Today I want to teach you how to create a simple SmartForms.

SmartForms its a very robust program which I think is far much better than the good old SAP script, its very recommended to use SmartForms when creating print out form such as Invoice, Sales Order, Delivery Order, etc. Okay now lets start our training today. 1. First execute TCODE smartforms 2. Create a new smartform program, just name it as ZSFEXERCISE and click CREATE.

3. On Global Settings, click Form Interface and on your right select the TABLES tab. Here you can define internal table to use for the report fields structure, you can define more than 1 table depending on your program requirements. In this example lets create 1 internal table named ITAB using table SPFLI field structure.

4. Next go to Pages and Windows section (Below Global Settings), open the %PAGE1 New Page folder until you find MAIN Main Window folder, after that Right click > Create > Table This will create an internal table that can get the query result from the report interface.

5. In this next screen, you will see an empty box that will act as the main body of your report to display the report data. But first we need to define how many columns we want to have on this report, to do this just click Draw Lines And Columns (Pencil button) button and draw a vertical lines on the box to create the report columns. In this example, I drew 3 vertical lines that will create 4 report columns.

6. Now go to Main Area (below the header), right click the Main Area > Create > Table Line. This will one new line 1 just below the main area section, on the right screen you can see the Output Table section, now select the Line Type selection box and click on %LTYP1. After that, you can see that all 4 columns we created earlier in step 5.

7. Now we need to attach internal table columns to display on this smartforms columns, right click the first column > Create > Text this will create a new text icon just below the first CELL

Column.

8. Click on the TEXT1 icon we just created earlier, and click on the General Attributes tab.

9. Click on the insert field button.

10. Now this is very important, to define internal table field column on smartforms, you must type &itab-columnname& (begin and ended with a &). In this example I want this first column to display the carrid column in the SPFLI table, then I will write &itab-carrid&

11. Now repeat step 8 and 9 to display these other 3 columns.

&itab-connid& (on Cell2) &itab-cityfrom& (on Cell3)

&itab-cityto& (on Cell4)

12. On the Main Window, click on the TABLE section. In this part you have to define the internal table name used to display the data. In this example were using ITAB.

See picture below for a clearer view.

13. After that Click Activate Now the last step would be to create a program that will be the interface to call this smartform. 14. Execute SE38, create a program ZRPTEXERCISE

15. Now copy and paste this code below.

REPORT ZRPTEXERCISE.

DATA T_SPFLI TYPE TABLE OF SPFLI WITH HEADER LINE.

DATA FUNC_NAME TYPE RS38L_FNAM. DATA ITAB LIKE STANDARD TABLE OF SPFLI WITH HEADER LINE. START-OF-SELECTION. SELECT * INTO TABLE ITAB FROM SPFLI. CALL FUNCTION 'SSF_FUNCTION_MODULE_NAME' EXPORTING formname = 'ZSFEXERCISE' * VARIANT = ' ' * DIRECT_CALL = ' ' IMPORTING FM_NAME = FUNC_NAME * EXCEPTIONS * NO_FORM = 1 * NO_FUNCTION_MODULE = 2 * OTHERS = 3 . IF sy-subrc <> 0. * MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO * WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4. ENDIF. CALL FUNCTION FUNC_NAME * EXPORTING * ARCHIVE_INDEX = * ARCHIVE_INDEX_TAB = * ARCHIVE_PARAMETERS = * CONTROL_PARAMETERS = * MAIL_APPL_OBJ = * MAIL_RECIPIENT = * MAIL_SENDER = * OUTPUT_OPTIONS = * USER_SETTINGS = 'X' * IMPORTING * DOCUMENT_OUTPUT_INFO = * JOB_OUTPUT_INFO = * JOB_OUTPUT_OPTIONS = TABLES itab = ITAB * EXCEPTIONS * FORMATTING_ERROR = 1 * INTERNAL_ERROR = 2 * SEND_ERROR = 3 * USER_CANCELED = 4 * OTHERS = 5 . IF sy-subrc <> 0. * MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO * WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4. ENDIF.

16. Now run the program. Heres the Smartforms beautiful report display.

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Getting started with Smart Forms (Building a simple application)

By Sunitha
Go to transaction Smartforms.

Enter a name for the form and click on Create. Enter a short description for the form.

In this example, we will print a simple text using our form. To create a text, expand Pages and Windows New Page. Select Main Window and Right click on that. Select Create Text

Give a name to the text and short description. Also enter the text you want to see on the form.

SAVE and Activate the Smart form. To know the function module that is generated upon activation of this smart form, click on Environment Function module name.

