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Step1 : Creating Variants for SAP ABAP programs Interview questions, SAP ABAP interview
Step2 : Dynamic date in variant for parameters Questions

Step1:Creating Variants for SAP ABAP programs Normal Top^

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Variant is a concept of saving a set of input fields with values with a particular name, so that we can
use the same set of inputs next time, the below is the example of creating variants in SAP ABAP
programs.
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Create a program with a selection-screen. online platform ex: gotomeetings

Name *
REPORT ZSAPN_DYNAMICDATE.

DATA LV_DATUM TYPE DATUM.

Name
PARAMETERS P_DATE TYPE DATUM.

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SELECT-OPTIONS S_DATE FOR LV_DATUM.
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Provide some input values, click on save button. SAP Cross Apps (RFC,BAPI,IDOC)

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Provide variant name, description and save.

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How to use variant in SAP ABAP programs

Go to the program selection screen, you will find variant icon, click on variant icon.

You will find list of variants available for the program, double click on any variant, the values will be
populated to screen automatically.

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Go to report selection screen.

Provide some input values, click on save button.

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Press F4 on selection variable input of parameter date,select D:Dynamic Date Calculation, enter.

Press enter, press F4 on name of variable, double click on  current date +/- ??? days.

A pop up will open enter -1, means current date -1..(todays date -1, changes dynamically everyday).

Save the variant, go to report selection-screen select variant by clicking on variant, you will find
yesterdays date on selection screen, this will changes dynamically every day.

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Venkat 29 Mar 2018

Nice to see more information about variant.. actually we do date calculation in initialization
event.

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Ashok 29 Mar 2018

This is new for me. Thanks for sharing.

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uday kiran 29 Mar 2018

i want know how to use variant in background session ?
please if you know email me ?
thank
you.

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veganath 29 Mar 2018

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Nice topics. Please it will be better some scenarios

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Anuradha Wijesinghe 29 Mar 2018

Thank you very much.........................................................

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