Name the reports, interfaces, transactions, sap script programs written?

Explain the
Functionality?
What is the typical structure of an ABAP/4 program?
Ans. = Declarative elements, Operational, control, events.
What are field symbols and field groups? Have you used component idx of
structure clause with fields groups?
Ans.: place holder for existing fields similar to fields point to point

Groups. : Common several fields under one Name.

What should be the approach for writing a BDC program?
Ans.: 1. Analysis the Data. 2. Generate SAP structure. 3. Develop transfer program
4. Create sequential file. 5. Create batch input program. 6. Process batch input data
What is the alternative to batch input session?
Ans. : Call transaction & call dialog
A situation: An ABAP program creates a batch input session. We need to submit the
program and the batch session in background. How to do it? (up to 3.1H)
Ans.: Run the session by RSBDCSUB explicitly by providing batch input session
name Go to batch input, Double click on session name. It gives a pop up screen for
run mode enters it and run.
What are the problems in processing batch input sessions? How is batch input
process different from processing on line?
Ans.: Sessions cannot be run in parallel and not fast.
Name as many SAP Transactions as possible you are familiar with?
Ans. : SE38 - ABAP editor , SE80 Object Browser , SE36 logical databases
SE11 ABAP data dictionary & SE16 SE37 Function Module
What are the different types of data dictionary objects?

Ans : Tables Data Elements Domains - Structure Foreign Keys

How many types of tables exist and What are they in data dictionary?
Ans : Transparent Tables - Pooled Tables Cluster Tables
What is the step by step process to create a table in data dictionary?
Ans : Create Domain Create Data elements Create fields Create Tables
Can a transparent table exist in data dictionary but not in the database physically?
Ans : Yes. (Tables in database have different structures, different names and total
no. of tables in oracle database is smaller than transparent tables)
What are the domains and data elements?
Ans : domain describes Technical Characteristics of a table fields e.g. value range
Elements describe role played by a fields in technical contains e.g. Form of field
text.
Can you create a table with fields not referring to data elements?
Ans : yes
What is the advantage of structures? How do you use them in the ABAP programs?
Ans: structure is used to define the construction of data produced when calculations
are carried out within programs or when data is transferred between programs.
Contain data at runtime only.
What does an extract statement do in the ABAP program?
Ans: Fills the fields groups with values.
What is a collect statement? How is it different from append?
Ans: Collect does not allow duplicate keys and append adds a line even if it exists
already.

What is open SQL v/s Native SQL?

Ans : Native SQL used to include SQL stmt of RDBMS in ABAP/4 programs
Open SQL - subset of standard SQL with enhancements that are specific to SAP.
What does an EXEC SQL stmt do in ABAP? What is the disadvantage of using it?
Ans: it allows us to execute a SQL stmt relevant to a particular database attached to
SAP.
It is not transparent. (Disadvantage)
What is the meaning of ABAP/4 editor integrated with ABAP/4 Data dictionary?
Ans: the Graphical programming environment. We can write ABAP/4 code, control
access to objects under development, create new or access predefined database
information.
What are the events in ABAP/4 language?
Ans: Interactive reports - At line selection At user-command At PF-status
Classical reports - Top of page end of page start of selection end of selection.
What is an interactive report? What is the obvious different of such report compared
with HTML type report?
Ans: Features Screen oriented short basic lists compressed data in basic list
Detailed information in secondary lists or windows.
What is drill down report?
Ans: A list which you create by selecting on characteristic value of a report and
which contains detailed information about that value.
How do you write a function module in SAP? Describe.
Ans : using function <> function library : parameters , importing changing tables
exporting

. Exceptions.
End function

25.

What are the exceptions in a function module?

Ans: error situations that can occur within function modules EXCEPTION - return
codes.

26.

What is a function group?

Ans : A function group is the main program for the function modules it contains.
Functions that use the same data are normally assigned to the same function group.

27.

How are the date and time fields values stored in SAP?
Ans: As character fields of length 8 and 8 as NUMC.

28.

What is a Julian date format?

29.

Name a few data dictionary objects? Ans: Tables Views Structure Domains
Data elements Match codes Lock objects type groups.

30.

What happens when a table is activated in DD?

-A table definition is generated - Map to the database system
-For each table, a table of the same name with the same fields and corresponding data
type is created in database. Primary index is generated automatically

31.

What is a check table and what is a value table?

- When we define a foreign key in a table (A). If this key refers to primary key of
another table (B). Table B is check table
- Fields referring to a domain may assume values contained in the corresponding
fields of the value table. Field referring to the domain should have a foreign key

32.

What are match codes? Describe.

- Tool that helps us to search data records in the system.

33.

What transactions do you use for data analysis?

-

34.

What is table maintenance generator?

- used to maintain tables and providing authorization for particular objects
1. One step maintenance
2. Two step maintenance

35.

What are ranges? What are number ranges?

- A range of numbers that can be laid down for assignment of document numbers.
Internal
External

36.

What are select options and what is the different from parameters?
- Select options are used to select a range of values where as in Parameters only one
value can be given
- Select option generates a line on selection screen, the first part of which contains a
text, followed by a range for input possibilities.

37.

How do you validate the selection criteria of a report? And how do you display initial
values in a selection screen?
- Validation - AT SELECTION-SCREEN event
- Initial Values by default statement in select options / parameters

38.

What are selection texts?

- Texts that appear on the selection screen for a particular field.Default fields name.

39.

What is CTS and What do you know about it? [ CTS is Correction and Transport

Systems ]
- Correction system manages the internal system components like objects like only
original version of the object exists. It stores all changes made to the object.
- Transport system allows to transports the object from on SAP system to another
(Development system to Production system). It allows to over write or delete
existing object in target system and import new objects to target systems.
- During development work we start by opening a task (correction) to which we can
assign new and changed objects. Once changes have been made, transport new or
changed objects to other SAP system by means of transport (Change) request.
40.

When a program is created and need to be transported to production does selection

texts always go with it? If no how do you make sure? Can you change the CTS
entries? How do you do it?
-

41.

What is client concept in SAP? What is the meaning of client independent?

- Client - A client is self contain unit in an R/3 system with separate master records in
common tables(MANDT).
- Client independent records and tables can be accessed from any client.

42.

Are program clients dependent?

- No

43.

Name a few system global variables you can use in ABAP program?
- SY-TEXT SY-TVARD SY-TVAR1 SY-TVAR2

44.

What are internal tables? How do you get number of lines in an internal table? How to
use a specific numbers occur statement?
- Data structure that exists only at program runtime. Internal tables are one of two
structured data types in ABAP. They can contain any number of identically
structured rows, with or without a header line.

- Internal Tables are temporary tables which used to store values at run time no. of
lines in Internal tables DESCRIBE TABLE ITAB LINES LIN.
- Use a Specific nos. OCCURS statement.
45.

How do you take care of performance issues in your ABAP programs?

- Runtime Analysis

46.

What are data sets?

- Sequential files in ABAP.

47.

How to find the return code of a stmt in ABAP programs?

- SY-SUBRC

48.

What are interface / Conversion programs in SAP?

- BDC

49.

Have you used SAP supplied programs to load master data?

- SAP supplied BDC programs RM06BBI0 (Purchase requisitions)
- RMDATIND (Material master) RFBIKR00 (Vendor Masters)
- RFBIDE00 (Customer Master) RVINVB00 (Sales Order)

50.

What are the Techniques involved in using SAP supplied programs? Do you prefer to
write your own programs to load master data? Why?
- Identify relevant fields
- Maintain transfer structure (Predefined first one is always session record)
- Session record structure, Header Data, Item (STYPE record type )
- Fields in session structure STYPE, GROUP, MANDT, USERNAME, NO DATA
- Fields in header structure consists of transaction code also STYPE, BMM00,
TCODE, MATNR and Fields in Item - ITEMS

- Maintain transfer file sample data set creation

- Transfer data by direct input.
51.

What are logical databases? What are the advantages/disadvantages of logical

databases?
Ans :- A Logical Database is a hierarchical structure of tables. Use the GET statement
to process Logical Databases.
- LDB consists of logically related tables grouped together used for reading and
processing data.
- Advantages = 1. No need of programming for retrieval, meaning for data selection
- 2. Easy to use standard user interface, have check completeness of user input.
- Disadvantages = 1. Fast in case of lesser no. of tables But if the table is in the lowest
level of hierarchy, all upper level tables should be read so performance is slower.

52.

What specific statements do you using when writing a drill down report?
- GET CURSOR
- AT LINE SELECTION
- AT USER COMMAND
- HIDE
- SY-LISEL

53.

What are different Tools to report data in SAP? What all have you used?
- ABAP QUERY

54.

What are the Advantage and disadvantages of ABAP query tool?

- Advantages = no lengthy code
- Disadv. = Interactive lists drill reports are not possible and conditional reporting not
possible.

55.

What are the functional areas? User groups? And how does ABAP/4 query work in
relation to these?
- Functional areas = provide the user with a framework for defining a query quickly.
- Select a logical database from application system.
User groups = used to set up appropriate environment for the user or authorization for
using query. By creating fun. Areas and assigning them to user groups. System
administrator determines the range of reports the individual application depts. Or end
users can generate using ABAP query.

56.

Is a logical database a requirement / must to write an abap/4 query?

- Logical database is not a must for ABAP/4 query.

57.

Have you created / maintained functional areas?

- No.

58.

What are Change header / detail tables? Have you used them?
- The change header contains both fields that define and describe the change and
administrative data on the change master. The administrative data is updated by the
system.

59.

What do you do when the system crashes in the middle of a BDC batch session?
-Check no. of records already updated and delete them from input file and run BDC
again.

60.

What do you do with errors in BDC batch session?

-Analysis and correct input file format and entries in internal table BDCDATA.

61.

How do you set up background jobs in SAP? What are the steps? What are events
driven batch jobs?
- Create a job using function module JOB-OPEN
- Collect the job specifications.

- Add a job step to the job with the function module JOB-SUBMIT.
- Close the job and pass it to Background processing system for execution with the
function module JOB-CLOSE
- EVENT DRIVEN BATCH JOBS :- Types = System events triggered when activation of new operation mode takes
place
- User events - Triggered from ABAP/4 or external program.
- Triggering an event notifies the background processing that named condition has
been reached. The Background system reacts by starting any jobs that were
waiting for the event.
Transaction codes related to background jobs creation and processing are :SM36(Job creation)
SM37(Job selection and execution).
62.