Following popup with the function module would appear.

Test the smart form by clicking on Test. You would be navigated to the function builder with the function module defaulting to the one that is generated earlier.

Click on execute.

Since we do not have any parameters to pass on, click on Execute.

Printing Address using Smart Forms

By Sunitha
Go to transaction Smartforms.

Enter a name for the form and click on Create. Enter a short description for the form.

Expand Pages and Windows and click on %PAGE1. Rename the page to your needs and add a short description to the same.

To display the address on the form, right click on Main Window, select Create Address

Following screen appears.

Enter a name to the Address and add a short description for the same. You all might be aware that Addresses are stored in the table ADRC. Now pick an address number from that table, add provide the same in the Address Number as shown below:

Save and Activate the form. Now execute the Smart form. The output would be similar as shown below:

Calling Smart Form using Driver Program

By Sunitha Let us prepare a driver program for the Smart Form that displays the address (Click here to for the demo on ADDRESS). This is a simple demo and doesnt contain any parameter passing in this example.
Check the function module that is generated when the Smart Form is activated by clicking on Environment Function Module Name.

A pop up would appear displaying the function module name.

We would use this function module in our driver program to call this function module. Let us create a driver program with a simple call to the above generated function module: REPORT Zcall_smartform. * To call a smart form, we would need to call the function module that * is generated. * Calling the generated function module directly is not an efficient * method. For efficient method, click here. CALL FUNCTION '/1BCDWB/SF00000359' * EXPORTING * ARCHIVE_INDEX = * ARCHIVE_INDEX_TAB = * ARCHIVE_PARAMETERS = * CONTROL_PARAMETERS = * MAIL_APPL_OBJ = * MAIL_RECIPIENT = * MAIL_SENDER = * OUTPUT_OPTIONS = * USER_SETTINGS = 'X' * IMPORTING * DOCUMENT_OUTPUT_INFO = * JOB_OUTPUT_INFO = * JOB_OUTPUT_OPTIONS = * EXCEPTIONS * FORMATTING_ERROR = 1 * INTERNAL_ERROR = 2 * SEND_ERROR = 3 * USER_CANCELED = 4 * OTHERS = 5 . IF sy-subrc <> 0. * MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO * WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4. ENDIF. Execute the program for the output.

Passing data to the Smart Forms

Scenario: Let us take a simple scenario of passing Material Number and Material description from Driver program to the Smart Form. Go to transaction SMARTFORMS and create a Smart Form. To pass the values from the driver program to Smart Form, we need to define the form interface with the parameters to be passed on. Click on Global Settings Form Interface.

Now define the import parameters for MATNR and MAKTX (From table MAKT)

Now create a Text in the Main window to display the above two parameters.

To add a field, we need to click on Insert Field.

Enter the field names between the & (Ampersand) as shown below:

Similarly create for Description.

Save and Activate the Smart Form. Test run the Smart Form by clicking on Execute.

Enter the values as shown below and click on execute.

Working with Secondary Window

Create a Smart Form using the transaction SMARTFORMS. To create a Secondary Window, Right click on Page Create Window (as shown below)

A secondary window is created.

To position the secondary window to meet our needs, click on Form Painter.

Following screen appears:

The highlighted window in the above screenshot is the secondary window. Move the secondary window (and even stretch) according to your needs.

To close the above page design, click on Form Painter again. Now let us write some content in these areas. Now select the Page Secondary Window Right click on Secondary Window Create Text

Write some text inside.

Similarly, create some text in the Main window as well.

Save and activate the Smart Form. Test run the Smart Form; you would get the following output:

emo on Copies Window (Real time scenario)

Scenario: To print three copies of a particular document and the first copy should mention as Customer copy, second one as Bank copy and the third one say College copy.
Create a Smart Form using the transaction SMARTFORMS. In this demo, we would print in the Copies window whether it is bank copy, company copy or others. Create a secondary window as shown below:

Select Window type as Copies Window as shown below:

Also name your window and give it a proper description. Do not change any other settings.

Adjust the window size using the Form Painter available on the application toolbar.

The variable SFSY-COPYCOUNT would provide us count of the copy whether it is a first copy, second copy and others. We would use this field to print the owner of the copy. We would define a string, which would hold the name of the copy (bank copy and others) depending on the value of SFSY-COPYCOUNT. Define a variable in the global definition as shown below:

Now select your Copies window, right click Select Create Flow Logic Program Lines

Enter the following code:

Do not forget to enter the variable TEXT in the output parameters. Now create a text by selecting the Copies window, right click Create Text. In this, just enter the field name as shown below by selecting insert field.

