Integrated Excel and VB Macros...Problems

Question

Hi,
We are running MAP transactions (RETAIL) that use integrated Excel for planning purposes. Once we open the transaction we have access to an excel application where we maintain data.
The problem is that we are trying to use some complex VB macros to validate online entries, but we are facing problems if we call the Excel from SAP (The file runnning on its own works fine):
- The events WORKBOOK.OPEN or AUTOOPEN do not seem to run. I need to run a macro when the workbook is started form SAP;
- I've been getting runtime erros and some are related to this: ACTIVECELL = nothing (?).
Have you found similar problems?
Where can I find VB programing guidelines for Integrated Excel in SAP.
Thanks
Leonardo De Araujo

Answer 1

Hi Tarun,
you are in the wrong forum. You are using the R/3 based Retail solution, this is based on the CO Planningprocessor Excel integration, it is not based on SEM or
BW-BPS. So you can not find the BPS predefined VBA macro exits.
In the R/3 solution there exist no predefined VBA macro exits. But you can add your code more or less at the same 'events':
- the backend triggers the SAP makros via Sub R3MacrosExecute() at each PAI, PBO cycle
- Sub R3PutValuesEnd() is called when the system has filled Excel with data at the end of the PBO cycle; here you can do adjustments and add your macros
- Sub R3GetRangesSingle is called at the beginning of the PAI cycle to the read the data from Excel and to do the transfer to the backend
- active cell problem: SAP makros to not set a selection explicitly, you can do this in your makro, e.g. the first data cell or first input ready cell
To implement a kind of 'validation' I suggest to trigger the check via Excel button; the problem is you can not control the PBO, PAI cycle from Excel, i.e. you can send error pop-up in Excel but you can not stop the PAI cycle. So you can not implement a real error handling.
Regards,
Gregor