Is It possible to run host command from SAP environment? How do you run?
-

63.

What kind of financial periods exist in SAP? What is the relevant Table for that?
-NA.

64.

Does SAP handle multiple currencies? Multiple Languages?

- Yes

65.

What is currency factoring technique?

-NA.

66.

How do you document ABAP/4 programs? Do you use program documentation menu
option?
Ans -Headings under which documentation is created are TITLE, PURPOSE,

INTEGRATION, PREREQUISITES, FEATURES, SELECTION, STANDARD

VARIANTS, OUTPUT, ACTIVITIES, EXAMPLE.
-Yes.
67.

What is sap script and layout set?

Ans - SAPscript is the integrated text management system of the SAP R/3 System.
SAPscript is tightly integrated into the SAP System. It is used for many different
word-processing tasks all over the SAP System.
- A layout set in SAP script is used for page layout. The layout set contains various
elements, which are used for layout control of the individual pages and also contain
layout information for texts which are to be output on the individual pages.

68.

What are the ABAP/4 Commands that link to a layout set?

- Call function OPEN-form.
- Call function WRITE-form.
- Call function CLOSE-form

69.

What is output determination?

What are IDOCS (Intermediate Documents)?
Ans -1. SAP standard format for electronic data interchange between systems.
Different message types (for example, delivery notes or purchase orders) usually
have specific formats, the SAP IDoc types. However, several related message types
can be assigned to one IDoc type. For example, the IDoc type ORDERS01 transfers
the "logical" message type ORDERS (purchase orders) and ORDRSP (purchase
order confirmation).
- 2. Features of an IDoc type, that is a business message with IDoc format (for
example the confirmation XYZ).
IDocs can be used in the following business scenarios:

ALE: communication between logical systems. Logical systems can be R/3, R/2
or non-SAP system. ALE distribution models are based on message types that
indicate the appropriate IDoc types.
EDI: communication between an R/3 or R/2 system and a non-SAP system.
What are Screen Painters? Menu Painter? GUI Status? etc
- Screen Painters: - Arranging or creating elements of the screen.
- Menu Painters: - Designing and creating menu bar.
- GUI Status: - Interface between user and SAP program (PF STATUS).
What is screen flow logic? What are the selections in it? Explain PAI and PBO?
Ans - Screen flow logic contains the procedural part of a screen. The screen flow
logic is like an ABAP program in that it serves as a container for processing blocks.
There are four event blocks, each of which is introduced with the screen keyword
PROCESS:
PROCESS BEFORE OUTPUT.
...
PROCESS AFTER INPUT.
...
PROCESS ON HELP-REQUEST.
...
PROCESS ON VALUE-REQUEST.
...
- Selections are performed in PAI.
- PROCESS BEFORE OUTPUT (PBO) is automatically triggered after the PAI
processing of the previous screen and before the current screen is displayed.
You can program the PBO processing of the screen in this block. At the end of
the PBO processing, the screen is displayed.

- PROCESS AFTER INPUT (PAI) is triggered when the user chooses a function on
the screen. You can program the PAI processing of the screen in this block. At
the end of the PAI processing, the system either calls the next screen or carries
on processing at the point from which the screen was called.
- PROCESS ON HELP-REQUEST (POH) and PROCESS ON VALUE-REQUEST
(POV) are triggered when the user requests field help (F1) or possible values
help (F4) respectively. You can program the appropriate coding in the
corresponding event blocks. At the end of processing, the system carries on
processing the current screen.
Overall how do you write transaction program in SAP?
- Create the transaction using object browser (SE80)
- Define the objects e.g. screen, Transactions. Modules PBO, PAI.
Does SAP has a GUI screen painter? If yes What operating systems is it available
on? What is the other type of screen painter called?
- Yes
- On what OS is it available Window based.
- Other type of screen painter alpha numeric screen painter.
What are step loops? How do you program page down page up in step loop?
- Step loops: Method of displaying a set of records.
- Page down & Page up: decrement / increment base counter
- Index = base + sy-step1 1
Is ABAP a GUI language?
- Yes
Normally how many and what files get created when a transaction program is
written? What is top XXXXXXTOP program?

- Main program with A Includes

- I ) TOP INCLUDE GLOBAL DATA
- II ) Include for PBO
- III) Include for PAI
- IV) include for Forms
What are Include Programs?
- Set of code which are included into the main program at runtime.
Can you call a subroutine of one program from another program?
- Yes
What are user exits? What is involved in writing them? What precautions are
needed?
- User defined functionality included to predefined SAP standards. Point in an SAP
program where a customer's own program can be called. In contrast to customer
exits, user exits allow developers to access and modify program components
and data objects in the standard system. On upgrade, each user exit must be
checked to ensure that it conforms to the standard system.
There are two types of user exit:
User exits that use INCLUDEs.
These are customer enhancements that are called directly in the program.
User exits that use tables.
These are used and managed using Customizing.
- Should find the customer enhancements belonging to particular development
class.
What are RFCS? How do you write RFC on SAP side?
Ans - Remote Function Calls. RFC is an SAP interface protocol. Based on CPI-C, it

considerably simplifies the programming of communication processes between

systems. RFCs enable you to call and execute predefined functions in a remote
system - or even in the same system. RFCs manage the communication process,
parameter transfer and error handling.
- Any ABAP program

can

call

remote

function

using

the

CALL

FUNCTION...DESTINATION statement. The DESTINATION parameter tells the

SAP System that the called function runs in a system other than the caller's. RFC
communication with the remote system happens as part of the CALL FUNCTION
statement.
What are the general naming conventions of ABAP programs?
- Start with Z or Y followed by Char or Nos.
- 8 Letters long / 20 letters (4.0b onwards).
How do you find if a logical database exists for your program requirements?
Ans
- Get table command
- Table name where used list logical database
- Attribute
How do you find the tables to report from when the user just tell you the transaction
he uses? And all the underlying data is from SAP structure?
- Go to transaction. F1 and go to technical information.
How do you find the menu path for a given transaction in SAP?
- Go to dynamic menu, Give the search term i.e. transaction name
- SAP std menu ABAP/4 workbench Development / utilities.
What are the Different Modules of SAP?
- PP PM MM FI SD HR

What is IMG in SAP?

- Implementation guide containing all IMG, activities arranged by business
application components.
How do you get help in ABAP?
- Place cursor on required field and press F1 or H keyword in command mode.
What are different ABAP/4 Editors? What are the differences?
- Command mode Editor (Not available in 4.6)
- PC Mode with line numbering
- PC Mode without Line numbering
What are different elements in layout sets?
- Paragraphs
- Character String
- Page
- Windows
- Page Windows
- Header Data
Can you use if then else, perform etc. statements in SAP Script?
- YES.
What type of variables normally used in sap script to output data?
- & Tables name- fields &.
How do you number pages in sap script layout outputs?
- & page &
- &next Page &

What takes most time in SAP script programming?

- Defining layout set up / sets.
How do you use tab sets in layout sets?
- Define paragraph with defined tabs.
How do you backup sap script layout sets? Can you download and upload? How?
- SAP script backup :- In transaction SE71 goto Utilities -> Copy from client ->
Give source form name, source client (000 default), Target form name.
- Download :- SE71, type form name -> Display -> Utilities -> form info -> List ->
Save to PC file.
- Upload :- Create form with page, window, pagewindow with the help of
downloaded PC file. Text elements for Page windows to be copied from PC file.
What are presentation and application servers in SAP?
-A presentation server is actually a program named Sapgui.exe. It is usually
installed on a users workstation.
- Application server is a set of executables that collectively interpret the ABAP/4
programs and manage the input & output for them.
In an ABAP/4 program how do you access data that exists on a presentation server
v/s on an application server?
- For presentation server use UPLOAD or WS_UPLOAD function modules.
- For application server use OPEN DATASET, READ DATASET and CLOSE
DATASET commands.
What are different data type in ABAP/4?
-There are eight predefined types in ABAP with fixed length:
Four character types:

Character (C), Numeric character (N), Date (D), and Time (T).
One hexadecimal type:
Byte field (X).
Three numeric types:
Integer (I), Floating-point number (F) and Packed number (P).
1.

How to use the new two-part roll area?

- Some data must be held in roll area and must be rolled into and out of work
processes. Roll area must not drop below a minimum size. In two part roll area
implementation, you can limit amount of data in roll area before extended memory is
used remaining portion of roll area is used only if no further extended memory can be
allocated to a user context.

DICTIONARY
1.

What is a dictionary?
- Dictionary contains Meta data or information for the data in data management
system.
- It supports redundancy free data storage and data integrity.

2.

3.

4.

Primary Key field or combination of fields used to

uniquely identify a row of the table
Foreign Key - Combination of fields in a table acting
as a primary key in another table.
Difference between structure and a Table ?
Ans - Using tables, data can be stored permanently in
Database, and Structures contain no data.

5.

Define Structures ?

Ans - Structures are used for example in ABAP

programs to define internal tables or to define the
type of the interface parameters of function
modules.
6.

Table attributes Determine who is responsible for

maintaining the table and which type of access is
allowed for the table e.g.: Delivery class table
maintained by sap or customer.
Table maintenance allowed Table entries accessed using std table maintenance.
Activation Type Whether table can be activated directly from ABAP/4 dictionary or
whether the runtime object must first be generated by c program.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Database Utility Interface

Dictionary and the database.

between

ABAP/4

Data Elements Describe the role played by a field in

technical context. Fields of same semantic
meaning refer same data elements.
Domain describe technical characteristics of a table
field. It specifies the value range, which describes
allowed values for a field.
Index Copy of database table reduced to specific
fields
Function speed up scanning of table for data records satisfying a given search
criteria.

11.

12.

Foreign key Table Table which contains the foreign

key. E.g. ZEMP table.
Check Table Table which has foreign key of another

table as its primary key e.g. DEPT.

13.

14.

15.

