Customize Program

Hi Gurus
I am new to SAP, my question is, when ever wan to develop a customize program, is there two ways?
1) BAPI
2) other way.. ( i am not sure)
EG program: for 3rd party sales.. AUTO convert to SALES BILLING when MIRO is DONE...
please enlighten me. with above eg
points confirmed
thanks

BAPI is a modified RFC program used to interface between two databases. A customizable ABAP program is the one which runs in the background when a SAP transaction is being executed.
For example, when VA01 transaction is executed, the program SAPMV45A runs in the backend. This program has hundreds of Include programs, function modules and Exits.
One can create a Z-program ( customised program) by copying a standard program and renaming it to start with letter Z.
e.g copy RSNASTSO to create ZRSNASTSO and do necessary modification in ZRSNASTSO. Then assign the ZRSNASTSO to the Output type KRML , so that the SAPOffice mail output is modified.

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Please , advice is it possible to check, whether the is customize program/user exit, in ME21N, When user save ME21N, some funny stuff happened, how to check whether there is a customize program/user exit when save ME21N, please advice

hi,
you can try transaction SMOD
and see if there are any active user exits for the following:
AMPL0001     User subscreen for additional data on AMPL
LMEDR001     Enhancements to print program
LMELA002     Adopt batch no. from shipping notification when posting a GR
LMELA010     Inbound shipping notification: Transfer item data from IDOC
LMEQR001     User exit for source determination
LMEXF001                    Conditions in Purchasing Documents Without Invoice Receipt
LWSUS001     Individual customer source determination in Retail
M06B0001                     Role determination for purchase requisition release
M06B0002                     Changes to comm. structure for purchase requisition release
M06B0003                    Number range and document number
M06B0004                    Number range and document number
M06B0005                   Changes to comm. structure for overall release of requisn.
M06E0004                     Changes to communication structure for release purch. doc.
M06E0005                    Role determination for release of purchasing documents
ME590001                     Grouping of requsitions for PO split in ME59
MEETA001     Define schedule line type (backlog, immed. req., preview)
MEFLD004     Determine earliest delivery date f. check w. GR (only PO)
MELAB001     Gen. forecast delivery schedules: Transfer schedule implem.
MEQUERY1     Enhancement to Document Overview ME21N/ME51N
MEVME001     WE default quantity calc. and over/ underdelivery tolerance
MM06E001           User exits for EDI inbound and outbound purchasing documents
MM06E003     Number range and document number
MM06E004     Control import data screens in purchase order
MM06E005     Customer fields in purchasing document
MM06E007     Change document for requisitions upon conversion into PO
MM06E008     Monitoring of contr. target value in case of release orders
MM06E009     Relevant texts for "Texts exist" indicator
MM06E010     Field selection for vendor address
MMAL0001     ALE source list distribution: Outbound processing
MMAL0002     ALE source list distribution: Inbound processing
MMAL0003     ALE purcasing info record distribution: Outbound processing
MMAL0004     ALE purchasing info record distribution: Inbound processing
MMDA0001     Default delivery addresses
MMFAB001     User exit for generation of release order
MRFLB001     Control Items for Contract Release Order
MM06E011     Activate PReq Block
good luck
Shachar

How to perform MR21 thru a Customize Program

Dear Sir,
We need to write a customize program which can perform MR21 action . The input required for MR21 say Material Code / WBS Element / Revised Std Price are also available .
Kindly help us with a sample code which can perform MR21 .
Pl help me .
Rgds
Sonia Agarwal

I think you can write a BDC program for the same.
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Regards
MD

