Useful Functions in ABAP

This page is intended to showcase the documentation of some useful function modules. I am putting
this is because indexing and searching for information will be easier here compared to the research
in SE37.

Function module to execute unauthorized transactions

TRANSACTION_CALL_VIA_RFC To carry out some unauthorized transactions.

To carry out some transactions not

ALINK_CALL_TRANSACTION
authorized.

Function modules for program creation (Useful when you are generating programs)

RS_PROGRAM_CHECK_NAME To verify program names, if you are generating them.

RS_CORR_INSERT To insert the correction request into the directory

To activate objects in the repository. (To activate a program, for

REPS_OBJECT_ACTIVATE
example)

RS_DELETE_PROGRAM To delete a program.

RS_ACCESS_PERMISSION To block/unblock a program

Function modules related to date and time calculations

CALCULATE_DATE Calculate a future date based on the input

DATE_TO_DAY Return the day for the entered date

DATE_COMPUTE_DAY Returns the day of the week for a date

DATE_GET_WEEK Returns the week of a date

RP_CALC_DATE_IN_INTERVAL Add days / months to a date

Return the attributes for a range of

DAY_ATTRIBUTES_GET
specified data

MONTHS_BETWEEN_TWO_DATES To obtain the number of months between the two dates.

END_OF_MONTH_DETERMINE_2 Determine the end of a month.

Find the difference between two dates in years,

HR_HK_DIFF_BT_2_DATES
months and days.

Find the difference between two dates in years,

FIMA_DAYS_AND_MONTHS_AND_YEARS
months and days.

GET_MONTH_NAMES Get the names of the month

WEEK_GET_FIRST_DAY Get the first day of the week

HRGPBS_HESA_DATE_FORMAT Format the date in the format dd/mm/yyyy

Find the difference between two dates/times and

SD_CALC_DURATION_FROM_DATETIME
report the difference in hours

Determine the time difference between two

L_MC_TIME_DIFFERENCE
dates/times

Difference between two dates in days, weeks,

Interval between dates
months

LAST_DAY_OF_MONTHS Returns the last day of the month

DATE_CHECK_PLAUSIBILITY Check if the date is invalid

Enter the year in yy format for output in format

DATE_2D_TO_4D_CONVERSION
yyyy

Enter the date and you will receive the name of the day: 1-
DAY_IN_WEEK
Monday
 Show the difference in days and hours between
SD_DATETIME_DIFFERENCE
two dates

Holidays and factory calendar

Returns holidays of a country. It has two flags:

HOLIDAY_GET
Free day (for weekends)

Returns the calendar date for the factory date and

FACTORYDATE_CONVERT_TO_DATE
of the past factory calendar

Returns the factory date for the date and calendar of

DATE_CONVERT_TO_FACTORYDATE
factory past

Popup for dates

F4_DATE Show a pop-up window to choose a date

POPUP TO SELECT MONTH Show a pop-up window to select a month

Function modules related to (ALV) SAP LIST VIEWER

REUSE_ALV_LIST_DISPLAY ABAP List Viewer (Show the List)

REUSE_ALV_GRID_DISPLAY ALV GridControl Full Screen

Create the field catalog structure from the dictionary or

REUSE_ALV_FIELDCATALOG_MERGE
an internal table

Function modules related to Change Control

CHANGEDOCUMENT_READ_HEADERS Read and format modification documents

Read modification document headers and the

CHANGEDOCUMENT_READ
items to obtain the old and new values

Function-related formatting modules

CLOI_PUT_SIGN_IN_FRONT Displays the negative sign in front of a number

RKD_WORD_WRAP Break the text into several lines

CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_INPUT Complete a number with leading zeros

CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT Remove the leading zeros from a number

READ_EXCHANGE_RATE Currency Exchange

SPELL_AMOUNT Transform numerical values into text

Function modules related to Dialog Prompts

Show a popup window with a defined message

POPUP_TO_CONFIRM
by the user for confirmation

Show a pop-up window requesting a value for a

POPUP TO GET VALUE
determined table-fieldname

Displays a progress bar with a text for

SAP GUI Progress Indicator
indicate the percentage of completion and status

Show a pop-up window to get the name of a

FILENAME_GET
file on the presentation server (local)

