Using SUBMIT in FM

Question

Hi,
I am working with BW/BPS and I am required to write an  exit function, and this exit function is sepcified in the planning function to be called from BPS. My question is - I created a FM and it only has a SUBMIT statement in the FM, how can I get it to stay at the current screen after the FM finishes? I tried to use the AND RETURN, but I would get a grey screen instead of staying at the current screen.
Is there any other way to call an executable program from this function module?
Please advise,
RT

Answer 1

Hai Rob
Check the following Link
http://www.sts.tu-harburg.de/teaching/sap_r3/ABAP4/submit.htm
SUBMIT
Basic form
SUBMIT rep.
Additions
1. ... LINE-SIZE col
2. ... LINE-COUNT lin
3. ... TO SAP-SPOOL
4. ... VIA SELECTION-SCREEN
5. ... AND RETURN
6. ... EXPORTING LIST TO MEMORY
7. ... USER user VIA JOB job NUMBER n
8. ... Various additions for parameter transfer to rep
9. ... USING SELECTION-SETS OF PROGRAM prog
Effect
Calls the report rep . Leaves the active program and starts the new report rep .
Addition 1
... LINE-SIZE col
Effect
Prints the report with the line width col .
Addition 2
... LINE-COUNT lin
Effect
Prints the report with lin lines (per page).
Addition 4
... VIA SELECTION-SCREEN
Effect
Displays the selection screen for the user. In this case, the selection screen is redisplayed after return from the report list display - the user's entries are retained.
Addition 5
... AND RETURN
Effect
Returns to the calling transaction or program after the called program has been executed. SUBMIT ... AND RETURN creates a new internal mode .
Addition 6
... EXPORTING LIST TO MEMORY
Effect
Does not display the output list of the called report, but saves it in SAP memory and leaves the called report immediately. Since the calling program can read the list from memory and process it further, you need to use the addition ... AND RETURN . Also, since the called report cannot be requested for printing, the addition ... TO SAP-SPOOL is not allowed here. You can read the saved list from SAP memory with the function module 'LIST_FROM_MEMORY' and then (for example) store it in the database with EXPORT . You can process this list further with the function modules 'WRITE_LIST' , 'DISPLAY_LIST' ... of the function group "SLST" .
Addition 7
... USER user VIA JOB job NUMBER n
Effect
Schedules the specified report in the job specified by the job name job and the job number n . The job runs under the user name user and you can omit the addition USER user . The assignment of the job number occurs via the function module JOB_OPEN (see also the documentation for the function modules JOB_CLOSE and JOB_SUBMIT . This addition can only be used with the addition ...AND RETURN .
Note
When scheduling a report with the SUBMIT ... VIA JOB job NUMBER n statement, you should always use the addition ...TO SAP-SPOOL to pass print and/or archive parameters. Otherwise, default values are used to generate the list and this disturbs operations in a production environment.
Addition 9
... USING SELECTION-SETS OF PROGRAM prog
Effect
Uses variants of the program prog when executing the program rep .
Note
Important
The programs prog and rep must have the same SELECT-OPTIONS and PARAMETER s. Otherwise, variants of the program prog may be destroyed.
Note
When using this addition, the specified variant vari of the program prog is taken in USING SELECTION-SET vari . On the other hand, all variant-related actions on the selection screen of rep (Get , Save as variant , Display , Delete ) refer to the variants of prog .
Example
SUBMIT REPORT01
       VIA SELECTION-SCREEN
       USING SELECTION-SET 'VARIANT1'
       USING SELECTION-SETS OF PROGRAM 'REPORT00'
       AND RETURN.
Effect
Executes the program REPORT01 with the variant VARIANT1 of the program REPORT00 .
Note
Runtime errors
LOAD_PROGRAM_NOT_FOUND : The specified program was not found.
SUBMIT_WRONG_TYPE : The specified program is not a report.
SUBMIT_IMPORT_ONLY_PARAMETER : Only one value passed to a report parameter.
SUBMIT_WRONG_SIGN : Invalid value passed to a selection with the addition SIGN .
SUBMIT_IN_ITAB_ILL_STRUCTURE : Table passed to a selection with WITH sel IN itab had an unexpected structure.
Thanks & regards
Sreenivasulu P