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Start external application in SAP using transaction code.

former_member577082 — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 07:30:25 GMT

Hi everyone,

I have developed facial recognition application,here my requirement is after entering into SAP and if i give any transaction code the GUI of facial recognition should open.Can anyone please guide me to do this.

Re: Start external application in SAP using transaction code.

Kiran_Valluru — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 09:19:21 GMT

Hello Praveena,

It is an executable program? If so check the below for reference and incorporate the same from custom report.

https://blogs.sap.com/2012/12/22/how-to-run-executable-files-from-web-dynpro-abap-part-1/

hope this helps!

Regards,

Kiran

Re: Start external application in SAP using transaction code.

RaymondGiuseppi — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 10:02:52 GMT

So are you actually wanting to check user identification with facial recognition everytime before executing any transaction, standard or not, and not only during initial login into SAP as could be done with some SSO tool?

What are the technical background requirements already defined of this project?

Re: Start external application in SAP using transaction code.

matt — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 10:04:45 GMT

What do you mean "given any transaction code"? Do you want your facial recognition to run each time a transaction is executed?

Or are you just wanting a single transaction to launch the facial recognition? Does the external application need to give the SAP system feedback - like "this person is not recognised" or what?

More information please.

Re: Start external application in SAP using transaction code.

matt — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 10:05:26 GMT

Since he asked for a transaction, telling him how to run executable files from web dynpro is unlikely to help. Or at least is more complicated than necessary.

Re: Start external application in SAP using transaction code.

Dominik_Tylczynski — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 11:30:03 GMT

SAP transaction that you define in SE93 calls an ABAP program. If your facial recognition app is written in ABAP you can call it directly from a transaction defined in SE93. Otherwise write a little ABAP wrapper that will call your external app, then call the wrapper from a transaction.

Dominik Tylczyński

Re: Start external application in SAP using transaction code.

DoanManhQuynh — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 01:10:35 GMT

incase your app is external app, you may call your facial recognition application by define a external command in SM69 (if your app can run from command), then develope a report to call the external command, there are alot of example out there.

Re: Start external application in SAP using transaction code.

RaymondGiuseppi — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 10:07:15 GMT

You can execute external application with many tools from external command to activex integration, which tool did you already consider?