F4_DATE Show a pop-up window to choose a date

POPUP_TO_SELECT_MONTH Display a pop-up to select a month

GET_PRINT_PARAMETERS Printer parameters

Help F4 and also returning the value to be displayed

F4IF_INT_TABLE_VALUE_REQUEST
in the internal table

Help F4 for fields that will only be known in

F4IF_FIELD_VALUE_REQUEST
execution time

Function modules related to RFC communication

RFC_CONNECTION_CLOSE Establish an RFC connection

RFC_GET_SYSTEM_INFO Show the system information of a remote connection

Function modules related to reading/writing files on the application server

(hereinafter referred to as AS) or Frontend +

Upload a file to the server as well

FILE_READ_AND_CONVERT_SAP_DATA application as in presentation and returns in
an internal table

SUBST_GET_FILE_LIST Return a list of files in the AS

ALSM_EXCEL_TO_INTERNAL_TABLE Transfer of legacy data with Excel

WS_FILE_DELETE Delete files in AS

PFL_COPY_OS_FILE Copy files to the AS

EPS_GET_DIRECTORY_LISTING Returns all files from a directory of the AS

Show a popup window that returns the name of

FILENAME_GET
file in AS (Transaction FILE)

GUI_UPLOAD Upload a file to the server

 application

GUI_DOWNLOAD Download an internal table to the PC

Function modules related to sending emails

SO_NEW_DOCUMENT_ATT_SEND_API1 Send emails with text and attachments

SO_NEW_DOCUMENT_SEND_API1 Send emails with text

Functional modules related to data maintenance

VIEW MAINTENANCE CALL To maintain the data of a table or view (SM30)

Values and Currency

CURRENCY_AMOUNT_SAP_TO_IDOC Convert the currency to IDOC format

Move the negative sign to the left side of a

number to the right of the number. Note that
CLOI_PUT_SIGN_IN_FRONT the result will be justified to the left (like
all character fields), and not justified to
right, as numbers normally are.

CONVERT_TO_FOREIGN_CURRENCY Convert local currency to foreign currency.

CONVERT TO LOCAL CURRENCY Convert foreign currency to local currency

Convert a value from one currency to another (exchange rate)

CONVERT_AMOUNT_TO_CURRENCY from exchange rates taken from the bank tables of
data)

CONVERT_CURRENCY_BY_RATE Convert a value from one currency to another, from

 according to the past exchange rate

Currency value conversion in format

BAPI_CURRENCY_CONV_TO_EXTERNAL
of external data

Conversion of values in currency in internal format

BAPI_CURRENCY_CONV_TO_INTERNAL
two dice

CALCULATE_TAX_FROM_NET_AMOUNT

SPELL_AMOUNT To obtain the value in full text

HR_IN_CHG_INR_WRDS Convert amount INR to words

Function modules related to FI, CO, and SD modules

FOR_ALL_SKC1A Subtotal of a bill

I_GET_CONFIGURATION Details of Purchase and Sale settings

Terms of Payment Print the terms of a one-time payment

SD_PRINT_TERMS_OF_PAYMENT_SPLI Print the terms of an installment payment

J_1B_NF_DOCUMENT_READ Read the details of the invoice

Read the values of the NF returned combined with

J_1B_NF_VALUE_DETERMINATION
J_1B_NF_DOCUMENT_READ

Function modules related to ABAP-HR

This function module is used to maintain data

HR_MAINTAIN_MASTERDATA
master for employees and candidates.

HR_READ_INFOTYPE This function module reads the data records from

 an HR infotype that exists for employees and
candidates.

This function is used to maintain the data of

HR_INFOTYPE_OPERATION
employees and candidates.

CU_READ_RGDIR This function is used to read the RGDIR from the CU cluster.

This function module reads the payroll

PYXX_READ_PAYROLL_RESULT complete the versions of all countries from the file of
cluster PCL2.

This function module is used to search for the

HR_GET_PAYROLL_RESULTS
payroll results for the employees.

This function module is used to maintain the relationship

HR_RELATION_MAINTAIN
between employee and position.

This function module is to create a position or

BAPI_HRMASTER_SAVE_REPL_MULT
organizational unit, etc.