SAP ABAP Advanced Cookbook

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SAP ABAP Advanced Cookbook

Credits

About the Author

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Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

Chapter 1. ABAP Objects

Introduction

Creating a shared memory object

Creating a persistent object

Creating classes based on factory methods

Creating classes based on singleton design pattern

Creating classes based on adapter pattern

Chapter 2. Dynamic Programming

Introduction

Using field symbols and data references to print database table contents

Applying dynamic Open SQL

Dynamic program generation

Chapter 3. ALV Tricks

Introduction

Setting ALV columns as key columns and making zero amount appear as blank

Removing columns from display and layout

Enable Adding Layout toolbar buttons

Adding Hotspot to columns

Adding your own buttons to ALV toolbar

Adding checkboxes to columns

Chapter 4. Regular Expressions

Introduction

Using regex as an IF statement

Removal of characters from a string

Converting date into internal date type

Validation of format (telephone number)

Removing repeated words from text string

Inserting commas in an amount string

Removing comments from program code

Interpreting HTML stream

Chapter 5. Optimizing Programs

Introduction

Using transaction SAT to find problem areas

Creation of secondary indexes in database tables

Adding hints in SELECT clause

Secondary indexes for internal tables

Hashed table for single read access

Replacing for all entries constructwith Ranges

Chapter 6. Doing More with Selection Screens

Introduction

Adding tabstrips and listboxes to report selection screens

Adding toolbar buttons on selection screen

Changing screen fields on radio button selection

Taking desktop folder and filename as input

Coding search help exits for creating better F4 helps

Chapter 7. Smart Forms – Tips and Tricks

Introduction

Toggle on/off the Microsoft Word text editor

Using background pictures and print preview

Using folder options for page protection

Printing several forms in one spool request

Converting Smart Forms to PDF output

Applying sorting and subtotaling to table fields

Chapter 8. Working with SQL Trace

Introduction

Carrying out SQL trace

Generating and interpreting the trace result

Carrying out restricted trace

Filtering unwanted trace result entries

Summarizing a SQL list and viewing table-related information

Quickly finding the data source of a screen field

Finding the data source of a field's hit list

Chapter 9. Code Inspector

Introduction

Carrying out quick code inspection

Carrying out a full-fledged inspection

Carrying out database-specific performance checks

Suppressing messages using pseudo comments

Searching for ABAP statement patterns and tokens within code

Creating your own Code Inspector checks

Chapter 10. Simple Transformations

Introduction

Creating simple transformations

Creating transformations for structures and calling them in programs

Creating transformations for internal tables

Generating transformations for dictionary table types

Downloading into Excel made easy using simple transformations

Chapter 11. Sending E-mail Using BCS Classes

Introduction

Creating a simple e-mail message

Sending e-mail to Internet e-mail addresses

Adding attachments to your message

Creating HTML e-mail

Running a program and sending its output as an e-mail

Chapter 12. Creating and Consuming Web Services

Introduction