Cardinality N: M indicates how many dependent

record or referenced records.
View :- used to summarize data distributed among
different tables type of views
Types of Views
1 Database created in database (read only)
2 Projection - used to suppress the display of table
fields (all operations possible)
3 Help views Display information in online help
system
- 4 Maintenance views used to realize commercially relevant views on data
customizing vies business oriented approach to looking at data

16.

Views that cannot be used to create new views

- Structure views used to generate a structure from several logically connected
tables
- Entity views used to represent entity type of Data Modular on tables of ABAP/4
dictionary

17.

18.

19.

Maintain Status Determine if records can only be

read or if it is also possible to change them.
Match codes tool to help you search for data
records in the system
Match codes object describes the set of all possible
search paths for the search term.

20.

21.

Match codes Id describes a special search path for a

search term.
Match codes
- fields from several tables
- built on the basis of transparent tables, clusters and pools
- restricted by stipulating selection conditions
- use as entry aids
Database index
- fields from only table

22.

23.

Lock Objects simultaneous access of records by

two users synchronized by lock objects.
Activation During activation, the runtime object of
aggregate object or tables is created. The runtime
object is buffered so that the application program
can access it quickly. Runtime object has
information about the following objects of table
- domain data elements field definition table definition

Time stamp whenever the table is activated, a time

stamp is created and stored activation of table in
ABAP/4 dictionary affects time stamp of all
reports using it. When the program is called we
can determine whether to execute it or regenerate
it by comparing the time stamps
Type of stamp CRSTAMP most recent activation of table
- ABSTAMP comparison of reports
- DYSTAMP comparison with screens.

Runtime object of a table collects the information

about the data elements, domain field definition in
a form optimal for program access. It is created
when the table is generated for first time.
Mass activation program Activate large sets of
objects Simultaneously.
ADV 1 large no of tables are affected by the change of domains or data
elements at a time, so reactivated only once.
2 related objects and its associated value table could be activated together else we
should maintain sequence correctly.
Activation Procedure
Step 1 internal and external characteristics check (naming convention. Relation
between check table and value table.
Step 2 partially active objects are checked whether external characteristics are
arranged in order

Changing the structure deleting the table in

database. Activate the revised table in the
dictionary. Table in database is created. Data in
table is lost.
Changing the database catalog by ALTER TABLE.
Data is preserved indexes recreated.
Converting of tables original table is renamed and
temporarily buffered, revised table is activated in
ABAP/4 dictionary and created in database Data
from temporary table is reconstructed.
Conversion procedure
- 1 Generating a program
- 2 Renaming the database table Prefix of QCM is added to table name
- 3 Activating revised version
- 4 reloading data
- 5 secondary index
- we need at least 16 MB RAM for conversion

Lock Mechanism prevents a new database

operation being started an existing one has been
correctly completed. When conversion is done,
lock is created automatically and released only
when conversion is successful.
Clearing of locks
restart adjustment attempt is made to continue conversion at the point of
termination
Cancel adjustment lock entry is simply deleted from table

Restart log progress of each step of conversion is

noted in restart log,
Adjust structures
- A structured adjustment is activated by changing database catalog
- U structured adjustment is activated by converting tables

Type of versions
- Versions in ABAP Dictionary active or partially active / revised
- Temporary versions
- Historical versions

Type of status
- New newly created , not activated
- Activated activated version of object used by other components during runtime
- Partially active not yet been fully activated
- Revised version changed after activation, but not yet re-activated
- Deactivated match code Id is not proposed for selection by F4 help function

Version Management functions

- Canceling changes reset revised version to active version
- Storing changes active version will be temporarily stored in version
- Switching changes switch between active and revised versions

Version catalog list of all existing versions of an

object
- Revised version produced when we edit an existing object
- Active version produced when we activate an object
- Temporary version produced when we copy the active version temporarily to the
database with store version functions
- Historical versions created when 1. Correction is created 2 correction is released

Function provided
- Display old versions
- Retrieving historical or temporary versions
- Comparing versions in same system
- Comparing versions in different systems

Buffering created locally on application server,

changes in buffer are loaded in log table.
Synchronization mechanism runs (1 2 min) log
table is read and buffer contents changed by
other servers are invalid.
Synchronization of all buffers in application servers
is by asynchronous procedure
Tables that can be buffered transparent and pooled
tables

Possible buffering types

- full buffering either, whole table or none of the table is located in the buffer
(Tables up to 30 kb done in client dependent fully buffered tables)
- Generic buffering generic areas of the table are fully buffered.
- - Generic key left justified section of primary key of a table.
- - generic area all records for which fields of generic key correspond
- Single record buffering records actually being accessed are loaded to buffers,
large records where few records are accessed.

When to reset a buffer?

A) If consistencies occurred between the buffer contents and the database.

What is Database Utility?

A)

Interface between ABAP/4 dictionary and

relational database in SAP system. It allows to
create, delete and convert objects from ABAP/4
dictionary in the database.

Processing types :Direct Changes carried out immediately.

Background background job is scheduled.
Enter mass processing - entries are generated with relevant function in system table
TBATG.

Repository Information System: - tool that makes

data stored in ABAP/4 dictionary available.
Find - search for objects from a specific object class that meets certain search
criteria.
Where-used list: -used to determine the use of an object in other objects.
Layers for data and data descriptions:
External layer plane at which user sees and interacts with the data
ABAP/4 layer data formats used by ABAP/4 processor.
Database layer data formats used in the database.

Table spaces and extents: Table space - physical storage area in the
database.
Database determines in which table space the table is stored when it is created
in the database.
Size category describes the probable space requirement of the table in the
database.

Transport system: Allows you to transport changes made to a

particular development object.
Allows transporting objects from one SAP sys to another.

Table pool: - used to combine several logical tables

in ABAP/4 dictionary, created for each match code
object.
Table clusters: Combine several logical tables in ABAP/4
dictionary. Several logical rows from different
cluster tables are brought together in a single
physical record.
Used to store control data, temporary data or texts e.g. documentation.

Work bench organiser: - provides assistance for

organizing development projects by allowing you
to distribute project work for individual
developers or teams among different change
requests.

Request: - Objects from the areas of customizing

and ABAP/4 development workbench are
managed and recorded in separate requests.
Request overview: - When we start the workbench
organizer, we are presented with a request
overview that shows all change requests available
and allows us to access several levels of detail,
right down to the level of the object list itself.
Task: - Developments,
recorded in tasks.

correction

and

repairs

Change request: - Tasks are transported using

change requests.
Development class: - Indicates which area the object
belongs to. (Set of repository objects, which are
mutually different.)
Production system: - Development projects are
carried out here.
Transport log: - Enables you to immediately find out
which objects were transported, by whom and
why.
Transport system: -Used for moving objects from
SAP development system to production system or
between different systems.

System types: Development system (development work).

Quality assurance system: - Development and customizing settings are tested
here.
Production system: - After successful testing, cust. Setting released here.
Training or demo systems: - For presentation of completed developments.
Relationship between system types.
Special development Integration Consolidation Recipient
System System System System
Transports of Transportable Automatic
Originals change requests Delivery

Special
development
system:
used
for
programming critical paths of development
projects.
Integration system: - developing applications and
testing systems.
Consolidated (production) system: - receives
transports from integration system. It contains
released versions.
Recipient system: - receive transportable change
requests as soon as they are imported
successfully into consolidation system.

Transport layer: - describes the transport route for

distributing the developer class objects among
various systems in the group. All development
classes are distributed via same route belong to
same transport layer.
Correction
system:
prevents
parallel,
uncoordinated changes to the same object, even
if many copies of the objects exists, connected by
SAP system. It saves all changes to repository
and customizing objects in original system on a
version database. It is activated each time the
user edits Repository object.
Request category: CUST client-specific customizing.
SYST SAP Repository and customizing for all clients.

Request Types: Transport request List of objects to be transported.

Repair request List of changed objects, which are not original.
Local change request List of local objects.
Correction request List of all changed original objects.
Object list List of all transport objects.
Customizing request List of all changed client specific-customizing objects.

Request source client: - Client in which requests and

all assigned tasks are edited.

Request target client: - Client where request is

imported.
Private object: - Exempt from the correction system.
Local object: - Exempt from both correction and
transport systems.
Restrictions on transport system: Cannot overwrite, add to or delete original objects that are under repairs.
Can transport to consolidation system only with transport type K.
Can transport to recipient systems only from consolidation system to which
recipient systems have subscribed.

Protecting a Transport Request: - Lock the objects

listed in requests so prevents users from
correcting it.
Task & Request Status: DOCUMENT still editing a task or request and have not protected or released
yet (not locked).
LOCKED shows that you have tried to lock a task or request, but not all objects
are locked.
LOCKED ALL objects in task or transport layer-locked successfully.
RELEASED task or request released.
OPEN released but not yet transported.

Tables associated with CTS: TSYST list of available systems.

DEVL ABAP/4 Development Workbench transport layers.
TWSYS consolidation routes for change requests.
TASYS recipient system.

Memory
1.

2.

3.

4.

SAP memory (Global Memory): is available to a user during

the entire duration of a
terminal session. Its contents
are retained across transaction
boundaries as well as external
and internal sessions.
External session: - when user
logs on to R/3 system, the
system creates a new terminal
session
called
external
session. E.g. System Create
Session.
Internal session: - created by
calling a transaction (with
CALL TRANSACTION), a dialog
module (with CALL DIALOG) or
a report (with SUBMIT or
RETURN).
For external session: - internal
sessions are allowed.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

Roll area: - Data areas of used

programs are created in roll
areas
for
each
internal
session.
Posting data between internal
sessions: - EXPORT
TO
MEMORY and IMPORT FROM
MEMORY.
Main program group: - Created
when exporting an internal
session.
Additional program group: - If a
function module belonging to a
function group not so far
loaded, additional program
group is created.
Main program: - First program of
program group.
Subroutine call: - When external
subroutine is called, system
loads the relevant program and
adds it to the program group of
calling program.
Work areas: - Both table &
common workareas with the
same name are created once
for each program group and
then shared by all programs in
the group.

12.

List system: - Consists of basic

list and all details list
belonging
to
basic
list
assigned to exactly one screen
level.

13.

User interface: - Only program

has its own user interface.
Internal sessions interface is
initially empty. Special user
interface has to be activated
using
SET
PF-STATUS
statement.

14.

ABAP/4 memory: - Retained only

during the lifetime of an
external session.

