Intro to ABAP - Chapter 03

Simple Output Statements : 

Simple Output Statements

Objectives : 

Objectives The participants will be able to: Create basic output lists using the WRITE statement Add formatting to an ABAP report Use the NEW-PAGE command Add Icons to an ABAP report Maintain Page Headers Use Text Symbols in ABAP Code

The ABAP WRITE Statement : 

The ABAP WRITE Statement WRITE ‘********************’. SKIP 2. WRITE: ‘The date today is:’, SY-DATUM, ‘The current time is:’, SY-UZEIT. SKIP. WRITE ‘********************’. <program title> 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ******************** The date today is: 12/30/1996 The current time is: 12:32:06 ******************** Notice that there is an automatic space between the fields written to the list.

ABAP Format Specifications : 

ABAP Format Specifications WRITE 10 ‘***** City of Philadelphia *****’. SKIP 2. WRITE: 10 ‘Ticket Date’, SY-DATUM.WRITE: /10 ‘Ticket Time’, SY-UZEIT. ULINE /10(60). SKIP 2. WRITE 10 ‘***** Department of Public Safety *****’. ***** City of Philadelphia ***** Ticket Date 01/01/1997 Ticket Time 18:01:00 ----------------------------------------------------- ***** Department of Public Safety *****

ABAP Format Options : 

ABAP Format Options WRITE 10 ‘***** City of Philadelphia *****’. SKIP 2. WRITE: 10 ‘Ticket Date’, 25 SY-DATUM, /10 ‘Ticket Time’, SY-UZEIT UNDER SY-DATUM.ULINE /10(60). SKIP 2. WRITE 10 ‘***** Department of Public Safety *****’. ***** City of Philadelphia ***** Ticket Date 01/01/1997 Ticket Time 18:01:00 ------------------------------------------------------------ ***** Department of Public Safety *****

WRITE Statement Extended Syntax : 

WRITE Statement Extended Syntax WRITE <format> <value> <options> . /p(I) / = Line Feed p = Column Position I = Output Length <format> Program Field or Text Literal <value> Format Options <options>

NEW-PAGE Statement : 

WRITE ‘***** City of Philadelphia *****’. SKIP. WRITE: / ‘Ticket Date’, 15 SY-DATUM. WRITE: / ‘Ticket Time’, 15 SY-UZEIT. SKIP. WRITE ‘***** Department of Public Safety *****’. NEW-PAGE. WRITE: ‘Comments:’. <program title> 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***** City of Philadelphia ***** Ticket Date 01/01/1997 Ticket Time 18:01:00 ***** Department of Public Safety ***** <program title> 2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments: NEW-PAGE Statement

Writing Icons and Symbols : 

Writing Icons and Symbols INCLUDE <ICON>. INCLUDE <SYMBOL>. WRITE: /10 ICON_DATE AS ICON, SY-DATUM, SYM_LEFT_HAND AS SYMBOL.

Maintaining Page Headers : 

Maintaining Page Headers The title comes from the program’s attributes. List header will replace title on first line of standard header. Up to four lines of column headings can be maintained for the list.

Numbered Texts (Text Symbols) : 

Numbered Texts (Text Symbols) Text symbols are referenced by a unique three-character code. WRITE: / TEXT-001, BIRTHDAY, / TEXT-002, SY-DATUM.

Text Element Output : 

Text Element Output TEXT-001 TEXT-002 WRITE: / TEXT-001, BIRTHDAY, / TEXT-002, SY-DATUM.

Summary : 

Summary The participants should be able to: Create basic output lists using the WRITE statement Add formatting to an ABAP report Use the NEW-PAGE command Add Icons to an ABAP report Maintain Page Headers Use Text Symbols in ABAP Code