Navigate BSP Application from customize program

I have a customize program where I got BSP application page name, events and line number. I want to navigate it to SE80 editor with line number. Currently I am using
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but how to retrieve the result of the bsp ?
Here is my source code :
data: url type string,
         l_appl type string,
        l_page type string,
        l_params type line of TIHTTPNVP,
        params type TIHTTPNVP.
l_appl = 'ZAPI_TRADUCTION'.
l_page = 'appel.htm'.
l_params-NAME = 'text'.
l_params-value = 'pour le moment test'.
append l_params to params.
call method cl_http_ext_webapp=>create_url_for_bsp_application
    exporting
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      bsp_start_page       = l_page
      bsp_start_parameters = params
    importing
      abs_url              = url.
DATA: http_client TYPE REF TO if_http_client .
DATA: w_string TYPE string ,
      w_result TYPE string ,
      r_str    TYPE string .
DATA: result_tab TYPE TABLE OF string.
CLEAR w_string .
w_string = url.
CALL METHOD cl_http_client=>create_by_url
    EXPORTING
      url                = w_string
    IMPORTING
      client             = http_client
    EXCEPTIONS
      argument_not_found = 1
      plugin_not_active = 2
      internal_error     = 3
      OTHERS             = 4.
      CALL METHOD http_client->send
    EXCEPTIONS
      http_communication_failure = 1
      http_invalid_state         = 2.
      CALL METHOD http_client->receive
    EXCEPTIONS
      http_communication_failure = 1
      http_invalid_state         = 2
      http_processing_failed     = 3.
CLEAR w_result .
w_result = http_client->response->get_cdata( ).
REFRESH result_tab .
In the variable it brings me back the html source code of the BSP rather than run and bring me the result of the BPS.
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Issue with Customize program for Dunning Forms

Hi Experts
I have write a perform for dunning form in a outside report apart from standard print program. After doing some calculations I want print some information in the form using the function module "Write_Form", but I am not able write on the form.
Please advise me is there any other settings are additional details are required to print the custome lines in the dunning form. Dunning form also customized in this scenario.
Awaiting for your reply
Thanks
Praveen

Hi Shakeel
Thanks for your help, I am using Write_Form only, but not able to write the statements in the Form.
Let me explain my code here.
1. I wrote the perform in the SAP Script under a text element.
2. In that perform(in the program) I am calling other text elements, where I have to write the statements.
But I dont know, what is the problem here, when I debug the Write_Form FM, in the very first statement itself, it is becoming false and coming out from the whole process. That statement is
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Praveen

Cannot open customize OAF screen after upgrade to 12.1.3

Hi,
After upgrade to 12.1.3, I am not able top open customize OAF screens from Applications.
By following some documents from MOS, I have done the following.
1)-applied patch 9879989 on Linux server.
2)-I am able to install JDeveloper,open and compile my customize programs from JDeveloper installed on Linux server. I compilation, new *.jpx files created from *.jpr
From Oracle Applications, I am getting the same error that I was getting without compiling customize program.
My question is that, how Oracle applications will read the new compiled program. Do all program need to be in specific unix directory ?
I copied all the customized program under " /u01/oracle/jdev_install_dir/jdevhome/jdev/myprojects" .
I think the problem is now to place OAF files in the problem directory, which I don't know.
Do I need to set environment variable like JDEV_USER_HOME in the environment file ?
Please help.
Best Regards

Not sure if your issue is resolved. Did you compile the java sources in JDeveloper and moved all files from myclasses folder to unix under $JAVA_TOP or appropriate directory and deployed the PG files using xmlimporter?
Thanks
Shree