15.

Data cluster: - Group of several

data objects.

16.

1.

Data objects: - Units of data,

which a program processes at
runtime.
What is ABAP?
Ans :- Advanced Business Application Programming is a 4th generation programming
language created by SAP for the interactive development of application programs.

2.

What is ABAP/4 Development workbench?

Ans :- An SAP CASE tool to develop standard application software or your own
application software that can process both tables and your own tables.

3.

Describe interactive reporting?

Ans :Interactive reporting is a totally screen-orientated evaluation technique.

From a highly aggregated form the user can select detailed information for the
required items using the menu and function keys. Such information could, for
example, be:
- subitems of totals items.
- company shares.
- comparison values for user-defined comparison periods.
- standardizing and consolidation entries .
4.

What are the functions in the editor command line?

Press F1 or F4
Examples include:
I(nsert)-Insert new lines at end of text
FIND string -Multiple text search
N(ext)string-On/Off text search
R(eplace)string 1 string 2 -Replace String 1 by String 2
IC abc Insert Structure
PP-Call Pretty Printer
Etc

5.

What are chain statements?

Ans :- A way to join together successive statements starting the same way
Example: WRITE:/ 'xyz', X, COUNTER.

6.

Correct the syntax: data: wf_name(25) type C,

wf_age(3) type C,
Move myname to wf_name
Answer: data: wf_name (25) type C.
wf_ age (3) type n.
move 'myname' to wf_name.
7.

What is program attributes type?

Ans :- Executable program, INCLUDE program, Module pool, Function group,
Subroutine pool, Interface pool, Class pool.

8.

What is the program application field used for?

Ans :- This field is used to select the module in SAP to which the program belongs.

9.

What is the syntax of the WRITE statement?

Ans :- WRITE
Format = 3D/p(l)
/- line feed
p-column position
l-output length
value=3D output value field or literal
options-format options
Example: Write: /5(3)'CAPPY'.
output starting at position 5 3D CAP

10.

Where are text elements maintained?

Ans :- ABAP/4 >>Development>>Text Elements>>(headers, columns titles etc.)
SE38 >> Text Elements >> (headers, column, titles etc.)

11.

What functions do the ULINE and SKIP commands serve?

Ans :- ULINE- ULINE statement creates a line feed first and then draws horizontal
line.
SKIP-generates a blank line.

12.

What are the data types within SAP?

Ans :- P-Packed number
I-Integer
F-Floating point number
N-Numeric text
C-Text
D-Date
T-Time
X-Hexadecimal.

13.

What purpose does LIKE serving?

Ans :- To define variables that are similar to those you previously defined or those
that exist in the
Data Dictionary.

14.

What is the syntax of the COMPUTE statement?

Ans :- COMPUTE X=3D A + B (COMPUTE is optional.)

15.

How is the PARAMETERS statement defined? What does it do?

Ans :- PARAMETERS : PAR1 TYPE P,
PAR2 DEFAULT 'X'.
Allows a selection screen to appear for user-input when report is executed.

16.

How do the field-symbol and assign statements work with each other?
Ans :- Field-symbol statement inherits technical attributes of data objects.
- Assign statement assigns attributes of ITAB to FS.

17.

Name 3 ways to activate the debugger.

Ans :- Via menu navigation.
Set breakpoints in the program.
Type '/h' in the command field when executing the program.

18.

Describe the functions of the debugger screen.

Ans :- Single step(F5) - Use this option to step through the programstatement by
statement. This allows you to branch into subroutines and function modules, and
to execute these routines step by step as well. Once a subroutine or function
module has been processed, control returns to the statement following the CALL
FUNCTION or PERFORM statement.
- Execute(F6)- Use this option to process a program line by line. All of the statements
on the current line are processed in a single step. If you are positioned on a line
that calls a subroutine and you choose Execute, the Debugger processes the whole
subroutine and then moves on to the line following the subroutine call. This allows
you to jump through the statements within the subroutine.
- Return(F7) - The Debugger returns from a routine to the point at which control
returns to the main program. Use this option to return from a subroutine, function
module, or called program to the calling program.
- Continue(F8)- Use this option to process the program up to the next dynamic or
static breakpoint or up to the cursor position. If there are no more breakpoints in
the program and no cursor has been set, the system exits debugging mode and
executes the rest of the program normally.

- Table - Display the contents of internal tables.

19.

What is the basic format of the SELECT statement?

Select * from where
EX:SELECT * from TABNA
WHERE COUNTRY=3D 'USA'
How do you limit the data retrieved by a SELECT statement?
Ans :- WHERE clause.
Where and where do you use a goto command?
Ans :- NEVER.
Are the following logical expressions true or false?
T a) value1 LT value3
T b) value3 > value1
T c) value2 between value1 and value 3
F d) value2 LE value1
T e) value3 <> value1
F f) value3 CS '+5'
T g) value2 CA '0A9GB'
**NOTE wildcards +,*, # only work with CP
What is the output of the following:
Given TABA:
Country City
A NewYorkNews

A Johannesville
A MartinMarietta
A Rockville
B Littleton
B Sr.Charles
Ans :- PROGRAM Program
TABLES: TABA.
SELECT

FROM

TABA.

ON CHANGE OF TABA-COUNTRY.
WRITE: /TABA-COUNTRY, TABA_CITY.
ENDON.
ENDSELECT.
B Littleton.
What do CHECK, EXITS do in a program?
- CHECK terminates the current loop or subroutine if logical expression is not
fulfilled;Outside of a loop structure , subsequent statements in the current
processing block are not executed (Syntax CHECK FLAG NE SPACE)
- EXIT-terminates the current loop or subroutine; outside of a loop structure,
subsequent statements in the current processing block are not executed.
What is the difference between a field string and an internal table?
Ans :- The declaration of an internal table includes an OCCURS parameter
(the number of entries in the main storage roll area)
field string-corresponds to one record
internal table-corresponds to many records

T or F: Move corresponding is an effective way to move fields with like names

from a DB table record to an internal table header line?
Ans :- T.
T or F: An append will add a record to a database table?
Ans :- (F).You can only append to an internal table.
What is the effect of an include structure statement?
Ans :- Allows you to quickly declare field strings and /or internal tables that are
similar in structure to R/3 Repository Tables defined in the Data Dictionary.
T or F:The COLLECT statement will total up all P,I,F fields in database table
Ans :- If non-numeric entries in the header line match those in the internal table,
COLLECT will add all numeric entries in the internal table header line to table
entries where match was found. When no match is found the contents of the header
line is added to the end of the table as a new line.
T or F: The SELECT statement allows the processing in internal table.
Ans :- (F).Use the LOOP AT ENDLOOP instead.
T or F: The LOOP at command allows you to use the where clause.
Ans :- (T). If there is no table entry satisfying the 'where' logical expression ,the
loop cannot be executed and the system field SY_SUBRC is set to a value not equal
to zero .In any case the entire table is read.
T or F: The read table command using the key clause is similar to the select single.
Ans :- (T). Yes in that they both return only one entry from table But the READ is
associated with an internal table and SELECT is associated with a database table.
How does the READ with KEY statement work?
Ans :- READ TABLE WITH KEY <'string' or FIELD-NAME>
The search argument is compared character by character with the start of the 'tab'

internal table lines and returns one entry that matches

What field within the SY table contains the table index/
Ans :- The SY_TABIX system field holds the index value of the table line which
has been placed in the header line of an internal table.
T or F: An internal table can be deleted, modified, or inserted without the use of an
index?
Ans :- (T).Within a LOOP you can make changes to an internal table. The line
affected is always the current line. If you dont use the LOOP command an index
must be used to change and internal table.
What does the CLEAR and REFRESH commands do?
Ans :- CLEAR : Initializes the header line
REFRESH : Deletes all table lines .Paging is released does not clear the header
FREE : Deletes all table lines ,Memory is released does not clear the header
**CLEAR and REFRESH are typically used together.
Why would you use describe table command?
Ans :- To gather information about an internal table (i.e. OCCURS value ,LINES
existing table entries).
What are the subroutines used for?
Ans :- Subroutines are used in two different ways;
1) Subroutines and its call are in the same ABAP/4 program(internal call )
2) The subroutine is an external program.
When should you use an include versus a perform versus a function module?
Ans :- All are modularization techniques but typically the INCLUDE is for data
structures, the PERFORM is for ABAP/4 subroutines and function modules are for

non-ABAP/4 subroutines.
What is the difference between internal and external calls?
Ans :- INTERNAL-within program.
EXTERNAL-outside program.
Explain pass by value, reference and changing value?
Ans :- By Value:When the subroutine is called ,the formal parameters are copies of
the actual parameters(with their own storage location)
By Value and Result : the formal parameters have a separate storage location .At the
end of subroutine the value of the formal parameter is passed to the storage location
of the actual parameter
Assigned
By Reference: when called the formal parameters are not allocated separate storage
locations. Instead the address of the actual parameter is passed. Changes to the
values of the formal parameters therefore have a direct effect on the assigned main
program fields.
What is the syntax of perform, include and function modules?
Perform:
PERFORM USING
FORM [TABLES
] USING VALUE () CHANGING VALUE ()
Include:
INCLUDE
Function modules:
CALL FUNCTION function name
EXPORTING

IMPORTING
How is data passed to a function module?
Ans :- Using the EXPORTING clause.
What are exceptions?
Ans :- The EXCEPTIONS parameter is a section in the CALL FUNCTION
statement where exceptional situations can be processed.
How are they called and handled in the code?
CALL FUNCTION function name
EXPORTING
IMPORTING
EXCEPTIONS NOT_FOUND = 3D1
NOT_VALID = 3D2
OTHERS = 3D3
CASE SY-SUBRC
WHEN 1
WHEN 2
How can internal tables be passed to forms and function modules?
Ans :- Internal tables are passed by reference in function modules and forms.
(For PERFORM FORM statements use the TABLES parameter.)Valid for old
version only.
What is global Vs local data?
Ans :- Local data data relevant only within a subroutine
Global data data relevant within the entire program.

What is ABAP workbench?

