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 eventtriggered.

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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 eventtriggered.

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How SAPScript Works

SAP
Document

Read Data

Layout set
(Template)

Form

Print

(Output)

Define
Sales order,
Billing document,

Order confirmation,
SAP Script

Invoice,
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

SAP
Document

Output
Program

Report

(ABAP)

Creating Forms
Output
SAP

Program

Document

(ABAP)

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Layout set

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Form

Components of SAPScript
Output determination configuration
(Optional)

SAP
Document

Output
Program

Layout set

Form

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
Document

Output
Program

Layout set

Form

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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