Merging Multiple Adobe Forms and Downloading it as a single PDF

ABAPERS, sometimes we could a client requirement of merging multiple adobe forms and displaying it as one single pdf to the end-user.

However, after doing a lot of googling and reading numerous threads, I came across various solutions but some gave output as spool or some merged the forms but didn’t gave user to download the generated pdf into the system with desired location and name.

So, here I’ll provide the complete end-to-end solution with steps as well as the complete code, so that it really helps you. So let’s get started..

Sequence issue of address line for contact person

1. The normal format of the address line

Generally, when the contact person been selected or changed in order, the contact person’s first name &last name always been concatenated as name1 like below.

Concento RDG simplifies Field Property Configuration, lets you change fields in the UI without any hassle.

Concento™ Rapid Data Governance (RDG) is an SAP Certified accelerator, which enables various processes like MDG Data Model Maintenance, Workflow Design, Business Rules, along with UI Configuration in an intuitive, elegant and graphical interface. Even users with no technical knowledge can perform complex tasks as RDG automates it for them.

In MDG, there are generally three ways to change field properties. Briefly mentioned below:

1. Using adaptations in MDG, to change fields based on CR type and Workflow.

2. Implementing the BADI USMD_ACC_FLD_PROP_CUST_DEP_SET.

3. Setting the properties in the GET definition method of the feeder class.

Use of node class in BOPF

Introduction:

I tried searching the web regarding “node class” of BOPF framework, I found very little information. Hence, I explored it and thought to share my findings in the community, which will help someone who is new to the framework. So in this blog post, we will see the use of “Node Class” in a BOPF Node. We will discuss its functionality, the required API, and all related information. Below is the screenshot where the node class is maintained.

Install ABAP Platform 1909 – Dev Edition on an Azure Ubuntu instance using docker – Part 2

In this part, we are going to focus on the installation and access to the ABAP platform.

I will reiterate the process blueprint to help follow the steps we need to achieve to complete this installation. Since we tackled Step 1 of the blueprint in Part 1 of this series, we will continue from step 2 in this part.

Process blueprint

1. Create and login into an ubuntu instance on Azure.

2. Prepare the data drive on your ubuntu instance.

3. Install docker and move docker data directory to the prepared data drive.

4. Install ABAP Platform 1909 Dev Edition with docker.

5. Open the necessary ports on Azure.

6. Access your ABAP instance in SAP GUI and generate a new license.

Install ABAP Platform 1909 – Dev Edition on an Azure Ubuntu instance using docker – Part 1

Introduction

As coders, we run into several situations where we would like to test snippets of code on a local system before even implementing the snippet in a dev system. In certain instances, we as developers would want to use code QA tools like the ABAP Test Cockpit and either do not have the authorizations to access the tool or are not comfortable with setting it up in a customer system.

My goto setup to get a personal system was the SAP Cloud Appliance Library (SAP CAL), It serves the purpose it was designed for perfectly. It is very well built and very intuitive to use while requiring very little interaction with the underlying technologies to get up and running in a test ABAP environment. The only apparent downside with regards to SAP CAL is the fact that it is a bit of an overkill for what a developer might want to use the system for, which warrants its relatively heavy price tag. The cost break down of running an an SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP 7.51 SP02 on HANA Dev system as at the time of writing this post is: 

Transport your SAPUI5 applications from Slack

I am going to write about our slack integration with AWS and SAP to transport SAPUI5 applications to target system. We are improving this integration everyday and adding new functionalities. It is really fun to do and also improving our efficiency.

TL;DR

We created a custom slack application and a command to trigger an API through AWS and finally initiate a request collection in SAP via REST API and release to target system.

Load FI documents from Excel/CSV with ODIN (Open Document Interface)

ODIN is a flexible, extensible, easy to use, multi-purpose import interface for SAP FI documents.

It is suitable for postings as they can be entered in the dialog transaction fb01, such as incoming and outgoing invoices or G/L account postings.