Ans :- Integrated graphical development environment of the R/3 System.
The ABAP Workbench allows you to develop, maintain, and manage client/ server
applications written in ABAP.
You can use the tools of the ABAP Workbench to:
Write ABAP code
Design screens
Create user interfaces
Test applications for efficiency
Check applications for errors
Use predefined functions
Access development objects
Access database information
What are three the three categories of DATA in the SAP
Ans : Master Data changes relatively rarely
Transaction Data kept for only a limited time in the system together with any
associated index tables.
System-specific Data data, texts, ABAP/4 programs and so on.
What are the table types in SAP?
Ans :- Three types : Transparent table :- In DDIC has one-to-one relationship with a table in the
database. For each TT definition in the dictionary, there is one associated table in
database with same no. of fields.

 Pooled table :- In R/3 has many-to-one relationship in the database. The table in
database has a different name and fields than the tables in DDIC.
Cluster table :- A cluster is similar to table pool. It holds tables within it. Table
clusters contain fewer tables than table pools and unlike table pools, the primary
key of each table within the table cluster begins with the same field or fields.
Cluster table are combined into a single row in the table cluster based on primary
key.
What event is executed when START OF SELECTION event exits?
Ans :- The statement END-OF-SELECTION is executed. This is different from
STOP statement, which terminates report processing all together .
How is the GET LATE command utilized?
Ans : - It occurs when all subordinate segments have been processed and before the
system requests the next table entry of the same table (hierarchy)
How do you use the STOP command?
Ans :- The STOP is specified within the processing block END-OF-SELECTION,
report processing is terminated immediately and the list is displayed.
Explain the select-options statement.
Ans :- It generates a line on the selection screen, the first part of which contains a
text, followed by a range for the input possibilities. Parameter name specified in
select options defines as Internal table with same name having structure(seltab) as
follows :Sign,option,low,high. Syntex SELECT-OPTIONS FOR .
What is the syntax to declare default values?
Ans : - SELECT-OPTIONS
Variable_name FOR table_ element DEFAULT range TO range

Does SELECT statement perform an authorization check?

Ans :- SELECT statement does not carry out any authorization checks.
Why is it important to know this?
Ans :- To remind the programmer that he/she should do this checks.
What are the attributes associated with SAPSQL?
Ans :- SAP-SQL has the following attributes:
1) SAP-SQL syntax corresponds to that of standard SQLs
2) SAP-SQL is a subset of standard SQL
3) SAP-SQL contains SAP short forms.
The most important thing to remember about the SELECT SINGLE is?
There are several things to remember:
1) It retrieves only one row
2) It does not need an ENDSELECT statement
3) THE FULL KEY OF THE TABLE MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE WHERE
CLAUSE OF THE SELECT STATEMENT
How do the BETWEEN, LIKE and IN comparisons work?
Ans :- BETWEEN AND is inclusive
LIKE - string and character wild characters
IN ( , , . ,)
Can Meta Characters be used in a where clause?
Ans :- Meta characters are wild characters , i.e. %, and _ Yes they can be used in
where clause
Technical Questions from the BC team (Group 1)

Set 1:
1.

Direction for the use of view object within the program?

Ans :View object A view object is a virtual table tailored to the needs of an application .This allows
direct access to specific data.View object is used in within an ABAP/4 program the same way a table
is used. If you have created a view object ZVIEW , you can display its contents using following
example program
REPORT ZEXAMPLE.
TABLES: ZVIEW.
SELECT * FROM ZVIEW.
WRITE: / ZVIEW.
ENDSELECT.

2.

Direction for the use of check box and radio buttons in screen painter?
Ans :Creating Radio Button and Check Boxes on the screen
1) Go to the full screen editor.
2) Place an underscore at the point where you want to place the field.
3) Define the name of the field using
4) Place the cursor on the field and press
5) Then press or depending on which graphic element you want
6) Then you group related check boxes and radio boxes.

3.

Difference between Radio Buttons and Check boxes.

Ans :Radio buttons force one and only one entry to be active (Value X. Inactive has value '') for each

group before control is passes back to the program.

Check boxes allow for any combinations of entries on the screen.
4.

When table in data dictionary is created , the relationship between cardinality factor and table
Cardinality?
Ans :- The following values are allowed when inserting data:
C - 1 To 1 (Optional)
CN - 1 To M (Optional)
N - 1 To M (Mandatory)
I - 1 To 1 (Mandatory)
Dependency factor:
This defines the foreign key relationship when applying updates.

5.

When an internal table is created, the settings criteria for the value of occurs?
Ans :- The objective of setting the value of an occurs for an internal table is a question of
optimization. The following facts should be taken into account when making such decision.
1) The complete data area of a program is 64000 bytes.
2) The initial size declared is kept in roll area (quicker access to program)
3) Data entered that exceeds the initial size stores in the roll file (Slower access to program)
You should also analyze the expected volume and access rates before making the decision.

6.

When entering values on table related with foreign key using on-line program (using insert), why
checking on possible entries on foreign key is not carried out?
Ans :-

7.

Direction for the use of area menu?

Ans :- Area menus are used purely for the pathing to transactions. They contain the same information

As a transaction except for the part that is defined by the screen painter component.
Details of the Area menu screen :
Title : Workbench : Maintain area menu initial screen
Transaction : SE43
Path : Tools ->CASE->Development->Maintain area menu
Creating an area menu:
1) Enter the name of the new area menu.
Since there are no SAP area menus starting with "Z, an appropriate naming convention would be for
all user created area menus to start with "Z".
2)Hit
3)Enter:
-Maintain Language (must be "E")
-Short text (description of area menu)
-Hit
4) You should be now in the area menu editor.
The fields that you can maintain are as follows:
-Title : Text at the top of your area menu
-Menu bar: Text for pulldown menu options & functions or sub menus.
-Push button settings: - Number(s) of the corresponding function key(s) defined.
-Function key settings: - Text and associated definitions for function keys.
8.

Description on roll area, Page area, work area, roll in?

Ans :Roll area: Contains data that is automatically copied into the process ' private memory at the

beginning of the dialog step (Rolled in).

Page area: I believe that the page area is a section of memory, which is the size of 11/0 operation.
Work area: Contains the graphical user interface elements for the display and entry of data.
Roll in: When data is copied from the role file to the roll area.
Technical Questions from the BC team (Group 1)
Set 2:
1.

It is possible to delete data entered with ABA/4 program in table maintenance. However, deletion of
data uploaded from SAM file in table maintenance is not possible.
Definitions: I am not sure if I understand this question. Are you asking if it is possible to delete data
from a SAP table using information stored on a Unix file or are you asking me if the contents of a
SAP file can be deleted before a Unix file is loaded? I need more information to be able to answer
this question.

2.

The difference between two SYNTAX. Insert table name & insert table name, commit work.
The difference can be demonstrated by the examples below.
Start of Program I.
Database update statements
Run-time error occurs here
End of program 1= 20
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=20.
Start of program 2.
Database update statements.
Commit work statements =20
Run time error occurs here

=20
End of program 2=20
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=20=20
Program I will not update the database & program 2 will.

Structured Logic
1. What is the difference between Structure & Internal table?
Ans :- Structure exists in ABAP Dictionary and programs but contains no data.
- Internal table exists only in program and can contain data only at runtime.
4

Call transaction module, give syntax?

Ans :CALL TRANSACTION [AND SKIP FIRST SCREEN] [USING ].
This statement saves the data of the calling program, and starts transaction . At the end of the
transaction, the system returns to the statement following the call in the calling report. If the LEAVE
statement occurs within the called transaction, the transaction ends and control returns to the
program in which the call occurred.

Define "Check " statements, how it works?

Ans :- To terminate a single loop pass conditionally, use the CHECK statement in the statement
block of the loop.
If the condition is not true, any remaining statements in the current statement block after the CHECK
statement are ignored, and the next loop pass starts. can be any logical expression.

What is the difference when use fields in Chain, End Chain and when use in Subroutine?

Ans :9

Difference between Append and Collect statement?

Ans :- Append statement always adds new line to ITAB from WA.
Collect :- When the line is inserted, the system checks whether there is already a table entry that
matches the key. If there is no corresponding entry already in the table, the COLLECT statement has
the same effect as inserting the new line. If an entry with the same key already exists, the COLLECT
statement does not append a new line, but adds the contents of the numeric fields in the work area to
the contents of the numeric fields in the existing entry.

13 Explain Field Group(extract dataset)?

Ans :An extract dataset consists of a sequence of records. These records may have different structures. All
records with the same structure form a record type. You must define each record type of an extract
dataset as a field group, using the FIELD-GROUPS statement.
FIELD-GROUPS .
This statement defines a field group . A field group combines several fields under one name. For
clarity, you should declare your field groups at the end of the declaration part of your program.
A field group does not reserve storage space for the fields, but contains pointers to existing fields.
When filling the extract dataset with records, these pointers determine the contents of the stored
records.
15 Transaction for Menu painter?
Ans :- SE41.
16 Transaction for Screen painter? What is flow logic? Explain.
Ans :- SE51.
Flow-Logic :- Code that processes a particular screen in the R/3 System. Flow logic statements are
syntactically similar to ABAP statements, but you cannot use flow logic keywords in ABAP.
You define flow logic in the flow logic editor of the Screen Painter. Flow logic comprises two

modules:
PBO (Process Before Output)
PAI (Process After Input)
17 Transaction for MM creation?
Ans :18 Transaction for Sales Order (S /D) - Create, Display & Change?
Ans :19 Transaction for Delivery Challan S / D) - Create, Display & Change?
Ans :21 If you want to run two programs , within one program how you run another program instead of
opening another session?
Ans :- SUBMIT program.
23 Example of nested "Select " statement syntax?
Ans :27 What is the difference between Move & assign statement?
Ans :Move :- To assign the value of a data object to a variable , use the following statement:
MOVE TO .
or the equivalent statement
=.
The contents of remain unchanged. does not have to be a variable - it can also be a literal, a text
symbol, or a constant. You must always specify decimal points with a period (.), regardless of the
users personal settings.

Multiple value assignments in the form

===.
Assign :- ASSIGN TO .
When you assign the data object, the system checks whether the technical attributes of the data
object correspond to any type specifications for the field symbol . The field symbol adopts any
generic attributes of that are not contained in its own type specification. Following the assignment, it
points to in memory.
28 Describe "New-Page" statement?
Ans :- The standard page header consists of list and column headers. To influence the representation
of these individual components of the standard page header, use NEW-PAGE statement:
2.

