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Useful ABAP Function Modules
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This page is intended to maintain documentation of useful function modules. This is needed
because indexing and search of information will be easier here (When compared to searching
in SE37). When this page starts growing, this can be structured in an area wise list.

Function Modules for creating programs (Useful when you are generating programs)

RS_PROGRAM_CHECK_NAME To check program names if you are generating them.

RS_CORR_INSERT To insert the correction request in the repository.
To activate repository objects, for example - to activate
REPS_OBJECT_ACTIVATE
a newly generated program.
RS_DELETE_PROGRAM To delete the program.
RS_ACCESS_PERMISSION To lock or unlock a program.

Function Modules related to Date and Time Calculations

Calculates the future date based on the

CALCULATE_DATE
DATE_TO_DAY
DATE_COMPUTE_DAY
DATE_GET_WEEK
RP_CALC_DATE_IN_INTERVAL
DAY_ATTRIBUTES_GET
MONTHS_BETWEEN_TWO_DATES
END_OF_MONTH_DETERMINE_2
HR_HK_DIFF_BT_2_DATES
FIMA_DAYS_AND_MONTHS_AND_YEARS
MONTH_NAMES_GET
WEEK_GET_FIRST_DAY
HRGPBS_HESA_DATE_FORMAT
input .
Returns the Day for the entered date.
Returns weekday for a date
Returns week for a date
Add days / months to a date
Returns attributes for a range of dates
specified
To get the number of months between the
two dates.
Determines the End of a Month.
Find the difference between two dates in
years, months and days.
Find the difference between two dates in
years, months and days.
Get the names of the month
Get the first day of the week
Format the date in dd/mm/yyyy format

SD_CALC_DURATION_FROM_DATETIME
L_MC_TIME_DIFFERENCE
HR_99S_INTERVAL_BETWEEN_DATES
LAST_DAY_OF_MONTHS
DATE_CHECK_PLAUSIBILITY
DATE_2D_TO_4D_CONVERSION
DAY_IN_WEEK
SD_DATETIME_DIFFERENCE
Find the difference between two date/time
and report the difference in hours
Find the time difference between two
date/time
Difference between two dates in days,
weeks, months
Returns the last day of the month
Check for the invalid date.
Year entry: 2-character to 4-character.
Input date and will give the name of the
day 1-monday,2-Tuesday....
Give the difference in Days and Time for
2 dates

Holidays and Factory Calendar

Gives holidays for a country.It has two flags

HOLIDAY_GET Freeday(for weekends)and Holiday(for public
holidays).
returns the calendar date for the factory date
FACTORYDATE_CONVERT_TO_DATE
and the factory calendar passed
returns the factory date for the date and
DATE_CONVERT_TO_FACTORYDATE
factory calendar passed

Popup for dates

F4_DATE Displays a popup dialog to choose date

POPUP_TO_SELECT_MONTH Display a pop-up to select a month

Function Modules related to (ALV) SAP LIST VIEWER

REUSE_ALV_LIST_DISPLAY ABAP List viewer (LIST DISPLAY)

REUSE_ALV_GRID_DISPLAY ALV GridControl full screen
Create field catalog from dictionary structure
REUSE_ALV_FIELDCATALOG_MERGE
or internal table

Function Module related to Change Tracking

CHANGEDOCUMENT_READ_HEADERS Read and format change documents

read change document headers and items to
CHANGEDOCUMENT_READ
get the old and new values

Function Modules Related To Formatting

 Displays the negative sign in front of the
CLOI_PUT_SIGN_IN_FRONT
numeral
RKD_WORD_WRAP Wrap text into several lines
CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_INPUT Pad zeros to the number at the left
CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT Eliminate zeros to the number at the left
READ_EXCHANGE_RATE Exchange Convertion
SPELL_AMOUNT Transforms numeric values into text

Function Modules Related To Dialog Prompts

Displays a popup dialog with a user defined

POPUP_TO_CONFIRM
message for confirmation
Displays a popup dialog requesting a value for a
POPUP_TO_GET_VALUE
particular table-fieldname
Displays a progress bar with text to denote the
SAPGUI_PROGRESS_INDICATOR
percentage of completion and status
Displays a popup dialog to get the presentation
FILENAME_GET
server filename
F4_DATE Displays a popup dialog to choose date
POPUP_TO_SELECT_MONTH Display a pop-up to select a month
GET_PRINT_PARAMETERS Printer parameters
F4 help also returning the value to be displayed
F4IF_INT_TABLE_VALUE_REQUEST
in internal table
F4IF_FIELD_VALUE_REQUEST F4 help for fields that are only known at runtime