Error when running customize sales acknowledgement report

Hello-
I've tried to customize the Sales Acknowledgement Report. The customize program is working in one instance but when i move it to a different instance, the program would completed with error:
EMR Order Management: Version : UNKNOWN
Copyright (c) 1979, 1999, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
XXONT_OEXOEACK module: EMR Sales Order Acknowledgement
Current system time is 31-OCT-2012 13:25:48
+-----------------------------
| Starting concurrent program execution...
+-----------------------------
Arguments
P_SOB_ID='228'
P_ORG_ID='2486'
P_ITEM_FLEX_CODE='MSTK'
P_PRINT_DESCRIPTION='D'
P_BOOKED_STATUS='Y'
P_ORDER_NUM_LOW='100001776'
P_ORDER_NUM_HIGH='100001776'
P_ORDER_CATEGORY='SALES'
P_LINE_CATEGORY='ALL'
p_open_orders='Y'
P_SHOW_HDR_ATTACH='N'
P_SHOW_BODY_ATTACH='N'
P_SHOW_FTR_ATTACH='N'
-- Start of Reports Command --
ar60runb
P_CONC_REQUEST_ID=11078969
P_SOB_ID='228'
P_ORG_ID='2486'
P_ITEM_FLEX_CODE='MSTK'
P_PRINT_DESCRIPTION='D'
P_BOOKED_STATUS='Y'
P_ORDER_NUM_LOW='100001776'
P_ORDER_NUM_HIGH='100001776'
P_ORDER_CATEGORY='SALES'
P_LINE_CATEGORY='ALL'
p_open_orders='Y'
P_SHOW_HDR_ATTACH='N'
P_SHOW_BODY_ATTACH='N'
P_SHOW_FTR_ATTACH='N'
report=/mariap1ap/mariap1appl/XXONT/11.5.0/reports/US/XXONT_OEXOEACK.rdf
batch=yes
destype=file
desname=/mariap1ap/mariap1comn/admin/out/mariap1_usmtniaderpdb12/o11078969.out
desformat=XML
-- End of Reports Command --
Request language is :
AMERICAN
Request territory is :
AMERICA
APPLLCSP Environment Variable set to :
XML_REPORTS_XENVIRONMENT is set to:
/mariap1ap/mariap1ora/8.0.6/guicommon6/tk60/admin/Tk2Motif_UTF8.rgb
Enabling XML_REPORTS_ENVIRONMENT based environment switching
The Character-Set of the System is:
UTF8
XML_REPORTS_XENVIRONMENT is :
/mariap1ap/mariap1ora/8.0.6/guicommon6/tk60/admin/Tk2Motif_UTF8.rgb
XENVIRONMENT is set to /mariap1ap/mariap1ora/8.0.6/guicommon6/tk60/admin/Tk2Motif_UTF8.rgb
Previous NLS_LANG Environment Variable was :
American_America.UTF8
Current NLS_LANG and NLS_NUMERIC_CHARACTERS Environment Variables are :
American_America.UTF8
stat_low = 8B
stat_high = 0
emsg:was terminated by signal 11
Start of log messages from FND_FILE
ENTERING OE_SYS_PARAMETERS.VALUE
Going to get the value for MASTER_ORGANIZATION_ID
ENTERING OE_SYS_PARAMETERS_PVT.VALUE
org_id has changed so delete the cache and reset the globals
PARAMETER VALUE from the DB when org_id has changed : 2488
End of log messages from FND_FILE
Reset original NLS_LANG in environment as :
American_America.UTF8
Program was terminated by signal 11
Concurrent Manager encountered an error while running Oracle*Report for your concurrent request 11078969.
Review your concurrent request log and/or report output file for more detailed information.
Executing request completion options...
Finished executing request completion options.
Concurrent request completed
Current system time is 31-OCT-2012 13:26:31
I found similar issues but i think the solution differs per module. Can someone please help me with this?
Thank you in advance

Hello-
I've tried to customize the Sales Acknowledgement Report. The customize program is working in one instance but when i move it to a different instance, the program would completed with error:
EMR Order Management: Version : UNKNOWN
Copyright (c) 1979, 1999, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
XXONT_OEXOEACK module: EMR Sales Order Acknowledgement
Current system time is 31-OCT-2012 13:25:48
+-----------------------------
| Starting concurrent program execution...
+-----------------------------
Arguments
P_SOB_ID='228'
P_ORG_ID='2486'
P_ITEM_FLEX_CODE='MSTK'
P_PRINT_DESCRIPTION='D'
P_BOOKED_STATUS='Y'
P_ORDER_NUM_LOW='100001776'
P_ORDER_NUM_HIGH='100001776'
P_ORDER_CATEGORY='SALES'
P_LINE_CATEGORY='ALL'
p_open_orders='Y'
P_SHOW_HDR_ATTACH='N'
P_SHOW_BODY_ATTACH='N'
P_SHOW_FTR_ATTACH='N'
-- Start of Reports Command --
ar60runb
P_CONC_REQUEST_ID=11078969
P_SOB_ID='228'
P_ORG_ID='2486'
P_ITEM_FLEX_CODE='MSTK'
P_PRINT_DESCRIPTION='D'
P_BOOKED_STATUS='Y'
P_ORDER_NUM_LOW='100001776'
P_ORDER_NUM_HIGH='100001776'
P_ORDER_CATEGORY='SALES'
P_LINE_CATEGORY='ALL'
p_open_orders='Y'
P_SHOW_HDR_ATTACH='N'
P_SHOW_BODY_ATTACH='N'
P_SHOW_FTR_ATTACH='N'
report=/mariap1ap/mariap1appl/XXONT/11.5.0/reports/US/XXONT_OEXOEACK.rdf
batch=yes
destype=file
desname=/mariap1ap/mariap1comn/admin/out/mariap1_usmtniaderpdb12/o11078969.out
desformat=XML
-- End of Reports Command --
Request language is :
AMERICAN
Request territory is :
AMERICA
APPLLCSP Environment Variable set to :
XML_REPORTS_XENVIRONMENT is set to:
/mariap1ap/mariap1ora/8.0.6/guicommon6/tk60/admin/Tk2Motif_UTF8.rgb
Enabling XML_REPORTS_ENVIRONMENT based environment switching
The Character-Set of the System is:
UTF8
XML_REPORTS_XENVIRONMENT is :
/mariap1ap/mariap1ora/8.0.6/guicommon6/tk60/admin/Tk2Motif_UTF8.rgb
XENVIRONMENT is set to /mariap1ap/mariap1ora/8.0.6/guicommon6/tk60/admin/Tk2Motif_UTF8.rgb
Previous NLS_LANG Environment Variable was :
American_America.UTF8
Current NLS_LANG and NLS_NUMERIC_CHARACTERS Environment Variables are :
American_America.UTF8
stat_low = 8B
stat_high = 0
emsg:was terminated by signal 11
Start of log messages from FND_FILE
ENTERING OE_SYS_PARAMETERS.VALUE
Going to get the value for MASTER_ORGANIZATION_ID
ENTERING OE_SYS_PARAMETERS_PVT.VALUE
org_id has changed so delete the cache and reset the globals
PARAMETER VALUE from the DB when org_id has changed : 2488
End of log messages from FND_FILE
Reset original NLS_LANG in environment as :
American_America.UTF8
Program was terminated by signal 11
Concurrent Manager encountered an error while running Oracle*Report for your concurrent request 11078969.
Review your concurrent request log and/or report output file for more detailed information.
Executing request completion options...
Finished executing request completion options.
Concurrent request completed
Current system time is 31-OCT-2012 13:26:31
I found similar issues but i think the solution differs per module. Can someone please help me with this?
Thank you in advance

