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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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How SAPScript Works

Layout set Form

SAP Read Data Print
(Template) (Output)
Document

Define
Sales order, Order confirmation,
SAP Script Invoice,
Billing document,
Purchase Order, etc Purchase order,etc

 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.

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Creating Report Vs. Form

Creating Reports

Output
SAP Report
Program
Document
(ABAP)

Creating Forms

Output
SAP Program Layout set Form

Document (ABAP)

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Components of SAPScript

Output determination configuration

(Optional)

SAP Output Form

Layout set
Document Program

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

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Components of SAPScript (Contd.)

Output determination configuration

(Optional)

SAP Output Form

Layout set
Document Program

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

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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 ?

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