SAP development function modules
ABAP4_CALL_TRANSACTION
Call transaction code, also see SAPGUI_SET_FUNCTIONCODE
ADDR_PERS_COMP_COMM_GET
Get additional user address details not retrived by SUSR_USER_ADDRESS_READ (i.e. email address)
ADDR_PERS_COMP_COMM_MAINTAIN
Update additional user address details (i.e. email address)
BAPI_COMPANYCODE_GET_PERIOD
Retrieve fiscal year and payrole period (based on date and company code)
BAPI_EMPLOYEE_CHECKPASSWORD...
Maintain SAP internet users including check and change password
CALCULATE_DATE
Increase/decrease DATE by a specific number of Days/Months
CONVERT_DATE_TO_EXTERNAL
Converts date from system storage format to users specified display format
ADDR_PERS_COMP_COMM_GET
Get additional user address details not retrived by SUSR_USER_ADDRESS_READ (i.e. email address)
CREATE_TEXT
Create standard texts (i.e. PO headers texts)
CURRENCY_AMOUNT_SAP_TO_DISPLAY
Convert currency value from value stored in SAP to displayed currency
CURRENCY_AMOUNT_DISPLAY_TO_SAP
Convert currency value from displayed currency value to value stored in SAP
CLPB_EXPORT
Export files to clipboard
CLPB_IMPORT
Copies clipboard into table
DATE_COMPUTE_DAY
Returns day of the week for a particular date(1=Monday, 5=Friday etc.)
DATE_TO_DAY
Returns day of the week for a particular date('Monday', 'Friday', 'Sat.')
DOCU_READ
Retrieve SAP documentation for specific repository object (FM, Prog, Tcode etc). link details required by function module
are stored in table
DOKIL.
ENQUEUE_READ
Returns list if active lock objects
DETERMINE_PERIOD
Retrieve fiscal year and payrole period (Note: verision parameter is fiscal year varient from table T009)
DYNP_VALUES_UPDATE
Return values (i.e. from an F4 value request) into respective fields on a dynpro
F4IF_FIELD_VALUE_REQUEST
Call search help manually i.e. from report selection screen
F4IF_INT_TABLE_VALUE_REQUEST
Display internal table as search help (documented in SAP)
FILE_GET_NAME
Retrieve Logical file path. Use Transaction 'FILE' to view/create logical file paths
FTI_FISCAL_YEAR_MONTH_GET
Returns fiscal year for specific date
GUI_DOWNLOAD, WS_DOWNLOAD, DOWNLOAD
Download file to PC
GUI_UPLOAD, WS_UPLOAD, UPLOAD
Upload file from PC
HR_SEN_CRULE_0100_DATE
Increase/decrease DATE by a specific number of Days/Months/Years
JOB_OPEN, JOB_SUBMIT, JOB_CLOSE
Create and submit background jobs
MESSAGE_TEXT_BUILD
Builds actual message based on info returned from Call transaction
NUMBER_GET_NEXT
Get the next unique number in a number range. Use tcode
SNRO for maintaining number ranges
NUMBER_CHECK
Check if number is within a number range (see tcode
SNRO)
NUMBER_GET_INFO
Get info about number range (see tcode
SNRO)
POPUP*
Display Pop-up Screen(s)
QF05_RANDOM_INTEGER
Generate random number
READ_TEXTS
Retrive standard texts (i.e. PO headers texts)
READ_EXCHANGE_RATE
Retrieve exchange rate on a particular date
RS_CREATE_VARIANT
Creating a Report Variant
RS_VARIANT_CONTENTS
Returns contents of a variant, is also useful as the result lists all variable names that could be set on screen
RSEC_GENERATE_PASSWORD
Generate random password, used by SU01 to create new passwords for users
RZL_READ_DIR_LOCAL
Get list of files within specific directory(Application Server)
SAPGUI_SET_FUNCTIONCODE
Execute SAP function code. Can also be used to execute transaction code by using '/o' i.e. '/OSE80'.
SO_SPLIT_FILE_AND_PATH
Splits the filename and its path i.e. c:\temp\hello.txt would return 'hello.txt' & 'c:\temp\'
SPLIT_FILENAME
Splits the file name and its extension i.e. c:\temp\hello.txt would return 'hello' & 'txt'
STUM_WP_TOTAL_ACTIVITY
Retrieves list of all process from all servers (i.e. SM50, SM66). Also returns a second table, containing a list of all the servers
STUM_WP_SERVER_ACTIVITYS & EW_TH_WPINFO
Retrieves list of processes on current server
SUSR_USER_ADDRESS_READ
Get user address details stored under 'Own data'. Also see
ADDR_PERS_COMP_COMM_GET
SUSR_USER_PARAMETERS_GET
Get user parameter details stored under 'Own data'
SUSR_USER_DISPLAY_WITH_AUTHS
Displays user authorisation objects (Note: may have to debug around authority checks)
SUSR_USER_AGR_ACTIVITYGR_GET
Get users activity group details
SUSR_SYNC_USER_TABLES
Sync USR tables
SXPG_COMMAND_EXECUTE
Execute external command(FTP data in & out of SAP)
SX_INTERNET_ADDRESS_TO_NORMAL
Check email address has been entered in correct format
TH_POPUP
Display Windows Message on Users Screen
TH_USER_INFO
Get information about current active session
TH_USER_LIST
Gets list of current sessions active on SAP system
TH_DELETE_USER
Delete SAP session based on user namd and TID
WS_EXECUTE
Execute External Program
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