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ABAP Basics II: Northern Arizona University College of Business

This document provides an overview of various ABAP programming basics including: - Printing code and screens - Defining variable data types like character, integer, date, and time - Using data statements, records, and constants - Write statements for output - Text elements like list headings and selection texts - Formatting output using alignment, no gaps, and editing masks - Date, time, and numeric calculations - Conditional logic using IF/ELSE statements

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ABAP Basics II: Northern Arizona University College of Business

This document provides an overview of various ABAP programming basics including: - Printing code and screens - Defining variable data types like character, integer, date, and time - Using data statements, records, and constants - Write statements for output - Text elements like list headings and selection texts - Formatting output using alignment, no gaps, and editing masks - Date, time, and numeric calculations - Conditional logic using IF/ELSE statements

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ABAP Basics II

Northern Arizona University College of Business

Printing
To print the program code, copy the code into

Notepad and then print.


To print the screens (data entry or output),

capture the screen (Alt/print screen) and paste into Word. Then print from word.

Defining variables Data Types


C
I P

Character
Integer Packed Decimal

Whatever
25 19.95

D
T

Date
Time

20030121
143000

Data Statement
Data D_num Type I value 1 .
Data D_num LIKE sy-subrc .
The data type is determined dynamically at runtime from the like field .

Records
Data Begin of Demo_Record,
D_ID Type I , D_Name(30) Type C , End of Demo_Record .

Constants
Constants:
C_Number Type I value 1 , C_Name(20) Type C value Joe .

Write statement
Write Whatever .
Write Whatever . Write: Whatever: , Whatever . Write 20 Whatever .
Goes to column (position) 20 .

Write statement
Write 20(6)Whatever .
Goes to position 20, and prints for a length of 6 . Advances to the next line .

Write / .

Text Elements
Three types of Text Elements

List Headings Selection Texts

Text Symbol

Text Elements
GoTo

Text Elements

List Headings Selection Texts Text Symbol

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Text Symbols
Alternate method of defining character

variables.
Number, Text, Length

001 Hi There

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Write Text-001 .

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Selection Texts
Text identifiers for parameter fields

(replaces parameter name).


Must make the program ACTIVE

Select REPS for the program from the worklist, and click on the continue icon

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Selection Texts
Must SAVE the program

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System Date and Time


Data:
Today type D , Now type T .

Today = sy-datum .

Now

= sy-uzeit .

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Formatting
Write Today mm/dd/yyyy .
Write Now Using Edit Mask __:__ .

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Alignment
Write Field1 Left-Justified .
Write Field2 Centered . Write Field3 Right-Justified . Write: /20 Field1 . Write: / Field2 under Field1 .

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No Gaps
Write: Field1 No-Gap, Field2 .

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Horizontal Lines
Uline .
Uline /20 . Uline /20(10) .

Uline: /20(10) .

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Line Spacing
Skip .
Skip 3 . Skip to line 20 .

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Column Spacing
Position 20 .

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Character Data - Case


Data: F1(6) F2(6)
type C value abcdef , type C value ABCDEF .

Translate F1 to Upper Case . Translate F2 to Lower Case .

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Character Data - Split


Data: F1(7) F2(3) F3(3)
type C value cba,nau , type C , type C .

Split F1 at , into F2 F3 .

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Character Data - Concatenate


Data: F1(7) F2(3) F3(3)
type C , type C type C

value cba , value nau .

Concatenate F2 - F3 into F1 .

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Character Data - Condense


Data:
F1(7) type C value cba nau.

Condense F1 No-Gaps .

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Date & Time Fields


Data:
Today Next_Week type D , type D .

Next_Week = Today + 7 . days

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Time Fields
Data: Now Now_Plus1
type T , type T .

Now_Plus1 = Now + 3600 . seconds

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If Statement
If
Else . Whatever = 1 . EndIf .

A=B.
Whatever = 0 .

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