Key features

◉ Can be used in frontend or as background job (with local or server side files)

◉ Flexible dataset structure

◉ Suitable for mass processing

Calling the Submit Report/ Program through the Odata Service

All of you know the Alv report and OData service individually. Coming to this scenario some of the members don’t aware how to use the Report through Submit in OData service.

So I am trying to explain how do we use Submit report in Netweaver gate way services.

More info: C_TAW12_750 Key Points

Note: Please follow the following steps

Adjust Hyperlink Parameters while sending an Email via Marketing Campaign

Introduction

Using below steps you can add additional URL parameters with dynamic values to your Hyperlink which was created in Content Studio Form.

Also you can define a custom field on the campaign level from which you can influence the behavior of few parameters which you set in BADI, or also you can add new link parameters using this custom field.

Triggering a workflow on receiving inbound Email with interactive offline adobe form attachment and error handling

There could multiple scenarios in real time where we need to handle an inbound incoming email with attachments  and perform an action for example creation of a Business partner and attach the attachment in business partner or creation of a workflow in receiving the incoming PDF and attach the same in the workflows.

Interactive Offline Forms – Inbound Email Scenario

For this we should adapt to creation of the interactive offline forms

Integrating ABAP Function modules with SAP Data Intelligence

Introduction:

In this new blog post I worked together with Michael Sun about the usage of ABAP function module calls with SAP Data Intelligence using Custom ABAP Operators.

The goal of this new blog post is to provide simplified guidance and a foundation for the general usage of function modules in SAP Data Intelligence Pipelines that require certain input parameters, such as elements, structures or table, to execute the function module call. Be aware that the required input parameters in form of structures and tables can be also deeply nested into certain sub-levels depending on the function module you choose.

Practical Guide to Clean Core Custom development for S4 HANA

Objective

Objective of this blog is to help understand the need for buzz word “Clean Core”, how to approach it and review the technical options available.

Why CLEAN CORE?

In this digital world, organizations have many challenges for a sustainable growth with heavy competition, budget constraints and many others. Bi-Model IT practice helped some of them to pivot their business model and enrich even during COVID times. SAP is a vast ERP solution available with many industry specific modules. In addition to the out-of-the-box standard processes available, many customers have developed their own secret sauce by building custom objects inside the system with ABAP development. So, with the Brownfield projects, where Customers are planning to migrate from ECC to S4 HANA, there are many challenges to overcome from the Business value perspective as well from Technical. Some of them are like their custom code is tightly coupled up with standard SAP, increased complexity with continuous changes to the solutions, maintainability, extensibility, and user friendliness. In addition, it is important that IT executives and Business Leaders think about the long-term strategy, rather than considering a system upgrade. To overcome the custom code mess, the buzz word CLEAN CORE, heard several times in many conferences and meetings will help address the pain points.

Resolve annoying self-signed SSL certificate issue on ABAP 1909 Developer Edition with your own local CA (Certificate Authority)

TLDR; Resolve the ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID issue on browsers with https using self-signed SSL certificate by generating your own local CA (Certificate Authority) with OpenSSL on Windows/MacOS for ABAP 1909 Developer Edition.

More Info: C_TAW12_750 Key Points

I’ll share in a few simple steps, how I was able to generate my own local CA with OpenSSL and use that to sign the SSL certificate that comes delivered in ABAP 1909 Developer Edition (CN=*.dummy.nodomain) to get rid of the annoying browser warning messages when accessing any URLs served through HTTPS on this local ABAP development environment.

Retrigger Sales order output after changes at partner only

It’s necessary that users need to be noticed when some important fields in order been changed in the system. Sap provides transaction OMFS where you can maintain a combination of table names and table fields along with control flags to control whether Purchase order printout should be triggered or not. You can check my previous blog if you interest in this topic.

Now one requirement is to retrigger the output of the sales order only when some specific fields have been changed for the contact person at the header level (partner function is AP). Unfortunately, I didn’t find accordingly transaction for a Sales order to deal with the output retrigger after some changes. SAP does provide solutions at notes 395569 CHECKLISTSD: Change outputs.