Code visualization using Moose

It is now possible to extract model information from a SAP system to analyze it using Moose in a Pharo virtual machine.

Pharo is a kind of Smalltalk and heavily used by specialists who develop techniques for code visualization especially for refactoring. The SAP model data is extracted using FAMIX, this allows a more detailed analysis as would be possible using UML. This is now possible due to a new open source extractor.

Standart DEMO Examples of ABAP CDS views

This post was created to show standard ABAP development package with could be very useful for:

• ABAP programmers starting  to use CDS views functionality
• Application consultants (e.i. in case of customer CDS views enhancements should be done or some standard CDS view results don’t seem to be correct)

You could find a package SABAPDEMOS in HANA Studio ABAP perspective in case of S/4HANA system (or in SE80 t-code). There are a lot of useful things there.

How to consume a hierarchy in CDS view analytical query

In my previous post “How to build a Custom Hierarchy in ABAP CDS views” I create a custom CDS view with hierarchy based on HCM Area tables.

Now we will create a analytical query:

• Show how to enable hierarchy in a query
• Open it in RSRT to test purpose
• Find it Query Browser Fiori App and open with Disign Studio template (0ANALYSIS)

How to build a Custom Hierarchy in ABAP CDS views

I was interested in standard analytics capabilities of HCM in S/4HANA (1511) and Orgunit Hierarchy realization in ABAP CDS views.

I. Find a standard HR hierarchy

I started with Query Browser Fiori App and wanted to find standard analytical queries by HCM components like HR-PA, HR-PD, HR-PT, HR-PY etc. But there was not one unfortunately.

After this I went to ABAP dictionary to find where main HR tables, like HRP1000, HRP1001, PA0001 are used. It is possible to find DDL Sources.

How to create/update a contact person(both mobile & telephone) of a customer using cmd_ei_api=>maintain

Introduction:

• This document shows how to create/update contact person (VAP1 tcode) of an existing customer using the class cmd_ei_api and its method “maintain”.

Bypass CDS view name case conversion in ABAP source code pretty printer

Some colleagues complained that when they consume CDS view in ABAP source code, for example the view below: I_Product

Tracking SAP system from Email

Sometimes during system refresh or upgrade, basis team forget to turn off the mail settings in SCOT. This results in sending emails from non productive environment and creates a big impact for business and increases support team effort. In this blog, I would like to explain how to trace the system which has triggered the email and steps to remove from user’s inbox.

1. Get an original email received by the user. This needs to be received as mail attachment and not forwarded
2. Open the email and click on File->Properties
3. In the Internet headers section, scroll down until you find Date, From, Subject.
4. Note the IP address in the Received section.

Add a Custom Screen on Purchase Requisition Header By Replacing Standard GUI Status

I had saw some threads/posts in SAP forums, they were asking for the solutions on how to adding a custom screen/tab on the purchase requisition. But just as my knowledge, SAP has not provided any user-exit/Badi/SMOD for enhancing the screen of header part of purchase requisition.

And as we also know, purchase requisition database designing is different from other businesses object documents. A general designing of database table for business documents should commonly have Header and Items, some has Schedule Lines. For example, EKKO and EKPO for purchase order, VBAK and VBAP for sales order, BKPF and BSEG for FI documents……