Form printing with

SAP Smart Forms

Agenda
 SAP Smart Forms: Overview
 Using the SAP Form Builder
 Form Elements
 Flow Control
 Integration into Application Programs
Agenda
 SAP Smart Forms: Overview
 Using the SAP Form Builder
 Form Elements
 Flow Control
 Integration into Application Programs
SAP Smart Forms: Overview
 Every company regularly needs to print large numbers of
documents with a consistent design, such as invoices or
delivery notes.
 As of SAP R/3 4.6C, SAP provides a tool for form
processing - SAP Smart Forms
SAP Smart Forms: Overview
SAP Smart Forms: Overview
SAP Smart Forms: Overview
SAP Smart Forms: Overview
Agenda
 SAP Smart Forms: Overview
 Using the SAP Form Builder
 Form Elements
 Flow Control
 Integration into Application Programs
Using the SAP Form Builder
 You use the SAP Form Builder to create and adjust forms.
 To call the initial screen of the SAP Smart Forms
maintenance transaction, either
 Enter TCode: SMARTFORMS

 From Menu Path: Tools  Form Printout  Smart

Forms
Initial Screen: Maintaining Forms
Areas of the SAP Form Builder
The Navigation Tree
Form Attributes: General Attributes
Form Attributes: Output Options
Pages
Pages in Forms and Documents
Page Attributes
Background Picture
Page Structure with Output Areas I
Page Structure with Output Areas II
Main Window and Secondary Windows
Window Attributes
Windows: Output Options
The Form Painter
Form Painter: Settings
Activating and Testing Forms
Agenda
 SAP Smart Forms: Overview
 Using the SAP Form Builder
 Form Elements
 Flow Control
 Integration into Application Programs
Text Nodes
Text Nodes: Attributes
Linking Text Nodes
Text Elements in the Editor
Formatting Texts: Paragraph Formats
Formatting Texts: Character Formats
Field List
Activating and Testing Forms
Editing Fields in Texts
Formatting Options
Text Type Text Module or Include Text
Graphics Administration I
Graphics Administration II
Graphics
Data in Forms
Interface Parameters I
Interface Parameters II
Interface Parameters III
Global Data
Global Types
Field Symbols
Table and Templates
Table: Overview
Line Types
Line Types in the Table Painter
Line Types in the Detail View
The Table Painter: Toolbar
Box and Shading: Pattern
Box and Shading: Single Cell
Tables: Technical background
Fill Tables
Content in Table Lines
Header and Footers
Sorting a Table
Control Level I
Control Level II
Calculations in Tables I
Calculations in Tables II
Calculations in Tables: Example
Templates
Drawing Templates: Table Painter
Drawing Templates: Detail I
Drawing Templates: Detail II
Template Layout: Example
Outputting Contents in Templates
Agenda
 SAP Smart Forms: Overview
 Using the SAP Form Builder
 Form Elements
 Flow Control
 Integration into Application Programs
Flow Control: Overview
Conditions for Nodes
Alternatives
Program Line I
Program Line II
Initialization
Global Form Routines
Final Window
Command Nodes
Loops
Folder
Agenda
 SAP Smart Forms: Overview
 Using the SAP Form Builder
 Form Elements
 Flow Control
 Integration into Application Programs
Recap: Creating Documents
Components of the Application Program
The Generated Function Module
Interface Parameters