Upgrade Reporting Programs

Dear All ,
We are upgrading our system from 4.7 to 6.0 .
I want to find out all the Custom objects which would get effected during the upgrade .
That are related :
a) Obsolete Function Module
b) Obsolete ABAP Statements
c) Classes and etc .
Is some one can help me list all the reports which could help me to findout all the list of objects which would be getting effected during upgrade . .
Thanks & Regards
Aryan

Hi,
During Upgrade From 4.7 to ECC 6.0
you have to go step by step
But during Upgrade problems there may be problems where Programs which are non unicode
and Function modules which are obselete .
Programs can be find out using table tvdir where you can pass Value as unicode Blank and execute Z* or y* Customize programs .
IF you done changes in standard program then those will get blocked in spau
you have to clear them accordingly during that Phase of upgrade .
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ECC report for sales order status from order entry to Invoice (OTC rpt)

Dear All.
Looking to see if there's a standard report or transaction that we can use to review sales order line item status.
VA05 provides a good view from sales, and VL06O provides a good view from LE, and VF05 provides a good view from billing.
But there is there something that would list sales orders and show related quantity, open, delivered, billed all in one report?
Many thanks!

Thank you Shiva.
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CM Open Interface - reference back to original bank statement line

we are using Open Interface for our bank reconciliation. we found that, the API APPS.CE_999_PKG.clear always send us the Open Interface Transaction amount as the cleared amount, and we have no visibility to the amount in the bank statement line.
eg:
bank statement line is $100
if a user manually reconcile this line with an open interface transaction line with amount $200, the status will changed to reconciled and the cleared amount is $200.
the cleared amount passed through the API to our customize program also $200.
how can we get the amount $100?
we are doing some GL posting for the cleared amount. getting $200 will caused us to do over post, as the amount we received only $100 (bank statement line amount)

Hi All,
I found this article, which explains about the bank statement mappings.
*Mapping BAI2, SWIFT Bank Statement Format Masking: BANK_ACCOUNT_NUM, BANK_TRX_NUMBER, BANK_ACCOUNT_TEXT, Agent Bank account number And Others [ID 752532.1]*
Based on this I defined a new bank statment mapping by coping the existing BAI2 mapping.
The only change I had to do was to change the position of the BANK_TRX_NUMBER to -2 and my problem got resolved.
Below is the question and answer as per the document.
Q2: Why following BAI2 datafile needs bank statement mapping as:
BANK_TRX_NUMBER 16 -2 and not -1?
16,581,156500,Z,813009392186700,000000002004/
A2:
The bank statement mapping you give to populate depends on where the BANK_TRX_NUMBER is in the data file: Example:
Rec 16 structure is as follows:
16,<transaction code>,<amount>,<funds type>,<bank ref #>,<customer ref #>,<text>/
In the rec:16,581,156500,Z,813009392186700,000000002004/
while the NUMBER appears to be -1 position however the text is assumed missing here and hence the
BANK_TRX_NUMBER 16 -2 will work.
Thanks and Regards,
MPH

