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SAP S/4

ABAP Programming

for non-Technical Users

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Process Character Strings

in a Program

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  1. Copy Program ZABAP_007 to new Program ZABAP_008 (SE38).
  2. Activate ALL objects (SE38).
  3. Split a Parameter “String” field into 2 fields (SE38).
  4. Test run the results (SE38).

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Copy Source Code

ZABAP_007 to

ZABAP_008

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  • Copy Program ZABAP_007 to new Program ZABAP_008 (SE38).
  • Activate ALL objects (SE38).
  • Split a Parameter “String” field into 2 fields (SE38).
  • Test run the results (SE38).

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Activate the new Program

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REPS (Source Code)

REPT (Text Elements)

copied from the Source Program are to be activated for the NEW Target Program ZABAP_008

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Source codes and Text Elements for the NEW Program are now Activated

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  • Copy Program ZABAP_007 to new Program ZABAP_008 (SE38).
  • Activate ALL objects (SE38).
  • Split a Parameter “String” field into 2 fields (SE38).
  • Test run the results (SE38).

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split z_name into

z_first_name & z_last_name

assuming user will always enter a first name then only the last name. (no validation in the program to check if last or first name)

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split z_name into

z_first_name & z_last_name

assuming user will always enter a first name then only the last name. (no validation in the program to check if last or first name):

Step 1: create 2 variables to store the first and last name.

note the common and full stop

DATA: z_rldcy TYPE i,

z_tlany TYPE i,

z_first_name TYPE string,

z_last_name TYPE string.

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split z_name into

z_first_name & z_last_name

assuming user will always enter a first name then only the last name. (no validation in the program to check if last or first name):

Step 1: create 2 variables to store the first and last name.

Step 2: use SPLIT syntax to split z_name into 2 variables z_first_name and z_last_name

AT ‘ ‘ syntax means

eg: if the name entered as

Jamie Lee Bourne

since there is space after Jamie,

Jamie = z_first name

Lee Bourne = last name

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Before syntax and activation, let’s change the Program Title

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Syntax check

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Activate the Source Code

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  • Copy Program ZABAP_007 to new Program ZABAP_008 (SE38).
  • Activate ALL objects (SE38).
  • Split a Parameter “String” field into 2 fields (SE38).
  • Test run the results (SE38).

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Test RUN

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Notice any characters after the “space” of the first word is considered split to z_last _name