ABAP – Problems with combo box in ALV

SAPIn this article I’ll show you how to implement a “combo box” with key-value structure as one of ALV columns. Continue reading

ABAP – ComboBox on Selection-Screen

SAPIn this article I’ll show you how to create a combo box as one of selection-screen parameters Continue reading

Java – JList items with icon

JavaIn this article I’ll present a code snippet how to implement a JList in Java where items will be displayed like [icon] [item text] . Continue reading

JAVA – Parsing given string to be used by java.awt.robot

JavaJava Robot can be very usefull tool emulating e.g. pressing a key on your keyboard. Sometimes this can be difficult especially for non-standard characters like ‘asterisk’. Therefore I developed following piece of code which translates given string into separated chars, converts them to ASCII and Java Robot types them using ALT+ASCII_KEY Continue reading

SAP Authorizations Basic Overview

SAPThis article contains the very basic info about implementing security in SAP / ABAP using Authorizations Continue reading

ABAP – Check transport request

SAPIf you want to restrict creation of transports (and their release to further systems) based on rules applied on a transport description, you can use method described in this example. Continue reading

WebDynpro 4 ABAP – Open Excel sheet from DMS

SAPIn this article I’ll show you how to retrieve an Excel sheet from SAP DMS (Document management System) where it is stored as “original” in a Document container. Continue reading

ABAP – NO-BREAK space (U+00A0)

SAPThis is just a note that you should be aware of using different kind of space character.
The classical space – you can type it by pressing spacebar – has unicode number U+0020.
The NO-BREAK space character is different – you can type it by pressing ALT+255 – this character will look the same like normal space but in unicode it will have number U+00A0. Continue reading

ABAP – List of all colors available in WebDynpro

SAPThis is a demo webdynpro application to show you a list of all available colors you can use in your WebDynpros.

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ABAP – Using dynamic variables in program selection screen variants

SAPI believe you once had to solve a requirement (if not, you’ll definitely receive one in future) where you had to design a SELECTION-SCREEN parameters which value has to be dynamically updated according to results of the program – eg. last processed IDOC number, Purchase/Sales Order number or just the last date when the report was executed. Continue reading