Function modules related to RFC communication

RFC_CONNECTION_CLOSE Close a RFC connection

RFC_GET_SYSTEM_INFO Give system's information of a remote system

{+}Function modules related to reading/writing files on application server (named AS

below) or Frontend +

Uploads the file from either presentation or

FILE_READ_AND_CONVERT_SAP_DATA
application server into an internal table
SUBST_GET_FILE_LIST To get the list of files from AS
ALSM_EXCEL_TO_INTERNAL_TABLE Legacy Data Transfer w/ Excel
WS_FILE_DELETE Delete files on AS server
PFL_COPY_OS_FILE Copy AS files
EPS_GET_DIRECTORY_LISTING Returns all files from an AS directory
Displays a popup dialog to get an AS
FILENAME_GET
filename (FILE transaction)
GUI_UPLOAD Upload a file from the presentation server
GUI_DOWNLOAD Downloads an Internal Table to the PC
Function Modules related to sending emails

SO_NEW_DOCUMENT_ATT_SEND_API1 Sends emails with texts and attachments

SO_NEW_DOCUMENT_SEND_API1 Sends emails with texts.

Function Module to execute unauthorized transactions

TRANSACTION_CALL_VIA_RFC To execute some unauthorized transactions.

Function Modules related to data maintenance

VIEW_MAINTENANCE_CALL To maintain data from a table or view (SM30)

Amount and Currency

CURRENCY_AMOUNT_SAP_TO_IDOC Convert currency to IDOC format

CLOI_PUT_SIGN_IN_FRONT
CONVERT_TO_FOREIGN_CURRENCY
CONVERT_TO_LOCAL_CURRENCY
CONVERT_AMOUNT_TO_CURRENCY
CONVERT_CURRENCY_BY_RATE
BAPI_CURRENCY_CONV_TO_EXTERNAL
BAPI_CURRENCY_CONV_TO_INTERNAL
CALCULATE_TAX_FROM_NET_AMOUNT
SPELL_AMOUNT
HR_IN_CHG_INR_WRDS
Move the negative sign from the left hand
side of a number, to the right hand side of
the number. Note that The result will be
left justified (like all character fields), not
right justifed as numbers normally are.
Convert local currency to foreign
currency.
Convert from foreign currency to local
currency
Convert an amount from a currency to
another (exchange rate taken from
database tables)
Convert an amount from a currency to
another, according to the passed exchange
rate
Conversion of Currency Amounts into
External Data Format
Conversion of Currency Amounts into
Internal Data Format
to get Amount in words
Changes INR amount to words.

Function Modules related to FI, CO and SD Modules

FOR_ALL_SKC1A Account subtotal

VC_I_GET_CONFIGURATION Sales Purchase details configuration
SD_PRINT_TERMS_OF_PAYMENT Print terms for unique payment
SD_PRINT_TERMS_OF_PAYMENT_SPLI Print terms for some parcels payment
J_1B_NF_DOCUMENT_READ Read NF details
Read values from NF returned combined
J_1B_NF_VALUE_DETERMINATION
with J_1B_NF_DOCUMENT_READ using.

Function Module related to HR-ABAP

This function module is used to maintain

HR_MAINTAIN_MASTERDATA
master data for employees and applicants.
This function module reads the data records of
HR_READ_INFOTYPE an HR infotype that exist for employees and
applicants.
This function module is used to maintain
HR_INFOTYPE_OPERATION
employees and applicants data.
This function module is used to read RGDIR
CU_READ_RGDIR
of cluster CU.
This function module reads complete payroll
PYXX_READ_PAYROLL_RESULT result for all country versions, from file PCL2
cluster.
This function module is used to fetch the
HR_GET_PAYROLL_RESULTS
payroll results for employees .
This function module is to maintain the
HR_RELATION_MAINTAIN
relation between employee and position.
This function module is to create position or
BAPI_HRMASTER_SAVE_REPL_MULT
organizaion unit ect.
(https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/ABAP/Useful+ABAP+Function+Modules)