No background color on pop-up text labels in dock

Something strange has happened to my dock. Normally when I mouse over an icon, text appears above it saying the name of the program. The text is white on a dark gray background. Recently I have noticed that the dark gray background has disappeared, leaving only white text. In some cases this makes it completely unreadable depending on the position of any open windows. I have looked in the preferences pages but I can't find any option to change the background color for the pop-up text.
Note that I don't have any customization programs installed.
Any help is appreciated.

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Add new F4 (searchhelp) for material in sales order

Hi there!
I read the following related poste:
customisation of F4 for material in sales order
In that post Atul wanted to change an existing search help. My problem is differnet I think.
What I have:
In VA01 I have many different SearchHelps for the material: 9 standards and 2 from my serviceprovider. The standards have shortcuts M, A, H, K, L, N, O, P and S. The two custom ones have 2 and Y.
in MM03 I have even more different SearchHelps for the material: maybe 23 standards and 3 customized ones. The standards have the shortcuts M, A, B, C, E, F, H, I, J, K, L, N, O, P, R, S, T, V and W (then one without ?!?), then G, U. The custom ones are 1, 2, 3, Y.
I now want to use the searchhelp (for example) "I" (in german its "Artikel zur Liefarentenartikelnummer", so I think its about "Material from suppliermaterialnuber" in english) that I can use in MM03 as well in VA01.
Where do I have to customize / program things to do so?
Thanks in advance!

Works!
I had to include the Searchhelp MAT1I into the section "included searchhelps" of searchhelp SD_MAT1 within transaction SE11 and run the default parameter assignment (Button).
I know it was MAT1I because I looked it up in Searchhelp MAT1_A... just to round this ticket for maybe the next readers.

Advice or best practise information about 1 or 2 clients in SAP R/3 DEV

I'm searching for advice or best practise information about clients in a SAP R/3 development system.
Reason for this is that we are up to refresh our SAP R/3 development system and up to now we have two clients on it:
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One of our developers suggested to only have one client on development, where we could customize, program and test. So that client would be with master data, transaction data et cetera.
What would be your advice or what would be best practise for the development system: 1 client (with data) or 2 clients (one clean customizing and one with data). And what are the most important reasons to do it so.
Maybe there is already some good (SAP) information about this specific subject, but up to now I havenu2019t found it yet.

Maybe I've asked my question too broad. I'll try to narrow it down.
Up to now we always had two clients on our SAP R/3 development system:
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- We've always done this before
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The reasons of this developer seems very valid and up to now we haven't found a convincing/compelling reason to make a good choice for one or two clients.
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Why can't you change the .html/.htm filetype icons for Firefox?

**Before you read this question: NOTICE I am talking about Firefox Icons on Windows, NOT ON FIREFOX BOOKMARKS/PROGRAM!!!!! Read the question then please, please visit the link so you have a better understanding of what I'm asking with this question!!!!**
I've been trying to change the FileType Icons for the Firefox Documents for weeks now and there's no solution that I can see. I tried using Filetypes Manager to change the .html/.htm filetypes icons with no luck. Why does Firefox force this change on users when most users that use Firefox do so because of it's ability to be customizable? Even Microsoft Word .doc file icons allow you to change them! Microsoft!!! Why is Firefox forcing everyone to use their ugly filetype icons? &____& I've yet to see this issue not only addressed but solved. Why does Firefox ignore this issue? I'd like my computer's icons to all be top-notch, and Firefox is preventing me from making my weeks of hard work go to naught. Please, please address this issue... if anything, tell your users why your program is forcing the icons on them in the first place when monopolies like Microsoft allow their users to customize program filetype icons.
If this cannot have a fix, why can't it be a new feature/addition to the newest versions of Firefox?
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http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/arcanetheorem/example.png

The only thing I changed about the question was to add an image and to try and make it more understandable since everyone assumed I was talking about Favicons/Bookmark Icons....
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Disappearing palettes in Dreamweaver CS3

After launching Dreamweaver CS3 on my MacBook Pro in Mac OSX
10.4.9, I discovered that my insert bar, properties palette and
many of the other palettes had become transparent with only their
title bars visible. Clicking inside the invisibale areas simply
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it here.
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