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Ever got frustrated with typing the same set of commands (like select-options, case, if condition, etc.) or comments (like header comments, insertion comments in between, etc.) ?
SAP provide and option called as ‘Pattern’ in ABAP Editor to reduce this redundant work. Pattern can be of two types, Static pattern and Dynamic pattern.
Create Pattern (common step for static & dynamic types)
Macros are hardly used by the programers and quite often underused. Lets have a closer look at this modularization technique, to have a better idea of it.
Write this simple code.
REPORT ZFIELDCONV.
data: d_auart LIKE vbak-auart.
d_auart = ‘TA’.
WRITE d_auart.
What the result output on screen do you expect, “TA”? No, the result will be “OR”.
There are some cases where you want your application to call the Maintenance View (instead of creating Create/Changes/Delete i.e. CCD screens for the operation).
In this case you have to assign a T-Code to the Maintenance View you created. (Note: User should have the authorization for SM30).
SAP Tables: The most useful component/object of an ERP as a whole. It is important component of all domains whether Functional, Basis or ABAP.
A comprehensive List of useful SAP tables are listed below, which can be used as a reference.