What is BDC and How you use it?

Ans :- Batched Data Communication. Batch input is an automatic procedure for the non-online data
transfer of data into the system. BDC is used mainly to port data from legacy system to New system
Using file access command like OPEN DATASET, READ DATASET. We populate the data into
database tables. This can be run as a batch job using BDC. SAP strongly recommends that you use
same screen flow to populate a table because that way referential integrity and additional checks are
done properly.User dialog is simulated.
3. What is Dataset and How you use it?
Ans : - Dataset is data contained in a file in AS. To open operating system file you use OPEN
DATASET function FOR OUTPUT or INPUT or Append Mode.
4. What is a variant and Where do you use this?
Ans :- Variant contains parameters for a program. You can run a program either using variant or
directly. If you run directly you have to enter all the parameters and if you use variants you do not
need to enter parameters. You can have many variants for a program.
6. What is Field Symbol?
Field Symbol are variables. Main advantage of the Field Symbol is you do not have to define field

Type it can be of any type and any length depending on the field you assign at the runtime.
Ex. FIELD_SYMBOLS
ASSIGN LFAI - NAMEI TO
7. What is Menu painter? And How do use it in your application?
Ans :- Menu painter is tool to create Menus, Push Buttons assignments and from Screens. During run
time you can assign any menu status to a screen.
You assign a four-character function code for each function and you use OK-CODE to identify
which function need to be run. You write code in PAI module for each function.
8. What are the variables that start with SY-?
Ans :- These are system variables like
SY-DATUM System Date
SY-SUBRC System Return Code 0- Success, 4 - failure
These are the System Fields, you use this to generate a list
SY-Title
SY-pagct
SY-Srows
SY-scols
These are used for interactive reporting
SY-Curow
SY-CUCOL
9. What is Logical database and Explain about GET and PUT modules?
Ans :- Faster Way of executing for selecting records.
Logical database is not a physical database. It is logical database structure of tables where you
specify the relationship between a set of related tables. Every logical database has root table & child

nodes. If you want to use GET table command in your program you need to declare that related
structure as a logical database. Once you specify the structure you set SELECT-OPTIONS and then
Database Program and modify the code for PUT Forms. This PUT forms are executed whenever you
use GET function in the code.
12. What is Screen Painter? And How do you write a script for command Button?
Ans :- Screen Painter is a tool to create a screens which can have User Input fields, Command
buttons, Frames, Radio Buttons, Combo boxes, and Check boxes. Key point here is you need to
specify OK-CODE (you can give any name but normally you use OK-CODE) For OK function and
you declare same variable in Module Pool also. In PAI module using Case statements to determine
which key was pressed.
CASE OK-CODE
WHEN DELE
MODULE Delete _ Function.

RHO Consulting
3. HIDE Statement, how it works?
Ans :- Detail lists allow you to present more information than is contained in the basic list. The user
can, for example, select a line of the basic list for which he or she wants to see more detailed
information. You then display the extra information in a detail list.
This method requires that you have previously stored the contents of the selected line within the
program.
To do this, you use the ABAP statement HIDE, which saves the field contents for the current line.
When you start a detail list for a list line that has HIDE fields, the system places their values into the
corresponding variables in the program.
In the program code, insert the HIDE statement directly after the WRITE statement for the current
line.
HIDE: WA-CONNID, WA-CARRID.
4. Define RANGES statements, why you use in ABAP/4 programming?

Ans :- In addition to selection tables that you create using SELECT-OPTIONS, you can use the
RANGES statement to create internal tables that have the structure of selection tables. You can use
these tables with certain restrictions the same way you use actual selection tables.
6. What kind of Transaction did you use? Where did you use? Why did you use?
Ans :- SE38 ABAP Editor
SE16 Data dictionary
7. What are the commands, which can be used only in screen, flow logic but not in ABAP?
Ans :8. How do you change the text (description which normally appears as non-editable on the screen) of
the Table field?
Ans :-You can change the text for Data element. For data element you have three different
description text (short, medium and long). You can use any one of the texts.
9.

What do you know about profiles? How can you give an authorization to particular user?
Ans :- A Profile is made up authorization. There are two types ;of Profiles single and composite.

10.

How did you do pricing? (including menu flow ) about policy

Table ----> (Customer/Material ) ------> Access Sequence (price Customer discount Material )
------> Condition type ------> Pricing Procedure
----------> procedure determination
SD config -----> Functions ------> Pricing -------> Control Data ----->
Environment -----> Create tables.
1. Maintain condition tables of fields that can be used as
Conditions to check for in pricing.
There is a fixed list of fields that can be checked.

11.

What did you do in payroll?

Ans :-

12.

What did you do in customizing Org. structure?

Ans :- Set up Company group, company code, controlling area, business Area, credit control area,
financial management area, plants, storage Organization, distribution channel, division , shipping
Points, loading points, plant sections, person groups, person subgroups, and Payroll subunits and
mapped them.

13.

What did you do in Account Assignment in material management? And also about valuation class.
Ans :-

14.

What are number ranges? How did you assign?

Ans :-

15.

What did you do in Time Data?

Ans :-

16.

What are infotypes? How did you use it? Do you remember any info types you used?
Ans :- In HR module tables are calles Infotypes which contains data for employees and applicants.
Infotypes used :0002 = Personal data.
0006 = Address.

17.

What type of materials did you use?

Ans :ROH Raw material
HAWA Trading
FERT Finished goods

PROD Product Group

WETT Competitive product
18.

What are the logical databases and tables did you use in MM and SD?
Ans :EMM Purchasing documents for material
EKKO (Purchase Document Header)
EKPO (Purchase document item)
EKET (Delivery Schedules)
EKPB (Material provided item in purchasing document)
EKKN (Account assignment)
EKBE (History of purchasing document)
MSM Material Master
MARAV View tabelle fuer die logische DB MGM
MARM Quantity unit
MBEWV View f=FCr logische Datebanken
MVKE Material Master : Sales Data
MARCV View f=FCr logische Datebanken MSM
PROPF Forecast parameters
MARD Material master : storage location / batch segment
MCHB Batch stocks
MKOL Special Stocks from vendor
MLGN Material data for storage number

MLGT Material data for storage type

VFV Invoices in sales & Distribution
VBRK Billing : Header Data
VBUK Sales Document : Header Status and Administrative D
VBPA Sales Document : Partner
VBRP Billing : Item Data
VBFA Sales Document Flow
VBFAVG SD Document : Flow Records
VBPAPO Item Partner in SD Document
KONV Conditions (Procedure Data)
19.

How do you create logical database? Menu Sequence also.

Ans :CASE Development Work Bench Other Object EDIT Logical Databases
OR
CASE Development Program Maintenance ABAP Development Utilities
Development / Test Logical Databases

20.

Hierarchy of Data Dictionary?

Ans :- Tables -> Fields -> Data elements -> Domains.

21.

What is the difference between Data elements and Domain?

Ans: - A domain (Generic data types) describes the technical attributes of a field, such as the data
type or the number of positions in a field. The domain defines primarily a value range
describing the valid data values for the fields referring
To this domain.

Data elements (Specific data types) A data element is an elementary type. It describes the
type attributes (data type, field length and possibly the number of decimal places) and screen
information (explanatory text or field help) about unstructured data objects (table fields and
structure fields or variables).
Table fields and structure fields with the same contents should refer to the same data element.
This ensures that the attributes of these fields are always consistent.
A data element can be referenced in ABAP programs with TYPE. This permits you to define
variables that take on the type attributes of the data element in an ABAP program.
22.

How the tables in logical databases are related to each other?

Ans :- LD are related to each other by FK relationship to form a hierarchy

23.

What are the different relations between two entities?

One-One, One-Many and Many-Many
It is also called as cardinality.
CN 0,1,More
C 0, 1
N 1 or More
11

24.

What is 3-tier architecture? What does that middle layer do?

PS ----- AS ----- DBS.
- Application server is a set of executables that collectively interpret the ABAP/4 programs and
manage the input & output for them.

25.

What did you do in shipping? About the process?

Ans: - Shipping Conditions are defined in Customer Master. (Table KNA1 (General Data))
Transportation groups are defined in Material Master. (Table MARA (General Data))
All valid leg combos must be configured in the system. (A leg is the link between a starting and

a finishing point).
The shipping point is defined for each order item
The route groups legs together.
Shipping Delivery Order (create and save) Picking transfer orders (create & confirm)
26.

What are the different sections in Functions?

Ans :- IMPORTING, EXPORTING and EXCEPTIONS.

27.

In your experience programming ABAP/4, What guidelines do you follow as best practices?
Ans: - a) Store data in internal tables to reduce duplicate processing.
b) Copy an existing process and changes it.
c) Follow prescribed naming conventions for programs.
d) Use an include statement (ZIU0001) from the main documentation block.
e) For describing the content of the program, such as date, program author, purpose, list of
parameters and specifies, list SAP tables used, and list external input/output, tables/files are
used.

28.

What are some of the SAP ABAP/4 control statements that you used to write one of your more
complicated programs.
Ans :AT END OFEND AT
AT NEWENDAT
CALL
CASE...WHENENDCASE
CHECK
DOENDDO

EXIT
FORMENDFORM
IF...ELSE...ENDLOOP
LEAVE
LOOP...ENDLOOP
MODULE...ENDMODULE
ON CHANGE OF...ENDON
PERFORMUSING
SELECTENDSELECT
STOP
WHILEENDWHILE
29.

Have you ever done any transaction program/development using ABAP/4, screen painter, and menu
painter? If so, describe the steps or technique used to develop transactions?
Ans: - The following list outlines the general steps that should be followed when developing a new
SAP R/3 transaction. I do not have to be performed specifically to this sequence, but these
topics/steps should be performed.
1. Preliminary work: Design the transaction, specify the transaction code in the system and enter the
transaction attributes.
2. Define global data in the data dictionary. Determine which domains, data elements, and tables you
want to use.
3. Create an ABAP/4 module pool. Create a module pool for the transaction and assign a name and
attributes according to the customer naming conventions.
4. Define screens (Screen Painter): Paint your screens, that defines the positions and texts of the
fields on the screen and assign appropriate names. In doing this, you point the Data Dictionary
fields you have defined in the Data Dictionary, Define the attributes of all screens.

