1. SAPScript Forms
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2. Objectives
• The participants will :
– Recognize SAPScript Forms
– Classify different components of a SAPScript form
like Header, Paragraph formats, Windows, Page
Windows, Pages, Character formats etc.
– Apply the Graphical Form Painter.
– Employ the SAPScript Editor.
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3. Some facts about SAPScript Forms
• Client specific (client-dependent)
• Language specific
• Can be translated using the standard SAP
translation tools
• Note: If the SAPScript form is not available in the
client in which the document is being printed,
then the SAPScript checks for the style or layout
set in client 000.
• Recommendation: Keep only one copy of the
SAPScript form in client 000.
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4. Transaction SE71
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To create a new SAP Script form or
change/display an existing SAP
Script form or to copy a standard
SAP Script Form, transaction
SE71 is used.
To create a new SAPScript Form or to
change/display an existing SAPScript
Form or to copy a standard SAPScript
Form, transaction SE71 is used.
Copy from client

5. Transaction SE71 (Contd.)
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To create a new SAP Script form or
change/display an existing SAP
Script form or to copy a standard
SAP Script Form, transaction
SE71 is used.
To create a new SAPScript Form or to
change/display an existing SAPScript
Form or to copy a standard SAPScript
Form, transaction SE71 is used.
Copy from client

6. Header Screen - Administrative Data
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 Administrative data:
Under Administrative data,
Administration information and
language attributes are
displayed. Under Administration
information, form name,
description, form status (Active/
Inactive), Package name, client
no, creation date, created by,
last change date, last changed
by etc are displayed.
Under Language attributes,
login language , original
language and language
translation options are
displayed.

7. Header Screen - Basic settings
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 Basic settings:
Under Setup page options,
page format(A4 etc.),
Orientation, (Line/inch,
Characters/inch) and First
Page are displayed. The
Lines/inch & Character/inch
properties are not usually
altered. Under Default values
for Text formatting options
default paragraph ,default
tab size, default font family,
default font size, etc are
displayed.

8. Pages
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 This screen shows the details of
all the pages in the form.
 The form will always have a first
page and may have a next page.
 The ‘Mode’ is for the page
numbering mode of the form.
This can be set to any one of
INC,START,HOLD.
 The ‘Numbering type’ determines
the numbering style for the
outline and page numbers.

9. Windows
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 This screen displays all the
windows that are used in the
form.
 Each section of the SAPScript
form is written in a window.
 Window types are
MAIN,VAR,CONST,GRAPH.
 All forms will have a MAIN
window.If all the data does not
fit into one page, printing will
continue on the MAIN window
of the next page.

10. Paragraphs - Standard Attributes
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 Contains all necessary
information needed to format a
paragraph of text.
 The first column in this screen
displays the code for the
paragraphs.
 The second column displays
the descriptions.
 The third column displays the
alignments.
 The fourth and fifth column
displays the Left and Right
margin.
 Details can be changed at the
bottom of the screen.

11. Paragraphs - Font Attributes
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 Clicking on the ‘Font’ button
at the bottom right of the page
will bring this screen.
 The Font Attributes part
enables one to choose the
font and size of the
paragraph.
 One can also make the font
bold, italic or underlined.
 If no font is specified , then
the default font from the
layout set header will be used.

12. Paragraphs - Tabs
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 Clicking on the ‘Tabs’ button
at the bottom right of the page
will bring this screen.
 The tabs section is very
useful while outputting a table
on the document.
 Specifying a list of tabs is the
way to create columns for
outputting line items of a
document.
 Tabs can be entered as MM ,
CM , CH etc. and can also be
LEFT , RIGHT , CENTER,
DECIMAL, SIGN aligned.

13. Paragraphs - Online Attributes
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 Clicking on the ‘Outline’
button at the bottom right of
the page will bring this screen.
 The ‘Outline’ field is used to
determine the hierarchy of the
paragraph format.
 In the ‘Outline level’ field,
enter the level of the hierarchy
that you want the paragraph
format to be of.

14. Character Formats - Standard
Attributes
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 A default character style is
specified at the paragraph
level.
 Can be used within
paragraph to override the
default settings for a few
words within the paragraph.

15. Character Formats - Font
Attributes
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 Clicking on the ‘Font’ button
will bring this screen.
 Here one can enter the Font
Family, Font Size, and
characteristics such as bold,
underlined etc.
 If the ‘Family’ and ‘Font size’
fields are left blank then the
character format takes the
characteristic of the
paragraph font that the
text/code is written in.

16. Page Windows
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 List of all the windows for a
particular page with
coordinates.
 The coordinates are given by
the upper left-hand corner and
the width and length.
 A window which should appear
on a page must first be defined
under ”Windows” and then be
added to the page windows.
 To see the windows defined for
the next page, select the
appropriate page and click the
‘Enter’ button.

17. Graphical Form Painter
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 Use the menu path Settings
-> Form painter to get the
graphical form painter.
 This will display a page of the
form with the windows laid
out.
 When a particular window is
selected, it becomes active in
the graphical editor. Then it is
possible to drag and drop the
window or drag the window
into the desired shape.

18. Adding code to the windows
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 To add code to a window
double click on the window in
the page window section.Then
click on the Text Elements
button or click F9.
 There are two editors. Use the
menu path Goto -> Change
editor to change between
them. The second editor is
shown here.
 A window can contain hard-
coded texts and the variables
to be printed in the window.

19. Adding code to the windows
(Contd.)
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 Tag column: Specifies format
of the text
 Text line column: Contains the
actual content of the window.
 Standard Tags
 * Default paragraph
 /: Command line
 /* Comment line
 /E Text element

20. SAP Script Utilities -
Upload/Download
• SAP Scripts are client-dependent objects.
Hence, they may often require to be
downloaded from or uploaded to SAP system.
Following programs can be used to download
from or upload to the SAP System
– RSTXR3TR – To EXPORT/IMPORT a layout set
(FORM) using a Transport Request (CTS)
– RSTXSCRP – To EXPORT/IMPORT a layout set
(FORM), Style, Standard Text or Device Type
without using a Transport Request
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21. SAP Script Utilities - Assignment of
Standard text to CTS
• Creation of a SAP Script Standard Text does
not require a CTS
• Standard Text can be assigned to a CTS using
program RSTXTRAN
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22. Demonstration
• Creating a SAPScript using transaction SE71 to
print a form containing flight booking
confirmation for a customer.
• Creating 4 windows the layout set in a single
page:
• MAIN Window ( Containing Flight Booking Details )
• Address Window ( Containing address of the
customer )
• Header Window ( Containing the date and the logo of
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23. Practice
• Creating a SAPScript using transaction SE71 to
print a form containing flight booking
confirmation for a customer.
• Creating 4 windows the layout set in a single
page:
• MAIN Window ( Containing Flight Booking Details )
• Address Window ( Containing address of the
customer )
• Header Window ( Containing the date and the logo of
the concerned airline )
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24. Summary
• SAPScripts are client-dependant, language
specific and can be translated using the
standard SAP translation tools.
• Custom SAPScripts can be created using
transaction SE71. The name of the custom
form starts with a ‘Y’ or ‘Z’.
• A form can consist of multiple pages and a
page can consist of multiple windows.
• There are four types of windows : MAIN, VAR,
CONST and GRAPH.
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25. Questions
• Are SAPScripts client-dependent or client
independent ?
• What are the different window types in a
layout set ?
• Where are text styles determined in a form ?
• What is the menu path to start the graphical
form painter ?
• What program is used to export/import a
layout set using a transport request ?
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