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Custom Screen

Former Member — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 15:18:48 GMT

Hello friends,

I have to make a front end screen like MFBF-transaction screen. It should do all the work as of MFBF but some additional work for some plants. What exactly do we mean by front end screen.

Any suggetions,

Shejal.

Re: Custom Screen

Former Member — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 15:20:56 GMT

I guess, you need to develop a Module pool program whihc will do the same function as the transaction.

If you are using Portal you might have to develop a Web Dynpro screen which will do the same function as the transaction.

Regards,

Ravi

Re: Custom Screen

Former Member — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 15:22:34 GMT

Hi,

I think you should make dialog program with selection screen like MFBF.

Regards,

Ferry Lianto

Re: Custom Screen

Former Member — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 15:25:10 GMT

Thanks Ravi and ferry,

Ok using Module pool or the selection screen I would develop the screen. But how would I trigger everything that the MFBF transaction would trigger.

Shejal Shetty.

Re: Custom Screen

Former Member — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 15:31:51 GMT

Shejal,

I am not sure what exactly are you trying to achieve. Can you give us the big picture of your requirement, so that we can give a wholesome solution.

Regards,

Ravi

Re: Custom Screen

Former Member — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 21:03:54 GMT

Hi,

The best way is to copy MFBF-transaciton program. Do the necessary changes to cater your current requirements. Instead of creating program from scratch..it is better to copy the standard program and change the program as per your requirement. This way you can save time and also have some of the funcitonality of MFBF.

Regards,

Vara

Re: Custom Screen

Former Member — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 21:17:06 GMT

I've done something like this before. What I did was to create a custom screen that had the same look and feel of the transaction I was duplicating but greatly simplified.

Then in the screen I gathered all the data and simply called the transaction I was duplicating.

Much simpler than trying to copy and change a standard SAP transaction.

Rob

Re: Custom Screen

Former Member — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 14:38:09 GMT

Ravikumar,

Now I have a clear Idea of what I am doing.

I have to create a dunny screen for MFBF transaction and I have created it using selection screen. When I enter data into this screen and excute it it should call MFBF transaction with the values i enter in the selection screen. the reason I am doing this is because,

lets consider I am not using the selection screen, the present case,

When the user enters data in MFBF and hits save activity is posted and comes back to the same screen but the fields are blank. The user wants the previous entered fields to be populated evan after saving so i fixed the problem by changing one of the SAP standard Include program. However they dont want to change the SAP standard program so the entire idea is to build a screen (program) and enter data into this screen and call MFBF.

So what should be the approach for this. I have started it with a BDC call transaction mode 'A' but have some problems.

its is not populating the backflush quantity and i aso want the RP backflush check mark on.

also when the user calls MFBF from the program and hits saves on MFBF i am assuming it would be on the same screen and the user will still have the option to make changes on this screen(MFBF).

let me know.

Shejal.

Re: Custom Screen

Former Member — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 14:40:17 GMT

Rob Burbank,

I am trying to achieve it through the method you have specified.

Can you please let me know as how was your apporach and what was the transaction that you used.

Shejal.

Re: Custom Screen

Former Member — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 14:49:16 GMT

The approach was as I said. The users wanted a simplified version of FB60. This has a number of tabs that the users didn't want to have to go through. I created a similar frontend screen without the tabs, but with the needed fields and then used FB01 to do the posting.

Rob

Re: Custom Screen

Former Member — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 14:57:35 GMT

I think I am doing something similar. Did you use BDC approach to call Transaction FB01 using the cll transaction method with mode 'A' and update 'S'.

Also the data that the user enters in the selection screen is it necessary to validate the data.

If its ok Can you mail me your code at shejal_79@yahoo.com

Shejal.

Re: Custom Screen

Former Member — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 15:15:25 GMT

A couple of things:

There are a number of consulting notes for this transaction. You should read them and make sure that you will be able to do what you want in batch input (call transaction).

I didn't use mode 'A'. I used mode 'N'. The users do not have to do anything other than enter data on the first screen and press 'save'. As much data as possible is validated by the custom program and then control is then handed over to FB01.

This was a significant amount of work (months). I had a functional person and a user helping to make sure the requirements were worked out.

Rob