5. Define menus, windows, and function keys (Menu Painter): Define the interface for your
transaction with menus, pop-up windows and function keys for each individual screen. Assign
function code to each function that the user can execute.
6. Define screen flow logic.
7. Program the individual modules: Write the detailed processing logic, program and modules called
in the screen flow logic, pass the data between the module pool and SAP memory, process the
function codes from the interface and process the reports.
8. Create and program on-line messages: Create on-line messages and document them (in the form of
texts) Call the messages in the appropriate modules. Observe the rules for error dialog.
9. Test the transaction. Test the transaction with the on-line debugging facility.
Transport transaction programs : Transport your completed transaction to the production system
Instance.
30.

Have you ever created a user-defined database in SAP/R3? If so how did you go about adding a userdefined database to the system?
Ans :To add a user-defined database to the system, the following steps are required.
1) Define the structure in the data dictionary.
A. Go to the Data dictionary Maintenance screen. Fill in the name of the database you are defining
B. Define the database structure
To do this, select the object class tables for editing. In the resulting screen, fill in the necessary
information about the database.
C. Provide the database fields. Go to the fields screen so those new fields can be entered into the
system. You must atleast enter MANDT, RELID, SRTFD, SRTF2, CLUSTR and CLUSTD.
When you have entered all the required fields save the record structure.
D. Active the table. The table is now defined in the Data Dictionary and known to the system at
large.

Add the database to the system by going to the Database Create screen.
There select processing method of in -line, so that the database has been created, you can now create
database clusters with the EXPORT command or access the database records using SQL.
31.

Describe the basic framework of an ABAP/4 program?

Ans :- The basic structure of an ABAP/4 program is as follows:
REPORT report_name
DATA : pagebreak (12) TYPE C,
DATA : title (10) TYPE C,
TABLES: ABC, DEF, XYZ.
PARAMETERS: ABC-DSC.
FIELD-GROUPS:
FIELD-SYMBOLS
= 7F
INSERT
INITIALISATION
INCLUDE ASD0001
START-OF-SELECTION.
Call to extract data from the database are performed here
END-OF SELECTION.
TOP-OF-PAGE
END-OF-PAGE
FORM Form_Name
ENDFORM.

32.

What are the functional modules you have strong background?

Ans :- FI, CO.

33.

What is the difference between a step-loop using internal table and a transparent table?
Ans :-

Section A
Please circle T(rue) or F(alse) for each of the following questions:Move Corresponding is an effective way to move fields with like names from a DB table record
to an internal table header line. (T / F). T
An append will add a record to a database table. (T / F). F
The COLLECT statement will total up all P, I and F fields in a database table. (T / F). F
The SELECT statement allows processing of an internal table. (T / F). F
The Loop at command allows you to use the WHERE clause. (T / F). T
An internal table can be deleted. Modified, or inserted without the use of index. (T / F).T
The SELECT command performs its own authorization check. (T / F).F
The WHERE clause in the SELECT SINGLE command is optional. (T / F).F
When using the GET and SET PARAMETER ID command the memory id must be defined to the
Data Dictionary?. F
The SET PARAMETER commands function is to create a storage location in memory and
retrieve its contents?T
Section B
There is only (1) correct answer for each of the following questions. Please circle the letter, which you
think corresponds to the correct answer.
A LIKE statement is used to:

(a) Move similar fields between the header areas of internal tables.
(b) Set declared data fields to the same characteristics as a different data field.
(c) Assign a default value to a parameter.
(d) Pass parameters to a subroutine.
Ans :- b.
All are examples of SAP events except:
(a) Start of Selection.
(b) End of Selection.
(c) Top of Page.
(d) New Page.
Ans :- d
The best definition of the ABAP.4 workbench is:
(a) A method of finding fields within the data dictionary.
(b) A method of navigating between SAP objects and a method of establishing a hierarchy
between related SAP objects.
(c) A screen that contains the attributes for screens, programs, transactions, etc.
(d) An easy way of creating objects in SAP.
Ans :- b
Which is correct for reading an entire table, DBTAB, into an internal table, ITAB, structure that
was previously defined?
(a) SELECT * FROM DBTAB INTO ITAB.
(b) SELECT SINGLE * FROM DBTAB INTO TABLE ITAB.
(c) SELECT * FROM DBTAB INTO TABLE ITAB.

(d) READ DBTAB INTO TABLE ITAB.

Ans :- c
Which is an example of passing by reference?
(a) PERFORM CHECK_FIELDS USING F1 F2 F3.
FORM CHECK_FIELDS USING VALUE F1 VALUE F2 VALUE F3.
(b) PERFORM CHECK_FIELDS USING F1 F2 F3.
FORM CHECK_FIELDS USING VALUE F1 VALUE F2 F3.
(c) PERFORM CHECK_FIELDS USING F1 F2 CHANGING F3.
FORM CHECK_FIELDS USING VALUE F1 VALUE F2 CHANGING F3.
Ans :- c
A MOVE-CORRESPONDING command:
(a) Moves all data from an internal table into a database table.
(b) Moves all like named fields from one field string to another.
(c) Adds all numeric fields in a totals column.
(d) Allows you to declare an internal table to have the same structure as database table.
Ans :- b
A ten byte long character field, WS-CUSTNUM, would be declared as:
(a) WS_CUSTNUM TYPE C.
(b) DATA WS_CUSTNUM LIKE SPLAN-TIDI.
(c) DATA WS_CUSTNUM (10) TYPE CHAR.
(d) DATA WS_CUSTNUM (10) TYPE C.
Ans :- d
Each record within a database table is specified by:

(a) A specific index number or SY-TABIX.

(b) A unique key structure which can be same for multiple records within the table.
(c) One field, Known as the key field, that is specified to each record.
(d) A unique key structure which consists of any number of fields and must be unique for each
record within the database.
Ans :- d
To set an initial value in the parameter, CUSTNO, what word is required in the following
statement

to

complete

the

syntax:

PARAMETERS:

C____________0000111008=20
(a) Value.
(b) Default.
(c) Initial.
(d) Like.
Ans :- a
Which of the following does not have an END associated with it?
(a) LOOP.
(b) DO.
(c) GET.
(d) SELECT.
Ansc :- c
11.23 Which is the best example of a foreign key?
(a) Data element.

CUSTNO(10)

TYPE

(b) Domain.
(c) A VALUES statement within the PAI module of the flow logic.
(d) A check table.
Ans :- d
12.

An on-line program consists of:

(a) Flow Logic, a screen, and an ABAP program module pool.
(b) A Screen, an ABAP program module pool, and a transaction.
(c) Flow logic, screen and a PAI event.
Ans :- b

13.24 PBOs:
(a) Are events performed in the screen after the user has entered some data?
(b) Is a module pool for an on-line screen?
(c) Is an on-line event?
(d) Contains all logic for error messaging.
14.25 All of the following are examples of automatic screen field checks except for:
(a) Data formatting.
(b) Check tables.
(c) Values table.
(d) VALUES statement in the PAI of the flow logic.
15.26 A COMMIT WORK command:
(a) Reads in a logical database.
(b) Closes a logical unit of work and confirms the changes in the database.
(c) Cancels a logical unit of work and rolls back all changes made with the

UPDATE.
(d) Is automatically performs at each UPDATE dbtab command line
Ans :- b
16.

The following is an example of a call without return:

(a) CALL TRANSACTION VAO1.
(b) SUBMIT SAPMV45A.
(c) CALL SCREEN 0.09.

Provide short answers for each of the following questions in the space provided:1.

Why would you use the DESCRIBE table command?

Ans :- To find out no. if entries in ITAB and to find the value of occurs.

2. 32 What are the 3 categories of DATA in the SAP system?

3. 34 What ABAP/4 command is used to process a logical database?
Ans :- GET
4. 35 At what 2 points in the ABAP code can the STOP command branch to?
Ans :- If you use the STOP statement within an event block, the system stops
processing the block immediately. 1
5. 36 What is the difference between the templates % and _ during string comparison?
6. 37 Where is the processing logic located in an on-line program?
Ans :- PBO,PAI.
7. 38 Describe the on-line processor. What is its function?
8.

How is data passed from the screen fields to the ABAP/4 program?
Ans :- GET PARAMETER ID.

9.

What does the TOP Include do for you as a coder?

10.

What are the steps in creating a screen?

11.

Where are the module statements declared? Where is the logic within each module?

12.

What is the significance of the word OUTPUT in the declaration

MODULE TEST_KNOWLEDGE OUTPUT
ENDMODULE.

13.

Describe the fields on the screen attributes screen. Screen types, follow up screens,
cursor position, etc.

14.

What is gained by using the Dictionary Fields menu option when creating your
screen?

15.

How do you assign an OK_CODE for a push button? How is it used in your ABAP?

16.

What are the two effects of a foreign key from a user standpoint?
Ans :- Foreign keys are used to check input on screens, and to define the
relationships netween the tables in a view, matchcode object, or lock object.

17.

What are user defined validation checks in the flow logic?

18.

Does the VALUES command in the flow logic go in the PAI or the PBO event?

19.

If an error occurs in the module pool, which fields are available for entry and which
are display only fields?

20.

Which table stores the one-line messages? What is the message class and what is its
significance?
Ans :-

21.

What does the WITH statement add to a message?

Ans :22.

What effect does the FIELD statement have within the flow logic?

23.

Is the SET PARAMETER statement to be issued in the PBO or the PAI module?
Why?

24.

Where does the GET PARAMETER statement get its values? Which field gets
populated with the new value?

25.

Where can the SET CURSOR command be executed? What is its effect?

26.

What are matchcodes and how do they effect a screen field? Where are they
specified in the on-line program?

27.

What is the effect of an ON CHAIN-REQUEST command in your flowlogic?

28.

What commands are used to change database table entries?

Ans :- UPDATE.

29.

How can you check if the changes to the database were successful?
Ans :- SY-SUBRC = 0.

11.23 Which is the best example of a foreign key?

(a) Data element.
(b) Domain.
(c) A VALUES statement within the PAI module of the flow logic.
(d) A check table.
Ans :- d
12.

