How to download a business graphics image

[Former Member]

hai experts,

I have a reqmnt like I have to download a business graphics output in a PDF file. In a previous thread it was mentioned that no such option in 6.0 to achieve this but any other alternative solution for this to achieve..

Thanks in advance

Rupachandran G

[thomas_jung]

The option to save the rendered image from an business grapics image UI element is being added next year in NetWeaver 7.0 Enhancement Package 2. You will be able to bind a context attribute of type XSTRING to the UI element and the output image will be stored there.

Until that Enhancement Package, you have to make another call to the IGS using the underlying APIs. You basically have to replicate the logic behind the business graphics image UI element to render the image again directly. Unless someone has some other trick...

[Former Member]

Thank you thomas,

" you have to make another call to the IGS using the underlying APIs. "

But How to make another call to IGS.. I have no idea... pls guide me..

[thomas_jung]

The IGS API Classes and example applications are all in the package SPIG. You probably also want to look at the class CL_GRAPH_CHART. This class is actually used by the BSP Extension Element for Business Graphics - but it has many of the same capabilties as the Web Dynpro ABAP UI element and is easier to study the code.