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2005 IBM Corporation SAPScript Overview | 9.01 March-2005

SAPScript Overview
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Objective
The participants will be able to :
Define What SAPScript is
Identify how SAPScript Works
Create Report Vs. Form
Identify components of SAPScript
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What is SAPScript ?
SAPScript is used to print forms.
SAPScript looks better than conventional report.
SAPScript form can have graphic elements and it can be event-triggered.


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What is SAPScript ? (Contd.)
SAPScript is used to print forms.
SAPScript looks better than conventional report.
SAPScript form can have graphic elements and it can be event-triggered.


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SAP
Document
Form
(Output)
Layout set
(Template)
Read Data Print
Define
SAP documents are printed using forms.
Forms are defined and formatted using layout sets.
SAPScript is a tool that SAP provides for creating layout sets.
How SAPScript Works
SAP Script
Sales order,
Billing document,
Purchase Order, etc
Order confirmation,
Invoice,
Purchase order,etc
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Creating Report Vs. Form
Output
Program
(ABAP)
Report
Output
Program
(ABAP)
Layout set
Form
Creating Reports
Creating Forms
SAP
Document
SAP
Document
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Components of SAPScript
Output
Program
Layout set
Form
Output determination configuration
(Optional)
Printer / Font Configuration

Output program: Extracts data from SAP data dictionary
Layout set: Formats the extracted data
Printer / Font configuration: Configures impact / laser printer, bar code, logo
SAP
Document
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Components of SAPScript (Contd.)
Output
Program
Layout set
Form
Output determination configuration
(Optional)
Printer / Font Configuration
SAP
Document

Output program: Extracts data from SAP data dictionary
Layout set: Formats the extracted data
Printer / Font configuration: Configures impact / laser printer, bar code, logo
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Demonstration
Displaying a SAPScript Form in the SAP R/3 system by running transaction
SE71.

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Practice
Displaying a SAPScript Form in the SAP R/3 system by running transaction
SE71.
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Summary
SAPScript is used to print forms. It looks better than conventional reports and can
have graphic elements as required.
SAPScript is a tool for creating layout sets using transaction SE71 in the SAP R/3
system.
The output program (written in ABAP ) extracts data to be placed in forms while
the layout set formats the extracted data to be placed in the form.
SAPScripts can be referred to as the combination of the output program and the
layout set.



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Questions
What is a layout set ?
What is an output program in reference to SAPScripts ?
What are the different modes of communication between the output program and
the layout sets ?