In normal processing, a modular process is usually called in a separate function module. When this FM is called, the processing in the current program goes on hold and FM is processed. When the processing in FM is completed, the control... Continue Reading →
Everybody hates field symbols and that is generally the story until they use it. Field symbols are not only better in terms of performance, they are life saviors in certain situations – like when being used to read global variables... Continue Reading →
ABAPers love ‘FOR ALL ENTRIES’ because it is an easy frill-free way to fetch records from one table based on data in another but surprisingly lots of them use the keyword without enough caution. Sometimes it works because driver internal table... Continue Reading →
Assume a big query on MARA table with non-primary key value which returns a large volume of data in an internal table. If the design permits that the read can be done with a unique key, then the best approach... Continue Reading →
In custom developments, occasionally, requirement demands calculation or identification of dates like – 90 days before the current date, first date of the month, months between dates etc. SAP, fortunately, provides many function modules to facilitate such calculations which at... Continue Reading →
Polymorphism literally means multiple forms. In world of SAP, it stands for implementation of different methods of different subclasses inherited from a same parent behaving differently. It facilitated same functionality on different objects resulting in different results. Let’s get back... Continue Reading →
Term IDoc stand for Intermediate Document and it is an SAP format widely used by non-SAP systems to connect with an SAP system. There is a Portuguese soccer player and a Roman coach who don’t understand each other’s language. They... Continue Reading →
Picture this. In about 30,000 programs in system, checking on wherever word ‘Kennedy’ is hardcoded and if so, it had to be replaced with ‘Johnson’. It was done for 5 programs and nobody remembers them. To scan string (even regular... Continue Reading →
Consider this situation - there is a custom table that is not expected to be maintained by user; only by program and in course of testing, you realize that you have used all available test data and means to create... Continue Reading →
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