SAP Smart forms

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 SAP Smart Forms is used 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).
 The transaction code is SMARTFORMS.
 Smartforms are client independent objects.
 Smartforms are advanced version of SAP Scripts.
 It is a GUI tool and it is user friendly.

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 Smartform architecture:

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 There are two main nodes in Smartforms.
 1.Global Settings Form Attribute.
Form Interface.
Global Definition.
2.Pages and Windows.
COMPONENTS OF SMARTFORMS.

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 Global settings:
 It is used to provide the basic settings for the smartform.
 Form Attributes:
 It specifies the general attributes like who created,Date,time,
package,translate options, default smartstyle, Page format
(DINA4/DINA5).
 Form interface:
 It acts as a mediator between a driver program and a smart
form.
 The main functionality of form interface is, it will import the
parameters which are exported by driver program.
 The parameters can be variables, work areas, internal
tables..etc.
 Global definition:
 It will contain the variables to be used within the smart form.
 We can define variables, user defined data types, field symbols,
initialization code,Subroutine, currency/quantity fields.
 It is mainly used for declaring or defining the above variables.

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 Page.
 Window.
 Graphic.
 Address.
 Text.
 Table.
 Header.
 Body.
 Footer.
 Template.
 Folder.
 Program Lines.
 Alternative.
 Command.
 Loop.
Pages and Windows

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Pages and windows :
This will contain all the pages and the
windows, which are used in the smartform.
By default, a page will be created by name
%page1.
By default, a window will be created by
name 'Main' under the page1.
For each page, we need to specify the next
page.
Eg: page = %page1
Next page = %page1 or %page2

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 Page : It is used to define the layout of a smartform.
 We can have different pages with different layouts.
 Window : it is used to display information or text at
a particular place on a page.
 Graphic : it is used to display logos or images on the
smartforms.
 Address : It is used to display the address of
customer or vendor or employee, organization
address , workplace address etc.
 Just provide address no, it will automatically display
the address as per the country formats.
Nodes under pages

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 Text : it is used to display the information or text in a
window.
 Table : It is used to display the information in the form of
table.
 When ever we create table by default HEADER, MAIN
AREA, FOOTER will be displayed.
 The main functionality of a table is, it expands
automatically depending on the internal table data.
 We need to provide the name of the internal table for a
table.
 Template : template is also like a table which does not
expand. That means it will have fixed number of rows
and columns.
 Program lines : it is used to write some lines of abap
code.
Nodes under the window

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 Main window: For continuous output .
 Secondary window: For output with a fixed length.
 Final window: Special type of secondary window for
outputting the information that is not known until
the end of form processing .
 Copies window: Special type of secondary window
for marking pages as copy or original.
Window Types in Smartforms

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 Steps :
 Transaction : SMARTFORMS .
 Enter the Form name and click on create.

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 Enter the description.

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 Click on Form Painter.

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 Click on Page and rename.

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 To Create windows.
 Right click on page -> create -> window.

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 To define Paragraph and Character formats.
 Click on Style and enter the name and click on
create.

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 Paragraph formats.
 Right Click on paragraph formats -> create node->
enter name.

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 Character Format :
 Right click character format -> create node

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 Bar code character format .

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 Click on HEADER DATA.
 Enter default paragraph (standard).
 Save , check and activate.

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 Forms: To style in form.
 Go to form attributes .
 Enter the style name.

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 Right click on Heading Window-> Create -> Text.

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 Click on text.
 And go to general attributes.

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 Enter the heading and select paragraph format.

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 Upload logo image using SE78.

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 Whenever we are activate the SMARTDORMS,
SAP generates a Function module.

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 Save , check and activate and execute.
 Copy the function module name.

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 In SE 38.
perform call_smartform.
Call the function module name.

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 Enter ADRNR in address number , paragraph format
and number of lines to be used and click on save.

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 Active the program and execute.

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 Right click on ADD2 ->create ->address.

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 Click on DETAILS icon.

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 Mention height and width of column.

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 Right click on template -> create -> text.

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 Mention the Line and column position for each text.

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 Right click on MAIN -> create -> Table.

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 Right click on 2nd cell ->create ->Text.

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 To get Remit to address.

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 To Transfer condition text : SO10.
 Go to transaction SE38.
 Run the program RSTXTRANS.

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 Select Text.
 And click on trnsfr texts to corr.

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 Click on yes and enter the transport request.

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 Getting Text objects from standard Transaction code
into Smartforms.
 Ex : Billing documents Header text.
 VF03.

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 Goto Smartforms.
 Declare a global Variable for vbeln. (G_VBELN).

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 To Trigger Smart forms in Transaction.
 Go to Transaction ‘NACE’.
 Select Billing and click on output types.

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 Click on processing routines.

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 Copy SAP Standard program
 SE38
 Paste program name and click on display.

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 Comment the existing code inside form.

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 Copy data declaration from your program and paste
it in z drivr prog

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 Copy all form and endform code and save it in end
new z drv prog.

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 Go to Transaction NACE.
 Click on edit .
 Enter z driver program name and smartform name.

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 Goto VF03 and click on print.

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