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Combining Multiple Smartform Outputs Into One PDF File

Applies to:
SAP R/3 4.6C ABAP / SMARTFORMS

Summary
This program code would help those who want to combine multiple smartform outputs into a single OTF output and then to download them as a single PDF file in your local PC. Author: Sylendra Prasad M Company: Wipro Technologies, SAP ABAP Consultant Created on: 13th June 2006

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Table of Contents
Procedure ........................................................................................................................................................................ 2 Sample Code................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Screenshot of the output PDF file ............................................................................................................................. 9 Disclaimer and Liability Notice ................................................................................................................................ 10 Author Bio ..................................................................................................................................................................... 11

Procedure
The Function Module generated by the system when you activate the Smartform is obtained by the Function Module SSF_FUNCTION_MODULE_NAME and the data to be passed to the smartform is sent by calling this FM. In this FM, well set the GETOTF field of the CONTROL_PARAMETERS parameter. This FM would import the details of the Smartform into a parameter JOB_OUTPUT_INFO, which is of type SSFCRESCL. SSFCRESCL contains a field OTFDATA, which is a table type of ITCOO containing the OTF equivalent of the Smartform output. ITCOO has two fields TDPRINTCOM, which is the command ID and TDPRINTPAR, which is the print parameter.

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A sample content of the OTF table is given below.

For every Smartform output in its OTF equivalent, TDPRINTCOM begins and ends with //. So the final OTF table that should be sent as PDF output should contain only one pair of // to mark the beginning and end of the table. TDPRINTCOM value for end-of-page will be EP. So if you want to combine multiple Smartforms into one OTF table, the beginning and end markers (//) for subsequent smartforms should be removed and appended after EP command in the OTF table.

Here is the sample content of OTF table, which contains the output of two Smartforms.

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Similarly we can append multiple smartform outputs to one OTF table and then use the Function Module CONVERT_OTF to convert the OTF data to PDF data and then you can use the Function Module GUI_DOWNLOAD to download the PDF data to your local file.

Sample Code.
REPORT yshail_smartform1_new .

****************************DECLARATIONS******************************** TABLES: zshail_t1,sflight. DATA: cparam TYPE ssfctrlop, outop TYPE ssfcompop, fm_name TYPE rs38l_fnam, my_tabix TYPE sy-tabix, file_size TYPE i, bin_filesize TYPE i. DATA: tab_otf_data TYPE ssfcrescl, pdf_tab LIKE tline OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE,

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itab LIKE TABLE OF zshail_t1 WITH HEADER LINE, otab TYPE TABLE OF sflight WITH HEADER LINE, tab_otf_final TYPE itcoo OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE. start-of-selection. ***************** suppressing the dialog box**************************** outop-tddest = 'LP01'. cparam-no_dialog = 'X'. cparam-preview = space. cparam-getotf = 'X'. *****************for the first smartform******************************** CALL FUNCTION 'SSF_FUNCTION_MODULE_NAME' EXPORTING formname = 'ZSHAIL_SMFORM2' * VARIANT = ' ' * DIRECT_CALL = ' ' IMPORTING fm_name = fm_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. SELECT my_id my_income my_name FROM zshail_t1 INTO TABLE itab. CALL FUNCTION fm_name EXPORTING * ARCHIVE_INDEX = * ARCHIVE_INDEX_TAB = * ARCHIVE_PARAMETERS = control_parameters = cparam * MAIL_APPL_OBJ = * MAIL_RECIPIENT = * MAIL_SENDER = output_options = outop user_settings = space IMPORTING * DOCUMENT_OUTPUT_INFO = job_output_info = tab_otf_data * JOB_OUTPUT_OPTIONS = TABLES it_tab = 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.

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ENDIF.

**********appending the otf data into the final table********************** tab_otf_final[] = tab_otf_data-otfdata[]. **************for the second smartform************************************* CALL FUNCTION 'SSF_FUNCTION_MODULE_NAME' EXPORTING formname = 'ZSHAIL_SMTAB' * VARIANT = ' ' * DIRECT_CALL = ' ' IMPORTING fm_name = fm_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. SELECT carrid connid fldate price FROM sflight INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF TABLE otab. CALL FUNCTION fm_name EXPORTING * ARCHIVE_INDEX = * ARCHIVE_INDEX_TAB = * ARCHIVE_PARAMETERS = control_parameters = cparam * MAIL_APPL_OBJ = * MAIL_RECIPIENT = * MAIL_SENDER = output_options = outop user_settings = space IMPORTING * DOCUMENT_OUTPUT_INFO = job_output_info = tab_otf_data * JOB_OUTPUT_OPTIONS = TABLES itab = otab[] 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.

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***removing the initial and final markers from the OTF data********** DELETE tab_otf_data-otfdata WHERE tdprintcom = '//'. ***************** searching for the end-of-page in OTF table************ READ TABLE tab_otf_final WITH KEY tdprintcom = 'EP'. my_tabix = sy-tabix + 1. ************ appending the modified OTF table to the final OTF table**** INSERT LINES OF tab_otf_data-otfdata INTO tab_otf_final INDEX my_tabix.

************ converting OTF data into pdf data************************** CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERT_OTF' EXPORTING format = 'PDF' max_linewidth = 132 * ARCHIVE_INDEX = ' ' * COPYNUMBER = 0 * ASCII_BIDI_VIS2LOG = ' ' IMPORTING bin_filesize = bin_filesize * BIN_FILE = TABLES otf = tab_otf_final lines = pdf_tab EXCEPTIONS err_max_linewidth = 1 err_format = 2 err_conv_not_possible = 3 err_bad_otf = 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. *************downloading the converted PDF data to your local PC******** CALL FUNCTION 'GUI_DOWNLOAD' EXPORTING bin_filesize filename filetype * APPEND * WRITE_FIELD_SEPARATOR * HEADER * TRUNC_TRAILING_BLANKS * WRITE_LF * COL_SELECT * COL_SELECT_MASK * DAT_MODE * CONFIRM_OVERWRITE * NO_AUTH_CHECK * CODEPAGE * IGNORE_CERR

= bin_filesize = 'D:\TEST.PDF' = 'BIN' = ' ' = ' ' = '00' = ' ' = 'X' = ' ' = ' ' = ' ' = ' ' = ' ' = ' ' = ABAP_TRUE

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* REPLACEMENT * WRITE_BOM * TRUNC_TRAILING_BLANKS_EOL IMPORTING filelength TABLES data_tab * FIELDNAMES EXCEPTIONS file_write_error no_batch gui_refuse_filetransfer invalid_type no_authority unknown_error header_not_allowed separator_not_allowed filesize_not_allowed header_too_long dp_error_create dp_error_send dp_error_write unknown_dp_error access_denied dp_out_of_memory disk_full dp_timeout file_not_found dataprovider_exception control_flush_error OTHERS .

= '#' = ' ' = 'X' = file_size = pdf_tab = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

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Screenshot of the output PDF file

First smartform output

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Second Smartform output

Disclaimer and Liability Notice

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Author Bio

I am an SAP ABAP Consultant working for Wipro Technologies.

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