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Objectives
The participants will be able to:
Recognize the different types of ABAP programs.
Recognize the elements of an Online program:
Screen components
Screen layout
ABAP program components
Processing control
Program work areas
Screen work areas
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ABAP Program Types
Report Programs (produce Online Programs
lists ) (do not produce lists..are a collection of
screens)
Conventional Report
(do not allow interaction
by the user)
Interactive Report
(allow interaction by the
user)
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Developing Online Programs
Screen Painter SE51 ABAP Editor SE38
Object Navigator SE80
Menu Painter SE41
ABAP Dictionary SE11
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Screen Components
The Screen Painter is used to maintain all components
of a screen
Screen Painter
Screen Attributes
Screen Layout
Field Attributes
Flow Logic
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Screen Layout
Some of the elements that can be “painted” on a screen in the Fullscreen Editor.
Text
Text Fields
Fields
1 2 I/O Template
Radio Buttons
5 Frame
3 7
Tabstrip Controls
4
Check Boxes
6 Push Button
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ABAP Program Components
ABAP Top Include (Global
data declaration)
PBO Modules
(Called before the screen is
displayed)
PAI Modules
(called after the user has invoked a
Form Include function code or pressed the ‘Enter’
(Subroutines) key)
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Online Program Processing Control
During the execution of an Online program, control is constantly switching between
the DYNPRO and ABAP processors
ABAP PROCESSOR
ABAP PROCESSOR ** INCLUDE MZAVGO01
** SCREEN 9000 ** MODULE CLEAR OUTPUT.
PROCESS BEFORE OUTPUT. ENDMODULE.
MODULE CLEAR.
PROCESS AFTER INPUT. ** INCLUDE MZAVGI01
MODULE CHECK. MODULE CHECK INPUT.
MODULE SELECT. ENDMODULE.
** SCREEN 9001 ** MODULE SELECT INPUT.
PROCESS BEFORE OUTPUT. ENDMODULE.
PROCESS AFTER INPUT. MODULE UPDATE INPUT.
MODULE UPDATE. ENDMODULE.
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Online Program Work Areas
An Online program consists of two distinct work areas – the screen work area and
the program (module pool) work area.
PBO
Screen Work Area
Program Work Area
name DATA
Aaron name(10).
Aaron
Transport occurs
if the field names
phone are identical DATA num(12).
215-387-3232
city DATA city(20).
Philadelphia Philadelphia
PAI
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Demonstration
Creation of an online program through transaction SE80.
Creating a screen for that program to display data for an employee of an
organization ( name, employee number , designation, etc )
Attaching a transaction code to the Online program.
Displaying the screen with employee data, on execution of the transaction
code.
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Practice
Creation of an online program through transaction SE80.
Creating a screen for that program to display data for an employee of an
organization ( name, employee number , designation, etc )
Attaching a transaction code to the Online program.
Displaying the screen with employee data, on execution of the transaction
code.
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Summary
You should always use the Object Navigator to create online programs
because the system will automatically maintain an online program’s sub-
objects and you will be able to see the hierarchy list of these sub-objects.
In ABAP, basically there are two different types of programs: Report
programs and Online programs.
The Screen Painter is used to maintain all components of a screen: screen
attributes, screen layout, field attributes, and Flow Logic.
The Fullscreen Editor supports two modes: Graphical and alphanumeric.
An online program consists not only of the screens and their Flow Logic, but
also ABAP program components: Global data, PBO modules, PAI modules,
and subroutines.
The run-time environment of an online program is made up of two
components: dynpro (online) processor and ABAP processor.
An online program consists of two distinct work areas – the screen work area
and the program (module pool) work area.
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Questions
What are the different elements of an online program ?
What is the difference between a PBO event and a PAI event in an online
program ?
What are the two components of the run-time environment of an online program ?
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