Tuesday 19 January 2021

ABAP RAP : Enabling custom actions with a dialog for additional input fields

Prerequisites:

◉ Knowledge on ABAP Restful Application Programming

◉ Knowledge on Entity Manipulation Language (EML)

◉ [Optional] Hands on exercises in Open SAP course https://open.sap.com/courses/cp13.

This blog gives you an idea to develop a custom action with a dialog for additional input fields that are needed based on scenario.

◉ Use case:

     ◉ There is a purchase contract that needs to be extended to next year by buyer.

◉ Business logic:

     ◉ Only extend those validities which are running on existing valid to

          ◉ [i.e. continue business with same supplier].

     ◉ Don’t touch items which are older than existing valid to.

          ◉ [i.e. no need to continue business with this supplier]

In my example: 

Old valid to: Jun 30, 2021

New valid to: Dec 31, 2021

Item #10 runs on Jun 30,2021 hence it is expected to extend till Dec 31, 2021

Item #20 ends on Mar 31, 2021 hence it is not expected to touch.

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Click the button Extend and to see results on Object page and item page

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Implementation steps:


1. Create a data model with Header (Parent), Item (Child), Conditions (Grand Child) having fields “Valid from”, “Valid to “.

2. Create an abstract CDS entity with required input fields.

@EndUserText.label: 'Abstract entity to extend the validity'
@Metadata.allowExtensions: true
define abstract entity ZRK_A_Doc_Extend 
 // with parameters parameter_name : parameter_type 
  {
    extend_till : /dmo/end_date;
    comments : abap.string( 300 );
    
}

3. Enrich the entity with UI annotations such as labels.

@Metadata.layer: #CORE
annotate entity ZRK_A_Doc_Extend
    with 
{
   @EndUserText.label: 'New validity to:'
   extend_till; 
   @EndUserText.label: 'Enter your comments:'
   comments;
    
}

4. In Behavior Definition, define action “extendDoc” with parameter using the abstract entity created in step#2.

action extendDoc parameter ZRK_A_Doc_Extend result [1] $self;

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5. Implement the core ABAP logic for extend in Behavior Pool Class

METHOD extendDoc.

    DATA : lt_update_doc  TYPE TABLE FOR UPDATE zrk_i_doc_head.
    DATA(lt_keys) = keys.
    DATA(lv_today) = cl_abap_context_info=>get_system_date( ).

    LOOP AT lt_keys ASSIGNING FIELD-SYMBOL(<fs_key>).

      IF <fs_key>-%param-extend_till < lv_today.

        APPEND VALUE #( %tky                = <fs_key>-%tky ) TO failed-head.

        APPEND VALUE #( %tky                = <fs_key>-%tky
                        %msg                = new_message(  id       = 'ZRK_CM_DOC'
                                                            number   = '001' " Document cannot be extended into the past
                                                            severity = if_abap_behv_message=>severity-error )
                        %element-ValidTo = if_abap_behv=>mk-on ) TO reported-head.

        DELETE lt_keys.

      ELSE.
        DATA(lv_new_valid_to) = <fs_key>-%param-extend_till.
      ENDIF.

    ENDLOOP.

    " Once the validations are passed, proceed with extending document.
    CHECK lt_keys IS NOT INITIAL.

    READ ENTITIES OF zrk_i_doc_head IN LOCAL MODE
        ENTITY Head
        FIELDS ( ValidFrom ValidTo )
        WITH CORRESPONDING #( keys )
        RESULT DATA(lt_doc_head).

    CHECK lt_doc_head IS NOT INITIAL.

    LOOP AT lt_doc_head ASSIGNING FIELD-SYMBOL(<fs_head>).

      " Capture old valid to
      DATA(lv_old_valid_to) = <fs_head>-ValidTo.

      " Read items from entity
      READ ENTITIES OF zrk_i_doc_head IN LOCAL MODE
          ENTITY Head BY \_Items
          FIELDS ( ValidFrom ValidTo )
          WITH VALUE #( ( %tky = <fs_head>-%tky ) )
          RESULT DATA(lt_items).

      " Loop through items that are running on old valid to
      LOOP AT lt_items ASSIGNING FIELD-SYMBOL(<fs_item>)
                            WHERE ValidFrom LE lv_old_valid_to
                               AND ValidTo GE lv_old_valid_to.

        " Modify item with new valid to
        <fs_item>-ValidTo = lv_new_valid_to.

        " Read conditions from entity
        READ ENTITIES OF zrk_i_doc_head IN LOCAL MODE
            ENTITY Items BY \_Conds
            FIELDS ( ValidFrom ValidTo )
            WITH VALUE #( ( %tky = <fs_item>-%tky ) )
            RESULT DATA(lt_conds).

            LOOP AT lt_conds ASSIGNING FIELD-SYMBOL(<fs_conds>)
                                    WHERE ValidFrom LE lv_old_valid_to
                                     AND ValidTo GE lv_old_valid_to..

              <fs_conds>-ValidTo = lv_new_valid_to.

            ENDLOOP.

            " Modify conditions entity
            MODIFY ENTITIES OF zrk_i_doc_head IN LOCAL MODE
                ENTITY Conds
                UPDATE FIELDS ( ValidTo )
                WITH CORRESPONDING #( lt_conds ).

      ENDLOOP.

      " Modify Items entity
      MODIFY ENTITIES OF zrk_i_doc_head IN LOCAL MODE
            ENTITY Items
            UPDATE FIELDS ( ValidTo )
            WITH CORRESPONDING #( lt_items ).

    ENDLOOP.

    " Modify header entity
    MODIFY ENTITIES OF zrk_i_doc_head IN LOCAL MODE
        ENTITY Head
        UPDATE
        FIELDS ( ValidTo )
        WITH VALUE #( FOR <fs_doc> IN lt_doc_head
                        ( %tky = <fs_doc>-%tky
                          validTo = COND #( WHEN lv_new_valid_to IS NOT INITIAL
                          THEN lv_new_valid_to
                          ELSE <fs_doc>-ValidTo )  ) )
        REPORTED DATA(lt_update_reported).

    reported = CORRESPONDING #( DEEP lt_update_reported ).

    " Return result to UI
    READ ENTITIES OF zrk_i_doc_head IN LOCAL MODE
        ENTITY Head
        ALL FIELDS
        WITH CORRESPONDING #( keys )
        RESULT lt_doc_head.

    result = VALUE #( FOR <fs_doc_head> IN lt_doc_head ( %tky = <fs_doc_head>-%tky
    %param = <fs_doc_head> ) ).

  ENDMETHOD.

6. Position the Action button on List Report and Object Page using annotations.

  @UI: {

  lineItem: [
      { type: #FOR_ACTION,  dataAction: 'ExtendDoc' , label: 'Extend' , position: 90 } ] ,

  identification : [
      { type: #FOR_ACTION,  dataAction: 'ExtendDoc' , label: 'Extend' , position: 90 } ]
  }

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