SAP Query

Troubleshoot Cannot Find User Group SYST

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When handling SAP query you may come across error user groups similar to SYST****XX. If you are unable to view these user groups or quarries belong to these user groups follow below steps. 1. Go to SQ03 settings and allow display of system objects.   2. Go to SQ01 select standard query areas to view the […]

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SAP Query

Find SAP Query Detail from Program Name

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SAP queries automatically creates a ABAP program when they are saved and generated. These auto generated programs starts with AQ. If you come across a report transaction with a long program name similar to AQ====****====**** this could be a program generated by a SAP query. Name should be in the following format: First 2 letters of report […]

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SAP Query

Troubleshoot SAP Query Short Dumps after Upgrade – Error When Importing Object

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After a upgrade, sometime SAP query programs assigned to transaction codes terminates with runtime errors. Few errors I have come across are, Error when importing object FIELDCAT. The generated program does not exists. The generated program mismatches the query definition. Short dump of the type IMPORT_ALIGNMENT_MISMATCH in program SAPLAQRUNT. Some of the errors like missing program names […]

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Search Help

Enhance Standard Search Help Example – Append Search Help

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Hi All, SAP standard search help have capabilities of displaying all possible input values for a selection field. This is a standard functionality in all verticals of SAP for standard fields. In addition standard collective search helps let the user select values using multiple paths. For example customer numbers could be filtered either with first […]

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Table Maintenance

Step by Step Example on Events in Table Maintenance

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Table maintenance is the standard recommended method which allows contents of SAP tables to be accessed or modified. Standard table maintenance views provide basic read/write functionalists to end user. Users could perform table entry modification functions such as INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE to underline database table data using the table maintenance dialog. Table maintenance views are […]

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Smartforms

Bar Code Printing with Smatforms – SAP ABAP

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This is an step by step guide on how to print bar codes in SAP using smartforms. This is the new procedure of printing bar codes without using any special hardware in the printer. In the traditional bar code printing in SAP, special SIMM modules had to be used in the printer and can only […]

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Smartforms

SAP Barcode Printing Overview

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Barcodes are information represented with series of lines of varying widths or distance between lines. Some barcodes also has additional human readable numeric form. In SAP you are able to print them using smartforms or SAPScripts. With SAP Web Application Server 6.40, SAP has introduced new barcode printing functionalities. you can also use the newer […]

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DDIC

Change Standard Domain Fixed Values SAP

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SAP domain values could be validated or restricted by maintaining fixed values. These fixed values could be used for input checks in selection screens. If there are no other input help is available, these fixed values are also used as the F4 hit list of the selection field. Standard SAP domains are delivered with set […]

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ALE/iDoc

Change iDoc Status by Standard Program

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How to change the status of an iDoc in SAP? iDoc Status change requirements may arise due to different reasons such as reprocessing, archiving etc. But make sure you use SAP standard methods and programs to change iDoc status. If you have a iDoc in status 53 (successfully processed), standard iDoc processing programs such as […]

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Function Module

Function Group Contains Errors SAP ABAP

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Error “function group contains errors” could be due to inconsistencies in the function group. If you come across this error when trying to execute a function module follow the below steps to rectify the issue. To fix the issue you simply have to repair the function group. Go to se37 and select Utilities and repair […]

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