An on-line program consists of:

(a) Flow Logic, a screen, and an ABAP program module pool.

(b) A Screen, an ABAP program module pool, and a transaction.

(c) Flow logic, screen and a PAI event.
Ans :- b
13.24 PBOs:
(a) Are events performed in the screen after the user has entered some data?
(b) Is a module pool for an on-line screen?
(c) Is an on-line event?
(d) Contains all logic for error messaging.
14.25 All of the following are examples of automatic screen field checks except for:
(a) Data formatting.
(b) Check tables.
(c) Values table.
(d) VALUES statement in the PAI of the flow logic.
15.26 A COMMIT WORK command:
(a) Reads in a logical database.
(b) Closes a logical unit of work and confirms the changes in the database.
(c) Cancels a logical unit of work and rolls back all changes made with the
UPDATE.
(d) Is automatically performs at each UPDATE dbtab command line
Ans :- b
16.

The following is an example of a call without return:

(a) CALL TRANSACTION VAO1.
(b) SUBMIT SAPMV45A.

(c) CALL SCREEN 0.09.

Provide short answers for each of the following questions in the space provided:1.

Why would you use the DESCRIBE table command?

Ans :- To find out no. if entries in ITAB and to find the value of occurs.

2. 32 What are the 3 categories of DATA in the SAP system?

3. 34 What ABAP/4 command is used to process a logical database?
Ans :- GET
4. 35 At what 2 points in the ABAP code can the STOP command branch to?
Ans :- If you use the STOP statement within an event block, the system stops
processing the block immediately. 1
5. 36 What is the difference between the templates % and _ during string comparison?
6. 37 Where is the processing logic located in an on-line program?
Ans :- PBO,PAI.
7. 38 Describe the on-line processor. What is its function?
8.

How is data passed from the screen fields to the ABAP/4 program?
Ans :- GET PARAMETER ID.

9.

What does the TOP Include do for you as a coder?

10.

What are the steps in creating a screen?

11.

Where are the module statements declared? Where is the logic within each module?

12.

What is the significance of the word OUTPUT in the declaration

MODULE TEST_KNOWLEDGE OUTPUT
-

ENDMODULE.
13.

Describe the fields on the screen attributes screen. Screen types, follow up screens,
cursor position, etc.

14.

What is gained by using the Dictionary Fields menu option when creating your
screen?

15.

How do you assign an OK_CODE for a push button? How is it used in your ABAP?

16.

What are the two effects of a foreign key from a user standpoint?
Ans :- Foreign keys are used to check input on screens, and to define the
relationships netween the tables in a view, matchcode object, or lock object.

17.

What are user defined validation checks in the flow logic?

18.

Does the VALUES command in the flow logic go in the PAI or the PBO event?

19.

If an error occurs in the module pool, which fields are available for entry and which
are display only fields?

20.

Which table stores the one-line messages? What is the message class and what is its
significance?
Ans :-

21.

What does the WITH statement add to a message?

Ans :-

22.

What effect does the FIELD statement have within the flow logic?

23.

Is the SET PARAMETER statement to be issued in the PBO or the PAI module?
Why?

24.

Where does the GET PARAMETER statement get its values? Which field gets
populated with the new value?

25.

Where can the SET CURSOR command be executed? What is its effect?

26.

What are matchcodes and how do they effect a screen field? Where are they
specified in the on-line program?

27.

What is the effect of an ON CHAIN-REQUEST command in your flowlogic?

28.

What commands are used to change database table entries?

Ans :- UPDATE.

29.

How can you check if the changes to the database were successful?
Ans :- SY-SUBRC = 0.

What is the difference between the long form and the short form of making database
changes?
What is the advantage of using the SAP long form over the short form of database
changes?
Can Where clause be used when updating database entries?
Ans :- Yes.
Describe array operations and their advantages?
Why is it so important for a programmer to check the lock entries in the database?
How can you find a lock entry for a database table?
What steps are necessary to set a lock on a record within a database table?
How do you unlock the entry? Why is this necessary?
What is the difference between SET SCREEN ### and SET SCREEN ###.
LEAVE SCREEN.?
After a CALL SCREEN ### command, where does the processing return after the
screen has been executed?
Which is more similar to a call with return, the SET SCREEN or the CALL

SCREEN?
What function is performed by the SET SCREEN 0 command?
Where must you place the SET PF-STATUS. Command in your on-line program?
Why it is a good idea to clear the ok_code after deciding which action to take?
How do you specify that a function is an exit type command?
What are screen groups?
What is the correct syntax for dynamically modifying a large number of screen
fields?
What is the purpose of the MODIFY command when performing dynamic screen
modifications?
Various Event for a screen?
Ans :- Clicking Push Button, Function Key, Menu Option.
How do you run a report for a row in table?
Ans :- Using Graphics Multiplexer. There is an option some thing similar to screen
capture which captures data only. Using that data you can draw graphs (3D and 2D).
This option is available all the time from Menu! -> Generate Graphics which
captures the data then you need to drag and select the data you want to draw a graph
on. Once you select you can click on Graphics, which launches graphics multiplexer.
What are user Exits and transactions?
Ans :- Generally, user exits are the forms defined within SAP standard code (usually
starting with user exit). These predefined areas in the code allow programmers to
insert custom defined code into the standard processing of a transaction (e.g. allow
resorting of the batch sequence in VA01 batch processing). There are many specific
examples if you are interested, but usually user exits are searched for when a specific
use is being analysed.
How do you import a UNIX program using BDC?

What is variable selection with variants?

Ans :- It is possible to fetch values for variants from table TVARV fields. In this case
the value of TVARV field is set before running the program with the variant. This is
variable selection since variant runs with different values. This is especially useful
for batch mode runs.
How do you run programs with variant?
Ans :- Current screen will have Execute with variant and Overview of variants
buttons if variants can be used. Choose to run with Execute with variant and run
with a variant.
What is SPA/GPA? When do you use it?
Ans :- You can set and display default values in fields. You make the assignment
using PID in field attributes and check SPA or GPA option. Other way of using this is
using SET PARAMETER and GET PARAMETER commands.
Ex:- SET PARAMETER FIELD EMPL-EMPID ID EMP
GET PARAMETER ID EMP FIELD EMPL-EMPID
How can you test Flow Logic?
Ans :- You need to create a transaction for this screen first. If you go to Screen ->
Test then it will show a radio button where you can either check with Screen Flow
Logic or with Out Screen Flow Logic.
What happens if you choose Hold Data option in screen attributes?
Ans:- System automatically shows the data if the user returns to the screen.
What happens if you enter 0 in NEXT Screen attribute?
Ans :- It does not go to any other screen and it moves back one level. However you
can control this in run-time using SET SCREEN command.
Where do you use Pop-Up Windows?

1. Data Input (prompting the user to enter data).

2. Online Control (Define or restrict the online flow for the user).
3. Data backup (Do you want to save the data? Yes or No).
4. Confirmation messages and Include messages.
How many menu titles can you have in a main menu?
Why and How do you display a message?
Ans :- Message is used to INFORM, WARN, EXIT with MSG, or CANCEL with
MSG in a transaction. Message is displayed using:MESSAGE xnnn
Where x is Type and nnn is the number of message. In addition Message class is
set at Program name line, e.g., PROGRAM xyz MESSAGE-ID cc where cc is
message class.
What are various message types?
Ans :- I-Info, W-Warning, E-Error, A-Abend, S-Success.
How do you create Message class?
Ans :- Tools Case Development Program maintenance Messages
Enter name and go to next screen to enter messages.
What has to be done to the packed fields before submitting to a BDC session?
Did you use full graphical user interface in SAP R/3?
65.

What are the versions you have worked?

Ans :- 3.1H, 4.5B, 4.6B.

66.

How do you find the string length of a variable?

Ans :- INT = STRLEN( WORD1 ).

67.

What do you define in the domain and data element?

Ans :- The domain gives a field its technical characteristics, such as data type and
length.
Data element contains a domain name, field labels etc.

True/False
68.

SAP offers standard batch interface programs with dynamic record layout capability?

69.

SAP standard batch input programs structure descriptions are in the Data Dictionary?

70.

Data analysis should preceed data transfer?T

71.

All data conversion must take place prior to the data transfer?T

72.

The parameters MODE and UPDATE are optional?

73.

The BDC table has a different layout for the CALL TRANSACTION?F

74.

A file can be transferred from the presentation server?T

STUDY QUESTIONS & ANSWERS FOR SAP PARTNER

ACADEMY

1.

What is the purpose of SAP Dispatcher?

Ans :- Manages the resources for the R/3 Applications. Distributes work to the work
processes.
Main Tasks:
Equal distribution of transaction load to the work processes.
Management of buffer areas in main memory.
Integration of the presentation level.
Organisation of communication activities.

2.

There are five specialized work processes. What are they? And which task do they

control?
Ans :a) Online Processes one dialog step and then is available for next request.
b) Enqueue A locking mechanism to prevent the applications from interfering with
each other when accessing data.
c) Update To trigger database changes.
d) Background Used to plan the start of ABAP/4 programs.
e) Spool Spool requests are generated online or during background processing and
placed in a spool database with information about the printer a print format.
3.

What function does the message server perform?

Ans :- Exchanges short internal messages (Ex. Triggering work processes).

4.

What enables communications between R2, R3, and external applications using the
CPI-C protocol?
A) SAP Gateway.

5.

How Internal table lines can be changed while looping on the same table?
Ans :- To change a single line in an internal table, use the MODIFY statement. This
modifies the current line of the LOOP statement.
However, before using the MODIFY statement, you must first make the required
changes to the current line in the work area of the internal table. Then, you can assign
the contents of the work area to the current table line using:
MODIFY FROM .
loop at mtab.
select single * from t001 where bukrs = mtab-bukrs.
if sy-subrc ne 0.
message a398 with

'Company Code not on Table T001'.

else.
move t001-waers to mtab-waers.
modify mtab transporting waers.
endif.
Endloop.
6.

How duplicate Internal table lines can be deleted?

Ans :- DELETE ADJACENT DUPLICATE ENTRIES FROM
[COMPARING ...
|ALL FIELDS].
Note :-You can use this statement to delete all duplicate entries from an internal table
if the table is sorted by the specified compare criterion.