Cheers,

Fred.

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Former Member

‎07-30-2007 10:10 AM

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Hi,

SAP Smart Forms (BC-SRV-SCR)

Purpose

You use SAP Smart Forms to create and maintain forms for mass printing in SAP Systems. As output medium SAP Smart Forms support a printer, a fax, e-mail, or the Internet (by using the generated XML output).

In addition to the tool, SAP delivers a selection of forms for central business processes. This includes forms in Customer Relationship Management (CRM) as well as in the applications SD, FI, and HR of the R/3 Release.

SAP Smart Forms offer the following advantages:

Creating and maintaining forms requiring half the time

Adapting forms without any programming knowledge due to entirely graphical user interface

Web Publishing using the generated XML output

The SAP Smart Forms replace the SAPscript forms. SAPscript forms will also be supported in the future; you can use them without making any changes for years to come. You can use SAPscript texts in the Smart Forms. Migration of SAPscript forms into Smart Forms is supported.

Features

SAP Smart Forms allow you to execute simple modifications to the form and in the form logic by using simple graphical tools; in 90% of all cases, this won't include any programming effort. Thus, a power user without any programming knowledge can configure forms with data from an SAP System for the relevant business processes.

To print a form, you need a program for data retrieval and a Smart Form that contains the entire from logic. As data retrieval and form logic are separated, you must only adapt the Smart Form if changes to the form logic are necessary. The application program passes the data via a function module interface to the Smart Form. When activating the Smart Form, the system automatically generates a function module. At runtime, the system processes this function module.

You design a form using the graphical Form Painter and the graphical Table Painter. The form logic is represented by a hierarchy structure (tree structure) that consists of individual nodes, such as nodes for global settings, nodes for texts, nodes for output tables, or nodes for graphics. To make changes, use Drag&Drop, Copy&Paste, and select different attributes. These actions do not include writing of coding lines or using a Script language.

For Web publishing, the system provides a generated XML output of the processed form.

You can insert static and dynamic tables. This includes line feeds in individual table cells, triggering events for table headings and subtotals, and sorting data before output.

You can check individual nodes as well as the entire form and find any existing errors in the tree structure. The data flow analysis checks whether all fields (variables) have a defined value at the moment they are displayed.

SAP Smart Forms allow you to include graphics, which you can display either as part of the form or as background graphics. You use background graphics to copy the layout of an existing (scanned) form or to lend forms a company-specific look. During printout, you can suppress the background graphic, if desired.

SAP Smart Forms also support postage optimizing.

check this links are in below.

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

http://www.sap-press.com/downloads/h955_preview.pdf

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

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

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/9b2

This will also improve in your SAP knowledge in smartforms.

regards,

Omkar.

Vijay
Active Contributor

‎07-30-2007 10:10 AM

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hi Fred

just refer to the link below

http://www.sapmaterial.com/?gclid=CN322K28t4sCFQ-WbgodSGbK2g

<b>step by step procedure with screen shots</b>

regards

vijay

<b>plz dont forget to reward points if helpful</b>