Calling an external application by pushing a button

[Former Member]

Hello,

I have added a button inside the transaction MM02/MM03.

This Button is as extention for my needs.

But, what I can't do, if when I push the button it should start whether a transaction that call an external program or call directly an external program.

(Button was created by the screen painter)

I used a module inside the PAI,

this module is like this.

MODULE appexternal INPUT.

AT USER-COMMAND.

CASE SY-UCOMM.

WHEN 'mybutton'.

CALL TRANSACTION 'ZEXTERNAL'.

ENDCASE.

ENDMODULE.

The problem, if I click on that button it don't call the transaction but rather show me a screen,

which is to save the data.

My needs, I want to call the external program without leaving the screen of MM02.

And so the external application is showen and I can return working on my material.

Later the materialnumber should be sended the the external application to show it there.

Thanks for respond.

Regards,

Kais

[Former Member]

I'm thinking that you want to start a new task when calling the transaction.

You can use this function to do so.

AT USER-COMMAND.
CASE SY-UCOMM.
WHEN 'MYBUTTON'.

CALL FUNCTION 'ABAP4_CALL_TRANSACTION'
  STARTING NEW TASK 'newtask'
  exporting
    tcode                         = 'ZEXTERNAL'
*   SKIP_SCREEN                   = ' '
*   MODE_VAL                      = 'A'
*   UPDATE_VAL                    = 'A'
* IMPORTING
*   SUBRC                         =
* TABLES
*   USING_TAB                     =
*   SPAGPA_TAB                    =
*   MESS_TAB                      =
 EXCEPTIONS
   call_transaction_denied       = 1
   tcode_invalid                 = 2
   OTHERS                        = 3.

ENDCASE.

ENDMODULE.

Regards,

Rich Heilman

[RichHeilman]

I'm thinking that you want to start a new task when calling the transaction.

You can use this function to do so.

AT USER-COMMAND.
CASE SY-UCOMM.
WHEN 'MYBUTTON'.

CALL FUNCTION 'ABAP4_CALL_TRANSACTION'
  STARTING NEW TASK 'newtask'
  exporting
    tcode                         = 'ZEXTERNAL'
*   SKIP_SCREEN                   = ' '
*   MODE_VAL                      = 'A'
*   UPDATE_VAL                    = 'A'
* IMPORTING
*   SUBRC                         =
* TABLES
*   USING_TAB                     =
*   SPAGPA_TAB                    =
*   MESS_TAB                      =
 EXCEPTIONS
   call_transaction_denied       = 1
   tcode_invalid                 = 2
   OTHERS                        = 3.

ENDCASE.

ENDMODULE.

Regards,

Rich Heilman