Now include a text in the Main window as well with some content.

Save and activate. Test your Smart Form.

In the print preview screen, enter the number of copies as 3

Check the output:

cenario: In this demo, we would create a small text as shown below with outline numbering as shown below

Go to transaction SmartStyles

Enter a style name and click on Create.

Following screen appears:

To create a paragraph, click on folder Paragraph Formats and click on Create (as shown in the above screenshot). Following pop-up appears: Enter a paragraph format name.

Enter a suitable description for your graph and enter the left margin value as 2 CH.

Now select the tab Numbering and Outline: Enter the Top Outline Paragraph as the current paragraph name and select 1,2,3.. from the list for the Numbering Type.

Now create another paragraph format P2 as per the above method. In the tab Numbering and Outline of P2, do the following: Select the Top Outline Paragraph as P1 and put the left delimiter as .. If the left delimiter is not mentioned, the values would be displayed as 11, 12, 13... instead of 1.1, 1.2, 1.3

Also, in the same window, check the Number Chaining Box. If this is selected, the parent value would be displayed (like 1.1, 1.2, 2.1,2.2..). If this is not checked, only numbering would appear like 1, 2,3 without the parent number prefixing. Save and activate your Smart Style. Now go to transaction SmartForms.

Create a Smart Form and create a text in the Main Window:

Select the tab Output Options to mention the Smart Style to be used.

Now go to tab General Attributes. Select the icon Txt Editor (Though the text could be written directly on this screen, we are avoiding this method for easy understanding to the consultants who are used with SAP Script editor)

Now to change the editor, Click on Goto -> Change Editor

Here enter the desired text:

Return to the main screen of the Text. The screen would appear as follows:

Save and activate the Smart Form. Test run the Smart Form. Following would be the output:

Smart Forms - Working with Loop

By Venkat
Step1: Provide the name of the smart form is YDEMO_LOOP on the initial screen of the smart form and meaningful description. Step2: Now go to Global definitions where we can define the Global data, Types, Initialization and etc. Define Structure using Types Parameter as shown below. In Types parameters we usually define user defined data types.

Step3: Now define the internal table and work area in Global Data parameter.

Step4: In Initialization parameter, we can write a code as shown below. We have to mention the output result in the output parameter so that we can use it further. Here in this case we are outputting IT_TAB and we are going to use this IT_TAB further in the LOOP in the Flow Logic.

Step5: Create a LOOP statement as shown below.

Step6: Now Loop the internal table.

Step7: To create the character, paragraph formats and Tabs, we use the smart style. The transaction for create smart style is SMARTSTYLE or we can be created the initial screen of SMARTFORMS. Here SMART STYLE is created to define Tab positions for the columns.

Step8: Create a node for PARAGRAPH FORMAT as shown below.

The following screen appears.

Step9: Now define the Tabs as shown below.

Step10: Now Import SMART STYLE in to the SMART FORM as shown below.

Step11: Now create a text element for the loop statement.

Step12: Save and activate the smart form. The output is as shown below.

Using Text Modules in Smart Forms

By Jaya Vani B, YASH Technologies
Step1: Go to transaction smart forms.

Step 2: Click on create. The following screen appears:

Step 3: Enter the required text and save. Now this text can be included in our smart form. Go back to smart forms initial screen, and create a smart form.

Step 4: In the Main window create a text box.

Step 5:In the text box general attributes TAB select Text module from the drop down list

Step 6: Give the name of the Text Module created and click on COPY button.

Step 7: The text in the text Module will be copied into the Text Editor.

Step 9: Save and activate. Execute and check the print preview.

Using MS Word as Editor in SAP Script and Smart Forms

By Surekha
This document details the procedure in using Microsoft Word as editor in SAP Script / Smart Forms. In normal case, when you try opening the editor in Smart Forms, the following editor would appear:

Click on the editor button. The following editor appears:

Now to change the above editor to MS Word, do the following: Go to transaction I18N (Internationalization). Click on I18N Menu I18N Customizing I18N System Configuration (as shown in the screenshot below)

The following screen appears:

If you would like to use MS Word Editor in both Script and Smartforms, then check the both checkboxes as shown below:

Click on Activate. The following popup appears (related to SAPScript Editor):

Click on Yes. Now the following popup appears (related to Smartforms Editor):

Click on Yes to proceed.

Now the MS Word editor is available for both SAP Script and Smartforms. Result: In the SmartForms:

In SAP Script:

You can anytime revert to old editor by deactivation MS Word editor option using the transaction I18N.